Overview
- The Clúster de Turismo de Galicia, which presented its eight‑point plan Wednesday, proposed business‑focused roles for A Coruña and Vigo and leisure traffic for Santiago and called for a professional negotiator to win routes.
- Following Thursday's outcry in Vigo, Mayor Abel Caballero said he would secure tourist flights for Peinador and urged the tourism group to drop what he called a misguided limit on the city's airport.
- The regional government said it will create a promotion‑based fund with Aena and local councils to attract new connections at all three terminals rather than assign rigid roles.
- Aena, which leads the Galicia air‑connectivity working group, opposed restricting destinations and said each airport has potential to grow without limits on capacity or types of routes.
- Opponents cite national statistics showing Vigo and the Rías Baixas now lead Galicia in visitors, including more foreign travelers, and argue making Santiago the sole tourism gateway would misread where demand is rising.