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A total of 412,778 passengers(Arrivals & Departures) passed through Fuerteventura airport in May 2019. That is a 11.2% decrease compared to May 2018.  The number of flights is down 10%. In the period Jan - May 2019, a total of 2,285,053 … [Read more...] about Fuerteventura Airport Passenger Numbers 2019

The population registered on Fuerteventura increased by 2,976 inhabitants in the last twelve months, reaching a total of 113,275 in the six municipalities of Fuerteventura, representing a percentage increase of 2.7%. This is shown in the latest … [Read more...] about Fuerteventura Population Figures

Over the Winter season 2018/19 a total of 65 operators will fly to Fuerteventura from 87 European cities. From the UK there are 6 flights on Monday, 13 on Tuesdays, 25 on Wednesdays, 7 on Thursdays, 7 on Fridays, 34 on Saturdays and 9 on Sundays - … [Read more...] about Winter Flight Statistics to Fuerteventura 2018/19

From the 21st December 2018 a new discount bus card, 'bono', will be available for residents.  The card will allow unlimited travel on the buses for 20€ a month.  You have to apply through the Cabildo … [Read more...] about New ‘Bono’ Discount Bus Card for Residents

The Gobierno de Canarias (Canarian Government) have allocated 7 million euros to improve tourist infrastructure on Fuerteventura.  There are projects all over the island. 385,000€ has been allocated to Caleta de Fuste to improve the street Calle … [Read more...] about Tourist Infrastructure Improvements Planned

The Las Palmas Port Authority have announced that the project to extend the port in Puerto del Rosario will go out to tender soon, with a budget of 25 million … [Read more...] about Port Expansion in Puerto del Rosario

The President of the Cabildo (Island Council) has asked the Canarian Government to make the FV-2 road between Las Salinas and the airport into a dual carriageway. 24,000 vehicles use the road which links the south of the island with the airport, plus … [Read more...] about Solution to the FV-2 Road between Las Salinas and the Airport

The controversial scheme of charging for parking in the marked out blue and green zones in Puerto del Rosario during the afternoon, has been dropped after being introduced in 2016. From the 4th June 2018 a charge for parking in the green and blue … [Read more...] about Change to Parking Charge in Puerto del Rosario

8 beaches on Fuerteventura have been awarded Blue Flag status in the 2018 list: Tuineje: Tarajalejo. Puerto del Rosario: Playa Blanca, Puerto Lajas, Los Pozos. La Oliva: Grandes Playas, La Concha (Chica), Charco de las agujas, Corralejo … [Read more...] about Blue Flag Status on Fuerteventura

The Deep Blue Dive Center in Caleta de Fuste harbour has been voted the best dive centre in Europe in 2018 … [Read more...] about Deep Blue Diving

The President of the Fuerteventura Cabildo is hoping that the budget will be set later this year for the continuation of the north to south dual carriageway, with the sections between Caldereta and the airport and the airport to Las salinas.  It's a … [Read more...] about North South Road & Caleta de Fuste school