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Aena Aeropuertos NewsQuarterly magazine for airlines, airports and tour-operators
June – August 2013Issue 02
Quick NewsLatest News on Spanish airportsNew routes during the summer season
StatisticsPassengers, Markets and AirportsYear to May 2013
Market AnalysisSwitzerland and Japan
CalendarJune - July - August 2013
Discover Spanish AirportsSeville Airport: Moorish heritage and business city
Aena Aeropuertos News is the quarterly magazine of Aena Aeropuertos to serve as a link between airlines, tour-operators and airports to keep you updated with the latest news regarding Spanish airports operations and the new opportunities within our network.
The Airline Customer Relations and Airport Marketing Team have a constant dialogue with airlines and tour-operators to provide them with the best solution that fit their needs, coordinating it with the rest of the airports and areas within Aena Aeropuertos.
You can use our mailbox [email protected] to contact us if your company needs information or has any questions related to the operation in our airports so we can forward it to the right person within Aena Aeropuertos who can come back to you with the best answer.
The magazine is divided into 5 sections:
• Quick news: What’s happening now in our Airports. It Includes the list of new routes opened in our airports during the three months previous to the delivery of the magazine.
• Statistics: It tells you know the evolution of airlines, markets and the number of passengers in our airports.
• Market analysis: We offer you an analysis of one short-haul route and one long-haul route to help you to make a decision if your airline is considering a new route to a Spanish airport.
• Calendar: It shows the public holidays in Spain. Very useful information to have! Learn more about a typical Spanish celebrations.
• Discover Spanish Airports: A short presentation of one of our airports and the surrounding area, discover what this destination can offer to you.
Enjoy the reading!
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The CDRA (Barcelona Air Route Development Committee) of Barcelona has been awardedthe “GEBTA prize to the initiative”
as a model of coordinated proceedings between administrations and business organizations with the aim of fostering the commercial activities outside Spain from Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
Agreement between Aena Aeropuertos and Airlines on the airport charges
The agreement reached between Aena Aeropuertos and the airlines on the airport charges for the next 5 years will have an increase of CPI+1 in 2014, CPI+3 in 2015 and CPI+4 in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The airport charges will be updated on the 1st March each year.
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80th anniversary of the first commercial flight at Madrid-Barajas Airport
On the 15th May 1933 the first commercial plane, a three-engine Fokker VII, landed at Madrid-Barajas Airport, although the official inauguration of the airport was two years earlier, on the 30th April 1931.LAPE, the Spanish Air Mail Service, was one of the first airlines to use the airport, with a regular flight to Barcelona and Seville. This airline later became Iberia. The ticket price, approved on December 1932, was 150 pesetas for the flight Madrid-Barcelona and 125 pesetas for the flight Madrid-Sevilla in a FockerVII/3M with capacity for 8 passengers and 2 cabin crew.After 80 years, more than 990 million of passengers have flown in almost 10,65 million of flights from Madrid-Barajas Airport, which has become the 5th airport in the European ranking by passenger traffic volume, serving 45,1 million of passengers in 2012.
Aena Aeropuertos started the consultation process for the handling tender on the 30th May 2013
that will last two months during which airlines and third parties will be able to submit their comments to Aena Aeropuertos, who will develop the technical specifications to launch the tender during the second half of the year.A total of 50 ramp handling licenses will be put out to tender to facilitate the service in 43 airports and 2 heliports for a period of time of 7 years.
Aena’s Airports will offer close to 50 million seats to Europe during the 2013 Summer Season
that started on the 31st of March, which represents a 5% increase in the seat offer to European destinations compared to last year’s Summer Season. Among the countries with the highest growth in departing seats are the UK (+8%), the Nordic Countries (+25%) and Germany (+7%). Another countries with a noteworthy growth in departing seats are the Russian Federation (+48%) and Africa (+27%). This data represent the positive evolution of international tourism in Spain, as the Spanish Airports have 79 additional routes to the European market.It is noteworthy that, according to Anna.aero, Aena (Spain) is the second European country in terms of new route development in 2013, with a very close margin from the first, the UK (a difference of only 9 routes!). Furthermore, Barcelona Airport is the leader of the global route development ranking by airports.
