Air bridge
The Spanish term 'puente aéreo' translates to 'air bridge' in English. An air bridge refers to a route in a network that is usually established between two locations when other forms of transportation are not possible or practical. In the aviation industry, it may refer to a heavily travelled and regular route between two airports. The phrase is also used metaphorically to refer to close connections between two places.
The air bridge between Madrid and Barcelona is one of the busiest in Europe.
The term 'puente aéreo' is used to describe a route frequently used by flights from one city to another. In this case, the sentence is talking about the heavy air traffic between Madrid and Barcelona, one of the busiest in Europe.
Tourists often use the air bridge to travel between the Canary Islands.
The sentence is referring to the common use of the 'puente aéreo', or air bridge, by travelers or tourists when moving from one island of the Canary Islands to another. Such phrase signifies a high frequency of flights between these places.
Due to the pilot's strike, the air bridge between New York and Los Angeles was interrupted.
In this context, 'puente aéreo' refers to the regular air traffic between two major cities, New York and Los Angeles. The sentence denotes a scenario where a strike by pilots interrupted the regular flights on this air bridge.