Flights to Cataluyna drop drastically following recent political turmoil in Barcelona

FLIGHT sales to Catalunya have dropped drastically following the referendum fallout.

According to ForwardKeys, international air bookings for the Spanish region fell by 22% since the beginning of October compared to the same period last year.

Chief Executive Olivier Jager, said: “Domestic political unrest almost always deters visitors and that is what we are seeing now – a 22% collapse in international flight bookings for Catalunya.

“This will also have a knock-on to other parts of Spain because many visitors arriving in Catalunya will travel around the country.

“If the political crisis worsens, I fear we will see a further decline in bookings. This trend will be of great concern because travel and tourism represents such a large proportion of the Spanish economy, over 14% of GDP.”