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New routesMarch 2013
From To AirlineAlicante Katowice RyanairAlicante London LGW British AirwaysAlicante Oulu NorwegianAlicante Aalborg NorwegianBarcelona-El Prat Dresden VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Dusseldorf DUS VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Dortmund VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Rennes VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Bari VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Stuttgart STR VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Turín VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Arad Wizz AirBarcelona-El Prat Bolonia RyanairBarcelona-El Prat Craiova Wizz AirBarcelona-El Prat Istambul SAW Pegasus AirlinesBarcelona-El Prat Exeter FlybeBarcelona-El Prat Hamburg HAM GermanwingsBarcelona-El Prat Lyon SkyhoppeBarcelona-El Prat Milan MXP Royal Air MarocBarcelona-El Prat Nador RyanairBarcelona-El Prat Paris ORY Royal Air MarocBarcelona-El Prat Southampton FlybeBarcelona-El Prat Hannover VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Pamplona VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Fuerteventura VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Valladolid VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Goteborg VuelingBarcelona-El Prat London LGW VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Bolonia Vueling
From To AirlineBarcelona-El Prat Frankfurt VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Catania VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Banjul Vueling
Bilbao Rome FCO Alitalia
Bilbao Lisbon easyJet
Girona-Costa Brava Lappeenranta Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Memmingen Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Trieste Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Jonkoping Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Dortmund Ryanair
Gran Canaria Sal Cabo Verde Airlines
Gran Canaria Santiago Air Nostrum
Ibiza Moscow DME Transaero
Lanzarote Leeds Monarch Airlines
Lanzarote London LGW British Airways
Lanzarote Zaragoza Air Europa
Madrid-Barajas Moscow VKO Transaero
Málaga-Costa del Sol Belfast BHD Aer Lingus
Málaga-Costa del Sol Brussels CRL Jetairfly
Málaga-Costa del Sol Nuremberg Ryanair
Málaga-Costa del Sol Dortmund Ryanair
Málaga-Costa del Sol Hannover Vueling
Málaga-Costa del Sol Cardiff Vueling
Menorca East Midlands Ryanair
Palma de Mallorca Bordeaux Vueling
Palma de Mallorca London LHR British Airways
Palma de Mallorca Dortmund Ryanair
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New routesMarch 2013 (continue)
From To AirlinePalma de Mallorca Rostock-Laage Germania
Palma de Mallorca London LHR Vueling
Palma de Mallorca Leeds Monarch Airlines
Santander Edimburgh Ryanair
Tenerife South Leeds Monarch Airlines
Tenerife South London LGW British Airways
Tenerife South Vigo Air Europa
Valencia Rotterdam Transavia
April 2013
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From To AirlineAlicante Angelholm Helsingborg RyanairAlicante Billund NorwegianAlicante Birmingham Thomas Cook UKAlicante Brussels VuelingAlicante Copenhagen Scandinavian AirlinesAlicante Harstad-Narvik NorwegianAlicante London LGW NorwegianAlicante Molde NorwegianAlicante Nuremberg RyanairAlicante Saint Petersburg RossiyaAlicante Tromso NorwegianAlicante Umea NorwegianBarcelona-El Prat Alger VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Bordeaux SkyhoppeBarcelona-El Prat Fez Ryanair
