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Aena will attend World Routes in Chengdu from 24 to 27 September and the IATA slots Conference in Atlanta from 8 to 11 NovemberOur Airline Customer Relations and Airport Marketing Team hope to see you in our stand number HNS432 in Chengdu and in our stand 118 in Atlanta

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Have a look at the airlines page, full of useful content for your operation: welcome guide, incentives, marketing support, airport charges, airport presentations, services to airlines and much more.

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Award winning airportsIn June 2016, Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport won the “highly commended airport in the ‘over 25 million passenger’ category” award for its A-CDM implementation and network strategy in particular at the 12th Annual ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards of the 26th ACI EUROPE General Assembly, Congress & Exhibition, hosted by Athens International Airport.

Additionally, AS Madrid-Barajas won the Euro ANNIES award, granted by anna.aero, for “the airport with the biggest net increase (10) in long-haul routes1”shared with London Gatwick airport.

Alicante-Elche airport also won the Euro ANNIES award for “the biggest net increase in airlines”, with 10. The airport has welcomed 11 new airlines this summer, including Aeroflot, Bulgaria Air, KLM, Lufthansa, Norwegian, SWISS and TAROM.1flight of over 4,500 kilometres originating from the European region

Aena’s financial and traffic results 1H 2016Total consolidated revenue increased to 1,732.5 million euros (+8.4% compared to 1H 2015).

Aena’s EBITDA was 931.7 m€ (+12.7% over the same period 2015).

Total consolidated net profit increased up to 492.3 m€ (+78.7% increase over the same period in 2015).

Regarding traffic results Aena’s airports reached 103.9 million passengers (+11.7% increase on the same period 2015).

A.S. Madrid-Barajas airport reached 23.6 milion passengers (+8.6%) and Barcelona-El Prat reached 20.4 milion passengers (+12.7%).

Other airports with signficant traffic increases have been:

Vigo 440,497 pax (+41%), Almeria 415,904 pax (+35.3%), Ibiza 2.7 million pax (+17%), Alicante-Elche 5.4 million pax (+16.1%) and Tenerife North with 2m pax (+15.5%).

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June 2016 June 2016

From To AirlineAlicante-Elche Bucharest TaromAlicante-Elche Edinburgh VuelingAlicante-Elche Ivano-Frankovsk Ukraine AirlinesAlicante-Elche London City BA CityflyerAlicante-Elche Manchester NorwegianAlicante-Elche Manchester VuelingAlicante-Elche Milan Malpensa easyJetAlicante-Elche Milan Malpensa VuelingAlicante-Elche Moscow Sheremetyevo AeroflotAlicante-Elche Tenerife South VuelingAlicante-Elche Warsaw SmartwingsAlicante-Elche Zurich VuelingAS Madrid-Barajas Birmingham Monarch AirllinesAS Madrid-Barajas Bogota Air EuropaAS Madrid-Barajas Bucharest Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas Cork Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas Goteborg Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas Hong Kong Cathay PacificAS Madrid-Barajas Iasi TaromAS Madrid-Barajas Krakow Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas La Valeta Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas Lima Plus UltraAS Madrid-Barajas Oslo Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas Palma de Majorca NorwegianAS Madrid-Barajas Santo Domingo Plus UltraAS Madrid-Barajas Santorini Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas Shanghai China EasternAS Madrid-Barajas Shanghai IberiaAS Madrid-Barajas Zurich Air EuropaAsturias Gran Canaria Iberia ExpressBarcelona-El Prat Alghero AlitaliaBarcelona-El Prat Edinburgh Norwegian

From To AirlineBarcelona-El Prat Eindhoven VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Krasnodar Azur AirBarcelona-El Prat Moscow Domodedovo S7 AirlinesBarcelona-El Prat Palma de Majorca NorwegianBilbao Milan Malpensa easyJetGirona-Costa Brava Moscow Sheremetyevo PobedaMalaga-Costa del Sol Manchester NorwegianMalaga-Costa del Sol Tenerife South VuelingMenorca Torino Blue AirPalma de Majorca Pisa VoloteaPalma de Majorca SB Santander VuelingPalma de Majorca Torino Blue AirReus Bristol RyanairReus Glasgow Prestwick RyanairReus Liverpool RyanairSB Santander Tenerife South VuelingSeville Tenerife South VuelingSeville Zurich EdelweissTenerife South Birmingham VuelingTenerife South Valencia VuelingTenerife South Zaragoza VuelingTenerife South Zurich VuelingValencia Ivano-Frankovsk Ukraine AirlinesValencia Moscow Sheremetyevo Aeroflot

