Fuerteventura request extended opening hours for airport

The Canary Islands government, the Fuerteventura Council and the Chamber of Commerce claim to have been requesting for over a year now that AENA extend the opening times of the Fuerteventura airport by an extra two hours. AENA however, claim that they have not received a formal request for this.

The Chamber of Commerce of Fuerteventura, the Association of Hotels and Tourism (AEHTF) have accused AENA of slowing down the development of tourism on the island and prevent them from reaching more than 100,000 tourists every year. The minister of tourism, Ernie Acosta, said that the airport needs to be open at the same times in which they operate other international airports.

AENAs response is that they “are willing to consider any request and to arrange a meeting as soon as possible with institutions and business associations supporting the arrival of more tourists if the opening hours are extended” and that “there has been a huge investment in recent years in the islands airport to provide sufficient capacity and providing a high quality service with highly competitive rates for aircraft operators.”