Barcelona cable car

The air shuttle 85 years flying over the city

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“Savor watching the currency indescribable panorama of the city, the port and the Mediterranean. From the beach to the delightful gardens of Montjuïc in four minutes. ” That was the letter of the launch of the iconic cable car Port of Barcelona in the notice published in La Vanguardia in its Sunday edition of September 13, 1931. Now the iconic red trolleys meet 85, approaching a century life full of all kinds of anecdotes and setbacks.

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The cable car Port, which began serving until two in the morning, was designed by Carles Buigas, author of the Magic Fountain of Montjuic. It construction began in 1928 on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1929 to connect the area of Montjuïc with its maritime section, but was not completed in time for lack of funds. At the end of the Port cable car began to fly over the city in 1931. But this was not the only surprise. In the Civil War interrupted his service, the cables were removed and the towers, especially that of Sant Sebastia, which houses a Mediterranean creative cuisine, became a strategic place in the defense of the port of Barcelona.

Plane crash

After the war the air shuttle was not at his best and was about to close in the late 50s Indeed, a sad event at that time forced remodeling. A crash of the sixth American fleet crashed leaving several casualties. In 1963 it was reopened and the late 90 underwent another major refurbishment.

During the tour, about 1,300 meters and ten minutes, you can see from the district of Barceloneta, yachts moored in the harbor to the gardens of Montjuïc. This air travel has three stops, the tower of Miramar in Montjuïc, Sant Sebastia Tower in the Barceloneta, and Jaume I, the highest with 101 meters in the port.

Although the cable car you can see another point of view the city, it has been rather an attraction that the locals have turned their backs and tourists are the ones who have enjoyed this medium to fly over the city.

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Barcelona, the greatest ‘hub’ European low cost airlines

Barcelona surpasses John F. Kennedy airport and Gatwick in number of flights of low cost, the study OAG Megahubs Index

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The Barcelona-El Prat leading European hubs in number of flights of low cost airlines ahead of American John F. Kennedy, facilities and Gatwick British Indian capital of Delhi, the study OAG Megahubs Index.

In particular, the Barcelona airport is leading the European rankings and is in 15th place worldwide, being the only Spanish in the top 25 of the study, which analyzes the number of flights on the day of greater global activity of air operations. On the other hand, UK has two airports in the ranking, ranking 22 and 23 of the list, with facilities Gatwick and London-Stansted.

However, globally wins the battle United States, which accounts for the first three places and stands out from the rest by far the Midway airports in Chicago; the Baltimore-Washington in Maryland; and McCarran, in the state of Clark, Nevada, and eight kilometers from Las Vegas. Thus, 60% occupy the top ten airports whose operations are dominated by Southwest Airlines.

Also it notes, positioning within budget airlines airport in Southeast Asia. Specifically, Indonesia, Thailand, who manage some of the top ten.

Global Ranking

Globally, it is detected that 48% of interconnection hubs -center flights- are concentrated in the United States, 32% in Asia-Pacific and 10% in Europe, while Latin America covers 8% of the total, Middle East 2%.

Specifically, the first eight megahubs airport facilities occupy Hartsfield-Jackson, south of Atlanta business district, followed by Chicago O’Hare, northwest of Chicago, the third largest city in population, and in third Instead, the Dallas-Fort Worth, the busiest airport in Texas.

In the case of US hubs, the study emphasized that most of these are controlled by a single carrier. Thus, Delta Airlines takes over 80% in Atlanta, American Airlines pilots 81% in Dallas / Fort worht; US Airways is made with up to 88% of flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, while United gets the 76% of operations in Houston.

In the following positions the Charlotte Douglas Airport is located in the state of North Carolina; the George Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas, and the largest in the state of Michigan Metro Detroit in Detroit,. On the other hand, the Denver airport achieved eighth place, while the Phoenix-Sky Harbor closes the top ten.

The only breaking the American leadership are Congonhas airport facilities / Sau Paulo, the second busiest in the country and the international airport of Mexico.

Among the 50 airports in the ranking there are only four Europeans who are Heathrow, London; Frankfurt; Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam, at number 13, 35, 43 and 44, respectively.

Rise of India and China

Latin America sneak into the list, in addition to the above two airports, one in Brazil and another in Mexico, the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos and Bogota, ranking 19 and 38 respectively, which add up total of four airports in the ranking.

Moreover, India and China have two three megahubs starting from number 20. Specifically, Mumbai ranks Delhi on 21 and 26, while the Asian giant stands out from the rest of the Shanghai-Pudong airport, Beijing and Kunming in the Chinese province of Yunnan, in positions 31, 47 and 48, respectively.

Thailand closes the list with two airports, as well as Malaysia and the Philippines, also in the tail of the ranking.

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