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From To AirlineAlicante-Elche Amsterdam KLMBadajoz Palma de Majorca Air NostrumBarcelona-El Prat Bilbao NorwegianBarcelona-El Prat Maastricht VuelingGran Canaria Amsterdam VuelingSan Sebastian London Luton Air NostrumVigo Paris Charles de Gaulle Air Nostrum

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From To AirlineAS Madrid-Barajas Johannesburg Iberia

August 2016

July 2016

New route San Sebastian - London Luton with Air Nostrum.WInner of the anna.aero’s “cake of the week” award.

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Airport

YT August 2016

Passengers

Change

YT Aug /16 -

YT Aug/15

Change. %

YT Aug’16 -

YT Aug’15

26 SB Santander 527.866 -71.788 -12,0%

27 Fgl Granada-Jaen 501.840 41.362 9,0%

28 Zaragoza 291.073 -2.101 -0,7%

29 Melilla 217.187 3.925 1,8%

30 San Sebastian 175.272 5.577 3,3%

31 Valladolid 162.576 13.753 9,2%

32 El Hierro 102.828 5.413 5,6%

33 Pamplona 100.354 -2.011 -2,0%

34 Vitoria 32.882 25.677 356,4%

35 La Gomera 25.920 2.507 10,7%

36 Leon 25.598 -1.814 -6,6%

37 Badajoz 22.067 761 3,6%

38 Salamanca 13.598 -3.374 -19,9%

39 Logroño 10.672 854 8,7%

40 Cordoba 4.616 -107 -2,3%

41 Burgos 3.130 -4.532 -59,1%

42 Sabadell 3.058 324 11,9%

43 Son Bonet 2.020 206 11,4%

44 Madrid-Cuatro Vientos 1.307 -719 -35,5%

45 Ceuta /Helipuerto 1.226 470 62,2%

46 Albacete 636 -60 -8,6%

47 Algeciras /Helipuerto 132 118 842,9%

48 Huesca-Pirineos 88 13 17,3%Total 155.394.314 15.239.851 10,9%

Traffic by Airport

Airport

YT August 2016

Passengers

Change

YT Aug /16 -

YT Aug/15

Change. %

YT Aug’16 -

YT Aug’15

01 AS Madrid-Barajas 33.312.062 2.416.888 7,8%

02 Barcelona-El Prat 29.729.722 3.008.526 11,3%

03 Palma De Majorca 18.542.698 1.722.274 10,2%

04 Malaga-Costa Del Sol 11.303.736 1.420.263 14,4%

05 Alicante-Elche 8.349.032 1.153.027 16,0%

06 Gran Canaria 7.905.560 1.049.847 15,3%

07 Tenerife South 6.838.077 894.124 15,0%

08 Ibiza 5.332.497 601.718 12,7%

09 Lanzarote 4.408.327 322.165 7,9%

10 Valencia 3.885.429 459.403 13,4%11 Fuerteventura 3.742.349 450.798 13,7%12 Bilbao 3.090.220 213.621 7,4%

13 Seville 3.084.810 214.006 7,5%

14 Tenerife North 2.818.056 300.124 11,9%

15 Minorca 2.354.127 216.562 10,1%

16 Santiago 1.697.950 161.761 10,5%

17 Girona 1.214.096 -49.527 -3,9%

18 Asturias 858.267 101.972 13,5%

19 Murcia-San Javier 764.799 -4.856 -0,6%

20 La Palma 731.168 82.092 12,6%

21 A Coruña 696.190 17.538 2,6%

22 Almeria 651.647 167.025 34,5%

23 Vigo 644.667 175.688 37,5%24 Jerez De La Frontera 613.139 53.954 9,6%25 Reus 599.743 76.404 14,6%

Statistics

Source: Aena

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Airlines Ranking

Airline

YT August 2015 YT August 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

YT Aug/16 - YT Aug/15

Change. %YT Aug/16 - YT Aug/15

Number of airports operated

01 Ryanair 23.610.241 26.844.061 17,3% 3.233.820 13,7% 24

02 Vueling 20.000.000 22.089.318 14,2% 2.089.318 10,4% 28

03 Iberia Group 19.248.611 21.035.823 13,5% 1.787.212 9,3% 32

04 Air Europa 10.536.939 10.990.926 7,1% 453.987 4,3% 26

05 easyJet 8.904.632 9.407.885 6,1% 503.253 5,7% 18

06 TUI Group 6.017.380 7.381.057 4,7% 1.363.677 22,7% 16

