The Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández airport will be directly affected by the multi-million euro investment plan that Aena’s Board of Directors adopted for the next few years. However, there will be some fine print that will change the rates that airlines charge every passenger.
The airport operator has approved its “Dora III” plan (2027–2031), which calls for 12.888 billion euros to be spent on the Spanish airport network and an average rise in airport fees of 43 cents per passenger each year.
Aena aims to spend more than one billion euros on Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport as part of this investment package. Aena will use this money to expand the terminal area. This will get the airport ready to handle more traffic and adapt to the considerable expansion in traffic that is expected over the next ten years.
In this sense, they say that the investment cycle for this five-year period aims to “give airports the capacity they need to meet future traffic demand, make sure they meet the highest safety and maintenance standards, provide the best service for passengers and airlines, and protect the environment, all while keeping fares competitive.”
Are ticket prices going to go up?
Aena wants to slowly raise the costs that airlines pay for each passenger. The average rise will be €0.43 per passenger each year, but the business says that the ultimate amount will depend on how big the airport is. So, the effect will be less at medium-sized airports like Alicante-Elche than at bigger airports like those in Madrid or Barcelona.
The CNMC has proposed and is keeping an eye on a tariff path that will gradually raise the price from little over 10.9 euros per passenger to around 12.7 euros by the conclusion of the period, between 2027 and 2031.Aena’s president and CEO, Maurici Lucena, says, “The fees that support this plan will continue to be among the most competitive in Europe, and because they are so small, they won’t affect the price of airline tickets.”
More people will be travelling for the next five years
Aena says that Spanish airports will carry 1.69 billion passengers between 2027 and 2031. They say that the high cost is necessary to avoid overcrowding, increase security, and keep the quality of service high, even while development is going on.
The business thinks that traffic at Spanish airports is likely to slow down in the next few years, after a robust recovery from the pandemic and because some of the facilities are full.
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