Divers

✈ La tripulación de un Boeing 737 de El Al reportó una emergencia médica tras 4 horas de vuelo desde Tel Aviv a Barcelona. Dos pasajeros afectados, uno crítico, provocaron un recorte de ruta para un aterrizaje prioritario en la pista 06L. Controladores aéreos y personal del aeropuerto coordinaron asistencia médica en tierra. Se agradeció la colaboración de otras tripulaciones.

🚢 Alma Cruceros, a luxury cruise company, lost its only ship, Ocean Victory, just two weeks after operations began. The ship, with 93 cabins and a 186-passenger capacity, was seized on May 20 in Málaga due to unpaid debts to Lantimar Group. The maiden voyage was on April 18, 2025, from Las Palmas to Málaga. Failure to pay a court-imposed bond led to plans for auctioning the ship in Gibraltar.

🌋 Erupción en el cráter sureste del volcán Etna el 2 de junio de 2025 ???? provocó actividad estromboliana intensa, con explosiones y una colada de lava visible a varios kilómetros. Visitantes en rutas de excursión se alejaron rápidamente ????‍♂️. El INGV de Catania detectó un colapso en el flanco norte del cráter, con un flujo piroclástico. La lava descendió hasta 2,900 metros ????. Se emitió alerta roja para la aviación, aunque no hubo interrupciones en el aeropuerto de Catania.

✈️ Level, celebrating its 8th anniversary, offers special flights from Barcelona at just €8. This deal is exclusive to newsletter subscribers. In June, they will also host Flydays with special route prices. Now independent from Iberia, Level has transported over 3 million passengers, a 20% growth in the last year. Key numbers: 1.6 million passengers from El Prat (+33%), 900,000 from the U.S. (+28%), and 700,000 from South America and the Caribbean (+17%).

✈️ Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas and ITA Airways have finalized a strategic agreement to connect Italy and South America via Madrid-Barajas. Passengers can combine flights from both airlines under a single ticket, ensuring smooth travel between continents. Coordinated schedules provide seamless connections, even during delays. Plus Ultra’s CEO Roberto Roselli emphasizes the importance of this agreement for Latino travelers in Italy and the Italian community in Latin America.

🌏 Durante los primeros cuatro meses de 2025 en España, llegaron 25,6 millones de turistas internacionales, un 7,1% más que el año anterior, gastando más de 34.000 millones de euros, un aumento del 9,3%. En abril, 8,6 millones de turistas visitaron, un 10,1% más. Reino Unido lideró con 4,7 millones de viajeros. Canarias, Cataluña y Andalucía fueron las comunidades más visitadas. Canarias acumuló el 25,6% del gasto total.

✈️ YouTube user spotting and more captured an Airbus A340 flying over San Sebastián Airport. This aircraft is becoming rare, with none remaining in Spain. Plus Ultra retired its last A340 after eight years of use. Iberia first flew the model in 1996 but phased it out in summer 2020 during the pandemic.

📈 En 2024, Nautalia registró un beneficio neto de 5.3 millones de euros, un aumento del 23% respecto a 2023. Sus 200 agencias alcanzaron ventas de 202.9 millones en los primeros diez meses de 2024, un incremento del 6.9% sobre 2023. El número de empleados creció de 644 a 700 al final de 2024. Rafael García Garrido, CEO de Travel Live, destaca una estrategia centrada en aumentar el margen, evitando descuentos y enfocándose en servicio y marca.

🛩 China, reversing its stance due to tariff conflicts, has resumed accepting Boeing 737Max deliveries from the U.S., initially halted over trade tensions. Meanwhile, the U.S. has paused exports of CFM Leap 1C engines, crucial for China's C919 aircraft, only 18 of which currently operate. This move follows China's decision to stop exporting rare minerals, vital for electric batteries, to the U.S. Boeing plans to resume aircraft deliveries to Chinese airlines in June, boosting cash flow.

💰 Mayte García, secretary-general of Hosbec, declares, "We won't accept less than 30 euros per person," threatening withdrawal from the Imserso tourism program if demands aren't met. Currently, the program offers 26 euros per person per night. This price dispute endangers Benidorm's status as a key destination, representing 20% of Spain's available tourism spots. García emphasizes economic viability and quality standards as critical for service provision in the Comunidad Valenciana hotels.