From To AirlineBarcelona-El Prat Kristiansand FlyNonstopBarcelona-El Prat London LGW NorwegianBarcelona-El Prat Luxembourg VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Reyjavik Avión ExpressBarcelona-El Prat Saint Petersburg Nordwind AirlinesBarcelona-El Prat Tbilisi Fly GeorgiaBarcelona-El Prat Turín RyanairBarcelona-El Prat Warsaw Smart WingsFuerteventura Birmingham Thomson AirwaysFuerteventura Dusseldorf DUS Sunexpress DeutschlandFuerteventura Dusseldorf DUS GermaniaFuerteventura Dusseldorf DUS LufthansaFuerteventura Rome FCO New LivingstonFuerteventura Toulouse GermaniaFuerteventura Verona New LivingstonGirona-Costa Brava Brussels Thomas Cook BelgiumGirona-Costa Brava Hamburg LBC Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Kalmar Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Katowice Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Moscow DME Transaero
Girona-Costa Brava Oslo TRF Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Paphos Ryanair
Girona-Costa Brava Tampere Ryanair
Gran Canaria Bristol Thomas Cook UK
Gran Canaria Casablanca CMN Royal Air Maroc
Gran Canaria Dusseldorf DUS Germania
Gran Canaria Erfurt Germania
Gran Canaria Groningen Transavia
Gran Canaria London Gatwick Norwegian
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New routesApril 2013 (continue)
* Technical stop in Monastir
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From To AirlineGran Canaria Manchester Jet2.comGran Canaria Moscow Sheremetyevo * Nordwind AirlinesIbiza Frankfurt FRA Lufthansa
Ibiza London Heathrow British Airways
Ibiza Rotterdam Transavia
Lanzarote Dusseldorf DUS Germania
Lanzarote Manchester Ryanair
Lanzarote Toulouse Germania
Madrid-Barajas Copenhaguen Norwegian
Madrid-Barajas Ibiza Air Nostrum
Madrid-Barajas Luxor Egyptair
Madrid-Barajas Málaga-Costa del Sol Air Europa
Madrid-Barajas Tangier Air Arabia Maroc
Madrid-Barajas Trípoli Libyan Arab Airlines
Málaga-Costa del Sol Bergen Scandinavian Airlines
Málaga-Costa del Sol Brussels Vueling
Málaga-Costa del Sol Colonia Ryanair
Málaga-Costa del Sol Knock Ryanair
Málaga-Costa del Sol London Gatwick Norwegian
Málaga-Costa del Sol Paris ORY Transavia France
Málaga-Costa del Sol Varsovia Smart Wings
Menorca Berna Skywork
Murcia-San Javier Oslo OSL Norwegian
Palma de Mallorca Basilea-Mulhouse TUIfly
Palma de Mallorca Belfast BHD Aer Lingus
Palma de Mallorca Bergen Norwegian
Palma de Mallorca Dusseldorf DUS Hamburg Airways
From To AirlinePalma de Mallorca Erfurt Germania
Palma de Mallorca Hamburg HAM Germanwings
Palma de Mallorca Helsinki Finnair
Palma de Mallorca Kristiansand Demin Air
Palma de Mallorca Lille Jetairfly
Palma de Mallorca London LGW Norwegian
Palma de Mallorca Nantes Transavia France
Palma de Mallorca Naples easyJet
Palma de Mallorca Warsaw Smart Wings
Reus Bremen Ryanair
Reus Oslo RYG Ryanair
Tenerife South Dusseldorf DUS Germania
Tenerife South Ekaterinburg Transaero
Tenerife South Marseille Air MediterraneeTenerife South Milan MXP New LivingstonTenerife South Nantes VoloteaTenerife South Rome FCO New LivingstonTenerife South Verona New LivingstonTenerife South Zaragoza Air EuropaValencia Lisbon easyJetZaragoza Lanzarote Air Europa
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New routesMay 2013
