Miguel Praga

🛫 Heathrow, London, plans to expand with a third runway and a new terminal to alleviate congestion. Operator proposals include a 3,500-meter runway costing £49 billion (€60 billion), requiring M25 motorway diversion. The terminal, T5X, costs £12 billion, encompassed within the total. Alternatively, investor Arora suggests a shorter runway, avoiding M25 impact and reducing costs by over a third. The chosen investor will own the runway and terminal, receiving operational fees from planes using the facilities.

🗺️ Tourmundial plans expansion in Colombia as part of its American internationalization strategy. Following establishment in Mexico and Chile, with 106, 19, and 17 agencies respectively, they aim to strengthen their presence in Latin America. Tourmundial currently operates 162 agencies across the continent, with a goal to adapt products to local agencies. Other locations include Peru (7), Panama (5), Ecuador (3), the US (3), and Uruguay (2).

✈ Un avión de Air Nostrum impactó contra un hangar militar en el aeropuerto de Badajoz con 57 pasajeros a bordo. Sucedió durante el rodaje previo al despegue hacia Madrid. No se declaró emergencia y no hubo heridos. Pasajeros fueron reubicados en taxis y otro vuelo. El avión no sufrió daños significativos. Se sospecha un fallo del piloto, pero no hay confirmación oficial.

🌍 Azulmarino offers special programs for seniors, similar to Imserso, focusing on popular destinations like Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, and Spanish coasts. Programs include transport, full-board hotels, and destination assistance. Tours from Madrid feature 7-night packages to Mallorca from €454, Benidorm from €405, and Tenerife from €506. Destinations also include Menorca, Lanzarote, and international locations like Morocco, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Departures are available from Andalusia, Aragon, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Madrid, Galicia, and Levante.

✈️ Controladores aéreos españoles gestionaron dos emergencias médicas este fin de semana. Un A321 de Iberia Express, de Madrid a Gran Canaria, reportó un joven inconsciente abordo. A continuación, un A319 de EasyJet, de Londres a Mahón, informó sobre un pasajero con posible ictus. Enaire Palma facilitó descensos a pista 19 y coordinó atención médica en tierra.

🛫 Lufthansa, August 2024, Germany: Lufthansa cancels 100 domestic weekly flights due to unsustainable costs, following Ryanair's example. Increased operational and tax costs, alongside expensive German airports, drive this decision. Specific routes like Munich to Münster and Munich to Dresden are under scrutiny for potential cuts. While international flights have recovered, Germany remains below pre-Covid levels, highlighting a significant recovery delay. Lufthansa, previously bailed out by the government during Covid, joins Ryanair in voicing concerns over high taxes.