07 Air Berlin Group 6.720.198 5.977.209 3,8% -742.989 -11,1% 15

08 Lufthansa Group 5.796.934 6.135.915 3,9% 338.981 5,8% 17

09 Thomas Cook Group 4.509.071 5.103.565 3,3% 594.494 13,2% 15

10 Norwegian 3.517.128 4.903.423 3,2% 1.386.295 39,4% 17

11 Binter+ Naysa 3.521.908 3.550.211 2,3% 28.303 0,8% 8

12 Jet2.com 2.383.631 2.780.780 1,8% 397.149 16,7% 13

13 Monarch Airlines 2.151.432 2.276.189 1,5% 124.757 5,8% 12

14 Transavia 1.930.970 2.237.781 1,4% 306.811 15,9% 16

15 British Airways 1.540.046 1.684.983 1,1% 144.937 9,4% 13

Other Airlines

19.765.342 22.995.188 14,8% 3.229.846 16,3%

Total Aena

140.154.463 155.394.314 100% 15.239.851 10,9%

Statistics

Iberia Group: Iberia, Iberia Express and Air NostrumAir Berlin Group: Air Berlin and NikiTUI Group: Thomson Airways, TUIfly, Jetairfly, TUIfly Nordic, Arkefly and Corsair

Lufthansa Group: Lufhtansa, Eurowings, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Edelweiss and Austrian AirlinesThomas Cook Group: Condor, Thomas Cook UK, Thomas Cook Scandinavian and Thomas Cook Belgium

Source: Aena

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Market Ranking I

Statistics

Source: Aena

Country

YT August 2015 YT August 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

YT Aug/16 - YT Aug/15

Change. %YT Aug/16 - YT Aug/15

01 Spain 41.894.087 45.735.645 29,4% 3.841.558 9,2%

02 United Kingdom 24.533.713 28.342.192 18,2% 3.808.479 15,5%

03 Germany 16.958.490 18.719.309 12,0% 1.760.819 10,4%

04 Italy 8.143.055 8.887.512 5,7% 744.457 9,1%

05 France 7.626.234 8.142.387 5,2% 516.153 6,8%

06 Netherlands 4.283.652 5.069.417 3,3% 785.765 18,3%

07 Switzerland 3.725.092 4.119.640 2,7% 394.548 10,6%

08 Belgium 3.698.754 3.776.869 2,4% 78.115 2,1%

09 Ireland 2.431.965 2.776.024 1,8% 344.059 14,1%

10 Portugal 2.162.152 2.352.640 1,5% 190.488 8,8%

Top 10 Countries

115.457.194 127.921.635 82,3% 12.464.441 10,8%

Other Countries

24.697.269 27.472.679 17,7% 2.775.410 11,2%

Total Aena

140.154.463 155.394.314 100% 15.239.851 10,9%

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Market Ranking II

Statistics

Source: Aena

Region

YT August 2015 YT August 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

YT Aug/16 - YT Aug/15

Change. %YT Aug/16 - YT Aug/15

01 Spain 41.894.087 45.735.645 29,4% 3.841.558 9,2%

02 Europe 87.767.444 98.180.099 63,2% 10.412.655 11,9%

03 Latinamerica 4.603.788 5.015.409 3,2% 411.621 8,9%

04 Northamerica 2.226.707 2.466.078 1,6% 239.371 10,7%

05 Africa 1.819.439 1.911.865 1,2% 92.426 5,1%

06 Middle East 1.583.847 1.796.871 1,2% 213.024 13,4%

07 Asia and others 259.151 288.347 0,2% 29.196 11,3%

Total Aena

140.154.463 155.394.314 100% 15.239.851 10,9%

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Short Haul Route: Hannover

Hannover and Chengdu

New Town Hall. Picture source: Flicker, PhotoArt Laatzen.

Located in the banks of the river Lane, Hannover is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony with a population of approximately 520,000 people.

The city is well known for its diverse and attractive leisure options, from the Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen to the Eilenriede city forest, which allow you to connect with nature.