From To AirlineAlicante Cologne Air Berlín
Alicante Glasgow BA Cityflyer
Almería Manchester Monarch AirlinesAsturias Valencia VoloteaBarcelona-El Prat Leeds Monarch Airlines
Barcelona-El Prat Oran Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Bergen Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Casablanca Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Fez Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Helsinki Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Oslo Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Tangier Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Ekaterinburg Utair Aviation
Barcelona-El Prat Kiev Borispol Utair Aviation
Barcelona-El Prat Kiev Zhulyanay Aviatrans Kiev
Barcelona-El Prat Krasnodar Air Europa
Barcelona-El Prat Rostov Air Europa
Barcelona-El Prat Saint Petersbourg Air Europa
Barcelona-El Prat Kazan Air Europa
Barcelona-El Prat Kiev Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Nador Vueling
Barcelona-El Prat Nizhniy Novgorod Air Europa
Barcelona-El Prat Samara Air Europa
Fuerteventura Frankfurt Sunexpress Deutschland
Girona-Costa Brava East Midlands Ryanair
Gran Canaria Dusseldorf Sunexpress Deutschland
Gran Canaria Nouakchott Mauritanian Airlines
Gran Canaria Frankfurt Sunexpress
Gran Canaria Leeds Jet2.com
Ibiza Munich Lufthansa
From To AirlineIbiza Blackpool Jet2.com
Ibiza East Midlands Jet2.com
Ibiza East Midlands Monarch Airlines
Lanzarote Dublin Air Contractors
Madrid-Barajas Punta Cana Orbest Portugal
Málaga-Costa del Sol Melilla Melilla Airlines
Menorca Leeds Monarch Airlines
Menorca Bristol Thomas Cook UK
Menorca London Stansted Thomas Cook UK
Menorca Manchester Jet2.com
Menorca Milan Bergamo Mistral Air
Murcia San Javier Glasgow Jet2.com
Palma de Mallorca Santiago de Compostela Air Nostrum
Palma de Mallorca Baden Baden Germania
Palma de Mallorca Bergen Thomas Cook Scandinavia
Palma de Mallorca Bremen Hamburg Airways
Palma de Mallorca Helsinki TUIfly Nordic
Palma de Mallorca Leipzig German Sky Airlines
Palma de Mallorca Viena Austrian Airlines
Palma de Mallorca Leeds Thomson Airways
Palma de Mallorca Kassel Germania
Palma de Mallorca Trondheim Orbest Portugal
Palma de Mallorca Moscow Vnucovo Transaero
Palma de Mallorca Saint Petersbourg Air Europa
Palma de Mallorca Rostock-Laage Air Nostrum
Reus Brussels Thomas Cook Belgium
Reus Glasgow Flybe
Reus Dublin Alba Star
Reus Dublin Avion Express
Santiago de Compostela Istambul Atatürk Turkish Airlines
Valencia Nantes Volotea
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Spanish Airports TrafficTraffic by Airport
AirportYear to May 2013
Passengers Change YTMay’13-YTMay’12
Change. %YTMay’13-YTMay’12
01 Madrid-Barajas 15.373.092 -2.642.304 -14,7%
02 Barcelona-El Prat 12.636.709 -384.514 -3,0%
03 Palma De Mallorca 6.327.998 34.227 0,5%
04 Malaga-Costa Del Sol 4.349.544 -7.220 -0,2%
05 Gran Canaria 4.044.381 -250.376 -5,8%
06 Tenerife Sur 3.683.610 -17.946 -0,5%
07 Alicante 3.254.921 175.515 5,7%
08 Lanzarote 2.022.461 -56.216 -2,7%
09 Valencia 1.710.753 -80.192 -4,5%
10 Fuerteventura 1.638.122 -194.065 -10,6%
11 Sevilla 1.523.658 -275.932 -15,3%
12 Bilbao 1.435.601 -128.043 -8,2%
13 Tenerife Norte 1.361.790 -155.718 -10,3%
14 Ibiza 1.134.093 28.383 2,6%
15 Girona 845.882 -50.003 -5,6%
16 Santiago 808.992 -44.246 -5,2%
17 Menorca 488.935 20.892 4,5%
18 Asturias 424.976 -35.031 -7,6%
19 Santander 360.620 -70.957 -16,4%
