Air Travel: The usual means of traveling to and from the Canary Islands is by aircraft which is easier these days, thanks to flight prices which give very good value for money especially when purchased as part of a package holiday.
The late 50s and early 60s saw regular, affordable international flights to Tenerife. This sparked a rapid growth of the island's tourist trade, especially in the south, which continues to this day.
Tenerife is the only Canary Island with two airports. Back in 1977 it only had the Los Rodeos airport which is situated in the north of the island near La Laguna.
A second airport - the Reina Sofia (named after the wife of the King of Spain) - was constructed in the south a few miles from Los Cristianos.
Nowadays, the Reina Sofia is a modern airport which handles almost all of Tenerife's international traffic that, on Fridays (the busiest day of the week), means one flight approximately every six minutes.
Over the last year the airport has been undergoing a 'face-lift' to improve its appearance and work is presently continuing on redesigning the car and coach parks.
