{"id":238851,"date":"2025-05-12T22:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/airline\/spantax-spains-trailblazing-charter-airline\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T22:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T22:12:24","slug":"spantax-spains-trailblazing-charter-airline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=238851","title":{"rendered":"Spantax: Spain\u2019s Trailblazing Charter Airline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"penci-post-entry-inner\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"penci-post-countview-number-check\" style=\"display:none\">3<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Long before the rise of budget airlines across Europe, Spain had a colourful and adventurous charter carrier that connected tourists to the sun-soaked coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. That airline was <strong>Spantax<\/strong>\u2014a name that once echoed across European airports during the boom in postwar leisure travel.<\/p>\n<p>With a varied fleet, daring operations, and a rollercoaster history, Spantax carved a unique niche in Spanish aviation before vanishing in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"penci-ilrltpost-insert\">\n<div class=\"penci-ilrelated-posts pcilrt-grid pcilrt-none pcilrt-col-2\">\n<p>\n                                <span>You Might Be Interested In<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"pcilrp-content\">\n<li class=\"pcilrp-item pcilrp-item-grid\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"penci-toc-section\" id=\"penci-Born-in-the-Canary-Islands\"><strong>Born in the Canary Islands<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25942\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25942\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25942 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC4-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC4-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC4-585x347.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-25942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Spantax Douglas DC-4. Photo (c) <a id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1746779644932_2520\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to Richard Goring\u2019s photostream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/25571261@N02\/\" rel=\"author\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\">Richard Goring<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spantax (short for <em>Spanish Air Taxi<\/em>) was founded in <strong>1959<\/strong> by two ex-pilots of the Spanish airline Iberia: Rodolfo Bay Wright and his business partner, Rafael Mart\u00ednez Esteve. The airline started as a small operation offering non-scheduled passenger and cargo flights, particularly serving Spain\u2019s Canary Islands.<\/p>\n<p>Initially based in <strong>Gran Canaria<\/strong>, the airline relocated to <strong>Palma de Mallorca<\/strong> in the Balearic Islands in the early 1960s as it shifted focus to the booming charter holiday market. Its strategic location put it right at the heart of one of Europe\u2019s most popular holiday destinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"penci-toc-section\" id=\"penci-Diverse-Destinations-and-Daring-Ventures\"><strong>Diverse Destinations and Daring Ventures<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25947\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25947\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25947 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-8-Aero-Icarus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-8-Aero-Icarus.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-8-Aero-Icarus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-8-Aero-Icarus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-8-Aero-Icarus-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-8-Aero-Icarus-263x175.jpg 263w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-25947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Spantax Douglas DC-8. Photo (c) <a id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1746779691304_2406\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to Jos\u00e9 Luis Celada Euba\u2019s photostream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joseluiscel\/\" rel=\"author\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Celada Euba<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Spantax expanded aggressively into the European charter market, offering flights from major cities in <strong>Germany, the UK, Scandinavia, and France<\/strong> to Spanish resorts. The airline also pioneered some long-haul routes to North America, operating tourist services to New York and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Spantax had a reputation for boldness. It operated in markets others wouldn\u2019t touch and was known for flying into tricky airports\u2014often at short notice. It offered everything from high-density European charters to niche routes across the Atlantic and into Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"penci-toc-section\" id=\"penci-An-Eclectic-and-Evolving-Fleet\"><strong>An Eclectic and Evolving Fleet<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19095 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dc-9-spantax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dc-9-spantax.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dc-9-spantax-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dc-9-spantax-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dc-9-spantax-585x385.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Spantax was equally adventurous with its aircraft fleet. Over nearly three decades of operations, it flew one of the most varied mixes of aircraft of any European airline, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Douglas DC-3, DC-4, DC-6 and DC-7<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The backbone of the early fleet, used for short- and medium-haul charters in the airline\u2019s formative years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Convair CV-990 Coronado<\/strong> \u2013 Spantax became one of the few European operators of this high-speed, four-engine jetliner. It suited the airline\u2019s transatlantic ambitions but was costly to operate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>McDonnell Douglas DC-8<\/strong> \u2013 Used primarily for longer-haul charters to North America and beyond.