20 La Palma 337.180 -83.442 -19,8%
21 Murcia-San Javier 329.369 -27.203 -7,6%
22 A Coruña 275.666 -38.129 -12,2%
23 Jerez De La Frontera 274.629 -44.307 -13,9%
24 Vigo 267.267 -44.137 -14,2%
25 Fgl Granada-Jaen 252.983 -51.742 -17,0%
Airport
Year to May 2013
Passengers Change YTMay’13-YTMay’12
Change. %YTMay’13-YTMay’12
26 Reus 235.224 47.191 25,1%
27 Almeria 229.218 -57.741 -20,1%
28 Zaragoza 189.167 -34.163 -15,3%
29 Melilla 117.559 -7.728 -6,2%
30 Valladolid 108.406 -54.617 -33,5%
31 San Sebastian 94.065 -9.588 -9,3%
32 Pamplona 64.443 -17.056 -20,9%
33 El Hierro 55.110 -8.754 -13,7%
34 La Gomera 8.221 87 1,1%
35 Leon 8.075 -14.947 -64,9%
36 Burgos 6.099 -1.783 -22,6%
37 Salamanca 5.384 -4.774 -47,0%
38 Logroño 4.351 -3.403 -43,9%
39 Badajoz 3.703 -9.546 -72,1%
40 Cordoba 2.587 -2.135 -45,2%
41 Ceuta /Helipuerto 2.107 -13.435 -86,4%
42 Vitoria 1.954 -13.777 -87,6%
43 Madrid-Torrejón 1.953 -9.641 -83,2%
44 Sabadell 1.049 1.049 -
45 Algeciras /Helipuerto 1.022 -6.925 -87,1%
46 Son Bonet 806 806 -
47 Madrid-Cuatro Vientos 730 -210 -22,3%
48 Albacete 572 -385 -40,2%
49 Huesca-Pirineos 93 15 19,2%
TOTAL 66.305.130 -4.644.166 -6,5%
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Spanish Airports Traffic
AirlineYear to May 2012 Year to May 2013
Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange
YTMay’13 - YTMay’12Change. %
YTMay’13 - YTMay’12
01 Ryanair 12.652. 047 11.738.822 17,7% -913.225 -7,2%
02 Vueling 7.135.916 7.776.384 11,7% 640.468 9,0%
03 Iberia 8.439.654 5.172.884 7,8% -3.266.770 -38,7%
04 Air Europa 5.010.980 5.107.163 7,7% 96.183 1,9%
05 easyJet 4.865.187 4.417.717 6,7% -447.470 -9,2%
06 Air Berlin 4.035.805 3.653.680 5,5% -382.125 -9,5%
07 Air Nostrum 3.429.156 2.607.058 3,9% -822.098 -24,0%
08 Iberia Express 655.942 2.131.275 3,2% 1.475.333 -
09 Binter+ Naysa 1.978.898 2.006.035 3,0% 27.137 1,4%
10 Lufthansa 1.205.294 1.277.226 1,9% 71.932 6,0%
Total Top 10 Airlines
49.408.879 45.888.244 69,2% -3.520.635 -7,1%
Other airlines
21.540.417 20.416.886 30,8% -1.123.531 -5,2%
Total Aena Aeropuertos
70.949.296 66.305.130 100,0% -4.644.166 -6,5%
Airlines Ranking
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Spanish Airports TrafficMarket Ranking
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MarketYear to May 2012 Year to May 2013
Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange
YTMay’13 - YTMay’12Change. %
YTMay’13 - YTMay’12
01 Spain 26.536.727 22.290.803 33,6% -4.245.924 -16,0%
02 United Kingdom 10.181.249 10.459.455 15,8% 278.206 2,7%
03 Germany 7.687.820 7.728.424 11,7% 40.604 0,5%
04 France 3.646.582 3.524.724 5,3% -121.858 -3,3%
05 Italy 3.934.476 3.346.042 5,0% -588.434 -15,0%
06 Holland 2.037.528 1.988.272 3,0% -49.256 -2,4%
07 Switzerland 1.740.038 1.804.121 2,7% 64.083 3,7%
08 Belgium 1.605.026 1.630.270 2,5% 25.244 1,6%
09 Sweden 994.201 1.107.455 1,7% 113.254 11,4%
10 Norway 888.010 1.068.026 1,6% 180.016 20,3%
Total Top 10 Markets
59.251.657 54.947.592 82,9% -4.304.065 -7,3%
Other Markets
11.697.639 11.357.538 17,1% -340.101 -2,9%
Total Aena Aeropuertos
70.949.296 66.305.130 100,0% -4.644.166 -6,5%
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General overview
According to the National Statistics Institute of Spain there are 15,049 Swiss living in Spain, mainly in Comunitat Valenciana, and there are 43,304 Spaniards living in Switzerland, most of them are from Galicia.