This is a magical city with a long list of major attractions like the new Town Hall, the most representative buidling from the 20th century and the Maschsee lake, with a Mediterranean feeling.

Less that one hour by train from Hannover is the city of Wolfsburgo, famous for being home to the Volkswagen plant. Since the year 2,000 the city houses an amusement park, Autostadt, devoted to cars and mobility.

Hamelin is also worth visiting, the city is only 40 m by train. Thanks to the Grimm’s fairy tale “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”, we all have our childhood memories in the history. People of Hamelin, accompanied by singers and actors recreate the story in the church square between May and September on Sundays at 12 am and Wednesdays at 16:30 pm.

Potential Routes

Spain is connected to Hannover from 10 cities (Lanzarote, Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Palma de Majorca, La Palma, Tenerife South and Jerez all year round and Ibiza and Menorca only in Summer season). Neverhteless, in 2015 there were more than 117,400

indirect passengers who travelled from Spain to Hannover (1,430,300 from Spain to Germany).

Even though there is a good connectivity with Spain, there are stll some routes with potential.

The main destinations to consider as possible new routes according to the indirect traffic figures and Skyscanner data for 2015 are:

• Madrid: 18,500 indirect passengers, 79,000 searches with 7,000 redirections.

• Malaga: 20,000 indirect passengers, almost 50,000 searches with 4,100 redirections.

• Bilbao: 20,300 indirect passengers, almost 16,300 searches with 1,800 redirections.

• Valencia: 7,500 indirect passengers, almost 19,000 searches with 1,600 redirections.

Aena’s marketing team will be happy to follow up with more detailed information. Please, do not hesitate to ask us for a tailor made business case.

For information on incentives or Marketing Support please click here.

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Incentive Scheme for 2016

Besides the good figures, the 1.9% decrease in Aena’s airports charges and the Aena’s incentive Scheme and Marketing Support initiatives make this route very attractive.

Check this information in the Price Guide 2016 by clicking here.

Long Haul Route: Chengdu

General overview

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province, which is known as the “The Land of Abundance”. Located in the west of Sichuan basin, it is ranked the seventh most populous Chinese city with 18 million residents living in the metropolitan area and 17,7 million in the urban area. Thanks to a powerful economic development in recent years, it is also becoming a modern metropolitan city of well preserved traditions.

China’s State Council has designated Chengdu as the country’s western center of logistics, commerce, finance, science and technology, as well as a hub of transportation and communication. It is also an important base for manufacturing and agriculture.

Furthermore, it is the natural habitat of cute giant pandas, a Chinese national treasure and one of the rarest animals in the world. Thus, a breeding center for giant pandas called Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding was founded in the north suburbs of the city. It is the only one of its kind in the world that’s located in a metropolitan area.

Regarding the gastronomy Chengdu is the first Asian city to win an UNESCO listing as a City of Gastronomy. Its teahouses and tea culture, that emphasize relaxation, are also world-famous.

Hannover and Chengdu

Text source: China Tourism Office and Aena

Picture source: Flickr. Jinjiang Noche de la Nueva Puerta del Sur

Potential Routes

Spain has no direct flight connection with Chengdu. However, in 2015 more than 576.000 indirect passengers travelled between Spain and China and Chengdu is ranked 7th in the list of main cities with almost 12,000 indirect passengers travelling to this city in 2015 (+109% increase with respect to 2014).

In addition, more than 38,000 people searched for a possible Spanish connecting route with Chengdu in 2015, according to Skyscanner.

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PageCurious factsSantander, halfway between the sea and the mountain

1. Santander peninsula and bay

Santander is without any doubt one of the most elegant and beautiful cities on the northern coast of Spain, and the ideal place to plan a trip. Both the sea and the mountains are continually present in this city, which captivates visitors with its aristocratic atmosphere and its spectacular bay, considered to be one of the most beautiful bays in the world according to the “The Most Beautiful Bays in the world” club (an UNESCO-endorsed NGO.)

The peninsula given by the city to Alfonso XIII for him to enjoy his leisure summer time is the best known image of Santander, both within and outside of Spain. In 1977 the Town Council of Santander reached an agreement with Don Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona, with the aim of recovering the Peninsula for the city and, since then, can be enjoyed by every citizen.

Its marine spirit and harbour nature have also conditioned its urban appearance, lengthened in search of water. Built on hills, its steep slopes had much to do in the configuration of the different neighbourhoods. Its broad streets are also ideal for leisurely strolls.

