Overview
- A Coruña confirmed on Friday that Inditex will contribute €1.5 million to a public–private plan to promote Alvedro and pursue routes to hubs such as London, Paris, Lisbon and Istanbul while reinforcing existing Milan and Geneva links.
- Vigo’s mayor Abel Caballero immediately said the same €1.5 million would solve Vigo’s needs and reiterated that attracting routes for Peinador requires three‑way co‑financing from the city, the Xunta de Galicia and the Diputación de Pontevedra.
- No binding funding commitment from the Xunta or the Diputación has been announced, and Vigo plans municipal motions to force a formal response on co‑payment for route attraction.
- The initiative follows earlier local moves to buy routes—Santiago sent €2.5 million to Incolsa for a similar program—and local leaders cite Porto’s Sá Carneiro as a competitive drain on Galician passengers.
- The clash links transport policy to municipal politics because route deals affect tourism, business travel and voter perceptions, so next steps to watch are whether regional authorities match funding and whether other local firms copy Inditex’s investment.