During 2012, 690,918 Swiss tourists visited Spain, with a preference for city-breaks like Barcelona.
From the commercial perspective, Spain exported in 2012, 4,594 M€ to Switzerland in chemicals, raw materials & intermediate products and industrial technology, and imported 2,604 M€ from Switzerland, mainly in chemicals, industrial technology and fashion.
Traffic statistics (2012)
The annual traffic statistics of the last 5 years shows an average variation of +7,2% on commercial passengers between Spain and Switzerland, with a preference for Barcelona (28%), Madrid (26%) and Palma de Mallorca (16%).
The preferred Swiss destinations are Zurich (46%) and Geneva (34%), followed by Basel-Mulhouse (19%).
Switzerland and Japan
[Photographs source: web server of the Spanish Tourism Institute, TURESPAÑA, and Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas, SEGITTUR, www.spain.info]
Short-Haul route: Switzerland
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Potential routes without direct traffic
Bilbao is a business and tourism destination in Northern Spain whose nature, architecture, cuisine, innovation and tradition makes it one of the preferred destinations in Spain. With near 6,700 indirect passengers to Switzerland, is a destination that could be a potencial market to serve.
Also Seville, with 3,400 indirect passengers to Zurich, is a destination with no direct traffic. You can learn more about what can Seville offer
to you in section “Discover Spanish Airports”.
Outside of Spain Peninsula, the Canary Islands offer one potential route to Switzerland from La Palma.
La Palma, a Unesco Biosphere Reserve in the Atlantic Sea, has a potential market of near 2,400 indirect passengers to Switzerland, that could
be a potential market to serve.
The route to La Palma would benefit from Off-Peak Day Incentive seven days a week (50% discount in the landing & passenger charges for the operation at the Canary Island Airports).
Tazacorte Port, La Palma
The Giralda, Seville
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Switzerland and Japan
Japan Year in Spain
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Keicho Embassy’s visit to Spain and Rome and the 400 years of bilateral relations between Spain and Japan the Prime Ministers of Spain and Japan agreed, during the meeting held in Tokyo in September 2010, to organize The Year of Japan in Spain from June 2013 to July 2014.
Long-Haul route: Japan
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The Honorary Presidency of the celebration of The Year of Japan in Spain and The Year of Spain in Japan will be assumed by TRH the Prince of Asturias and TIH the Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan respectively.
Several activities like cultural events and different activities in politics, economy, science, technology, tourism or education will take place for the commemorative events of the 400 years of bilateral relations between Spain and Japan, with the aim to boost the mutual understanding and open new horizons towards the future.
Potential routes from Japan to Spain
Madrid, like any modern metropolis, has several shopping centers and small family-run shops selling traditional goods. Tourists usually visit the museums (Prado, Reina Sofia, Thyssen) the city center (Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor), the Royal Palace and the Cathedral. There are 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites situated less than two hours away from the city (Alcala de Henares, Toledo, Cuenca, Segovia, Ávila, Salamanca, Córdoba, the Monastery and Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape). The nightlife in Madrid is one of the city’s main attractions.
Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is a well known business and tourism destination in the Mediterranean. With 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Park Güell, Palau Güell, Casa Milá, Casa Vicens, Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló, Palau de la Música and Sant Pau Hospital), wonderfull beaches and a wide variety of festivals, Barcelona is an attractive destination all year round
[Photographs source: Tourspain]
Parque Güell, Barcelona
Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid
Other interesting connections
Spain has no direct conection with Japan, however during 2012 nearly 157,000 indirect passengers travelled between Spain and Japan.
Also during during 2012, 203,000 indirect passengers travelled between Latinamerica and Japan. As Spain is the main gateway between Latinamerica and Asia, there is a potential route from Japan that would capture an important share of this indirect traffic.
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Public Holidays in Spain 21Page
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24 Saint John Galicia and Cataluña Community
6 Day of El Hierro
25 Day of Santiago the Apostle in Cantabria, Navarra and País VascoDay of Galicia
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Los Sanfermines
5 Day of La Palma
15 Assumption of Mary
National Holiday Local Holiday
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Public Holidays in Spain Did you know?
Los Sanfermines, the bullfighting fiesta. The city of Pamplona is world famous thanks to its San Fermín fiestas. Thousands of people come every year to experience the risk and excitement of the popular running of the bulls, immortalised by Ernest Hemingway in his novel Fiesta. San Fermín starts on 6th July at midday. At that moment the chupinazo is launched from the balcony of the town hall. It is a rocket that marks the official start of the fiesta, causing an outburst of joy amidst the crowd gathered in the square. The first running of the bulls is held the following day: at 8am the doors of the Santo Domingo corral are opened, and hundreds of people run in front of the bulls on their route through the old town to the bullring. One of the most exciting moments happens a few minutes before the start of the running of the bulls, when runners entrust themselves to San Fermín, singing three times in front of a small statue on Cuesta de Santo Domingo Street.
For nine days, Pamplona residents and visitors, dressed typically in red and white, get carried away by the continuous festive spirit that invades the streets. Furthermore, every morning
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during the fiestas there is a parade of “giants and big-heads” through the centre of the city, for the children to enjoy. The festive programme also includes open-air celebrations, concerts, dance exhibitions and, of course, bullfights. San Fermín finishes on 14th July at midnight, when the
crowds make their way to the Town Hall Square and, with candles alight, sing “Pobre de mí”, to bid farewell to the fiesta until the following year.
[Source: web server of the Spanish Tourism Institute, TURESPAÑA, and Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas, SEGITTUR, www.spain.info]
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Seville Airport Moorish heritage and business city
[Source: Turismo Sevilla]
Seville airport is located 10 kilometres northwest of the capital of Andalucía. Seville is a huge living museum where all the styles converge. Out of the endless list of monuments of Seville, worth mentioned are: The Cathedral and the Giralda, Royal Alcazar, the Archive of the Indies, all of them declared World Heritage Sites; Santa Cruz Old Town, The Golden Tower, the Town Hall, the Maestranza Bullfighting Bullring, Plaza de España, the Archaeological Museum, the Arts and Popular Costumes Museum, and, of course, the Museo de Bellas Artes (Spain’s second art gallery). Moreover, the visitor may also enjoy the items, may valuable, kept inside many churches and convents in the city.
LeisureNew attractions are available to the first time visitor: the Navigation Pavilion, built for the World Expo of 1992, meeting point with History, where the visitor will find out about the experiences of men and women who crossed the Oceans looking for a better future. Also, the San Jorge Castle, the Inquisition old site in
Seville, which has been restored into a place of reflection on tolerance. Metropol Parasol, designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer, an important piece of modern art; Antiquarium, a museum where the archaeological remains found during the construction of the Metropol Parasol are shown, specially, of Roman times.
Some routes and proposals
Family Adventures. Four routes around the city during which the participant families will need to overcome different challenges. These routes, guided by the nice Giráldez family, cross different areas of Seville with several themes: The Hidden Seville, The Green Seville, The Seville of Myths and Legends, and The Fun Seville.
