Alex Cuenca

✈️ Vueling, October 27, Barcelona. Routes to Essaouira and Tirana continue from July, operating Mondays and Fridays, with Tirana adding Wednesday and Saturday. A new Seville-Esseouira route launches October 4, expanding to two days weekly on October 28. Domestic flights from Barcelona to Córdoba start September 18, initially Thursdays and Sundays, switching to Tuesdays and Saturdays from October 28. New international routes to Ljubljana, Agadir, and Strasbourg begin in November, with Santander-Alicante starting October 28.

✈ Emirates will launch its 12th daily flight between Dubai and London. Starting February, a fourth daily flight to Gatwick will be operated with an Airbus A350-900, featuring 32 business, 28 premium economy, and 238 economy seats. The flight departs Dubai at 17:05, landing in London at 20:50, then returns at 23:55, arriving at 11:00. This complements existing services to Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted, enhancing connectivity to the Gulf and beyond.

✈️ Ryanair increased its passengers by 3% in July 2024 despite French air traffic controller strikes, reaching 20.7 million passengers. It operated 113,000 flights, averaging 3,650 daily, with only 680 cancellations due to strikes. The load factor remained at 96%. From July 31, 2024, to July 31, 2025, Ryanair transported 203 million passengers, up 7%. Partial economic data for the first half of the year shows significant profit increases due to higher ticket prices.