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Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport

Gran Canaria Airport is an international airport serving the Spanish city of Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria. The airport is the largest serving the Canary Islands, a major tourist destination off the south-west coast of Spain. Gran Canaria has gained popularity with low-cost carriers and charter airlines, with Ryanair, Air Berlin, TUIfly and Thomas Cook major operators at the airport. Gran Canaria is served by over 35 airlines from across Europe, and is one of Spain's largest airports, handling over 10 million passengers p/a.

Location of Gran Canaria Las Palmas Airport, Spain and Canary Islands

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‘Old faithful’ Monarch puts its faith in Spain

13-Aug-10 7:55 PM

The British scheduled and charter airline Monarch has announced its winter flying programme for 2010-11, with plans to add frequencies on existing key scheduled routes and add new services. Monarch has established its scheduled division, Monarch Scheduled, previously known as Gold Crown, as one of the major operators of flights to the Mediterranean despite having adjusted its service offer in accordance with low-cost competition, much to the annoyance of some of its original clients.

Ryanair plans new bases at Leeds Bradford and Malta

3-Sep-09 3:40 PM

Ryanair recently announced plans to expand its bases, adding another in the UK and one in Malta. The move supports the carrier’s recent announcements of capacity cut backs at Manchester, London Stansted and Dublin International Airports.

World’s largest airport operator reports 12% passenger traffic and 21% cargo reduction in May-2009

17-Jun-09 1:16 PM

Spain’s national airport authority, Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA), the world’s largest airport operator, reported an 11.9% year-on-year reduction in passenger traffic (to 16.3 million passengers) in May-2009, with a steeper 20.5% reduction in cargo volumes. Aircraft movements were down 8.2% to 196,750.

European airport delays worsen in 2007 – calls for ATM upgrades

26-Feb-08 12:14 PM

Delays at European airports reached their worst level last year since 2001, highlighting the need for urgent ATM reforms, according to the Association of European Airlines (AEA).

Charges in focus: New rules on EU airport charges

17-Jan-08 12:37 PM

The European Parliament this week adopted a Directive to set common (and therefore, hopefully more transparent) principles for calculating airport passenger taxes, to try to prevent any abuse of a dominant position in the market by individual airports.

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