Iván Grande, director of Bilbao airport, explained that the ERTE tool “has been a guarantee to recover workers quickly” and has no problem with staff shortages like those that affect European airports.
Euskaraz irakurri: Europako arazo eta ilarak ez dira Euskadin igartzen ari, EAEko aireportuetako zuzendarien hitzetan
Iván Grande, Begoña Llarena and José Manuel Sánchez, respectively directors of the Airports in BilbaoVitoria-Gasteiz (foronda) Yes saint Sebastian/Hondarribia have ensured that the problems of crowds, queues and delays that take place at airports across much of Europe, especially in the UK, have “zero incidence” in Euskadi.
The Director of Biscay Airport, Ivan Bighas specified that “in the AENA airport network no one has been laid off during the pandemic and that the airlines ERTE (temporary work regulations), which allowed them to recover staff very quickly, and this problem is not there. In Bilbao in particular, the incidence is zero.” Jose Manuel Sanchez, responsible for Gipuzkoan airport, has announced that they will start a route with London City in July, but that they have contacted the airline and in principle do not foresee any incidents. According to Begona Llarena (Foronda), do not usually offer flights to the UK, although some were scheduled over Easter and there was “no problem and it looks like that trend is continuing”.
In a joint interview on Radio Euskadi’s “Boulevard” program, the three directors also referred to their predictions for this summer, for which they hope to find out the pre-pandemic data. However, they have warned of the consequences that “economic uncertainty” could have.
The bilbao airportfor example, has “very good prospects, especially for August and September”, which predict that passenger numbers in 2022 will be “very similar” to 2019. In April, 440,000 passengers used Loiu airport (90% recovery versus pre-pandemic data), according to Grande. However, business flights have “not recovered” and cost on some routes, such as Germany, Paris and even Madrid.
Of the San Sebastian/Hondarribia Airport, are “pleasantly surprised” at the good reception that has had “the largest flight offer in history”. José Manuel Sánchez has revealed that they have been with more than 30,000 passengers for two months and are working on adding new routes.
For its part, the director of the Airport ForondaBegoña Llarena, has highlighted the good data for April 2022, which already represented a growth of 3% compared to 2019, and has seen them approach the summer “with optimism”, although they are “more cautious” about what is to come. could happen in September due to the “economic uncertainty” resulting from high inflation, fuel prices, etc. Likewise, he recalled that the pandemic “displayed the importance of cargo and commercial aircraft”, which were essential for the transportation of medical supplies.
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