Surcar Airlines has landed its first seaplane in Tenerife this morning, after taking off from the south airport, before carrying out a series of demo flights over the capital and the port of Santa Cruz. They want to bring back a service that was last seen 65 years in the islands, as an alternative for business travellers and some tourist passengers between Santa Cruz and Las Palmas.
The first mooring happened just after 8am this morning in the former Jetfoil terminal in the North Pier. The DHC-6 Twin Otter seaplane then carried out a series of demonstration flights, in which personnel from the port authorities, air traffic control, and State security forces all had a go.
Surcar wants to improve connectivity between the islands with a faster connection of only 30 minutes between the capitals of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, with more agile and more sustainable security controls.
The first operations, which will begin in the autumn, will focus on the Santa Cruz de Tenerife-La Palma and Santa Cruz de Tenerife-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria routes, and will target a consumer niche focused on the business traveller, with flights available for tourists at weekends, with an estimated 15,000 passengers per year.
