Isla Airways

I wonder what is happening with this airline, these have been the headlines for the past week. Is it going the same way as Spanair??

Islas Airways cancelled 32% of its flights scheduled for this Sunday 14 Oct.
The airline Islands Airways plans to cancel 28 of the 86 flights that were to operate on Sunday in the Canary Islands - 43 arrivals and 43 departures - which means more 32% of its operations, as reported by Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA) to Europa Press.


Islas Airways cancelled 38% of its flights scheduled for this Saturday 13 Oct.
The airline Islands Airways plans to cancel 27 of the 71 flights that were to operate on Saturday in the Canary Islands, which means 38% of its operations, as reported Airports Spanish and Air Navigation (AENA) to Europa Press.


Islas Airways canceled 32 flights Friday 12 Oct.
The Canary Islands Airways company has decided to cancel 32 flights of 77 that was scheduled for this Friday. The airports affected are North Tenerife - 10 operations - and Lanzarote - 8 operations - according to Europa Press point Aena.

Islas Airways canceled 33 of the 81 flights scheduled for Thursday 11 Oct.
The Canary Islands Airways airline has canceled a total of 33 flights - 16 arrivals and 17 departures - the total of 81 operations that the company had planned on Thursday, reported Europa Press AENA sources.

Islas Airways canceled nine flights 10 Oct.
The airline Islands Airways, despite its intention to operate normally on Wednesday, has canceled nine flights so far, as confirmed by Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA) told Europa Press.

No punters I guess, perhaps we could start an airline, Funair. No seats just stools and a bar. And a urinal so we dont have to piss on the toilet seat cos we cant stand up straight over the bog.

Top post Vince Culture city,

Looks like another airline heading for the tubes...

Looks like that Cam. Good idea Vince, but urinal in front of bar so you can go why ordering. Shops for the ladies too, one shoe, one choc, job done.

Another 51% of flights cancelled today. A company spokesman, acknowledged there were serious problems but put the blame squarely onto government which, he said, had withheld 12 million euros due to the airline in payment for the 50 per cent residents travel subsidy.

Ah, so there we have it. Residents subsidy is being cut then, and drastically it seems. It was always going to be an easy way to save a lot of money by stopping/cutting that.

It would seem that the airline have ceased trading. As the president of the Spanish Federation of Travel Agents (CEAV), Rafael Gallego, said regarding the temporary cessation of Islas Airways that "for any market is not good that there is a single operator,"

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Comments from BinterCanarias - there will be no price increase in tickets after the cessation of activity Isla Airways since the airline market and tariffs are regulated. Here

Hmmm, I wonder what the odds are on the regulator increasing prices in the new year.