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Spains unemployment tops 5 million

Unemployment in Spain

The number of unemployed people in Spain rose by 577,000 in 2011, reaching 5,273,600 the highest level (of unemployed people) ever recorded in Spain. This figure represents 22.85% of the workforce. During 2011, the number of people who lost their jobs increased by 12.29%, while 600,600 jobs were destroyed, representing a fall in employment of [...]

Unemployment reached 30.93% in Canaries in 2011

Unemployment in the Canary Islands

The number of people who were unemployed in the Canary Islands last year increased by 27,500 people, an increase of 8.75%, reaching a total of 341,900 people without work which represents a 30.93% of the regional workforce, according to data released by the National Institute Statistics (INE). According to the ‘Encuesta de Población Activa’ (Labour [...]

Spainair flights grounded as the airline company closes

Spanair

Update : AENA has received over 2.000 claims against Spanair by passengers who have been affected by the recent closure of the airline company on Friday night. Spanair was due to fly around 23.000 passengers this weekend and the majority have either had to find alternative flights or are still waiting at airports. 222 flights [...]

Air passenger travel increases in the Canaries

aena airport

There has been a significant increase in the amount of air travel in the Canary Islands with the Gran Canaria airport beating its records with 10.5 million passengers (an increase of 11.1%) during the 2011 period and positioning itself in 5th place in Spain, according to figures release by AENA. The airport of Fuerteventura saw a [...]

Canary Islands 2012 Fitur stand to cost €711,000

Fitur Stand 2012

The Canary Islands government has allocated €711,000 for this years stand at Fitur, one of the largest International Trade Fair in the world, to be held in Madrid from 18th to 22nd of January. Specifically, the assembly of the structure will cost €466,000, while the price of space will cost €245,000. This years budget is similar to that of 2010. [...]

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