Two new routes availiable to Tenerife South from Aer Lingus
October 7, 2009Recently
Aer Lingus the low cost airline announced that two new direct flights from
Tenerife South to Gatwick and Belfast.
These have
been added to the 38,000 seats already available last year, making a total of 92,000
seats, this is a 55% increase over 2008. By August 2009, 928,000 passengers had
arrived in Tenerife, and this new seat addition will consolidate the important visitor
growth between the British and Irish markets.
The Belfast
route commenced on September 22 and the London Gatwick route will commence on October
25, both using Tenerife airport south.
The Belfast
flights will running three times a week, (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), while
the London Gatwick flights will be running four times a week, (Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday). These routes are joining the current Aer Lingus flights from
Cork (twice a week) and Dublin (three times a week). The price of the new flights
will be 72 Euros one way.
British people
are still Tenerife biggest tourist market, with around 1,700,000 visitors in
2008. The average tourist age being 47 travelling mainly in couples and on average 78.7%
being repeat visits. The two main reasons for British tourists to choose
Tenerife as their holiday destination is beaches and the reliable sunny climate,
not forgetting the quality and service experienced at the island's hotels.
Posted by Andy. Posted In : Tenerife
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Tenerife's national park was the most visited park in the Canary Islands according to data from the Instituto Canario de Estadística (ISTAC) gathered by Europa Press.
This Christmas and New Year you'll be able to fly from
Norwich directly to Tenerife in the Canary islands. This is great news
for holiday makers in East Anglia, with flights to Tenerife in huge demand by families keen on spending Christmas and New Year's Day on the island.
When you think of the cheap organised holidays, what springs to mind? Which aspects of the cheap holidays are
most important, essential and which can you leave or make compromises on? You're
the judge!
An enormous investment in front of the sea on the colorful Playa San Juan is paying great dividends. The visitors are meeting to the
charming location after one decade of work and an investment of almost
six million Euros.
With the Ladies Open Golf tournament set to be hosted in Tenerife this year, it's a great time to jet off for a well-earned holiday now the British weather is on the turn.
