Canarian President asks Madrid to stop flight price increases

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La Provincia article translated by Google. (not a great translation....sorry)


Rajoy claimed Rivero'abusiva' curb rising prices of airline tickets
"Canaries now have fewer opportunities to travel," complains the canary President
efe 14.12.2014 | 12:37

The President of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, has called on the Spanish government to take any initiative to curb rising prices of air tickets between islands and mainland, which hurts not only the tourism sector but mobility canaries. "The State Government looks away before the abusive escalating prices of air tickets between the Canaries and the Peninsula", denounced the canary president in his blog.

Rivero also criticized the Development Ministry denies information on flight prices, "necessary and essential to know first hand what is happening and what measures can be implemented to correct a situation that is causing harm to many canaries".

The exaggerated price increase when approaching the flight schedule penalizes those who can not schedule months in advance your trip, remember the canary president. "Canaries now have fewer opportunities to travel, and when we do it costs a lot more money," he says. Rivero recalls that the Canary Islands Government has argued that public service obligations between flights Canary-Peninsula, a mechanism that can ensure proper delivery of this service, both in frequency and routes and prices, request has not been established serviced.

"Al immobility in this matter other decisions that hurt us tremendously, as opposed to the initial bonus of airport charges, the privatization of AENA that is running or the requirement to apply for residence certificate for traveling are added" tells the president.