Miguel Praga

✈️ Ryanair will become the first airline to eliminate paper boarding passes on November 2, except in Morocco due to local regulations. Currently, 85-90% of passengers use mobile boarding passes. Digital boarding will be mandatory, but if a passenger's phone is unavailable, airport staff will assist based on prior online check-in. Ryanair will cease the €20 fee for reprinting boarding passes. Tirana Airport in Albania plans to go digital by March next year.

✈ Vueling, from September 29 to December 14, offers flights at €25 per route. Promotion ends August 31 via Vueling's website and channels. Featured destinations include London, Berlin, Brussels, and Amsterdam. With nearly 100 European and North African destinations, Vueling provides affordable autumn travel options.

💰 Hotusa amortizó anticipadamente un préstamo de 241 millones de euros otorgado por la SEPI en 2021. Este mes, devolvió los últimos 56 millones. Amancio López, presidente de Hotusa, agradeció a SEPI por su profesionalismo y resaltó la importancia de la ayuda durante la pandemia para mantener la actividad de la empresa en un contexto complicado.

✈ Iberia's aggressive promotion offers flights in August 2024: Spain from €21 (€35 for Las Palmas and Tenerife), Europe from €25, and New York from €187. Winter destinations include Innsbruck for €59 and Tromso for €99. Long-haul options include Puerto Rico from €207 and Tokyo for €397. The sale runs from August 28 to September 22, with early access on iberia.com and the app before September 1.

✈ El vuelo CA856 de Air China, con 300 pasajeros, despegó el 25 de septiembre desde Londres hacia Beijing. Mientras sobrevolaba Siberia, el Boeing 777 perdió un motor, aterrizando de emergencia en Nizhnevartovsk, 330 millas al oeste. El aeropuerto no podía acomodar a los pasajeros, quienes permanecieron en el avión sin suficientes servicios. Un avión de reemplazo llegó desde Beijing en siete horas, resolviendo la situación sin detenciones rusas. Solo hubo un retraso de varias horas.

📌 Lanzarote, recent incident: a dog disrupted operations at the airport, halting all scheduled flights for 30 minutes. Five arriving flights faced delays, and some departures were postponed by up to 30 minutes. This follows a recent event in Málaga where a flamingo caused similar disruptions. The situation was reported by air traffic controllers on their X account, emphasizing the need for prompt action to ensure safety.