The airline, in coordination with the regional Executive, will increase its connections between islands to 84 daily flights, starting June 15, and as of July 1 it will reach 100 connections per day.
Flights resume with La Gomera and the route between Gran Canaria and Tenerife South
The company intends to actively support the recovery of the tourism sector in the Archipelago, promoting economic reactivation thanks to safe aerial mobility.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Binter, in coordination with the Department of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the Government of the Canary Islands, has scheduled two new increases in its flight schedule with the aim of continuing to reestablish air connectivity, recover air routes with all the Islands and boost passenger demand, once restrictions on travel within the Canary Islands have been lifted.
The airline, the main provider of this transport service in the Archipelago, together with the regional Executive, thus intend to promote the socioeconomic recovery of the islands by promoting inter-island mobility and, therefore, tourism at a time when the sector needs all possible support.
The first increase in connections, after the 22 new frequencies that begin operating as of today, will take place next Monday, June 15, with the incorporation of two new aircraft into operations, which will add a total of 8 aircraft. In this way, Binter will offer 84 daily flights in the Canary Islands compared to the 62 that it began flying today, June 10, recovering, once again, interrupted connections such as the one between La Gomera and the Tenerife North airport and the direct one between Gran Canaria and Tenerife South.
Additionally, starting next Wednesday, July 1, another 2 new aircraft will be added to the fleet that operates between the islands, reaching a total of 10 ATR that will allow the airline to operate 100 daily flights only in the Canary Islands, significantly strengthening connectivity between all the islands.
From that date, the airports of Gran Canaria and Tenerife North will have an average of 20 daily connections and four with Tenerife South. An average of 16 daily flights will be operated between Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, 15 with Fuerteventura and four with La Palma. Between Tenerife North Airport and La Palma there will be an average of 16 daily flights, eight with Lanzarote, six with Fuerteventura, four with La Gomera and four with El Hierro.
The Minister of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the Government of the Canary Islands, Sebastián Franquis, thanked Binter for its collaboration during this period "in the first weeks to limit connectivity to the most basic, and now for progressively increasing these connections and offering the citizens of the islands more facilities to travel for work, health reasons or to promote internal tourism, which will be fundamental in the economic reactivation of the sector."
For his part, the General Coordinator of Binter, Juan Ramsden, has stated that "this significant increase in routes that we are undertaking in such a short time is a clear reflection of the company's real commitment to making it easier for the inhabitants of the Canary Islands to fly again with a wide range of connections and maximum guarantees of health security."
All of these new flights can now be purchased through the company's usual channels: www.bintercanarias.com, the Binter app, telephone 902 391 392, travel agencies and airport offices.
Fly safely
Cases such as the recent flight to the Canary Islands with a passenger infected with COVID-19, in which the rest of the passenger tested negative in the PCR, demonstrate the effectiveness of the preventive measures adopted by the airlines and the sector.
Since the beginning of the health crisis, Binter has implemented new protocols and procedures to guarantee the safety of passengers and company staff, rigorously complying with all the guidelines set by the authorities and by the European and Spanish Aviation Safety agencies (EASA and AESA), such as the obligation to travel with a mask that covers the nose and mouth.
Some of the measures worth highlighting to continue increasing health safety on board are the implementation of a staggered boarding and disembarkation process, the distribution of hydroalcoholic wipes to all customers or the elimination of onboard service to reduce material handling. In addition, cleaning systems have been reinforced, adding new deep disinfections to those carried out between stops and to the disinfection after completing daily operations to ensure exhaustive sanitation of the fleet.
Cabin air quality is guaranteed on all aircraft. In the case of ATRs, which fly at a lower level, the non-recirculating air conditioning system ensures that there is adequate circulation and constant air renewal through the intake of outside air.
The company has also implemented the measures proposed by the Group of Scientific Experts that advises the Government of the Canary Islands on issues related to COVID-19, such as the reservation of separate seats for people who are part of risk groups against the coronavirus and the crews have been provided with the necessary skills, capabilities and equipment to guarantee the safety of all passengers and their correct care.