The cultural wealth of the Cantabrian capital is also enriched with the passage of the Pilgrim’s Road to Santiago de Compostela and the neighbouring Altamira Caves, both of which have been declared World Heritage. Santander BaySource: Tourism of Cantabria Government, Tourism of Santander City Council and Aena

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Santander, halfway between the sea and the mountain

2. Old Town - The cathedral

One of the sadest events in the history of Santander, was the fire which burnt the city during two days in 1941. Many buildings were destroyed, and the medieval city centre was lost, loosing a part of the history of the city itself.

Nevertheless the restoration was so successful that it allows us today to enjoy many impressive old buildings like the serene cathedral, placed in a high place that in ancient times was the harbor entrance, and built on the ruins of a preexisting Roman settlement, whose remains are found in the Romanesque chapel of Santísimo Cristo .

This Chapel is the oldest temple in Santander and contains the holy relics of San Emeterio and San Celedonio, Santander’s patron saints.

Santander has a wide range of cultural reference centres, emblematic buildings and must-see museums that are a good example of this city’s passion for culture.

Some of the most emblematic ones are:

Palace of La Magdalena:

It was built in 1909 to be used as summer residence by Kings Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenia. This event turned the city into a summer court and a tourist destination for most of the aristocracy and bourgeoisie .

The Palace was declared Historic-Artistic Monument at a National Level in 1982 and is currently the headquarter of the prestigious Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP)

The Parque de La Magdalena is also a much-visited public space, where to enjoy numerous actitivites and explore the zoological gardens.

3. Emblematic buildings

The town hall

The building was built in 1907 in a modernist style. Its function is to serve as a meeting place for the mayor and the council in charge of governing the city of Santander.

In the the top center you can see the shield of the city and a bell clock.

The Santander Casino

The Sardinero’s Grand Casino was built and opened in 1916. However, this beautiful building was not the first to hold the title of the city’s casino: before its construction there at that same site stood another two preceding.

In the summer, the Grand Casino is a driving force for social and cultural life. Its facilities, and the decorative interior richness make it one of the most singular casinos in Spain.

The Asunción Cathedral Palace of La Magdalena The Santander Casino

Source: Tourism of Cantabria Government, Tourism of Santander City Council and Aena

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Santander, halfway between the sea and the mountain

Santander has a wide range of cultural reference must-see museums which open their doors thanks to both the public and private sectors. They organise exhibitions of great interest and are a good example of this city’s passion for culture. Here are some examples of the most remarkable ones:

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Santander and Cantabria (MAS)

It was opened in 1908 and known as the Museum of Fine Arts of Santander until 2011. It is a building in neo-Herrerian style that houses a valuable collection of works of art, among which the Flemish, Italian and Spanish paintings from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries and the portrait of Ferdinand VII painted by Goya and donated by the City Hall. stand out. This art centre also has as well as a good collection of contemporary art.

Palacio of Festivales

This palace is an ideal and sumptuous place for all celebrations, it is a symbol of architectural and cultural of the 21th century of Santander.

Menéndez Pelayo Library

This vast old library, with its beautiful wood-lined reading room, was built in 1915 to house the 41,500 books bequeathed to Santander by local teacher, philosopher and poet Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo (1856–1912)

Right behind the library stands his family home, the Casa-Museo de Menéndez Pelayo, which includes the kitchen that he almost let burn down by being too distracted while reading.

Menéndez Pelayo Library

4. Museums and galleries

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art The Cantabrian Maritime Museum

The Cantabrian Maritime Museum

It is a must-see for those who are attracted by the sea and those travelling with children. Located at the Santander Bay, it hosts of over 3,000 square meters of exhibition and is divided into four main sections: Life in the sea, Fishermen and fisheries,The Cantabrian Sea and the sea throughout history and Avant-garde technology in front of the sea.

The Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria

Exhibition of more than 1,200 pieces with dates ranging from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. They come from some of the most important archaeological sites in the study of the Palaeolithic portable art, such as Altamira and Puente Viesgo. The museum also has a bibliographic collection of 70,000 volumes.

Source: Tourism of Cantabria Government, Tourism of Santander City Council and Aena

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A true highlight of the exceptionally El Sardinero district, this is the perfect place to come and relax beneath a tamarind tree.

