Airports and ports are two infrastructures that are not usually as close as they are in Barcelona, ​​and even less so with the scale they have in the Catalan capital. This proximity has caused more than a few headaches for decades, but now it seems that a new era of understanding is beginning, with the main disagreements, such as the coexistence of container cranes with the aircraft flying above them, being ironed out.

At an airport like Barcelona's, which is heading towards a new annual passenger record, any increase is a plus. Waiting to see if... gets ahead With the expansion project, El Prat is preparing to make operations more efficient, operations that will become increasingly complex as millions of passengers continue to be added year after year. This year alone, 2025, is expected to see a significant increase in passenger numbers. expects to close above 58 million travelers, compared to 55 million last year, which was the first time that It was overcome the theoretical capacity limit of the infrastructure.

It's happening month after month. Barcelona Airport continues to grow and set new records. It does so after exceeding its theoretical capacity limit last year, when it recorded its first record. more than 55 million passengers, one of the main arguments for launching the El Prat expansion project, despite the social rejection that the extension of the third runway has aroused due to the environmental impacts. However, no airline has complained so far about having problems operating normally or because they are accumulating excessive delays, nor have passengers noticed it, with hot spots such as security checkpoints functioning better than previous years.