Foreign tourist arrivals rose by 4.22 % during January, according to the latest figures just released by ISTAC, the Canarian Institute of Statistics. As a total of 127,990 non Spanish nationals arrived on flights to Lanzarote from across Europe. Spanish tourism however dropped by 14.2% last month, resulting in an overall increase in arrivals of [...]
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Ryanair announces new weekly Tenerife South – North Ireland service
Posted by Canaries News on February 24th, 2011
Ryanair has announced, via its head of marketing and sales for Spain, Luis Fernández-Mellado, that from 19th April 2011 it will operate a new route from Tenerife Souths Reina Sofia airport to Derry in Northern Ireland. This new route will bring Ryanairs flights to 16 operating in the Tenerife airport during 2011. He went on [...]
Airline ticket price increase planned
Posted by Canaries News on February 10th, 2011
The airline companies Spanair, Iberia and Vueling are considering an increase in the prices of their tickets due to the increase in the barril of crude oil which has risen above $100. Spanair has said that they are concerned because the price continues to rise and they will make a decision over the next few [...]
Ryanair to cover dropped Canaries air routes
Posted by Canaries News on January 27th, 2011
Michael Crawley, vicepresident of the low cost airline Ryanair, has not only offered to cover the routes of any airline that leaves the Canary Islands, but he has said that he will enusre that the replaced flights will have a greater capacity and be cheaper. This comes after the ‘incentives’ offered by the Canarian government [...]
Irish Arrivals Fall By 35% On Lanzarote in October
Posted by Canaries News on November 30th, 2010
The economic crisis engulfing the Republic of Ireland is taking an inevitable toll on the nation’s favourite holiday destination. As the number of Irish tourists enjoying holidays in Lanzarote dropped sharply by 35% last month, according to the latest figures just released by ISTAC, the Canarian Institute of Statistics. Lanzarote is the most popular sunshine [...]