In addition, there is a viewpoint from which the whole Sardinero can be admired and whose balustrade has undulating forms imitating the sea waves.

Parque de Cabo Mayor

Just a stone’s throw from the popular El Sardinero beaches, the Parque de Cabo Mayor is one not to miss and stands alongside the seafront and atop the cliffs. Tourists often come here to check out the panoramas from the top of the park’s Cabo Mayor lighthouse. and look at the beauty of the maritime scenery of Santander. To the right of the viewpoint there is a door with stairs to descend to the cape and walk up to its end.

5. Parks and gardens

Santander is a city which stands out especially for its full contact with nature. A very green city with lush parklands contrasting greatly with its sandy beaches. These are some of the most outstanding ones:

Pereda gardens

Perhaps the most famous of all the city’s landscaped gardens.The Pereda garden is home to a number of important attractions, such as the music pavilion, the giant carrousel and the monument to the local 19th-century Spanish novelist, José Maria de Pereda, as well as being filled with seasonal flowers and several fountains.

Piquío gardens

Created in 1925, these gardens separate the First and Second beaches of El Sardinero.

Pereda Gardens Cabo Mayor

Santander, halfway between the sea and the mountain

6. Beaches and sports

Santander can feel proud of having more than a dozen sandy beaches. Some of them have been awarded the European Union Blue Flag.

Santander is also rich in Verdes-areas and beaches and has managed to develop whilerespecting its natural setting, spaces for recreation and sport: sailing, rowing, kitesurf, surfing and scuba diving; golf, hiking, mountain biking or even climbing are sports practiced assiduously without leaving the city.

These are some of the several beaches in the city:

Los Peligros, Bikinis, El Camello beach, El Sardinero, La Concha, Los Molinucos, and many more!.

Kitesurf Cabo Menor

Source: Tourism of Cantabria Government, Tourism of Santander City Council and Aena

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7. Gastronomy

Tiypical desserts

Santander, halfway between the sea and the mountain

Santander is located between the sea and the mountains and has a mixture of both in its gastronomy.

Fish and seafood in this place enjoy a well-earned reputation for their quality and freshness, and these dishes predominate in the menu of many restaurants.Good food is reason enough to visit this city which, on the other hand, has great attractions apart from its gastronomy. The offer is so plural that it can be adapted to all kinds of pockets: from fish taverns and cheap bars with dishes, daily menus and tapas at popular prices to smart restaurants with the most exclusive menus. In any case, the product, if it is local, will be of good quality.

Typical dishes from the sea are “rabas” (fried squid), “bocartes rebozados” (whitebait) and fresh shellfish. There are also excellent meat dishes such as cocido montañés (a stew made of beans, meat and cabbage) and traditional desserts like “quesada” (cheesecake), “sobaos pasiegos” (sponge cakes) and “corbatas” (puff pastry cakes).

Behind the city hall, in the western part of central Santander, you’ll find the 19th-century cast-iron Mercado La Esperanza, a coloufulmarket with masses of fish and seafood, meat, cheese, fruit and orujo (firewater) from Potes (in the Picos de Europa).

Source: Tourism of Cantabria Government, Tourism of Santander City Council and Aena

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Don’t miss in Santander

OCTOBER 2016Centenario Casino Sardinero

Shatti Santander International Festival

Popular Race ‘We are ready’

NOVEMBER 2016Programming Autumn Festival Hall

Santander Festival Boleros

DECEMBER 2016Christmas Festivities

JANUARY 2017New Year’s Concert Strauss Festival Orchestra and Ballet

Three Wise Men Parade

Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria

FEBRUARY 2017Career solidarity Entreculturas International

Route pout of Cantabria

MARCH 2017Santander International Half Marathonwww.mediomaratonsantander.es

APRIL 2017Holly Week Celebrations

Source: Tourism of Cantabria Government, Tourism of Santander City Council and Aena

MAY 2017Our Lady of the Sea pilmigrageWhit Monday

JUNE 2017Saint John big bonfire and a pilgrimage

JULY 2017Semana Grande

Música en Grande www.musicaengrande.es

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Festivities

Baños de Ola Festivity

Saint James Festivities

ARTESANTANDER

AUGUST 2017Regional Championship of Rowing Boats

Holy Martyrs. ‘La Semanuca’ (The Small Week)

Santander International Festivalwww.festivalsantander.com

Santander Musicwww.santandermusic.es

SEPTEMBER 2017MAF: International Exhibition of Arts Fantásicas

International Sailing Week “Ciudad de Santander”

Festival of Nations 2016

DURING THE SUMMERSummer Courses at the Menéndez Pelayo International University.www.uimp.es

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Ready to connect with European Cities

General Airport Facts Passenger Profile

TimetableSummer: 04:30-21:45 (UTC)Winter: 05:30-22:45 (UTC)

Runway 15/33 (2,405 x 45 m.)

