The movements of airlines following the new high-speed slowdown on the Costa del Sol

Just 24 hours ago, Adif confirmed that Málaga will not have high-speed train service during Holy Week or in the month of April. This measure ... has led many train users to consider flying as an alternative. However, both Iberia and Air Europa, airlines that operate flights to Madrid, assure that, for now, there will be no changes in their operations, which is the result of having increased flights and frequencies after the train service was interrupted at the end of January.

Representatives from these airlines agree that "it is not easy to set up additional support from one day to the next due to many constraints, not only regarding the availability of airplanes but also landing permissions, known as 'slots'". In any case, they leave the door open to the possibility that "there may be news in the coming days".

It is worth remembering that these companies have been increasing their reinforcements since the Adamuz catastrophe. Thus, Air Europa added an extra flight between Málaga and Madrid right from the start, increasing from four daily frequencies, that is, four flights each way, to five daily flights. For this, they chose a Boeing 737, with a capacity for about 180 passengers, which means adding 360 extra seats. Days later, at the International Tourism Trade Fair (Fitur) held at the end of January, they announced a further expansion by adding 10,800 seats to the current ones. Specifically, they increased to thirty frequencies in the mentioned period, which means sixty more flights on those dates.

For its part, Iberia also strengthened the air connection between the capital of Málaga and that of Spain with one more flight.