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Miguel Praga

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Qatar Airways anuncia que su crecimiento tiene un final

✈ Qatar Airways currently serves 50 million passengers annually and aims to reach 80 million by 2030 through an extensive purchase of aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. However, the company's top executive, Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, surprisingly announced that this growth will cease once the maximum capacity of Doha is reached, as the airline commits to maintaining quality service without further expansion, in contrast to competitors who have sacrificed service quality for growth.
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Air France introduce la clase economy plus en largo radio

✈ Air France will introduce Economy Comfort seats on flights starting May 6, offering more space than standard economy class, prioritized boarding, an upgraded meal, and free seat selection. Loyal travelers with various Air France card levels can reserve these seats up to 72 hours before departure. The introduction of Economy Comfort means fewer seats than in the previous Economy due to the increased space per seat.
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Ávoris: así defiende la CNMC el “sí” a la compra de Dit Gestión

🛫 The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) authorized Ávoris's acquisition of Dit Gestión on February 7, recognizing significant horizontal overlap in the management groups market but seeing no competition risks due to numerous operators, some sizable, and services offered outside the market with no significant entry or expansion barriers. Dit Gestión now joins Ávoris's Geo Travel Partner, catering to retail travel agencies' group management.
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La low cost líder, contra las cuerdas

✈ Southwest Airlines, the world's largest low-cost carrier, will start charging for checked baggage from May 28, sparking significant user protests in the United States. Historically, the airline offered competitive prices through strategies like flying to secondary airports, high aircraft rotation, selling tickets directly online, and operating a single fleet of Boeing 737s. However, with major airlines like Delta, United, and American closing the price gap and European low-cost carriers generating additional revenue through ancillary services, Southwest faces financial struggles. This shift to charge for previously free services may impact Southwest's brand identity, but as Ryanair's success suggests, safety and price remain the most crucial factors for airlines.
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Vueling cambia de estrategia para reconquistar a las agencias

✈ Vueling, IAG's low-cost airline, announces improvements for travel agency intermediation via NDC. The carrier is aligning NDC fares (Fly Light, Fly, Fly Grande) with its agency website offerings and has cut the NDC booking fee by half. They are also optimizing and unifying service fee bonus processes across indirect channels, including NDC, agency web, group web, and GDS. A new free agency support number, 931 220 220, has been launched.
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Air Baltic, de moda, al alza, pero perdió 120 millones

📍 Air Baltic, a Latvian airline, lost €120 million in 2024 despite a record revenue of €748 million, a 12% increase from the previous year. Passenger numbers rose to 8.3 million. The losses stemmed from Pratt & Whitney engines on their A220 aircraft requiring extensive checks, leading to the cancellation of 4,670 flights. The airline is expanding operations in Estonia and Lithuania and remains optimistic about its future, including a potential London stock exchange listing within the year.
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Europa reducirá el derecho del viajero a la compensación

📍 Airlines are set to save about €2 billion annually. The EU is processing the repeal of a regulation, in place since 2005, that compensates passengers for flight delays over three hours. Poland, currently presiding over the EU, suggests compensations should start after five hours, and up to twelve hours for long-haul flights. Last year, 2% of flights in Europe qualified for compensation under the current rule, with consumer associations warning that the proposed changes could strip 85% of currently eligible passengers of their right to compensation.
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La conectividad aérea con Canarias y Baleares, en peligro

🛫 Airlines connecting the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla with the Spanish mainland and operating domestic flights threaten route abandonment or frequency reduction due to unpaid government debts totaling €810 million as of January 2025 for resident subsidies of 75% on ticket prices. The concern escalates with a potential debt of €1.5 billion forecasted for 2025 amid extended 2023 State Budgets. The government's allocated €560.81 million in 2023 plus an additional €170 million from the Contingency Fund fell short as air connectivity with the Canaries and Balearics increased by nearly 18% and 13% respectively in 2024 compared to 2019. This financial strain risks the viability of routes and economic development, impacting travel agencies awaiting subsidized ticket management fees.
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