Gran Canaria

Pope Leo visited the port of Arguineguin in Gran Canaria, a migration crisis hotspot, and criticized European leaders for allowing the Mediterranean to become an 'unmarked grave' while claiming to uphold human dignity.

Pope Leo XIV criticized European governments for treating migrants as 'numbers or files' during a speech in Gran Canaria, Spain, highlighting their indifference to migrant suffering. He condemned the Mediterranean and Atlantic as 'graveyards without tombstones' and called for compassion, addressing an audience including migrants. The remarks preceded the EU's new Migration and Asylum Pact, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez emphasized pro-migrant policies.

A single mother was left stranded in Gran Canaria after Ryanair seated her two-year-old daughter alone on a flight home.

A couple in their 50s was banned for life by Jet2 after being caught engaging in inappropriate behavior on a flight to Gran Canaria. They claimed they were praying, but passengers and crew deemed the actions blatant and disruptive, leading to their removal from the flight and a permanent airline ban.

A UK holiday flight to Gran Canaria was diverted due to smoke in the cabin. The incident caused the aircraft to change its route, though no further details about passengers or crew were provided.