Category: Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria – Madrid Route

The airline Binter has agreed a new route from LPA Gran Canaria direct to the capital, Madrid. The airline will operate the new route to boost tourism both in Gran Canaria and Madrid. It will be a popular route especially during the Winter. Binter is expecting to operate 16 flights each day from both LPA […]

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2023 record year for Gran Canaria airport

Gran Canaria Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in the seventh month of the year with 1,139,338 representing growth of 6.7% compared to July of last year.  This is a truly fantastic growth for the small Canarian airport. LPA continues to move forward with sustainable growth, and is positive for the end of year […]

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Is there a taxi shortage at LPA Gran Canaria Airport?

There has been a lot of coverage on social media over the last few days about the apparent shortage of taxi cars at LPA. Sometime when a number of flights arrive consecutively there can be a temporary shortage due to the volume of passengers looking to hire a taxi. However this has been exaggerated on […]

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UK Air Traffic Disruption

On the Monday morning of 28th August which was a Bank Holiday in the UK there was a “technical problem” with the UK air traffic controllers. This became a “network-wide failure of UK air traffic control computer systems.” This issue lasted approximately 5 hours and was operational again by mid afternoon. However, the knock-on effect […]

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Amber List Scrapped!

Yesterday (Oct 4th) the UK government updated their traffic light system for people entering and returning to the UK. This now has been replaced with a much simpler system comprising of a Red list and ROW (rest of world). Those countries not on the Red List are considered Green as there is no more an […]

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Strike by Groundforce at Gran Canaria Airport

The first day of strike action by Groundforce personnel caused delays at LPA Gran Canaria airport. Unbelievably, more than 18 flights were disrupted and were forced to fly without taking their passenger’s bags and luggage with them. Groundforce is responsible for baggage handling at LPA. The intermittent strike was called by the unions to demand […]

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Car Hire Prices at LPA Gran Canaria Airport

It’s now August 2021 and we usually see an influx of visitors to Gran Canaria and most people visiting the resorts to the South, like Maspalomas, Peurto Rico, and Playa del Ingles usually need to hire a car or book an airport transfer to get them to their holiday destination. So today we want to […]

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Best Taxi Prices at Gran Canaria Airport.

Compare Taxi Companies at LPA Airport With more flights resuming during 2022 most people arriving at Gran Canaria airport rely on a taxi or airport transfer to get them to their destination. So today we are going to discuss the price and overall advantages that we feel one company has over the other taxi operators […]

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Gran Canaria Covid Update

Covid-19 update. The Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC) has denied the request of the regional government to limit mobility between 00:30 and 06:00 in the islands at level 3 or 4, according to judicial sources. In this way, Tenerife remains at alert level 3, Gran Canaria at level 2, and La […]

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Las Palmas Gran Canaria Airport – What Covid-19 compulsory documentation is required?

On arrival at Las Palmas Gran Canaria Airport, what Covid-19 compulsory documentation is required? When flying to Gran Canaria, you may be required to bring a variety of documentation, which will vary based on your situation. It is critical to be able to offer the proper documentation in order to board your aircraft and prevent […]

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