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Miguel Praga

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Un A320 de Vueling sufre un fallo de presurización tras salir de Barcelona

🚀 In an incident involving a Vueling Airbus A320 en route from Barcelona to Lisbon, the crew reported a potential pressurization failure and requested to return to the airport as a precaution. The plane performed holding patterns over the sea to conduct checks before safely landing on runway 24R, as detailed by air traffic controllers via their official X account.
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Aviación: los expertos ven el final de las “vacas gordas”

🏨 In Europe, aviation giants like Lufthansa, Air France, and Ryanair, along with American and Southwest Airlines in the U.S., have reported a slump in demand. Ryanair has only sold 34% of its September seats. Southwest's profits plunged by 46%, leading to new operational changes including seat charges, a first since its inception. Upcoming data from IAG, parent of Iberia and Vueling, is anticipated, noting their historically better performance than Air France and Lufthansa. Industry experts Mike Boyd and George Ferguson predict a severe industry downturn.
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Un A330 de Level que volaba de Buenos Aires a Barcelona acaba en Canarias

💸 Incident involving a Level Airbus A330 flying from Buenos Aires to Barcelona. The crew diverted to Gran Canaria urgently due to a passenger's potential stroke after flying east of the Western Sahara airspace. The aircraft landed an hour later in Gran Canaria, aided by Moroccan controllers and Enaire’s control center. The passenger received emergency services, and the flight resumed to Barcelona-El Prat.
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Iryo emula pronto lo peor de Renfe

🚧 Iryo, a private railway company in Italy, faces criticism similar to Renfe for inadequate passenger service. Employees failed to manage boarding order at Atocha station on July 12 for the 11:45 train to Málaga. The issue repeated with staff eating on the floor between carriages on a return trip from Córdoba to Madrid on July 21 at 11:35. Iryo's service issues, such as inoperative restrooms, highlight a broader problem of lacking qualified personnel in Spain and globally.
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Ambiciosa expansión de Viajes El Corte Inglés tras la pandemia

🏥 Viajes El Corte Inglés expanded its agency network by 9% in Spain after the pandemic, totaling 540 by the end of 2023, up from 494 in 2019, and grew globally to 721 agencies, a 13% increase from 637. Despite a dip in Portugal from 22 to 19 agencies, the group saw a rise in other countries from 121 to 162. The expansion contributed to a record business volume of €3.305,9 million and a net profit of €49.6 million in 2023, quadrupling from €12.2 million in 2022.
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“La turismofobia puede acarrear graves consecuencias”

🏖️ Juan Molas, President of the Mesa del Turismo, addresses anti-tourism sentiment in Spain, acknowledging the need for prompt action to maintain Spain's welcoming image. Less than 3,000 people in Barcelona sparked global impact with their hostility towards tourists. Despite concerns, tourism in August is unlikely to be affected, with no significant cancellations anticipated. Molas emphasizes the importance of tourism to Spain's economy and the general population's positive attitude towards visitors.
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Óscar Puente se olvida de los trabajadores de Air Europa

📈 Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Óscar Puente has ignored requests from cabin crew representatives of Air Europa amidst uncertainty over Iberia's proposal to acquire routes. USO, the major union at Globalia's company, expresses concern over the lack of transparency in the operation. Both Air Europa CEO Jesús Nuño de la Rosa and IAG CEO Luis Gallego responded to union letters, stating they cannot provide information on the purchase, affecting over 3,000 workers.
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Dos años de cárcel por robar a un pasajero en un avión

🏆 On March 5, Peng Hui, 54, stole $90,000 from a partially open suitcase on a Singapore Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Singapore. Despite not planning to steal, he took advantage of the sleeping owner and transferred the money to his bag. After landing at Changi Airport, the theft was reported to the police. Peng was easily apprehended at his hotel after exchanging the money to Singapore currency, thanks to boarding data and security cameras. He received a 2.5-year prison sentence for theft and failing to declare the stolen cash.
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Volotea: le toca premio, pero no puede recogerlo

💸 Volotea, an airline with a fleet of 44 planes including 24 A320s and 20 A319s, faces a dilemma. While it stands to benefit from route slots at Rome's Fiumicino Airport relinquished by Ita and Lufthansa, and possibly in Spain due to Iberia's acquisition of Air Europa, its fleet is insufficient to cover these new opportunities. Volotea mainly leases planes, adding just three this year due to financial constraints and market shortages, complicating its ability to meet the demands of the newly acquired slots.
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