Flight from Spain suffers cabin pressure failure: Vueling A320 is forced to ground in Barcelona
PASSENGERS on a flight from Barcelona to Lisbon had a nasty surprise on Wednesday, when the Airbus A320 they were travelling on suffered a cabin
Major European airline will charge flyers an ‘environmental fee’ for using sustainable fuel
GERMAN airline group Lufthansa has announced it is adding an environmental charge to its ticket prices, in a bid to offset the cost of sustainable
Ryanair to add seven new destinations from Alicante this summer
BUDGET airline Ryanair will add a total of nine new routes to the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez airport, connecting the Costa Blanca tourist hotspot to cities
What can I do if my flight is cancelled by the Iberia strikes in Spain? All you need to know as January walkouts are set to affect 45,000 passengers
TRAVEL disruption is expected over the King’s Day weekend as ground staff from Spanish airline Iberia go on strike. The former flag carrier has already
Air passenger numbers break May record for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain
OVER 25 MILLION passengers used Spanish airports in May, a 3.4% increase on the previous ‘record-breaking’ May in 2019, with Alicante-Elche and Valencia airports recording
Spain’s airport operator returns to making a profit for first time since pandemic
SPAIN’S airport operator Aena recorded an annual net profit in 2022 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020. The firm that
Murcia’s Corvera airport in Spain celebrates fourth birthday as passenger numbers still struggle
FOUR years on from King Felipe opening the new Murcia regional airport at Corvera, the facility is still well short of passenger numbers seen previously
Strike woes as low cost airlines in Spain continue to causes travel chaos over festive period
TRAVEL continues to be heavily impacted by industrial action, either due to cabin crew or pilot problems, during the busy festive period this year. Three
Spanish travel sector slams government for maintaining mask requirement on flights
REPRESENTATIVES from Spain’s travel industry have railed against the government for keeping in place the obligatory use of masks on public transport, including on planes.
Iberia in Spain ordered by court to rethink cabin crew procedures due to ‘risk when closing overhead lockers’
THE SPANISH High Court has ruled that airline Iberia will have to take action to ensure that its cabin crew don’t injure themselves when closing
Spain’s government changes inaccurate mask wearing announcement for air travel
CONFUSION reigned in Spain on Thursday after Transport Minister, Raquel Sanchez, said that mask wearing was ending for air travel- only for the government to
European Union abolishes compulsory Covid-19 mask-wearing on planes BUT countries like Spain have ‘wiggle-room’ to continue
TWO European Union agencies have announced that mandatory mask wearing on planes and at airports will end on May 16. The EU Aviation Safety Agency
Ryanair staff in Spain set to go on strike over Easter
Ryanair staff at Alicante–Elche airport are set to go on strike after disputes of unpaid wages to part time staff.
Spain boosts Norwegian Air’s passenger numbers to highest ever
The company carried almost 30 million passengers in 2016, 3.6 million more than the previous year
Brits are the biggest travellers in Europe
Results of Last Minute.com study on 6,000 itchy-footed Europeans
Fear of flying?
Paul Whitelock tries to find cheap flights in and out of Spain from the low-cost airlines. And he discovers some of the pros and cons
The 13.22 from Madrid has just overtaken the plane!
For the first time, more passengers are taking the train between Madrid and Barcelona - the world's fifth busiest airline route
