Overview

• The airline will cut about one million winter seats, close its Santiago de Compostela base with the late‑October schedule change, and end operations in Vigo.
• Only five Galicia routes remain this winter — Tenerife Sur, Valencia, Lanzarote, Sevilla and London — after extensive cancellations from Santiago.
• Roughly 100 flight and cabin crew in Santiago are being offered relocation, while nearly a hundred ground workers face uncertain futures as consultations continue.
• Porto’s Sá Carneiro airport is poised to capture displaced Galician demand, having already handled an estimated 1.75 million Galician passengers in 2024.
• Local authorities and business groups urge Aena and governments to deploy incentives and secure alternative carriers, with calls to prioritize links to Madrid, Barcelona and major European hubs.