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Holiday flights face disruption as 10,000 airport workers are set to strike in Spain

French air traffic controller strikes cause mass flight cancellations disrupting travel to Spain

A 36-hour strike by French air traffic controllers has caused the cancellations of dozens of flights to and from Spain. Starting from Monday 6pm, affected

7 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Travel News

Ryanair summer holiday flights threat as unions in Spain and Europe plan strikes

EXCLUSIVE: Angry passengers storm off Ryanair flight bound for Malaga over 2.5 hour delay

A New Year’s Day flight from Rome to Malaga has descended into chaos after furious passengers stormed off the plane because of delays. The Ryanair

2 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium·Travel News

Lucky Escape For Mother And Daughter After Tram Smashes Into Their Car On Spain's Costa Blanca

Lucky escape for mother and child after tram smashes into car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A mother and daughter escaped with a few bruises after their car was hit by an Alicante tram on Monday. The vehicle was struck at

29 Nov, 2022 @ 11:41

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Drunk British passengers consume airport booze and perform sex acts in front on children on Ryanair flight to Spain's Canary Islands

Ryanair slammed after 70 Stansted-bound passengers are left behind in Spain’s Castellon Airport due to passport check delays

BUDGET airline Ryanair has been criticised for leaving over 70 Stansted-bound passengers stranded at Castellon Airport because police officers arrived late for passport control duties.

7 Oct, 2022 @ 15:45

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Drug mule, 76, is among three passengers arrested for ‘trying to smuggle 200kg of cocaine into Madrid airport’

Passengers travelling to Spain will not need to fill out the Covid-19 travel form

PASSENGERS arriving in Spain by air or sea will no longer have to present the health control form from Tuesday, September 20. The Official State

19 Sep, 2022 @ 13:59

Lead·National News·Travel News

Police rescued a disorientated vulture in Marbella’s Puerto Banus

NATIONAL police officers captured a 2.5 metre VULTURE after it was spotted by several tourists in Marbella’s luxury marina Puerto Banus. The two officers were

12 Sep, 2022 @ 16:02

Crime & Law·Lead

Firefighters Deal With Passenger Ferry Blaze In Spain's Valencia

Firefighters called to passenger ferry blaze in Spain’s Valencia port

SEVEN fire engines were scrambled on Monday after a fire broke out onboard a ferry docked at the port of Valencia. Initial reports say the

1 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Chaos in Spanish airports as hundreds of lost suitcases pile up due to flight overloads

SPANISH airports have hundreds of piled-up suitcases stuck in arrivals caused by an overload of operations from several European airports. Many passengers have arrived at

9 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·National News·Travel News

Drunk Belgian arrested after causing chaos on Ryanair flight in Spain

A DRUNK Belgian fed up with delays as he sat on a Ryanair flight ended up with an even longer wait in a cell. The

5 Jul, 2022 @ 16:26

Balearic Islands·Lead·Malaga·Menorca

Ryanair ordered to pay for flight delays by court in Spain's Mallorca after four-year tussle

Ryanair ordered to pay flight delay compensation by court in Spain’s Mallorca after four-year tussle

A Mallorca court has awarded six Ryanair passengers €1,533 in compensation after their flights were delayed in the summer of 2018. The Irish budget airline

6 Jun, 2022 @ 16:05

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Premium·Sevilla

Alicante Predicts 2022 As Boom Year For Cruise Ship Arrivals On Spain's Costa Blanca

Alicante predicts 2022 ‘boom’ for cruise ship arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE City Council says that cruise ship passengers visiting the area will more than quadruple in 2022. The authority also predicts that tourists spending time

31 Dec, 2021 @ 11:36

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Almeria to Algeria ferry resumes service after 20 months suspension

THE city of Almeria in Spain’s Andalucia welcomed the resumption of ferry services to Algeria on Saturday, November 13. All services had been suspended 20

14 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Almeria·Lead·Travel News

Spanish airports see 99% drop in passengers in April

AIRPORTS belonging to the AENA Group suffered a 99% year-on-year drop in passengers in April, figures have revealed. Just 141,000 people travelled through its network

17 May, 2020 @ 15:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Number of passengers on Malaga’s Metro grows by 29% compared to last week

THE number of passengers on Malaga’s Metro has grown by 29% compared to last week.

5 May, 2020 @ 18:44

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spanish flights could be cancelled as airport workers threaten to strike

Holidays to Barcelona, Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza could be delayed or cancelled this week as Spanish air traffic control workers plan to strike. The disgruntled

19 Jun, 2018 @ 12:22

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Price of freedom

Spain is setting a precedent for tracking European jihadis

24 Jan, 2015 @ 09:00

Columnists·Mario Alegria - Our Man in Madrid