Airlines have scheduled more than 5.6 million seats for the César Manrique airport, which is equivalent to 17% more than there were in the summer of 2019. Of these, more than 3.4 million are for international flights and more than 2.1 million for national flights.
There are 31 airlines, which have scheduled 118 routes, with more than 39,000 movements to 68 destinations. By markets, the number of places with the rest of Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and France stands out.
For the entire archipelago, airlines have scheduled 31,425,942 seats in the summer season that begins next Sunday, March 26 and will last until October 28, 2023.
This programming represents an increase of 8.4% compared to the same season of 2019, before the pandemic. Of this total, 16,757,988 seats correspond to international flights (+9%) and 14,667,954 to national flights (+8%).
Regarding the number of commercial operations for the summer season, these increase by 7% compared to 2019, adding a total of 228,144 movements, between scheduled arrivals and departures. The number of routes that airlines have planned in the archipelago is 609, maintaining the same number as the summer season of 2019.
Airports by islands
By number of scheduled seats, the Gran Canaria Airport is at the head, with more than 8.8 million seats, 6% more than in 2019. Of these, more than 4.7 million have as their origin or destination other points in Spain; almost 3.9 million, Europe, and almost 223,000 the African continent. In total, 44 airlines have scheduled 177 routes at the Gran Canaria airport. In the 66,228 planned movements, it will connect with 112 different destinations. By markets, after the Spanish, the largest number of places offered is with the United Kingdom and Germany.
For its part, the Tenerife South Airport has scheduled 155 routes operated by 45 airlines that will offer more than 7.2 million seats (12% more than in 2019). Of these, more than 6.4 million will be for European flights, 792,440 for the national territory, 41,564 for Africa and 16,350 for North America. Airlines have scheduled more than 39,610 movements (+14.3%) to 92 destinations. By markets, the number of places offered with the United Kingdom stands out, mainly to London and Manchester, followed by Spain and Germany.
As for the Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, 8 airlines have scheduled 41 routes, with 40,228 operations to 25 destinations. Of the more than 4.4 million seats offered (+2%), most of them are concentrated in national destinations, with 4,412,928 seats, followed by 33,096 with destination/origin Europe, almost 18,000 with Latin America and about 2,000 with Africa. By markets, the national one stands out with connections to Madrid, Gran Canaria and La Palma, followed by Portugal.
From the Fuerteventura Airport, more than 3.9 million seats have been offered, with an increase of 8% over the summer season of 2019, by 29 airlines that have scheduled 101 routes. More than 2.6 million seats are for international flights and more than 1.3 for national flights. This season 27,680 movements have been scheduled to 66 different destinations. By markets, the Spanish stands out, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom.
For its part, the La Palma Airport will have 14 routes. The 7 airlines that operate this season will offer more than 1 million seats (-8%), with 941,994 on national flights and 58,148 for international flights. In total, they have planned 12,190 movements to 12 different destinations. The connections offered between the Islands and with Madrid stand out.
Finally, the airlines offer 228,540 seats at the El Hierro Airport with 3,172 planned movements, and at La Gomera 126,144 seats and 1,752 movements, all of them to inter-island destinations.
