Science fiction fans love Lanzarote’s El Golfo Crater – its green water glows.ġ0. Lanzarote offers a volcanic moonscape that would make astronauts feel right at home.ĩ. In 1797 Great Britain’s famous admiral, Horatio Nelson, attempted to storm Santa Cruz on Tenerife. Christopher Columbus used the Canary Islands as a stopover when en route to the Americas.ħ.
The most recent was Pico del Teide which erupted as recently as 1909.ĥ. The islands have their own micro-climates, ranging from very wet to very dry, depending on which island and which part of it you visit.Ħ. Four of the islands have had active volcano eruptions since the 14th century discovery by Europeans. All of the Canary Islands are volcanic islands.Ĥ. The canary bird was named after the islands, not the other way around.ģ. There are several theories about the origin of the name for these islands, and almost all have to do with dogs.Ģ. If you plan to be one of the millions of people attracted by these islands, you’ll enjoy your stay even more when you know these twenty one fascinating facts about the Canary Islands:ġ. Thirteen, to be exact, and these are the land masses that form the Canary Islands.įrom the largest, Tenerife, to the smallest, Roque del Oeste, this remarkable archipelago of thirteen sun kissed islands may single-handedly be the reason why Europeans, and people from around the world, are able to survive cold winter months. Within the new routes, operated by Airbus A220-300 aircraft, airBaltic will offer both Business and Economy Class.ĪirBaltic provides flights to more than 70 destinations from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius and Tampere, offering connections to a wide range of destinations in the airline’s route network in Europe, Scandinavia, the CIS and the Middle East.Spain has some secrets hidden in its back pocket. In addition to direct flights between Riga and Las Palmas, which were launched last year, airBaltic will now connect the airport to nine new destinations in Northern Europe. Gran Canaria – Oslo-Sandefjord Torp (Norway) The seasonal offer compliments also the airBaltic current services to the Canary Islands, as the airline will continue to operate direct flights to Tenerife from its four main bases during the upcoming winter season. Importantly, this decision will have no impact on airBaltic’s winter schedule, plans and overall operations from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, and Tampere. Such expanded presence in Gran Canaria not only enhances connectivity, but also provides passengers with a wide range of convenient travel options.”īy basing two aircraft in Las Palmas, airBaltic demonstrates a strategy to optimise crew rotation efficiency and maximise aircraft utilisation, being able to assign them on routes through the airline’s already existing bases and served cities. For winter months, when the overall passenger demand worldwide is traditionally lower, we have identified an opportunity to optimize our capacity to be as efficient as possible – by establishing a seasonal base and operating two aircraft from Las Palmas to serve the demand for sunny and leisure destinations.
Martin Gauss, President and CEO airBaltic: “ When preparing for the upcoming season, we always carefully analyze the market dynamics. The new routes will be available for booking as of June 21. During winter, two of the airline’s Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be based at the Gran Canaria Airport, serving 10 direct routes. The Latvian national airline airBaltic announces that it will open a seasonal base in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Spain) for the upcoming winter season, which will begin at the end of October 2023.
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