Overview

• Vigo flights end in January 2026 and Tenerife North flights stop at the start of the winter 2025 season as the Santiago de Compostela base shuts.
• The winter plan removes about one million seats from Spain, cutting regional capacity 41% and Canary Islands capacity 10%, while 36 routes are scrapped.
• Regional cuts include Zaragoza down 45%, Santander 38%, Asturias 16% and Vitoria 2%, with the Valladolid and Jerez bases remaining closed.
• About two million seats per year will shift to Italy, Morocco, Croatia and Albania, with growth concentrated at larger Spanish hubs.
• Ryanair says Aena’s fee increase of roughly 6%–6.6% for 2026 drives the changes, urges CNMC and the government to block it, and reports August traffic of 21.0 million passengers with a 96% load factor.