A pattern that is no coincidence. Problems with capacity planning and seat distribution in the GDS. A trend that indicates tour operators and airlines should review their inventories and revenue management strategies, prioritizing loss-making routes and optimizing fares to reverse the loss of passengers. The warning is clear: without swift action, Gran Canaria could experience a weaker-than-expected summer.
And this is for the Gran Canaria business, summer 2025. And the island feels like a hubbub at midday: empty and sweating. The airports of departure are screaming in our faces: "Either you wake up or you'll be left alone."
Madrid-Barajas has slammed the door on us: 92.365 passengers, 2.241 fewer than in July 2024. Total, almost deadlocked: -0,27%. Not even a coffee at the airport can save this.
London Gatwick drops by 1.964 passengers (-14,96%). Stansted drops by 120. Manchester, by 317. Fewer Britons come than tourists to a dry ravine.
Oslo Gardermoen loses 351 passengers. Ireland, 584 fewer. Switzerland, 239 fewer. Luxembourg hits us with a stinging 142 passengers, and Finland loses a cumulative 3.257. Yes, Gran Canaria seems like a summer joke: everyone stays home except the brave.
France also turns its back: cumulative -6.091. Sweden, -12.300. Austria, -1.690. Countries that were once loyal are now disappearing.
Some are trying to save the summer: Barcelona-El Prat increases by 4.174 passengers. Amsterdam Schiphol increases by 4.471. Seville increases by 6.402. Malaga increases by 3.122. Fuerteventura and La Palma increase by a modest 1.349 and 771. Not much, very little.
Tenerife North added 41.741 passengers (+809) and South, 10.460 (+358). Lanzarote, 39.342 (+282). Our sister island is trying to help us, but it's not enough.
In the end, Gran Canaria is left with the feeling of a lackluster summer, a drop in key tourist numbers, flights disappearing, and Maspalomas warm... but empty. Drier than a wet August day and sadder than a broken beach umbrella.
