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Miguel Praga

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Ávoris arrebata a Viajes El Corte Inglés el director general de Traveltool

📌 Toni Frau, former General Manager of Traveltool (part of Viajes El Corte Inglés), joins Ávoris' team during a tense period between the two major travel companies due to disputes over Imserso commercial issues. Frau, after 14+ years at Traveltool since January 2011 and a 25-year tenure at the now-defunct Orizonia, takes on this new position as Ávoris focuses on agency business, including nearly 500 offices from groups like Geomoon, Gea, and soon Dit Gestión. Ávoris' agency division is led by Endika Ormaeche. Traveltool joined Viajes El Corte Inglés in October 2021 following the integration of Logitravel.
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Un coche privado accede a la pasarela de acceso a los aviones de la T4

🚀 In a security breach at T4 of Barajas Airport, a private vehicle mistakenly accessed the aircraft boarding walkway. The incident was reported by El Mundo and occurred when a young driver, following his GPS to pick up his grandmother, reached the finger area but not the aircraft maneuvering zone. Aena clarified that the car was in a service lane within a tunnel and never reached the aircraft movement area. The vehicle was intercepted by the Civil Guard shortly after, prompting an investigation by Aena and the Civil Guard to assign responsibilities.
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Boeing confía su futuro a los 2.835 aviones que necesita India

✈ Boeing forecasts that over the next 20 years, India and neighboring regions will require 2,835 new airplanes—a fourfold increase from the current demand—with a projected production of about 2,700 aircraft. Ashwin Naidu, Boeing's Commercial Director for India, noted the need for more efficient planes due to improved quality of life and greater access to aviation. Of the total, 2,445 planes will be single-aisle, and approximately 370 will be long-range.
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KLM también empieza a cobrar por comer a bordo

✈ KLM and Air France, being the same company, have distinct practices. KLM joins Air France's initiative of charging for food on board on Amsterdam to Lisbon, Porto, and Oslo routes as a trial. The test, running until April, offers economy class passengers free water, coffee, or tea with a waffle or paid menu options ranging from €2.50 for a KitKat to €6-7 for a sandwich. Business class continues to receive all services free. The decision to extend paid service across European routes will follow after the trial, a path Air France is also expected to take, while British Airways and Lufthansa already charge for food on short-haul flights.
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Así marcha la lucha entre Iberia y Air Europa en Barajas

✈ Iberia reached 30 million passengers in 2024, capturing 3.7 million in the last five years and holding 85% of Madrid's hub growth, increasing market share from 42.5% in 2019 to 45.3% in 2024. Air Europa grew by 890,143 passengers to nearly 10.9 million, while Ryanair served about 7.2 million, up 201,663 since 2019. Wizz Air surpassed EasyJet with 1.3 million passengers, and Aeroméxico added 389,333 for a total of 727,361. Barajas airport ended the year with 66.2 million travelers, 4.4 million above pre-pandemic levels.
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Trump despide cientos de controladores aéreos

🚩 Following the recent collision of an American Airlines CRJ plane with a military helicopter resulting in 70 fatalities, President Donald Trump's administration has dismissed hundreds of air traffic controllers nationwide. The layoffs included apprentices and radar maintenance personnel as well, announced by David Spero, president of the Aviation Safety Specialist union. Air traffic controllers' union is assessing the impact on air safety and their members. FAA workers were also barred from entering FAA buildings. The U.S. is facing an air traffic controller shortage crisis due to non-competitive salaries and long shifts.
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Imserso: reunión de alto nivel para reformular los viajes

💰 María Teresa Sancho, Imserso's general director, and Deputy Director Patricia Gemma Saldaña meet with tourism sector leaders at the CEOE headquarters in Madrid. They discuss Imserso's tourism program reforms due to quality decline from budget issues. Proposals include updating remuneration for hosting pensions (current €25-26 vs. real cost €34 per night) and agencies' earnings (€14.50 per spot sold). After not renewing Ávoris' contract, Sancho pledges changes for the upcoming season, targeting system access and user profile adaptation.
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W2M ficha a Jesús Juárez para impulsar su red de asociadas

📍 World2Meet (W2M) aims to expand the business of its associated travel agencies nationally and internationally, appointing Jesús Juárez to lead the newly established general management of associated agencies. Juárez, who founded ByTour, joined W2M as an advisor after its acquisition in June 2022 and now joins the executive team under Gabriel Subías. With nearly 30 years in the travel agency sector, Juárez's prominent roles included operations director at Viajes Marsans since 1996 and general director at Halcón Viajes until his departure from Globalia in 2014. He founded ByTour, serving as CEO until the sale to W2M in 2022.
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