“Some Delays” At Airport With Computer Outage
AENA confirmed on Friday morning that some systems at Lanzarote Airport have been affected by the world wide computer issues on Friday morning. It’s mainly the check in system that is suffering with operators having to do everything manually. Delays are less than two hours.
Update Saturday morning: All the systems at Lanzarote Airport were back to normal status by Friday afternoon. There were some delays to flights during the day, but none more than two hours.
200 years Since The Last Eruption In Lanzarote
This month is the 200th anniversary of the last volcanic eruption on the island, when volcanoes at Tao, Timanfaya and Tinguaton erupted in 1824. The eruptions took place over a period of the three months, created a new mountain, and deposited ash and lava across a line about 6.5KM long.
Yellow Alert For High Temperatures
AEMT has issued a yellow alert for high temperatures starting this Friday, with 34 degrees expected.
Jet2 Add 25,000 Seats To The Canaries
Jet2 airlines have added 25,000 more seats with additional flights to The Canaries in winter 2024 / 2025, which is a 15% capacity increase. For Lanzarote, there are additional flights on Saturdays and Sundays from Manchester. This will be the airlines largest ever winter sun programme.
Los Hervideros Road Project
The project to repair the Los Hervideros road is still waiting on the final proposal, which is now expected in September. Once the document is complete, which details exactly how the sinkhole will be bridged, the work will go to tender. Estimated to be a 4 million Euro project with the construction taking several months to complete it’s unlikely this road will be open before late 2025.
More Water Cuts
A failure of the Lanzarote iv desalination plant on Wednesday has lead to a complete cut in supplies to The affected localities are the towns of Haría, Arrieta, Tabayesco, Máguez, Punta Mujeres, Mala, Teguise, Los Valles, Tahíche, Nazaret, Tao, Soo, Muñique, Guatiza, Teseguite, San Bartolomé, Güime, Montaña Blanca, Tías, Mácher, Yaiza, Uga and the Tegoyo area. Canal Gestion are expecting repairs to take until Thursday morning.
Cabildo Team Train On New Equipment To Re Float Cetaceans
Lanzarote’s Cabildo has invested in special equipment which will allow teams from various emergency services to rescue whales and dolphins that has become stranded on the island’s beaches. The equipment consists of a refloating pontoon, adapted stretchers, isothermal blankets, a water sprayer and other elements intended for emergency assistance for stranded animals. Around 50 cetaceans end up beached on the island each year.
Conil Teleclub Re-Opens
The Teleclub at Conil has re-opened after a full refurbishment. A new team has been granted a ten year concession on the premises to provide food, drink and a place of “traditions and meetings of friends and family.”
First Tourist Wave Of The Summer
The first summer tourist wave reached the island this week, with a total of 284 flights arriving on the island in a three day period.
More Than 1.7 Million Tourists In First Half
More than 1.7 million tourists arrived on the island in the first 6 months of this year, an increase of around 10% on the same period in 2023. This means the island will almost certainly exceed 3 million tourists this year, despite the April protests and the desire to move to a more sustainable tourism model.
Canaries GDP Expected To Grow By 3.2%
The GDP of the islands grew by 4% in 2023, and the Savings Banks Foundation is predicting it will increase by 3.2% during 2024.
Puerto Naos Dock Expansion Complete
The expansion of the docks at Puerto Naos in Arrecife has been completed, adding a further 150 metres of docking which will allow both the Armas and Fred Olsen ferries to dock at the same time, and offer better shelter to cargo ships in the event of rough weather.
25,000 Watch Spain Win
Around 25,000 people enjoyed watching the Euro football final on a giant screen on Playa del Reducto in Arrecife last Sunday. Spain beat England 2-1 to lift the trophy for a record 4th time. Fans enjoyed seeing the Arrecife Gran Hotel being lit up in the colours of the Spanish flag at the final whistle.
Drone Causes Fuerteventura Flights To Be Diverted To Lanzarote
A drone being flown in Fuerteventura’s restricted air space around the airport caused some flights to be diverted to Lanzarote last Saturday. Police are investigating and hoping they will find and arrest the person responsible.
Wine Harvest Started
Bodega Stratvs is the first winery this year to begin harvesting some grapes, starting off with a small batch of Syrah grapes. The main harvest, of the Malvasía Volcanic grapes will start in the next week or so, with predictions that it will come in at around 2 million kilos.
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