Maria Dolores Corujo hit back after being rattled by the reaction to her claims the holiday island of Lanzarote was saturated and needed to reduce its dependence on British tourism.
Airline boss Steve Heapy has sent a letter to Dolores Corujo asking her to clarify her statements and whether she wants tourists from the UK to come to the Canary island.
The Lanzarote tourism body is scrambling to repair relations with British holidaymakers and has distanced itself from the island s president after she called for a higher class of visitors.
The CEO of Jet2 Holidays, Steve Heapy has written to Lanzarote’s president, Maria Dolores Corujo, asking her to clarify whether or not she wants British