SPAIN. Airports group Aena today reported financial results for the six months to 30 June, with commercial income climbing by +17.6% year-on-year to €841.4 million.
Total consolidated revenue for the first half rose +17.7% to €2,746.4 million, with EBITDA up +32.9% to €1,555.3 million, at a margin of 56.6%. Net profit reached €808.6 million, up by +33% on a year earlier.
In Spain, passenger traffic reached 144.2 million passengers in the period, +11.4% more than in the same period in 2023. Group-wide passenger volumes grew by +10.5% to 172.7 million.
Gross sales from commercial activities posted a +13.4% rise in the half with sales per passenger up by +2% year-on-year to €5.86.
Duty-free sales increased by +15.4% year-on-year, owing to a sharp increase in average spending by British passengers, followed by EU shoppers, notably at tourist airports.
This trend was strongest at airports such as Alicante-Elche Airport (+23.5% year-on-year), Tenerife Sur Airport (+24.5%), César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (+19.7%), Gran Canaria Airport (+16.5%) and Palma de Mallorca Airport (+14.6%). In the first half of 2024, Minimum Annual Guarantees applied to all contracts, and represented €66.3 million of revenue to Aena.
In specialty shops, sales increased by +17.7% year-on-year, reflecting the activity of new shops. In particular, delicatessen and convenience stores performed well, as did speciality shops with children’s goods (family leisure, confectionery and toy shops).
Under a major leasing drive, since January 2023 109 tenders (for 128 premises) have been launched, with 94 concessions (115 premises) awarded. The MAG under the new contracts represents a +24% increase from the 2023 MAG in 2024 and a +29% uplift in 2025, said Aena.
In food & beverage, sales increased by +12.8% year-on-year, favoured by an upward trend in consumption and by price increases. Sales at Madrid, Barcelona and tourist airports stood out in this channel.
Since January 2023, 68 tenders (for 95 premises) have been tendered in F&B. Of these, 40 (69 premises and food & beverage vending machines) have been awarded. The MAG from these contracts in 2024 represents an overall increase of +8% from 2023 with an uplift of +18% in 2025. ✈
