Busy queues again at Ryanair... lets hope so |
Currently, El Altet allows loading and unloading by foot to about 50% of Ryanair flights. It therefore seems a somewhat peculiar argument for AENA to say that air bridges are necessary from a safety point if they already allow half of the flights to go by foot. In my eyes its either safe or not, so by allowing half it appears it must be and the motivation is obviously money on AENA´s part.
Passengers arriving at El Altet |
They have asked that the airport authority responds to this offer by November 15th so that they can plan its operations for next Summer. The proposal would create or sustain up to 600 jobs at the airport at a time of high and rising youth unemployment. The current unemployment figures for Spain´s under 30´s is 50%, so AENA should think very carefully and not worry about "loosing face" - jobs are at stake here.
Ryanair did not disclose which routes they would create or re-instate, but many of the ones axed from the UK this year could be back on... which would be great news for those planning on holidaying in Benidorm! Lets hope its a positive outcome for everyone...