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🗺️ Andalucía aims to establish a direct air link with Japan, which brought over 156,000 visitors to the region in 2024, marking a nearly 30% increase from the previous year. Discussions involved Juanma Moreno and Arturo Bernal with ANA's Naohiro Terakawa. Plans include connections from Málaga and Sevilla, with potential growth expected between 2026 and 2028. Japanese tourists, with a six-day average stay and €500 spend, are seen as lucrative for the region.

🛩 Aeroflot suspended around 40 flights in Russia, Belarus, and Armenia on Monday due to a Ukrainian cyberattack by Silent Crow and Cyberpartisans from Belarus. The attack deleted their databases, causing significant delays. The Ukrainian group claims to have passenger data and threatens to release it. Airports, especially in Moscow, faced severe disruptions. The Russian Prosecutor is investigating. While the BBC couldn't verify the attackers' claims, Aeroflot flights were notably grounded.

🌍 En la 47ª sesión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial en París, la Unesco añadió 26 sitios a su Lista de Patrimonio Mundial. Destacan los palacios del rey Luis II de Baviera en Alemania, los megalitos de Carnac en Francia, las Domus de Janas en Italia, y los centros minoicos en Grecia. Dinamarca incorporó Møns Klint. Italia lidera con 61 sitios, seguida por China (60) y Alemania (56). Francia y España también están en el top 5.

🇺🇸 In the U.S. on Liberation Day, the government imposed severe tariffs, prompting countries like Japan to negotiate. An agreement was reached for Japan to purchase 100 Boeing planes and invest $550 billion in U.S. industrial development, with 90% of benefits staying domestically. Japan benefits from reduced tariffs, now 15% down from 25%. Additionally, Japan will buy agricultural products, including rice. Boeing's sales are bolstered by Donald Trump's actions, aligning with his promises to voters.

✈️ Vueling, a Spanish airline, removed 52 French Jewish teens and supervisors from a flight in Valencia bound for Paris-Orly on Wednesday due to safety concerns. The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, demanded an investigation into potential religious discrimination. Vueling stated the group was disruptive, prompting Guardia Civil intervention. One monitor assaulted an officer, resulting in an arrest and legal proceedings. Some passengers were rebooked; others stayed in a hotel overnight. Vueling denied religious discrimination claims.

🌍 Ávoris Corporación Empresarial, in collaboration with Grupo de Turismo Gaviota and Meliá Hotels International, is organizing a significant event in Cuba from September 12-19, 2024, targeting more than 400 travel agents from Spain and Portugal. Utilizing direct Iberojet flights from Madrid and Lisbon to Santa Clara, the initiative aims to boost tourism in Cuba, which saw a decline in arrivals. This is part of Cuba's effort to revitalize tourism with structural reforms and increased international cooperation.

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🛫 Clyde Caruana, Malta's Finance Minister, accuses KM Malta pilots of greed during a strike in protest over recruitment methods, despite agreements from a year ago. KM Malta, a public airline replacing Air Malta, is only one year old. The government has invested €400 million to preserve pilot jobs. Caruana claims past agreements offered substantial retirement compensations to hire new staff without historic rights and describes the strikes as annual government pressure tactics.

🛩 El 24 de julio de 2025, un Boeing 737 MAX 8 de Alaska Airlines, vuelo AS231, impactó con tres ciervos al aterrizar en la isla de Kodiak, Alaska. A pesar de los daños, el avión, matrícula N801AK, logró detenerse por completo y continuar hasta la terminal.