The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, maintains that he informed all regional presidents about the operation to return Spanish citizens from abroad during the health crisis. In his statements, Torres assures that the communication was complete and transparent, denying any kind of concealment regarding the details of the flight. The controversy arises from the accounts of some leaders who claim not to have received such information in advance.
The logistics of repatriation in times of pandemic ✈️
The repatriation operation involved coordinating commercial and charter flights, managing passenger quotas, and implementing health protocols at airports. Communication between administrations was key to allocating quarantine resources and monitoring cases. Torres highlights that official channels and telematic meetings were used to distribute the data. However, the discrepancy between the accounts suggests that the notification system may have had technical or human failures in the transmission of information.
The transparency that no one saw coming 🤔
Torres claims it was all so transparent that even the regional presidents should have received the information by telepathy, because some say they never even found out. Perhaps the repatriation flight included a cargo of colored smoke so everyone could see it, but it stayed on the ground. In the end, transparency is like wifi: if it doesn't reach you, it's the router's fault, not the message's.