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Miguel Praga

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Huelga de tripulantes de SAS en Noruega por mejores salarios

💸 Cabin crew at Scandinavian state airline SAS started a strike on Friday over low wages and demanding resolution. They claim to earn 15-30% less than their Norwegian colleagues, lack night and weekend supplements, and are required to clean the plane. The union, Fellesforbundet, seeks two free weekends per month and one passenger-free meal daily. Starting salaries for SAS cabin crew are $2,750 pre-tax, deemed insufficient. The strike is set to intensify next week, including staff from Denmark and Sweden where SAS has bases.
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Viajes a precios del Imserso sin acreditación para septiembre y octubre

🏖 Club de Vacaciones, part of Viajes El Corte Inglés group, targets over-60s with special travel deals for September and October, coinciding with the Imserso program start. Offers include coastal trips, national and international circuits, and spa visits, with destinations like Costa del Sol and Costa Brava. Prices start at €270 for coastal stays, €351 for spas, and €364 for national circuits. Sales opened in July, preceding Imserso's launch.
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Embraer ofrece abrir una fábrica de aviones en India

✈ IndiGo, an airline from India, is on the verge of purchasing 500 A320 aircraft, while Air India is following suit. Airbus has committed to partially manufacturing its planes in India, a country demanding both large and regional aircraft due to its booming aviation market and improving quality of life. Brazilian group Embraer expressed willingness to establish a factory in India, contrasting with Boeing which currently focuses on internal issues rather than expanding sales. With strained India-China relations, China's C919 is unlikely to see significant sales in India.
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El riesgo de viajar en avión hoy: un muerto cada 13,7 millones

✈ Flying has become 39 times safer than it was in the 1960s and 1970s, with significant safety improvements noted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Between 2018-2022, fatalities in air accidents were one per 13.7 million travelers, down from one per 7.9 million travelers between 2009-2017. In contrast, between 1968-1977, the risk was one death per 350,000 travelers, demonstrating the advancements in aviation safety over time.
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Una turista responde a Barcelona y arma el lío

🌐 Ukrainian yoga teacher and tattoo artist goes viral with a post from Barcelona, Spain, sarcastically thanking the city for a "warm welcoming" while standing before a "Tourists go home" sign. The post quickly amasses nearly half a million likes, sparking debates among locals about tourism's impact on city life and living costs, with views ranging from criticism of mass tourism to defending tourists' rights.
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Puente saca pecho: “El tren vive el mejor momento de su historia”

🚂 Óscar Puente, Spain's Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, in his Senate appearance, claimed Spain currently has unparalleled rail service. Compared to 1992, when only six trains moved in each direction daily with 4,164 seats, today sees 532 trains transporting 115,000 people daily, with 76% on-time arrivals. Despite acknowledging Renfe's operational challenges this summer, he criticized the opposition's "partisan and irresponsible" critiques and defended ending AVE's punctuality commitment, citing extensive infrastructure work and economic sustainability.
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Imserso: qué pensionistas tendrán prioridad para hacerse con un viaje

🏖️ Ávoris (Turismo Social) aims to launch Imserso's tourism program sales in September for the 2024/2025 season, offering 886,269 spots for around four million accredited individuals. Priority is based on a points system that considers age, economic status, previous participation, and family size. Age points range from 1 for under 60s to a maximum of 20, while economic points vary from 50 for pensions at 517.90 euros to 0 above 2,100 euros. Previous participation can yield up to 175 points, and being part of a large family adds 5-10 points. A disability of 33% or higher is worth 10 points.
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Italia manda la policía a Wizz Air para que atienda a 220 viajeros

✈ On August 15, a Wizz Air flight from Rome to Madeira couldn't land in Funchal due to strong winds and diverted to Faro, Portugal. Stranded passengers, including over 215 travelers waiting in Madeira for the return flight to Rome, received no assistance or contact from the airline for three days. Italian authorities intervened, and a flight was sent after three days. Wizz Air, blamed the weather and ensured passenger safety, faced pressure from the Italian Foreign Ministry and consumer organizations criticized the lack of communication and assistance.
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Venezuela: Air Europa refuerza la seguridad de sus tripulaciones

✈ Air Europa, responding to staff concerns, enhances security for crews in Caracas, Venezuela, by adding two extra bodyguards during transfers following protests against Nicolás Maduro post July 28 elections. The airline previously adjusted operations, making a stop in Gran Canaria to avoid overnight stays in Caracas, leading to a Venezuelan government reprimand.
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