Lola García repeats concerns over “deficiencies” in Fuerteventura’s air traffic control.

Following the reduction of operating hours at El Hierro Airport due to a shortage of controllers, the union warns that the situation could spread to other airports run by the same private company, such as Fuerteventura.

The president of the Fuerteventura Island Council, Lola García, has once again voiced her worry about the shortcomings in the air‑traffic‑control service at Fuerteventura Airport, emphasizing that the issue is “especially alarming now that we have learned El Hierro Airport is cutting its schedule because of a lack of controllers.”

According to data from the air‑traffic‑controllers’ union USCA, this problem could extend to other Canary Islands airports operated by the same private firm Saerco, including Lanzarote and La Palma. “We are again calling for urgent solutions that guarantee the continuity and quality of the service,” García said.

Both the Fuerteventura Island Council and USCA have repeatedly appealed to the Ministry of Transport and Mobility, urging it to intervene and restore public management of the service until it can be provided with full safety guarantees.

In response, AENA assured that the service remains guaranteed, even though Saerco has admitted in court that it cannot deliver the service under proper working conditions. This infeasibility threatens the safe, efficient, and continuous operation of the service.

USCA figures show that, since July 2025, staffing at Fuerteventura’s control tower has dropped from 15 to 10 controllers. “The consequences are already evident, as we have seen in El Hierro, so urgent solutions are needed for this and other priority issues that affect the image, functionality, and safety of a strategic infrastructure for Fuerteventura – its airport.”