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fokker F27 Friendship<\/strong> \u2013 Deployed on domestic and regional routes, particularly within the Canary and Balearic Islands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Douglas DC-9<\/strong> \u2013 A common sight in the 1970s and early 80s, flying European charters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boeing 737-200<\/strong> \u2013 Introduced in the 1980s as the airline sought to modernise its fleet and reduce operating costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At its peak in the late 1970s, Spantax operated a fleet of nearly 30 aircraft and was Spain\u2019s second-largest airline after Iberia.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"zG6uCkUlDT3mq7X8iN4BFHcoQsfniAWglQh5LC6urMWawSLJyZavI01nB4xE1OwUP9NqYfpTd90VDdz2Rg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1960s Spantax Airline, Plane Journey, HD from 16mm\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fxnoxgtyoWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"penci-toc-section\" id=\"penci-A-Tragic-Turn-and-Financial-Woes\"><strong>A Tragic Turn and Financial Woes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25943\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25943\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25943 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax_DC-10-30_Volpati-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax_DC-10-30_Volpati-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax_DC-10-30_Volpati-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax_DC-10-30_Volpati-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax_DC-10-30_Volpati-1-780x516.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax_DC-10-30_Volpati-1-585x388.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax_DC-10-30_Volpati-1-263x175.jpg 263w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-25943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The aircraft which crashed at Malaga. Christian Volpati (GFDL 1.2 <http:> or GFDL 1.2 <http:>), via Wikimedia Commons<\/http:><\/http:><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spantax\u2019s adventurous streak came with risks. One of its darkest moments occurred on 3 December 1972, when Flight 275, a Convair CV-990 Coronado charter flight operated by Spantax from Tenerife to Munich with 148 passengers and 7 crew crashed while taking off from Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, killing all 155 passengers and crew onboard. Many of the passengers were West German tourists heading home.<\/p>\n<p>Then, ten years later on<strong> 13 September 1982<\/strong>, a Spantax McDonnell Douglas DC-10, EC-DEG, crashed while attempting to abort its takeoff at M\u00e1laga Airport due to unusual vibrations. The accident killed 50 people and badly damaged the airline\u2019s safety reputation.<\/p>\n<p>By the mid-1980s, Spantax was struggling financially. Competition from newer, more efficient charter airlines\u2014especially from Germany and Scandinavia\u2014was fierce. The airline\u2019s ageing fleet, rising fuel costs, and operational inefficiencies compounded its difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>1986<\/strong>, Spantax was sold to Spanish financial group Transhotel, but this failed to revive its fortunes. The following year, the Spanish government withdrew the airline\u2019s operating license due to financial instability.<\/p>\n<p>Spantax ceased operations on <strong>29 March 1988<\/strong>, grounding its fleet and stranding hundreds of passengers. The airline officially filed for bankruptcy shortly afterward, ending almost 30 years of turbulent but colourful service.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"penci-toc-section\" id=\"penci-A-Unique-Chapter-in-Charter-History\"><strong>A Unique Chapter in Charter History<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_25944\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25944\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25944 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-737-Pete-Webber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-737-Pete-Webber.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-737-Pete-Webber-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-737-Pete-Webber-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-737-Pete-Webber-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-737-Pete-Webber-1170x745.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-737-Pete-Webber-585x372.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-25944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The final Spantax livery. Photo (c) <a id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1746779636768_2314\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to Pete Webber\u2019s photostream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wiltshirespotter\/\" rel=\"author\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\">Pete Webber<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though it faded from the skies decades ago, Spantax remains a fond memory for many who flew to the Spanish sun on its aircraft. Its bold livery, unusual aircraft, and trailblazing routes earned it a unique place in European aviation history. For plane spotters and aviation historians, Spantax represents a golden era when charter flying was still a bit wild\u2014and certainly never dull.