Seville, City of Opera. Seville, as a city, appears in more than a hundred operas. Some of them are global models that brought the name of Seville beyond its borders thanks to opera composers such as Mozart, Beethoven or Bizet. “Carmen”, “The Barber of Seville”, “Don Giovanni”, “La Favourita”, “Fidelio”, “The marriage of Figaro”, “La forza del destino”, etc. are only a few operas inspired on Seville locations to be visited.
Mudejar Route. Mudejar art is one of the most representative art styles of Seville and Andalucía since it is a link connecting Muslim and Gothic art together. Among many others, the best example is the Royal Alcázar, core sample of Mudejar civil architecture.
Sevilla Card www.sevillacard.es
Sevilla Fidelio www.visitasevilla.es
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Metropol Parasol
The Giralda
Alcazar Royal Palace
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Seville Airport Moorish heritage and business city
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GastronomyGastronomy in Seville is as rich as it is diverse: old recipes that has been passing through generations,mixing traditional and modern cooking. In Seville there are excellent national and international food restaurants, but it is the “tapeo” the real brand mark of Seville’s gastronomy. If the visitor wants to really get to know this brand mark, he or she will need to taste the wide variety of tapas available in bars and taverns. Fried fish, here known as “pescaíto frito”, is almost an obligation, specially anchovies, puntillitas, and marinated dogfish. The “Tapeo” is not limited to eating and drinking, but it is more of a social activity, which protocol has been strictly described by the experts: you need to harmonize
the different flavors into an intensity scale and during a certain period of time.
FlamencoFlamenco is the most pure expression of the Andalusian soul. Its origins, still unknown, are related to the gypsies’ arrival to Seville and Cadiz fields in the 15th century. Among other theories, it is believed that they came from a North Indian region called Sid, actually part of Pakistan, from where left due to from some wars or maybe foreign invasions. In the middle of the 19th century, it became popular through the cafes known as “cafés cantantes”. The first one opened in Seville around 1885.
Flamenco is a complex concept, with several variables and difficult to attach to a unique social or ethnic group. In Seville, visitors can enjoy daily flamenco shows thanks to the direct heirs of the “cafés cantantes”: the “tablaos flamencos”. There are shows in the different old neighborhoods and in small town festivals.
Exhibition Zurbarán Female SaintsFrom May 3 to July 31, 2013 the Espacio Santa Clara is hosting the exhibition Zurbarán Female Saints, devotion and
persuasion. This exhibition tries to make the best of both, the meaning and the function of the Zurbarán work during the 17th century, and the latest work of the leading Spanish fashion designers who has been influenced by Zurbarán or even consider Zurbarán the first Spanish designer. It is aimed to create a new format combining dance, music and theatre with arts performed in two times. www.icas-sevilla.org
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Seville April Fair
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Runway 09-27 3.36 Km length, 45 m width
TimetableSummer: 04:30-23:00Winter: 05:30-24:00
Operational Capacity
Runway: 25 Total, 15 arrivals/hour - 15 departures/hour
Terminal (pax/hour): 2,500 arrival – 1,800 departure
Apron (# stands): 3 A321, 16 A320, 16 B-737-800, 4 B747, 4 B767-300, 2 CRJ-900. 5 Airbridges.
Potential routes to the Airport
Turkey, Nordic Countries, Central Europe.
Airport Facts
Seville Airport Moorish heritage and business city
Seville Tourism Office cooperated in the organization of a cultural event that took place at Fundación Cajasol of Seville on the 8th June 2013. During the event there was a kimono exhibition and a tea ceremony.
Seville Tourism Office belongs to the Hispanic-Japanese Association
of Tourism, whose main objective is to foster the tourism and business activities between Spain and Japan, helping to increase the number of Japanese tourist in Spain and to improve the cultural and commercial relations between Spain and Japan.
Events during the Japan year in Spain
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Seville Airport Terminal
Airline Customer Relations and Airport Marketing
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