Alicante airport recorded 12.6% growth in passenger traffic in May, the largest percentage increase in the whole Spanish airport network, according to the airport authority AENA.
In total, 930,000 passengers filed through the airport facility, whereas in May 2012 the figure was 826,248 users.
In the first five months of 2013, Alicante airport passenger numbers have exceeded 3,250,000, compared to 3,079,400 recorded between January and May last year.
The entire Spanish airport network recorded about 17 million passengers in May, up 1.9% on the same period last year.