Miguel Praga

🛩 China Southern, the largest state-owned airline in China, is auctioning ten Boeing 787-8 aircraft through Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange. The auction ends on September 25, with a reference price of $50-$53 million per plane. The sale is processed via the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The sale includes two GEnx-1B engines but requires purchasing the entire package without physical inspections. The sale is fleet reorganization, unrelated to China-Boeing tensions.

🛩 Los controladores aéreos de Canarias gestionaron dos emergencias el 4 de septiembre. Un Boeing 737 de Jet2 de Liverpool a Lanzarote declaró una emergencia médica por una joven con convulsiones. Se priorizó su aterrizaje y asistencia médica en tierra. Poco después, un Boeing 737Max de Ryanair de Edimburgo a Tenerife pidió presencia policial por un pasajero conflictivo. La Guardia Civil fue coordinada para recibir el vuelo.

🗺 Berlín, en los primeros seis meses de 2025, perdió 1,9% de turistas, con 5,9 millones de visitantes y un 2,9% menos de pernoctaciones. La estancia media es de poco más de dos días. La ocupación hotelera es del 52,8%, comparado con el 78% de París y el 65% de Madrid. El aeropuerto de Berlín maneja 25,5 millones de viajeros, lejos de los 35,7 millones antes del COVID. Ryanair redujo vuelos un 20%. La financiación para eventos culturales ha sido recortada.

✈️ Ryanair, an Irish low-cost airline, is engaged in a fierce dispute with Aena, Spain's airport operator. Ryanair has faced criticism for controversial practices and cost-cutting measures impacting regions like the Canary Islands and Galicia. Its aggressive legal actions include a dismissed lawsuit against Preferente, a digital newspaper. Despite these issues, Ryanair benefits from subsidies by Spanish autonomous communities and Aena's permissiveness, highlighting a paradox in their relationship.

🗺 Ávoris prepares for the 2025/2026 Imserso tourism program with 327 hotels included. Who? Ávoris. When? 2025/2026. Where? Spain's peninsular coast and interior. What? Agreements with 101 hotels for 440,284 coastal spots and 226 hotels for 210,787 European circuit spots. Categories include 3 and 4-star accommodations in locations like Alicante, Almería, Barcelona, and more. How? Through partnerships with various hotels across multiple regions in Spain, facilitating a wide range of tourism experiences.

✈️ Ryanair, on September 4th, expanded its cabin baggage dimensions by installing larger measuring devices across 235 European airports. The new dimensions of 40 x 30 x 20 cm are 30% larger than the EU standard of 40 x 30 x 15 cm. Passengers can carry one free piece of hand luggage fitting under the seat; additional luggage requires purchasing Priority Boarding.

💸 Viajes El Corte Inglés led 2024 with a net profit of €38.9M, more than doubling 2023’s €18.4M, and sales of €1,017.4M (+13.1%). Nautalia earned €5.3M in 2024, with sales of €202.9M (+6.9%). Halcón Viajes, with €303M in sales, saw a net profit of €4.7M, down from €8.3M in 2023. B travel, with €560.6M in sales, reported a net profit of €2.2M, a drop from €8.3M in 2023.