{
  "id": 12609763,
  "title": "Brits are Murcia’s biggest foreign visitors as its airport passes six million passengers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/brits-are-murcias-biggest-foreign-visitors-as-its-airport-passes-six",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:05:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euro Weekly News",
    "slug": "euro-weekly-news",
    "url": "https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/07/brits-are-murcias-biggest-foreign-visitors-as-its-airport-passes-six-million-passengers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Corvera Airport in Murcia has now handled a record six million passengers, marking a significant milestone for the region's tourism industry. The airport, which opened in January 2019, has experienced a 14.2% increase in international visitors between January and August, with Brits accounting for 298,642 of them, a 15.5% rise. Their spending amounted to €374.3 million, constituting nearly 30% of all foreign tourism spending in the region. Dutch visitors were also prominent, with 69,254 arrivals up 24.2% and spending €118.7 million. Corvera Airport celebrated the achievement on October 5 with a Ryanair flight from Dublin marking the occasion. Regional Tourism Institute director Juan Francisco Martínez and airport director Carlos Sanmartín were present at the event, praising the milestone during a period of growth. In the same period, Corvera handled 709,319 passengers, an 8.4% increase compared to the same period last year. Nearly all of this traffic is international, with 624,220 international commercial passengers, up 7.3%. August saw slightly lower numbers with 134,007 passengers, up 5.9%. Two new routes are set to boost growth from late March: easyJet will fly from Liverpool twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, while Transavia will operate from Amsterdam three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. These new routes are already on sale for spring trips to Murcia's Costa Cálida.",
  "summary": "Brits spent more than €374 million in the Region of Murcia between January and August, and easyJet’s new Liverpool route […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Corvera Airport in Murcia handled six million passengers, a record milestone.",
    "Brits were the biggest foreign visitors, accounting for 298,642 passengers.",
    "New routes from Liverpool and Amsterdam will boost growth from late March."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}