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Miguel Praga

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El parón estival da paso a un notable repunte de ventas

💸 Travel agencies and tour operators experienced a significant downturn during spring and summer, with sales falling short of expectations. However, demand surged after the high summer season, a change first reported by Preferente in the second week of September and persisting a month later. The industry is now optimistic, hoping to match or exceed the previous year's figures in the last months of 2023. Despite this, the sector is concerned about the rise of quick loans in tourism, reaching unprecedented levels.
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W2M reposiciona Cibeles: será su nuevo turoperador para mayores

🏖️ World2Meet (W2M) completed the rebranding of Cibeles into a new tour operator for seniors, post-acquisition in December 2023. Cibeles now offers custom travel experiences focusing on quality and service, featuring two product lines: domestic destinations, including 40 spring 2025 departures to Tenerife and Gran Canaria from Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, and 30 departures to Benidorm from Madrid and the Basque Country, totaling 1,600 spots for winter and spring 2025, plus 1,000 Christmas spots in three and four-star hotels. The second line, international destinations, includes 15 destinations with 80 departures from various Spanish airports.
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Ávoris recibe el interés de inversores por comprarla

📅 Grupo Barceló, a Spanish tourism giant, has attracted investor interest for the sale of its travel division Ávoris. Almost six years ago, a near-sale to New York fund Certares was thwarted at the last minute. Despite the pandemic, Barceló has been reluctant to sell, but rumors of negotiations for its airline division, formerly Evelop, have been firmly denied. Barceló, second in profits only to Riu, is focusing on expanding its profitable hotel business.
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Patético llamamiento de la UE a Ryanair por el equipaje de mano

✈ The European Union has called on airlines to voluntarily standardize carry-on luggage size, targeting Ryanair and Wizz Air without naming them. Magda Kopczynska, Director-General for Mobility and Transport at the EU, addressed the airline assembly in Seville, emphasizing the need to avoid chaos from varying luggage dimensions. The EU may regulate if no consensus is reached. They've highlighted the issue's years-long existence and urged airlines to agree since July, with a follow-up meeting planned for this autumn.
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British Airways cancela centenares de vuelos por falta de repuestos

✈ British Airways cancels winter flights operated with 787 aircraft due to lack of Trent 1000 engine parts from Rolls Royce. 15% of its 787 fleet is grounded, affecting routes from London Gatwick to New York and Doha, suspended until April next year. Flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur may also be suspended or not resume until 2025. Rolls Royce acknowledges the issue, with delays potentially extending to 2026, noting the Covid pandemic is no longer to blame.
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Rescate de Air Europa: Aldama y Koldo recibieron 500.000 euros en bolsas de deporte

✈️ Víctor de Aldama implicated in Air Europa rescue, involving illicit payments during the pandemic. Aldama and Koldo García received €500,000 in cash, handed over in sports bags on three occasions outside Madrid. Key discussions on July 16, 2020, involved Pedro Sánchez, José Luis Ábalos, Nadia Calviño, and Javier Hidalgo, with further undisclosed corrupt activities hinted.
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Francia: mil millones por el aumento fiscal a la aviación

💸 French Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced the 2025 budget, introducing a significant tax increase on commercial aviation, aiming to raise an additional €1.8 billion in revenue. Of this, €1 billion will come from higher taxes on airplane tickets. Dubbed the "solidarity tax on airline tickets," its exact beneficiary remains unspecified. Plans for implementation are not yet detailed, but private business aviation may face up to €150 million of the proposed taxes. In France, 40% of a domestic plane ticket's price is currently tax.
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El ‘detallazo’ de un jefe de flota de Air Europa con los controladores

🚀 Iván Gutiérrez , fleet chief of Boeing 787 at Air Europa, thanked Enaire's air traffic controllers for their assistance during the critical flight UX194 from Bogotá to Madrid on October 2nd. Their rapid response allowed an expedited arrival, crucial for a passenger requiring medical attention. Gutiérrez highlighted the team's professionalism and commitment to safety and passenger well-being.
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Emergencia en Boeing: fin del 767 y 17.000 despidos

✈️ Boeing, the American aircraft manufacturer, faces a critical economic situation with ongoing losses of $6 billion due to a month-long strike. The company announces urgent measures including the dismissal of 17,000 workers (10% of its workforce), the end of Boeing 767 cargo plane production, and an additional year delay for the 777X—a competitor to the A350. This delay, unrelated to the strike, stems from a material flaw connecting engines to wings, affecting clients like Emirates and Lufthansa. The 767 production halt will result in $3 billion in losses due to unmet signed commitments.
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United aumenta sus vuelos a Europa, pero no a España

🚀 In summer 2025, United will lead connections between Europe and the USA, introducing new routes and modifying current ones. In Spain, United ends flights to Tenerife (now a winter destination) and increases Mallorca flights from three to four weekly. Dubrovnik flights become daily. Eight new routes include Bilbao (three times weekly with a Boeing 757), Palermo, Funchal, Faro, Dakar, Greenland, and additional ones in the Far East. United targets not just European capitals but also medium-sized cities like Málaga, without changes in existing plans. Most flights depart from Newark, New York, with a few from Washington DC to Niza and Venecia, unchanged from previous years.
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