Miguel Praga

🛩 Delta's Airbus A330 departed Barcelona for New York, experienced severe hail damage, and declared an emergency, returning to El Prat on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Numerous failed landings occurred due to storms, leading to a temporary halt in air traffic to Barcelona. The incident, reported by @locaeropuerto, shows significant damage to the aircraft's radome, though it landed safely without further issues.

🛑 Pensionistas, 2025/2026, España, protestan por la subida de hasta 200 euros en los viajes del Imserso. Tarifas aumentan 100 euros en temporada alta y otros 100 para segundos viajes. Quejas se dirigen al buzón del Imserso. Hasta 7,000 personas disfrutarán de una tarifa plana de 50 euros. Costos en la costa peninsular y Baleares subirán en octubre, mayo y junio; en Canarias, en diciembre, enero y febrero. Precios de 132,91 euros podrían llegar a 332,91 euros.

📜 El Tribunal Supremo decidirá si se revelan detalles del rescate de 320 millones de euros a Ávoris durante la pandemia. En mayo, la Audiencia Nacional ordenó a SEPI divulgar documentos, argumentando el interés público en conocer el uso de fondos estatales. Ahora, el Supremo podría favorecer a SEPI, siguiendo precedentes con Air Europa y Duro Felguera.

🌎 Adolfo Utor, president of Balearia, is closely aligned with Pedro Sánchez and part of influential tourism lobbies Exceltur and the Mesa del Turismo in Spain. He frequently attends Exceltur meetings, led by Escarrer, but rarely joins those of Juan Molas’ entity, attending only twice in recent years. Utor, a prominent Spanish fortune, leverages relationships with socialist governments for Balearia’s international growth, including in the Dominican Republic, while engaging with opposition figures, sparking some controversy.

🛬 Máxima tensión en el aeropuerto de Barajas, cuando una persona no identificada apareció cerca de una pista, el 2023. Los controladores detuvieron al menos cinco aterrizajes: tres de Iberia desde Atenas, París, y La Coruña, y uno de Air Europa desde Lanzarote. La incidencia, pacíficamente resuelta, permitió reanudar operaciones normales. La persona fue interceptada y entregada a la Guardia Civil.

✈️ Air India experienced a tragedy with a B787 crash killing 260. The incident occurred after both fuel valves closed shortly after takeoff, with attempts to restart the engines failing. The report omits reasons for this, raising doubts among Indian pilots about its accuracy. Criticized for opacity, the investigation excluded pilot unions and ignored potential fuel control flaws, while full cockpit recordings remain unreleased. This may have global implications due to the aircraft's digital systems.

🏖 Kim Jong Un inaugurated the Wonsan Kalma resort in North Korea a month ago, modeled after Benidorm, Spain, with 43 hotels. Since then, it had no tourists until recently, when the first group of Russian visitors arrived. A week at the resort costs $1,800, approximately €1,700. The project faced criticism for inhumane working conditions and displaced locals without compensation. China has not approved the sale of trips to the resort despite North Korea's wishes.

🌍 El Gobierno de España ofrece viajes a 50 euros a través del programa de turismo del Imserso, destinado a pensionistas con ingresos inferiores a 565 euros. De las 879,213 plazas disponibles, solo el 0.8% (7,447) cualifican para esta tarifa plana. La campaña, liderada por el Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, busca promover equidad en el acceso a vacaciones, aunque la limitada disponibilidad hace difícil su acceso para la mayoría.

📺 Vicente Fenollar, head of Ávoris, recently ventured into video production. He interviewed senior and mid-level managers within the company to gather comprehensive details about their departmental activities.