Fuerteonline - The Fuerteventura Portal

The Ministry of Transport and Communications of the council will soon have a website that allows users to enjoy a variety of services associated with new technologies enabling one to check the location of a bus on its route, the estimated time coming to a stop, or calculate the route most optimal to reach a destination. This should be operational by the summer.

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint by Ryanair against arch rival easyJet. The UK budget airline was ordered not to repeat advertising which claimed its Irish competitor did not fly passengers ldquo;to the place you actually bookedrdquo;. ldquo;We considered the challenging tone of the headline 'Who loves flying you to the place you actually booked?' combined with the implication that Ryanair misled customers and flew them to airports different to the ones they had booked was denigratory.rdquo; EasyJet UK general manager Paul Simmons said: ldquo;It is a well-know fact that EasyJet flies to major airports whereas Ryanair serves out-of-town airfields which can be a two hour bus ride away from your destination. ldquo;While we are disappointed by the ruling which is based on a technicality, we respect the ASArsquo;s decision and will not repeat the advert in the same form.rdquo;

Bananas, green peppers and chickens are the three food types that have decreased in price in the Canary Islands with price declines of between 15.29% and 21.91%, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade

The theme is ldquo;The Forrestrdquo; 3rd ndash; 14th March. Entertainment every night in the main square. Procession on 13th through the town. Great night out for all ages.

The Ministry of Transport of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura has launched a pilot project to study the feasibility of installing photovoltaic panels that allow light at night shelters and bus stops on the Island .The first of these devices is already in operation in the new awning over the bus stop at Playa Blanca, near the capital of the island This device basically consists of a photovoltaic panel and a processor connected to a battery, once charged, it can supply power to the lighting of the area, this system will have a range of between one and three days of operation (12 volts) depending on sun conditions. The Department of Transportation soon will install similar devices on buses from the stops at Parque Holandés and Ampuyenta introducing various changes from the Playa Blanca system for evaluating the performance of each.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura Friday morning approved unanimously by all political groups the contents of the Island Plan for improvements. The selection of projects to be developed is made from proposals submitted by each municipality, and assessing the budgetary allocation criteria related to population size and territorial characteristics. The estimate of works to be carried within the Island Plan Partnership 2010 is as follows: Improved road sign 605. Fase I 300.0222 euro; Casillas de Morales Paving 88,271 euro; Public lighting in Betancuria 56,725 euro; Improving accessibility cemetery La Oliva 50,000 euro; The waste collection containers Oliva 59,813 euro; Morro Jable Public lighting 100,434 euro; Other minor restorations. Total cost 871,427 euro;

There is currently an exhibition in the Juan Ismael art centre showing why Fuerteventura won the European Biosphere award last year. Great photography. Entrance free. Open Tuesday to Saturday.

Monarch airlines began this week an online advertising campaign to promote the four routes that started to operate last October between the English cities of Manchester, Birmingham and London (Luton and Gatwick) and the island of Fuerteventura. The campaign aims to increase sales of the above connections with a total of 1,000 posters inside trains that cover the four major networks in London.

A family has complained that budget airline Ryanair left them stranded on the wrong Canary Island after their flight to Lanzarote hit thunderstorms. Kay Wright, 40, of Poole, Dorset, said staff did not help them to find a hotel after their diversion to Fuerteventura. She called home for help before spending pound;400 on rooms for her party of five - including three young children. Ryanair apologised for the disruption. It arranged free ferry transfers to Lanzarote and said hotel refunds apply. Miss Wright had set off from Bournemouth Airport with children Jack, six, and George, five; stepdaughter Tabatha, 23; and her three-year-old daughter Kacey on Wednesday. They finally arrived at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, on Thursday. Miss Wright's boyfriend, Tony Wainwright, 48, told Bournemouth's Daily Echo newspaper: I don't blame Ryanair for the bad weather but to abandon a family, on the wrong island, is unforgivable. 'Safety first' I know Ryanair is a budget airline but surely they have some duty of care to their passengers. The family paid about pound;250 for the flights but has sworn not to fly with the airline again. Stephen McNamara, Ryanair head of communications, said: Passengers were provided with EU261 (a European passenger rights regulation) information which outlines their entitlement to provide receipted hotel expenses to Ryanair, for refund. Ryanair arranged that the ferry company would carry affected Ryanair passengers to Lanzarote free of charge when ferries recommenced the following morning. Ryanair could never put passenger convenience before safety, he added.

Fuerteventura is now in the Carnaval season until 21st March. Antigua theme is The Sixties, Puerto Rossario is The World of Toys, Corralejo is The Forest, Gran Tarajal is The Middle Ages and Pajara is Olympic Games. A bit of make up and a funny hat is enough to join in with the fun!