Divers

✈ Embraer 190 de Sky High realizó un aterrizaje de emergencia el 2025 en el aeropuerto Las Américas, República Dominicana. Sin tren delantero, el piloto evitó una catástrofe; no se reportaron heridos. El vuelo era de prueba, no comercial, con siete personas a bordo. Aerodom confirmó que todos resultaron ilesos.

🌎 Europamundo and World2Meet (W2M) partnered in September 2025 to enhance their presence in the Spanish market. Despite being based in Spain, only 10% of Europamundo's revenue comes from there. CEO Alejandro de la Osa aims to increase this to 20% in two years. The alliance will leverage their respective strengths—W2M in distribution, Europamundo with over 200 guaranteed circuit departures. Europamundo anticipates a 13% revenue growth in 2025, following 2024's €230 million.

💻 Quadrant Travel Technologies, led by CEO Fernando Ramiro, has launched Quadrant Travel Cloud, transforming how travel agencies operate. In just seven minutes, agents can book multi-destination trips with integrated flights, accommodation, and more. The platform's CRM optimizes customer interactions and offers real-time competitive pricing. Expanding into Latin America, starting with Mexico, Quadrant aims to digitize travel operations and introduce AI-based features for enhanced service and competitiveness.

🗺 Ricardo Mar Ruipérez, secretario general de Paradores desde 2024, acompañó a José Luis Ábalos en al menos 88 viajes oficiales entre 2018 y 2020, superando los 19 de su predecesor. Jéssica Rodríguez, expareja de Ábalos, participó en 31 desplazamientos, reclamando 39,300 euros. Destinos incluyeron Moscú, Abu Dabi, y ciudades españolas como Gerona. En octubre 2019, una delegación viajó a Abu Dabi para un congreso, alojándose en el Emirates Palace. Documentación oficial excluye datos de gastos de Jéssica.

🗺 La nueva temporada del Imserso comienza en octubre. Se ofrecerán 879,213 viajes, menos que en años anteriores. Las ventas inician el 6 y 8 de octubre en varias regiones de España. La prioridad en la elección se basa en un sistema de puntos, considerando edad y situación económica. Agencias como El Corte Inglés y Halcón están listas para procesar reservas. Los solicitantes deben cumplir ciertos criterios para obtener preferencia en las reservas.

✈️ Ryanair is halting operations in Israel, primarily due to disputes with Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv's main hub. Two main issues are unconfirmed future flight slots due to past cancellations for security reasons, and unresolved terminal fee negotiations. Ryanair had 22 winter routes from Ben Gurion, now suspended. The airline is open to reversing this decision if flight plans and Terminal 1 usage are confirmed.

✈ Plus Ultra aims to expand its fleet from six to ten Airbus A330s by early 2027. In 2025, they plan to add their seventh A330 between October and November. The expansion continues in 2026 with three more aircraft. This comes amid a global aircraft shortage, notably from Boeing. This fleet growth will allow Plus Ultra to launch a new route from Madrid to Buenos Aires, complementing current destinations like Lima, Cartagena, Caracas, Bogotá, and Malabo.

✈ Norwegian's Boeing 737 had to turn around after covering nearly 1,000 kilometers near Bardufoss Airport, northern Norway, on its way from Oslo. Unknown drone sightings prompted the return to ensure safety. The round trip resulted in an unnecessary flight of approximately 2,000 kilometers.

✈ Latam Cargo's Boeing 767-300, registered N418LA, has received new company colors, completing their fleet's nine-year repainting process. The fusion between LAN Chile and TAM Brazil started in 2016, but the repainting took until 2025. The final repaint was done in Abu Dhabi, taking two weeks. LAN, Chile's main airline since 1929, merged with TAM to form Latam, expanding beyond local borders. LAN Peru and LAN Argentina (now closed) were regional expansions.

🗺 El programa de turismo del Imserso 2025-2026 ofrece 879,213 plazas. En el País Vasco, reservas preferentes inician el 6 de octubre, y no preferentes el 7. Primeras salidas programadas para el 19 de octubre. La distribución incluye 440,284 plazas para costa peninsular, 228,142 para costa insular y 210,787 para escapadas culturales. Precios oscilan entre 132,91€ y 574,72€. Dos novedades: plazas para mascotas (2% del total) y tarifa plana de 50€ para pensiones bajas.