TODO Alicante
22 August 2026
Regional Government Pushes for Expansion Following Passenger Surge
The Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, has dismissed the proposal for a second runway at the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, stating it "makes no sense." Puente celebrated the abandonment of this idea, stating the airport "currently requires a new terminal, taxiways, and boarding bridges, not an additional runway."
He expressed these views in an interview with Europa Press, countering the demand from the Generalitat Valenciana to the Spanish Government for constructing a second runway at Alicante-Elche Airport.
In this context, the regional government argues the necessity of the runway due to surpassing 19.9 million passengers annually in 2025, marking an 8.5% year-on-year growth, aspiring to compete equally with other airports like Málaga...
