José Vicente Marí, a member of Spain’s Congress who represents the Partido Popular within the Balearics, mentioned on Saturday that the residents’ journey low cost was in danger as a consequence of Spanish Government “irresponsibility”.
Marí insisted that the federal government helps a Senate movement, accepted nearly unanimously on Wednesday, for modification of air transport laws and so the launch of 1.2 billion euros to pay airways for the subsidised journey. This movement is because of be taken to Congress for approval within the coming weeks.
Payments to airways have been a difficulty for properly over a 12 months. Marí identified that 320 million euros fashioned a “minimal settlement” for 2024 however was “completely inadequate” for 2025. He accused the federal government of getting did not approve sufficient budgets which have resulted in seven-figure money owed and have positioned the 75% low cost in danger. He confused that the low cost “will not be a present, however a proper that compensates for insularity”.
The ALA airways affiliation has additionally referred to as for the federal government (and Congress) to again the Senate movement, saying that this may assure air connectivity and tackle the “unsustainable and suffocating scenario” confronted by airways working discounted flights between the mainland and people areas to which the low cost applies – the Balearics, the Canaries plus the north African autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
The affiliation has identified that airways must bear the price of the subsidies, for which they’re subsequently reimbursed; the problem has been the inadequate provision for this. Marí feels that except Congress offers its approval, money owed will get far larger and can “jeopardise the mobility of hundreds of residents”.
