Air Europa To Launch Direct Flights From Puerto Rico To Spain

Air Europa will launch next May, direct flights between Puerto Rico and Spain.  Spain-based Air Europa will operate two nonstop flights per week between San Juan and Madrid.  The trans-Atlantic route between the two capital cities will be covered by a 299-seat Airbus A-330 aircraft.  The service is expected to land 15,000 additional European tourists per year, to the island of Puerto Rico.


Germany’s Condor Airlines is the only other airline currently offering direct flights to Europe from Puerto Rico.  Condor Airlines offers twice a week flights between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Frankfurt, Germany.


Air Europa, a privately held carrier, founded in 1986, has a fleet of 44 airplanes and employs some 4,000 people.  Air Europa offers connecting flights from Madrid to major European cities including London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Milan, Paris, Rome and Moscow.


                                                                

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Charter Flights Start From Spain To Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

The Air Transport International company has started charter flights from Spain to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  The charter flights route goes from Madrid and Barcelona to Rafael Hernández Airport in the northwest coast town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.


The U.S. charter airline will bring thousands of more tourists to the island's west coast. The flights will move more than 200 passengers weekly between Aguadilla and Madrid and Aguadilla and Barcelona.  The government of Puerto Rico said, the weekly charter flights are expected to pump $30 million into the island economy and create some 100 jobs. 


The flights are scheduled to run four times a week to and from Madrid and Barcelona. This is great news for the towns on the west coast of Puerto Rico.