Runway capacityArrivals: 5Departures: 5Total: 8

Terminal CapacityPax/h

Arrivals: 300Departures: 300

Commercial Aviation Parking stands

Total: 8 Types: 3 A320 5 CRJ-200

Potential routesCheck the unserved routes at The Route Shop Profile (anna.aero) by clicking here

Discover Pamplona Airport

Source: Aena

Pamplona airport, located 6 kilometres from the city of Pamplona, has become an important business and tourist centre, encouraging economic growth in the area. The airport handles mostly domestic scheduled flights, altough is well prepared for the arrival of new airlines opening new European routes.

59%Man

41% Woman

Nationality

68%Spanish

32%Foreign

Residence

47%Rest of Spain

18%

35%Foreign

Reason of the Journey100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

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60%

40%

20%

0Holidays

39%

Other

6%

Business

37%

Visit Family/Friends

18%

Pamplona

Age

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Business and tourism looking for access to a European City

Navarre, opportunities for new routes

Pamplona, the capital city of the Navarre Region, gives its name to its Regional Airport. Located in the North of Spain, this Region offers a real business opportunity to airlines ready to operate a new connection to a European City, which would also be the first regular international route of the Airport. Regional Authorities have recently launched a passenger potential demand analysis for different European destinations to assess their feasibility and initial results are proving very promising in all scenarios.

Several reasons are behind it. Navarre economic structure generates and important business demand currently underserved from Pamplona Airport. In addition, its population has a strong purchase power (3rd highest in Spain) and values travelling for leisure and VFR. Also, the connection to a European City will open immense opportunities for inbound tourist traffic, whose inflow would be enhanced by targeted marketing activities from both Aena and Navarre Tourism Board. Finally, the Airport’s high quality infrastructure is ready to accommodate such a new operation. Its new terminal from 2010, has the capacity to host 1M passengers per year, more than 5 times the existing traffic, and the airport offers extended operating hours from 6.30 to 23:45 local time. Adding to it, a new route will benefit from Aena’s incentive scheme.

BaztanSource: Sodena and Navarre Tourism Board

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Navarre leads the top Spanish Regions, together with Madrid, Catalonia and the Basque country. Its industry-based economy (28% of GDP) is diversified (automotive, renewable energies, food processing, machinery and equipment, biomedicine…), open (192% trade coverage rate and more than 100 well-established industrial multinationals, such as Volkswagen) and innovative (68% of Regional R&D expenditure Navarre is privately funded). The services sector is also strong, particularly in high-level education and healthcare. A promising health

Source: Sodena and Navarre Tourism Board

tourism industry is developing in the region with half of patients and visitors travelling medium and long distances.

As mentioned, the Region also offers a tremendous international inbound tourism potential. Apart from its two best internationally known trademarks, Sanfermines and the Pilgrim’s way to Santiago, that also open opportunities for additional air routes, the region is worth discovering to feel its hospitality and enjoy its diversity and thousand faces: mixture of historical and cultural heritage, gastronomy, landscapes...

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San Fermines Festivities

San FerminesSource: Sodena and Navarre Tourism Board

From July 6th to 14th every year the word fiesta is written in capital letters in Pamplona. The Sanfermines. Thousands of people from all over the world descend on the city, who dress up in red and white. For nine days the streets turn into a feast of friendship, joy, music and non-stop partying. The Encierro (Bull Run) is one of its best known activities, when the bulls start their ‘race’ behind the mozos (young men) that culminates in the bullring at the end of the run.

Short operations are put in place to bring visitors from Barcelona to the city these days. Additional opportunities have been identified, particularly with London Airports, for moving both inbound foreign visitors and outbound local tourists. Local travel agencies and tour-operators are interested in exploring options further.

