BRITISH low-cost airline Jet2 has announced plans to open a base at Tenerife South airport, which will increase seats for passengers from the central regional terminal by around 330,000.
During low season, about 200,000 seats will be offered, rising to 330,000 in summer, nearly doubling the number available across airlines throughout the islands, which will rise to 773,000 in winter alone.
Canary Island regional tourism minister Yaiza Castilla calls this 'great news', since it will mean a total of 1.8 million flight seats available to and from the archipelago year-round.
Of these, 1.1 million will be Jet2 passengers between April and October 2020, not counting the rest of the year, Sra Castilla said following a meeting she and regional president Ángel Víctor Torres held at London's World Travel Market (WTM) with Jet2's managing director for airports and tourism organisations, Janice Matter, and head of business development, Ian Doubtire.
At present, the Leeds-based carrier runs from a further eight UK airports and has become the number one airline between Britain and the Canary Islands, transporting 1.3 million passengers in 2018.
Its decision to invest further in the Canary Islands is very welcome following the Thomas Cook collapse, which saw one of the region's other main UK-based carriers and package holiday organisers suddenly cease all trade overnight.
Jet2's new base may also soften the blow for the region if Irish airline Ryanair goes ahead with its announced plans to close two of its own in the Canary Islands.
You may also be interested in ...
A MAJOR drive to attract and keep British tourists is at the heart of a €650,000 investment by the Comunidad Valenciana regional government, which started off with its stand at London's World Travel Market (WTM)...
MAKING a claim for a delayed flight no longer requires the affected passenger to show his or her boarding pass as proof, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. Where a flight is three hours or more late in...
IBERIA'S holding company has reportedly struck a deal to buy Air Europa for the sum of €1 billion, which it will hand over in full on the date of contract completion. International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns...
CHOCOLATE. Now, there's a word to bring a smile to your face. Montezuma didn't know what he was starting when he first mixed beans from the cacao plant with hot water and salt and started drinking. Joanne Harris...
A MAJOR drive to attract and keep British tourists is at the heart of a €650,000 investment by the Comunidad Valenciana regional government, which started off with its stand at London's World Travel Market (WTM)...
MAKING a claim for a delayed flight no longer requires the affected passenger to show his or her boarding pass as proof, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. Where a flight is three hours or more late in...
BRITISH low-cost airline Jet2 has announced plans to open a base at Tenerife South airport, which will increase seats for passengers from the central regional terminal by around 330,000. During low season, about 200,000...
IBERIA'S holding company has reportedly struck a deal to buy Air Europa for the sum of €1 billion, which it will hand over in full on the date of contract completion. International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns...
CHOCOLATE. Now, there's a word to bring a smile to your face. Montezuma didn't know what he was starting when he first mixed beans from the cacao plant with hot water and salt and started drinking. Joanne Harris...
BALEARIC tourism authorities are seeking to encourage and reassure British holidaymakers that the region remains a safe, quality destination through its presence at one of the planet's largest trade fairs in the...
IT'S NOT just an easy destination for European holidaymakers seeking sunshine and superb beaches – although it is that as well, we can't deny it. But Spain is home to more UNESCO heritage sites than anywhere...
CREDIT schemes of up to €700 million have been approved to help soften the blow to Spain's tourism industry following the Thomas Cook collapse in September. The government is offering finance of up to €200m...
LOW-COST carrier Ryanair has announced new routes to and from Spanish airports for next summer, although some of these will be open within a few weeks. The earliest new links to go live will be from Valencia, with a...
OVER 33,400 British tourists in Spain stranded by the Thomas Cook collapse were flown home by Sunday – the last day of 'Operation Matterhorn', the UK's biggest repatriation exercise since World War II –...
the acting Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, has announced that the Government has approved the extension of 50% discounts in Social Security contributions for fixed contracts in the months of...
SPAIN is the world's second from top in foreign visitor numbers, the second in terms of tourism income volume and the most competitive holiday destination on the planet, according to the United Nations' World...
