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A Coruña Leads Push for Xunta to Convene Airport Coordination Table

The regional government argues coordination belongs to the state via Aena, prompting a request to Transport to convene the national committee.

Overview

  • Inés Rey gathered northern Galician leaders and will send an immediate request urging the Xunta to create a political table to design a Galicia-wide airport policy.
  • The proposed table would include the seven cities, the four provincial councils and the Confederación de Empresarios de Galicia to present a unified position to Aena.
  • Rey cited an estimated 5.7 million Galician passengers using Porto’s Sá Carneiro annually, nearly matching the 5.9 million handled by Galicia’s three airports combined.
  • Recent cuts by Ryanair, including the closure of its base in Santiago and reductions in Vigo, galvanized calls to coordinate routes and roles across the region’s terminals.
  • Separately, the Galician Parliament approved a non‑binding PP motion urging the central government to urgently convene the coordination committee and draft a strategy for the three airports.