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Miguel Praga

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Easyjet rompe con el pasado y crea una tarjeta de fidelidad

🚀 Easyjet Plus for Business launched, targeting corporate travel in Europe. Companies can buy up to 250 memberships at discounted rates. Membership costs £249/year, offering priority boarding, free earlier flight changes, fast track security, special seating, and baggage privileges, resembling legacy airline services. Easyjet's network serves major European airports, catering to business travelers, while also catering to holiday travelers with a different product focus. Few low-cost airlines offer loyalty programs like this business-oriented scheme.
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Norse palía su crisis alquilando seis Boeing 787 a IndiGo

✈️ Norse, successor of Norwegian for long-haul flights, struggles with business model consolidation and has a surplus of aircraft. Air Europa previously leased part of the fleet but returned five Boeing 787s. Norse leased six 787s to IndiGo, an Indian airline experiencing rapid growth, under an ACMI agreement. The first Norse aircraft will begin operating for IndiGo next month on a six-month contract, extendable to 18 months. Norse CEO Bjorn Tore Larsen sees IndiGo as a key partner, while IndiGo aims to expand beyond its 600+ short-haul fleet into long-haul routes as it awaits its Airbus order. The economic risk of the new routes is borne by IndiGo, with guaranteed income for Norse.
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Iberia cede a Air Nostrum la ruta Santiago-Madrid

✈ Iberia shifts to using Air Nostrum's 100-seat CRJ 1000 aircraft instead of Airbus A320, with up to 180 seats, at Santiago de Compostela's Lavacolla Airport, as traveler demand drops. Ryanair also reduces its presence. The change is attributed to the high-speed AVE rail service's 22 daily connections, offering 58,000 weekly seats. Ryanair and Air Europa continue operations from La Coruña and Vigo to Madrid, with altered frequencies and schedules.
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Emergencias simultáneas de Iberia y Air Europa en Madrid

🛰 Controladores aéreos en Madrid gestionaron emergencias simultáneas en vuelos de Iberia y Air Europa. Un Airbus A321 de IAG rumbo a Roma retornó a Barajas por problemas técnicos, recibiendo prioridad para aterrizar en pista 32R. Casi al mismo tiempo, un Boeing 737 de Air Europa de Gran Canaria informó de un pasajero enfermo, obteniendo prioridad para pista 32L y coordinación médica terrestre.
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Un Embraer E195 de Binter pide regresar de urgencia a Madrid

💸 A Binter Embraer E195 encountered an electrical system issue after departing from Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport bound for Tenerife. The crew urgently requested to return, receiving clearance for a continuous descent and priority approach to runway 32L – Madrid's hub longest runway. Air traffic controllers on account X reported the activation of airport emergency teams, rerouting incoming traffic to runway 32R until the situation was resolved, concluding with a safe landing under firefighter supervision.
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B travel supera el umbral de las 150 franquicias en España

🏠 B travel surpasses 150 franchised travel agencies in Spain with an average growth of 10% in recent years. Its parent company Ávoris considers this a reflection of a successful, highly profitable business model. The group, a leader with over two thousand sales points between owned, franchised, and associated agencies, aims to maintain this growth in 2025 by consolidating the current network and encouraging new openings. Ávoris, owned by Barceló, faces strong competition from established brands like Viajes Carrefour, Zafiro Tours, Nautalia, and newcomers Azulmarino and Pangea.
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Una aerolínea en crisis total por el caos de la gestión

🛫 Charles Cartier is no longer leading Air Mauritius as of this Thursday, with a trio of directors taking over amidst chaos, including accusations, resignations, and various anomalies. The airline is facing internal divisions, political battles, consistent aircraft malfunctions, delays, cancellations, and frequent luggage losses. Air Mauritius, publicly owned and operating to 30 destinations with a fleet of 10 planes, including four Airbus A330 and A350 each, survived bankruptcy during the pandemic with public aid. IAG owns 10% of the airline. The turmoil started last year when employees sent a letter to the Parliament exposing unjust dismissals and authority abuses, leading to the recent dismissal of Cartier by the board.
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W2M se prepara para aterrizar en Centroeuropa como emisor

📍 World2Meet (W2M), operating in Mexico and Portugal, plans to expand in Central Europe via Madrid, starting with Bulgaria and Romania. W2M's bed bank accounts for 40% of its business; its tour operation divisions, Newblue and Icárion, aim to establish in the region. World2Fly, part of W2M, will add an Airbus A330 to its fleet (three A330s and three A350s) in March, targeting over 1.2 million passengers and a 92.5% occupancy rate in 2025, up from over 900,000 passengers and a 90% occupancy in 2024.
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Jornada caótica en la aviación de Italia por paros y un incendio

🛫 Italian tourism newspapers publish a monthly calendar of transport strikes affecting trains, coaches, urban buses, controllers, pilots, ground staff, and other aviation workers. Strikes are usually not catastrophic, with short durations and the country continuing to function. On Wednesday, strikes involved ground staff at Malpensa, Fiumicino, Naples, Catania, and Venice airports. Additionally, a fire at Ciampino's control tower in Rome, evacuated and suspending flights, worsened the situation. Ryanair is the main operator at Ciampino. Milan and Lombardy trains stopped for 24 hours. Baggage handlers' mobilization significantly impacted Wizz Air, Easyjet, and Ryanair, with ITA advising travelers of potential flight stoppages.
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Destinia denuncia a Booking por el robo de clientes

🛫 Online travel agency Destinia sues Booking for customer theft via illegitimate use of its trademark, alleging a 20% traffic loss. The lawsuit was filed in Madrid's Commercial Court, demanding an immediate halt to the use of Destinia's brand, sentence publication, and compensation for damages. Booking's deceptive practices reportedly extend across at least 20 markets, with notarial documentation gathered as a prelude to the formal complaint. This follows a tough year for Booking, which faced a €413 million fine from Spain's CNMC for market abuse.
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