The £697m plan to boost Canary Islands airports despite ‘too many tourists’ protests | World | News
Despite the authorities’ requests to fight mass tourism to the authorities, a new project is being prepared to revive the airports on the Canary Islands. The Spanish government confirmed that all Aena airports on the islands will enter into major work.
Eight airports (tenerife sur (tenerife Norte, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Fuertventura, El Hierro, La Gomera) are part of an investment program, and the work expected to start in 2027 and the Erenerife Sur, £ 50, £ 479 million will be included in the largest investments, including the largest investments for the newest investments. Investments will receive, receive a new investment, and modernized facilities. The Tenerife Norte will receive £ 217 million to enlarge the terminal by 40%and add more check-in counter, security, boarding doors and luggage demand. The Lanzarote will be expanded by combining two terminals under a single roof and adding new check-in areas, passport checkpoints, luggage requests and facilities. Gran Canaria will adapt the terminal with new high -tech safety checks, exterior, arrival halls and parking facilities.
While the airport in Fuertventura receives upgrades to security technology and building services, future expansions are taken into consideration. The Air Hub in El Hierro will receive more to revive £ 870,000 and more pavements, increase communication and add sustainability measures to increase the parking capacity of 20%.
La Palma will invest in order to heal runway safety and terminal and reduce noise and add renewable energy sources such as new wind turbines. La Gomera, on the other hand, will benefit from the upholstery of the runway, terminal processes, security systems and IT infrastructure and the establishment of a new solar park on the airport land.
The Spanish government said that these investments would improve the passenger experience and that the Canary Islands will strengthen its role as an important international center for tourism and connection between the islands.
This comes after the protests in Spain, especially in the protests, especially in Balearlar, Canaries, Barcelona and Málaga. These first three places are the first three to be visited by tourists in Spain.
After the travel bans implemented during PANDEM were removed, the number of visitors to Spain has significantly increased. Instead of maintaining places, the locals believe that they contribute to the decrease in an extremely gradual quality of life and the increasing cost of life for residents.
In April last year, up to 50,000 people on the Canary Islands participated in a protest and called for a temporary border on tourism up to the legislation to combat the negative effects of extreme Turkism.
