The port of Playa Blanca has increased its passenger volume by 303%, that is, it has tripled from January to March compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the first quarter of the year, the Lanzarote port in the south of the island had a flow of more than 196,000 passengers, specifically 195,605 regular line travelers and 1,383 passengers on tourist excursions, according to official figures from Puertos Canarios.
Regarding vehicle traffic, 68,892 vehicles have passed through the port area. Between January and March, a total of 1,042 motorcycles, 56,992 cars, 178 buses and 10,680 industrial vehicles have been transported on the regular lines that connect Lanzarote with Fuerteventura daily. These figures reflect that the volume of vehicles on the dock has grown by 210% compared to those recorded in the same period last year.
The managing director of Puertos Canarios, Manuel Ortega, believes that thanks to the expansion of the port of Playa Blanca, works that are being carried out by the Puertos Canarios entity, dependent on the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the Government of the Canary Islands with the co-financing of 85% of the FEDER Operational Program of the Canary Islands (2014-2020), the flow of passengers and vehicles will increase even more throughout the year.
“The works are scheduled to be completed this summer, which means that traffic in the port, as well as safety and comfort for passengers and vehicles, will increase substantially after the improvement works that have been carried out in the fishing dock and in the new area of the dock with a unique sustainable maritime station in the Canary Islands,” he added.
