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🗺 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.

🛫 Qantas, 2025, Australia, A321XLR aircraft: Qantas plans to add a fourth lavatory to its A321XLR planes due to long restroom queues for 180 passengers. The third plane will still have three, but future deliveries will include the extra restroom in front of the economy section, reducing economy seats from 180 to 177, with 20 business class seats. Qantas has ordered 48 planes and uses existing ones on Sydney-Perth and Sydney-Melbourne routes.

✈ Vueling is set to offer 15.7 million seats for winter 2025, focusing on Barcelona, Canary Islands, and Balearic Islands. In Barcelona, 10 million seats will be available, marking historical growth. Canary Islands routes grow by 6%, exceeding 2 million seats, with a notable 11% increase at Tenerife Norte. In the Balearics, 1.4 million seats are offered, up 8%. In Santiago, an additional plane will add 578,000 seats, a 15% increase.

✈️ World2Fly will launch a Madrid-Rosario route on October 1, 2026, with two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tickets are available starting December 1, 2025. The service uses Airbus A350 aircraft, with midday departures from Madrid and night returns from Rosario. This strategic expansion enhances connections in Latin America, complementing existing routes to Cancún, Cali, and others. In 2026, four Spanish airlines will serve Argentina, including Iberia, Air Europa, and Plus Ultra.

☔️ Intensas lluvias en la Comunidad Valenciana causaron retrasos en servicios ferroviarios y cancelaciones en el aeropuerto de Valencia. El AVE Castellón-Madrid salió con 62 minutos de demora; el Euromed Valencia-Barcelona, 33 minutos. En Cercanías, incidencias en la línea C-6 y retrasos de 40 minutos por avería en Almenara. Cuatro vuelos cancelados en el aeropuerto de Valencia. Renfe y Aena trabajan para restablecer la normalidad pronto. Cataluña también afectada por retrasos en la línea R4.