Shipping companies operating in the Canary Islands will have a reinforcement of their maritime connections to respond to the increase of people who opt for this transport during Easter week.
Among the routes that make the most trips during this holiday period is the one that runs the route between Playa Blanca and Corralejo with 296 trips, and which also experiences an increase of 4.85%.
The activity figures in the Canary Islands reflect the consolidated recovery in maritime transport in the islands, after the fall experienced during the health crisis caused by Covid-19.
The different shipping companies that operate in the archipelago reinforce their maritime connectivity for the Easter holiday period with 955,334 places for inter-island trips. These figures represent a growth of 9.83% of the places that were offered at a regional level in 2019 and reflect the consolidated recovery in maritime transport in the islands.
The Canary Islands will have 1,006 trips between all maritime routes for Easter, a figure that exceeds those traveled during 2019, with a total of 955,334 seats available for those people who want to travel on one of the 11 maritime routes in the eight islands where different shipping companies currently operate.
The route that grows most exponentially is the one that connects Los Cristianos and Santa Cruz de La Palma, reaching 37% more than the places offered in 2019, with a total of 93,718 seats and an increase of 22 more trips for this route. The other route that experiences a strong increase is the maritime connection between the Port of Agaete and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with an increase of 23.64% in the number of places offered for Easter, reaching 145,000 seats.
All the shipping companies that operate in the Canary Islands will have a reinforcement of their maritime connections to respond to the increase of people who opt for this transport during Easter week. Thus, Naviera Armas will offer 550,996 places in 522 connections, which will mean an increase of 48,934 places compared to 2019. For its part, Fred. Olsen Express will increase its usual offer by 23,059 places, with 438 connections.
The recovery of mobility is consolidated in the Canary Islands and, according to the forecasts of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the Government of the Canary Islands, a general increase in passenger transport is expected, calculating a total of 1,143,072 air and sea places during the Easter holidays.
