Miguel Praga

🛫 Spanish tourism leaders criticize the chaotic scenes at Madrid-Barajas Airport caused by insufficient police presence at passport controls. These issues, occurring during the busy summer season, harm Spain's international reputation and tourism. Juan Molas, of the Mesa del Turismo, and Óscar Perelli, of Exceltur, highlight the ongoing negligence from the Interior Ministry, affecting airports like Tenerife and Palma de Mallorca. They urge immediate government action to prevent future disruptions.

🚉 Chamartín, miércoles: Tren a Vinaroz retrasado por incendio. Pasajeros a Burgos preocupados por posible demora que podría afectar evento en San Pedro y San Pablo. El martes, caos en el sur con pasajeros de trenes perdiendo conexiones de vuelos, especialmente al Caribe. La vicepresidenta de España culpa a Ouigo, sugiriendo sabotaje. Adif no culpa a Ouigo en caos ferroviario del 1 de julio. Problemas en Barajas por falta de policías.

🛬 Palma de Mallorca Airport experienced chaos on July 2, with 42 delays and three cancellations. Two Ryanair flights were canceled: one from Wezee scheduled for 19:30 and another to North Rhine intended to depart an hour later. An EasyJet flight to Milan-Malpensa, planned for 20:30, was also canceled. Delays lasted up to six hours, impacting European destinations and domestic flights. Simultaneously, Barajas Airport faced disruptions due to passport control failures.

✈️ EgyptAir, Azorra, and Delta are part of a unique collaboration in July 2025, involving a six-year-old Airbus A220 being dismantled for parts at Arkansas airport. The decision, driven by high demand for aviation parts and issues with Pratt & Whitney engines, highlights the scarcity in the aviation market. Delta, as the first buyer of the model, benefits from this imaginative partnership, which aims to reduce grounded aircraft by supplying necessary components.

🛫 Iberia and Alsa's Bus&Fly expands to include five new Spanish cities—La Coruña, Lugo, Palencia, Torrelavega, and Cartagena—joining 20 existing connections like Alicante and Bilbao. This intermodal service combines bus and flight in one ticket to Madrid's T4 for international flights. Customers can now opt for Iberia's economical basic fare in economy class. María Jesús López Solás of Iberia emphasizes enhanced service diversity and accessibility for international travel.

🛩 French Civil Aviation Authority requests airlines to reduce flights on Thursday and Friday due to an air traffic controllers' strike. The strike coincides with the start of school summer vacations. Paris airports expect a 25% reduction, while Nice, Bastia, and Calvi airports face a 50% cut, and Marseille, Lyon, Montpellier, Ajaccio, and Figari see a 30% reduction. Flights to Corsica are among the most affected, with anticipated delays across the country.

✈ A Boeing 787-900 from Air Europa, carrying nearly 300 passengers, had to perform two emergency landings on its route from Asunción, Paraguay, to Madrid, Spain. On October 2023, after taking off at 13:15 local time, the plane returned to Silvio Pettirossi Airport due to a technical issue. It circled for 20 minutes at 4,000 meters to burn fuel. Two hours later, at 16:11, the second takeoff also ended with an emergency landing, citing the same issue.

✈️ World2Fly and Iberojet, based in Madrid, are diversifying strategies. 📍 World2Fly: daily flights to Cancún, five weekly to Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, and thrice to Havana (July-September). 🏝️ Iberojet: focuses on Costa Rica, Honduras, Bangkok, with varied weekly flights until September. 🤝 Iberojet collaborates with Air Europa for Caribbean routes. ✈️ Fleets: World2Fly - 4 A330, 3 A350; Iberojet - 5 A330, 2 A350, 1 A320. Seat capacity: A350 (432), A330 (388). 🌍