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"penci-toc-section\" id=\"penci-Spantax-Survivors\">Spantax Survivors<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Following its closure, Spantax\u2019s fleet was in the most part sold on to new owners. However, a couple of relics can still be seen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25945\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25945\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25945 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-Convair-99-EC-BZO-Aero-Icarus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-Convair-99-EC-BZO-Aero-Icarus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-Convair-99-EC-BZO-Aero-Icarus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-Convair-99-EC-BZO-Aero-Icarus-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-Convair-99-EC-BZO-Aero-Icarus-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-Convair-99-EC-BZO-Aero-Icarus-263x175.jpg 263w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-25945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EC-BZO at Palma. Photo (c) <a id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1746779607157_2520\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to Aero Icarus\u2019s photostream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/aero_icarus\/\" rel=\"author\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\">Aero Icarus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>First, this <strong>Convair CV-990, EC-BZO<\/strong>, has been sat on a remote apron at Palma de Mallorca airport since the airline\u2019s demise. For a number of years a group was trying to restore it and open it to the public, but this has apparently been abandoned and the aircraft now left to nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beechcraft 18 EC-ASJ<\/strong> never actually flew for Spantax, but has been faithfully restored to airworth condition in the livery of Spantax. It is currently on display at the small aviation museum at Malaga Airport.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25946\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25946\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25946 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-3-EC-ASP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-3-EC-ASP.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-3-EC-ASP-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-3-EC-ASP-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-3-EC-ASP-585x391.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spantax-DC-3-EC-ASP-263x175.jpg 263w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-25946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo (c) <a id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1746779691304_2406\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to Jos\u00e9 Luis Celada Euba\u2019s photostream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joseluiscel\/\" rel=\"author\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Celada Euba<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Douglas DC-3 EC-ASP<\/strong> is currently awaiting restoration at the Fundacio Parc Aeronautic de Catalunya in Sabadell to the north of Barcelona. It is in a partially dismantled state, but you can still make out the Spantax titles on the fuselage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you ever spot a Spantax Convair or fly one of its charter routes? Share your stories in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Title image: <a id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1746779583695_2730\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to Ignacio Ferre P\u00e9rez\u2019s photostream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/104656857@N06\/\" rel=\"author\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\">Ignacio Ferre P\u00e9rez<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"penci-toc-section\" id=\"penci-Get-the-Book\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/destinworld.com\/product\/lost-airline-colours-of-europe-timelines\/%20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9219 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lost-Airline-Colours-Europe-Cover-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lost-Airline-Colours-Europe-Cover-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lost-Airline-Colours-Europe-Cover-768x1161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lost-Airline-Colours-Europe-Cover-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lost-Airline-Colours-Europe-Cover.jpg 1868w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\"\/><\/a>Get the Book<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lost Airline Colours of Europe is a pictorial guide to make of the lost airline and airline liveries from the glory days of air travel in Europe. It features many lost leisure airlines, like Spantax, as well as scheduled and cargo airlines. It also features colour pictures of many classic aircraft types, like the Caravelle, Boeing 727, 737-200, Tupolev Tu-154 and Vickers Viscount.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/destinworld.com\/product\/lost-airline-colours-of-europe-timelines\/\">Get Your Copy Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/member\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airportspotting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Get-Premium-Membership.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1453723304922399'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n\t\t\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tFB.init({ appId:\"354047517996093\", status:true,  cookie:true, xfbml:true});\n\t\t\t\t\tFB.getLoginStatus(function(response){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (response.status != \"unknown\") {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trecord_login_status(4, \"Facebook\", true);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\telse {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trecord_login_status(4, \"Facebook\", false);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t};\n\t\t\t\t(function(d){\n\t\t\t\t\tvar js, id = \"facebook-jssdk\"; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(\"script\"); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n\t\t\t\t\tjs.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n\t\t\t\t\td.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].appendChild(js);\n\t\t\t\t}(document));\n\t\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 Long before the rise of budget airlines across Europe, Spain had a colourful and adventurous charter carrier that connected tourists to the sun-soaked coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. 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