According to the director of AENA, Juan Ignacio Lema, overall passenger figures for Málaga airport already show an increase over 2009 and this gives grounds for optimism for the rest of the year.
In August, Málaga airport showed the highest growth in passenger numbers of any airport in Spain at 8.8%.
Since the inauguration of the new T3 at Málaga airport on March 16th 2010, more than 6.5 million passengers have passed through the new terminal.