Has EI changed their Tenerife airport?

ScouseMouse

Got an email this morning about an advanced notice sale with Aerlingus.

I do Tenerife most years, know the place very well. But this email seems to say they are now flying into Tenerife north, when I am used to TFS - Tenerife South TFS. I cannot imagine many people wanting to go to the north airport when most of the tourist resorts are down south next to TFS

Is this a new route? or does someone in EI not know the difference?

https://discovery.aerlingus.com/html/discovery/discovery.html#/destination?origin=DUB&type=ONEWAY&departureDateFrom=2016-06-09&destination=TFS&cityCode=SANTA%20CRUZ%20DE%20TENERIFE&nonStop=0&ff=true

Cheers all

LXFlyer

If you click on book flights it shows the airport as TFS - Tenerife South.

ScouseMouse

Ahhh right. Maybe they mean the island. I have flown into TFN, when EI asked me to reroute, and its not great.

I was starting to wonder was it some sort of a BA tie-up.

Thanks.

highlydebased

Looks like someone used Santa Cruz Tenerife as marketing speak because it's the capital city on the Island, but next the North airport

joeysoap

Anybody familiar with transfers from Tenerife South to Los Cristianos? I am travelling in a few weeks and looking at transfer companies. Quite a variation in price - even between the UK site and Irish site. Hoppa (Irish site in €) shuttle €15, speedy shuttle €20 and private taxi €60. Hoppa UK (£) £16, £22 and £36 respectively. All using Leap29 code- good today only, but there are lots of other codes). The private taxi using the UK site is tempting, short break , don't want to waste time faffing around. Is the taxi UK fare£36 (€46) worth the difference over the Irish site speedy transfer€ 20? It's the same company so assume the same transfers. Any other recommendations?

A320

Its max 25 euro in a taxi

JCX BXC

Tenerife north is not much of a holiday airport, it's alot more local, for local business interests in Santa Cruz (the city of Tenerife) and travels from locals.

EI certainly won't be flying to TFN.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is also an inaccurate name for either airport, someone in the EI marketing team has really messed up.

joeysoap

A320 wrote: »

Its max 25 euro in a taxi

Thanks for reply, but I am not finding that on any site. Should have mentioned the above is for 2 return to the airport

gramlab

25 quid max to Cristianos. In January I Paid 30 for 2 adults + 2 kids to Adeje which is a few miles past Cristianos. No need to book. Plenty of taxis outside arrivals

joeysoap

Thanks A320 and gramlab, good to know. We stayed in Adeje about 6 years ago but completely forget how much we paid in taxi fares. Complete opposite to Faro, where transfers are cheaper than taxies. Will just get a taxi when we arrive. Cheers.

joeysoap

Just back. Just for information : airport to Los Cristianos €23 , LC to airport €24. Included one bag.