Aena's first quarter profit climbs buoyed by 4.7% traffic increase in Spain

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish airports operator Aena said on Wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose 15% from a year ago as passenger traffic to and from one of the world's most-visited countries is on course to top last year's record.

The company, which operates all of Spain's airports as well as some in Latin America and Britain, said it booked a net profit of 301.3 million euros ($342.94 million) beating analysts' average forecast of 298 million euros computed by LSEG.

Spanish airports received 4.7% more passengers during the quarter amid a continuing tourism boom in Spain.

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(Reporting by Corina Pons, editing by Inti Landauro)