Business Chief Europe Magazine June 2020 | Page 94

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Madrid Barajas Airport

PASSENGERS : 57,891,340

Opened to civil traffic in 1933 , Madrid Barajas Airport ’ s first commercial civil landing was a Fokker VII / 3M trimotor . “ On the airfield , in natural terrain , a large white circle with the name of Madrid inside it serves as a guide for pilots .” In the 1970 ’ s , Madrid Barajas Airport began to accommodate Boeing 747 aircraft , with traffic doubling to over four million passengers a year . In 1971 construction began on a new terminal dedicated to international traffic .

94 215 DESTINATIONS

74 AIRLINES

JUNE 2020