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Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela

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RoncesvallesSource: Sodena and Navarre Tourism Board

The Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago is a social, cultural and religious phenomenon that emerged in the Middle Ages, when Knights Templar, monarchs, nobles, paupers and devotees from all over Christianity travelled thousands of miles to kneel in front of the tomb of the Apostle Santiago (St. James). In the 21st century the Pilgrim’s Way has been certified as a Great European Cultural Itinerary and awarded the Spanish Prince of Asturias Prize for Promoting Understanding, which have enhanced the number of tourists every year; more than 150,000 people now cross the peninsula on foot, by bicycle or on horseback. Despite the differences on pilgrims’ motivations, they all have in common the need to leave daily life behind and give themselves time and space to reflect on things.

Navarre is the Spanish gate to the ‘French Route’ of the Pilgrim’s Way, the one with the greatest historical tradition, the best-known internationally and the most travelled. Last year, more than 45.000 foreign pilgrims passed by the Collegiate church of Roncesvalles, the first stop in the Navarre Pyrenees, and the trend is upwards.

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Gastronomy

Red “piquillo” peppersSource: Sodena and Navarre Tourism Board

Navarre is one of the very few places in Europe that has been able to preserve a gastronomic tradition that makes eating a social event. Every festivity or tradition is accompanied by a particular cuisine, and so the traveler will find the table always well stocked with appetizing and varied food.

Popular cuisine, of rural origin and homemade tradition, is based on all the products that the varied landscape of Navarre provides.

The region’s restaurants have gone one-step further, winning international prestige thanks to the quality of the raw materials they use for their dishes. Chefs from Navarre are among the most prestigious in the world of Nouvelle Cuisine. From its market gardens come asparagus, artichokes, red “Piquillo” peppers or pochas (succulent white beans) as starters. For the second course, T-bone steaks, roast meats, fish and ajoarriero (salted cod in a sauce with peppers and oil), and for dessert, cheese, junket, canutillos (wafers with cream), homemade custard or leche frita (literally, “fried milk”). Let yourself be seduced! Navarrese cuisine has an excellent ally in its red, rosé and white wines. Covered by the “Navarra” and “Rioja” Designations of Origin, the region’s wines have gained recognition on an international scale.

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Landscapes and Cultural Heritage

IruñeaSource: Sodena and Navarre Tourism Board

Get out and let yourself be tempted by the natural treasures hidden in our region. From the photogenic scenery of the Pyrenees and the enormous Irati forest to the untamed desert of Bardenas Reales, and steep-sided gorges and delightful valleys… are just some options.

Additionally Navarre is home to a great number of festivities throughout the year, from the Carnivals at Lantz, Ituren o Zubieta in the north to Easter festivals in the south. Processions, celebrations with bulls and sports based on rural activities fill the parks, streets and squares.

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Don’t miss in Navarre

OCTOBER 2016 Feria Âme & Art

ISDE (FIM International 6 days of ENDURO)

CEV (Spanish Speed Championship)

Cazuelica and Wine week

NOVEMBER 2016Copa Open de Motociclismo

DECEMBER 2016New Year’s Eve : City Fancy-dress night

Nativiy Scenes Exposition

Olentzero Celebrations

JANUARY 2017Cinema Festival: Pamplona Negra

FEBRUARY 2017International Tourism Fair NAVARTUR

Carnival Celebrations (Ituren, Lanz…)

MARCH 2017Festival Punto de Vista http://www.puntode-vistafestival.com/index.asp

Pintxo Week, Pamplona

Javieradas: Pilgrimage to the castle of Saint

Francis Xavier, the patron saint of Navarre

Sacre Music Festival

APRIL 2017Holly Week Celebrations (Procesiones, La Baja-da del Ángel, el Volatín, Bolantes de Luzaide/Valcarlos…)

MAY 2017Popular pilgrimages in many localities (Orreaga/Roncesvalles, Ujué, Lumbier…)

JUNE 2017Pamplona Innovation Week

San Fermín Marathon

Music Festival: Festival 360

JULY 2017San Fermin Festivities

Classic Theathre Festival Olite

Mediaeval Week of Estella

Cyclying route: La Indurain

AUGUST 2017Festival Flamenco On Fire

Kultur Festival

Pamplona City Walls Festival

SEPTIEMBRE 2017Ancient Music Week, Estella

ALL YEAR ROUNDExposition: OccidensFrom November 16 to April 2017: Human Bo-dies The Exhibition

Concerts and performing-arts shows in many venues among which Palacio Baluarte, Teatro Gayarre, Museo de Navarra…

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