SPANAIR GIVEN AWARD BY THE SPANISH TRAVEL AND TOURISM MAGAZINE,”VIAJES Y TURISMO”

It has been awarded the Airline Company Prize for the professionalism and quality of its PR and Communications Department.

Madrid, 14 September 2005-. Yesterday, on 13 September, Spanair was given the Airline Company award by “Revista de Viajes y Turismo” (Travel and Tourism Magazine) “for the professionalism and quality of its PR and Communications Department” in recognition of its work. At the ceremony for these, the latest “Revista de Viajes y Turismo 2005” Awards, which are conferred every year, recognition for their merits is given to professionals, specialists, executives, businessmen and the media who are either directly or indirectly associated with tourism activities, or informative work deriving from this, both nationally and internationally. “It is a source of great satisfaction to Spanair, and in particular its PR and Communications Department, to receive this prize from the magazine “Viajes y Turismo” which endorses our constant efforts to be a company which strives to attain the highest levels of quality and professionalism in all areas, and in this case, within the field of corporate communications”, said Gonzalo Pascual, President of Spanair. In addition to the award given to Spanair, other prize-winners were: Paradors for Best Hotels, Navarre for Best Regional Autonomy Tourist Destination, Belgium, Flanders and Brussels for Best International Tourism, and the Association of March 11 Victims (Asociación de Víctimas del 11M), among others. Spanair, founded in 1986, offers more than 600 daily flights operated with a modern fleet of 56 aircraft and in code share with its partners, to more than 150 destinations. Since April 1st 2003, the company is a member of Star Alliance, the largest and most prestigious airline alliance in the world. Contact: María Navarro / Coro Navarro Heads of PR and Communications Departmet Tel. 971 745 170 / 91 343 30 32