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Alex Cuenca

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Ryanair, también condenada por las maletas en Portugal

🛫 A district court in Braga, Northern Portugal, fined Irish airline Ryanair for charging a passenger for carry-on luggage that exceeded the company's size requirements as stated on its website. This decision echoes similar rulings in Spain, where the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has imposed sanctions on airlines for charging for carry-on baggage, with varying size allowances across companies like Ryanair, Wizz Air, Easyjet, and Iberia. Travel agency representatives, including president Miguel Quintás, hailed the verdict as a victory for consumer rights.
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Un banco chino compra 80 aviones Airbus A320

🛫 China Development Bank Financial Leasing acquires 80 Airbus A320 aircraft, to be leased globally, primarily to airlines. Deliveries are set to start from 2030, stretching at least until 2022, amidst a saturated order book for Airbus, which is delivering over 60 aircraft monthly. The delay indicates Airbus's saturation, impacted by transferred Boeing orders and supplier pace issues.
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Venezuela anuncia que reducirá los vuelos a España

🚩 Nicolás Maduro, presidente of Venezuela, announced a significant reduction in flights to Spain after Madrid recognized his electoral opponent Edmundo González as the legitimate president. Venezuela had previously cancelled 54% of its international flights, including those to Dominican Republic, Peru, and Panama, impacting Caracas's connectivity with the rest of America, particularly through Panama's Copa Airlines. Air Europa, Iberia, and Plus Ultra maintain connections with Madrid, a major European gateway for Venezuela. The Venezuelan travel industry, already marginal, faces further isolation due to these cuts, which are driven by Maduro's political stance against non-recognition of his controversial electoral victory.
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Loro Parque Fundación congrega a más de 700 personas en su 30 aniversario

🌊 Loro Parque Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary with a charity gala dinner last Wednesday, gathering around 700 attendees at Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden. The event highlighted over 30 years of work in protecting threatened species and their habitats and emphasized contributions to ongoing research and efforts to mitigate climate change effects on marine ecosystems of the Canary Islands.
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Málaga y Sevilla coinciden en querer la tasa turística y menos ‘Airbnb’

🏙 Málaga and Sevilla mayors Francisco de la Torre and José Luis Sanz propose a tourism alliance, discussed at Sevilla's Chamber of Commerce. They highlight improving connectivity, with Air China's potential flights to Andalucía in 2025, and considering a tourist tax to support high-quality tourism. Additionally, they aim to regulate tourist housing to mitigate neighborhood disruptions and emphasize infrastructure and local funding, mentioning train travel updates expected by 2025 and Sevilla's high-speed train connection to San Pablo Airport.
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Ouigo busca minar a Renfe llegando a Cádiz, Huelva, Galicia, Asturias y País Vasco

🚂 Ouigo, after debuting with Madrid-Barcelona route in May 2021, now serves 12 destinations in Spain. By 2024, the French company plans to extend services to Sevilla, Málaga, and Córdoba with Alstom Euroduplex trains. Long-term goals include expansion to Galicia, Asturias, Andalucía Occidental, and the Basque Country, pending rolling stock availability and infrastructure completion. Ouigo offers €9 tickets, exceeding 90% occupancy on its trains, and aims for operational profitability by 2025. Renfe has responded with competing fares through its Avlo brand, while Iryo, another competitor, focuses on quality and anticipates a 25% passenger growth this year.
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En Air Europa alucinan con las declaraciones de Hidalgo

📸 Ex-Air Europa CEO Javier Hidalgo denies knowing former minister Ábalos and President's wife Begoña Gómez in court, shocking employees. Meetings with both in Madrid and San Petersburgo cited as evidence. Hidalgo, nervous in court, redirects mask flight procurement blame to Commercial Director, implicating Air Europa advisor Víctor de Aldama in ongoing judicial investigations. Hidalgo's high-profile legal and PR teams suggest independent action from him post-testimony. The "mask case" appears minor against the backdrop of the urgent Air Europa rescue, with testimonies and accusations causing internal controversy.
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Alternativa al Imserso: lista completa de los hoteles de Mundiplan

🏖️ Mundiplan launched their senior tourism program on September 12, outpacing Imserso's trips by 11 days, which start on September 23. Offering over 100,000 spots at competitive prices for both national and international destinations, Mundiplan features 42 hotels in destinations like the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Andalusia, Catalonia, and the Valencian Community, with options ranging from all-inclusive resorts to spa and yoga retreats.
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