22/10/2013. The Minister for Public Works, Ana Pastor, highlighted that the new routes to be operated in the Canary Islands between Gran Canaria and Paris and between Tenerife and Russia will benefit from discounts. The forecast number of seats to be offered by the airlines that fly to airports in the Canary Islands in the winter seasons will increase by 15% compared with the winter of 2012, and by 22% for international flights.