Passengers

17.05.2013 - 07.07 pm Year’s record number of cruise ships in Barcelona with 17 boats and 64,000 passengers in a single weekend Between this Friday and Sunday, 17 cruisers will pass through the Port of Barcelona, which is the largest number of boats arriving at the Catalan...	24.04.2013 - 09.12 pm Container exports from Barcelona Port increased by 7.7% in the first quarter of 2013 Passenger traffic from the Catalan capital’s harbour increased by 18% in the period from January to March, and that of cruise passengers grew by 40...	27.02.2013 - 09.44 pm Barcelona-based Vueling tripled its profits in 2012 and became the third airline in Paris-Orly Vueling earned a net profit of €28.3 million in 2012, almost three times more than the €10.3 million of 2011. It transported 14.8 million passengers...	29.01.2013 - 08.17 pm Catalan airline Vueling reached new heights in 2012 with a 20% passenger increase The Barcelona-based company transported 14.8 million passengers in 2012, a new record for the airline. Vueling, created in 2004, transported 20% more...
18.01.2013 - 09.03 pm Barcelona El Prat is the main airport linking Spain to the Middle East and Asia The main Catalan airport is increasing the number of intercontinental flights in terms of both destination and frequency, one of the strategic drives...	14.01.2013 - 09.28 pm Italian ferry company Grimaldi invests €20 million in its new terminal in Barcelona Port Grimaldi will build a new short-distance terminal in Barcelona Port and run it for a 15-year period, which has the possibility to be extended for a...	10.01.2013 - 09.54 pm Barcelona El Prat Airport transported 35.15 million passengers in 2012, breaking its own record The number of people travelling through the main Catalan airport reached a new record last year, despite the economic recession. 35,145,176 people...	08.01.2013 - 10.17 pm The last High Speed railway stretch between Barcelona and France has finally been unveiled after years of delays The Spanish Government has finally finished the construction work and circulation tests on the last 131-kilometre stretch of railroad to France....
12.11.2012 - 09.45 pm Barcelona El Prat Airport received 30.7 million passengers in the first 10 months of the year The number of passengers going through Barcelona’s Airport between January and October grew by 4%, compared to the same period last year. In just 10...	17.10.2012 - 02.26 pm Vueling airline to link Barcelona to 100 destinations in summer 2013 The Catalan company presented its strategic plan for next two years, which fosters its main hub, Barcelona El Prat Airport, by adding 28 new routes...	27.08.2012 - 08.25 pm High Speed Train between Barcelona and Madrid gets 50% of the passenger traffic between the two cities 50.2% of the people travelling between Barcelona and Madrid in the first six months of the year used the High Speed Train (AVE), instead of the car,...	12.04.2012 - 09.10 pm High-Speed Train from Barcelona to France now delayed until the end of 2013 According to the Catalan Government, the High-Speed Train service linking the Catalan capital with the French border has been delayed one more year,...
12.03.2012 - 09.20 pm Barcelona Port is once again first in Europe and fifth worldwide in number of passengers The Port of Barcelona has topped the European ranking of passenger numbers once again. 2,642,493 people passed through Barcelona Port in 2011, a 12....	26.01.2012 - 01.33 pm Barcelona Port increases container traffic by 4% and the number of passengers by 11% in 2011 Exports from the Catalan capital’s port have increased by 14% when compared to 2010. Car exports grew by 25%. 3.8 million people passed through...	11.11.2011 - 09.14 pm Barcelona Airport’s Managing Board to include a majority of local members and decisions to be taken by two third majority The Spanish Government decided that five members will be appointed by Catalan administrations and the business community, and four others will be...	24.10.2011 - 09.04 pm High-Speed Train between Barcelona and Madrid is reduced to 2h 30 min Trains will reach a maximum speed of 310 km/h along some points of the trip. The improvement is due to the implementation of a new navigation system...