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Plane is forced to return to Malaga Airport after colliding with a BIRD en route to Spain’s Canary Islands

A PLANE was forced to return to Malaga Airport on Thursday morning after suffering a birdstrike during take off. The Vueling flight, destined for Tenerife

9 Feb, 2024 @ 13:29

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers at Costa Blanca airport since first flight 17 years ago

Storm Isha wreaks havoc: Holidaymakers returning from Spain to Ireland are forced to land in FRANCE after spending more than six hours in the air

HOLIDAYMAKERS returning from Lanzarote were left shocked after their return flight to Ireland was diverted to the south of France. The Ryanair flight from the

22 Jan, 2024 @ 16:01

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

Mike Evans, the 75-year-old British pilot who tragically passed away during the landing manoeuvres of his glider,

Briton, 75, is killed in horror plane crash in northern Spain: Tributes pour in for much-loved glider pilot

A 75-YEAR-OLD British pilot has tragically died in a glider accident at the Santa Cilia aerodrome near Jaca in northern Spain. Much-loved Mike Evans was

12 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Other News·Sport

Flight bound for Spain’s Malaga makes emergency landing due to medical crisis involving 4-year-old boy

A MALAGA-BOUND flight was given priority landing after a medical emergency took place on board. A flight from Glasgow bound for Malaga had to cut its

5 Jul, 2023 @ 08:00

Health·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Doomed Malaga flight survivor’s shock act 40 years after plane crash

Forty years after surviving a horrific plane crash in Malaga that claimed 50 lives a survivor is returning to the scene. The last time Mark

13 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga·National News

This airline in Spain is the first to offer pet food onboard

Spaniard detained for sending deathreats via AirDrop to passengers on Alicante flight

A SPANISH man was detained by police after sending threatening and demonic messages to fellow passengers before takeoff on a flight bound for Alicante. The

26 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Lead·National News

BRIT’S LUCKY ESCAPE as his plane crashes into lemon trees on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A British man walked away unscathed after his plane crashed into an orchard outside Bigastro on the southern Costa Blanca. The unnamed pilot, said to

24 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Olive Press reporter stuck in the UK for three months refused boarding by British Airways

AN Olive Press reporter has been refused boarding on a flight from London Heathrow to Gibraltar.

14 Jun, 2020 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

Jet2 to resume all flights and holidays from July 15

JET2 has announced that it intends to resume all flights and holidays from July 15, pushing back the earlier date of July 1.

9 Jun, 2020 @ 14:45

Lead·Travel News

Air Europa to resume national flights throughout Spain on June 22 and international flights on July 15

AIR Europa has announced that it will resume national flights on June 22 and international ones on July 15.

1 Jun, 2020 @ 17:47

Lead·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled

A BRITISH expat has been left chasing a flight refund for a cancelled flight that the airline refuses to accept was cancelled.

17 May, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

KLM resumes some flights connecting Amsterdam and Spain

KLM has resumed some of its flights connecting Amsterdam to Madrid and Barcelona.

5 May, 2020 @ 17:49

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

EasyJet launch winter schedule early, to allow people to change their flights to a much later date

EASYJET has launched its winter 2020-21 schedule early due to coronavirus.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 19:00

Lead·Travel News

Plane carrying 128 people makes emergency landing at Madrid Airport

It came after a bad day for Madrid’s airport, which had been closed earlier in the day due to drone sightings

4 Feb, 2020 @ 00:47

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Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain

She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK

14 Oct, 2019 @ 08:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Thomas Cook amasses €2 million debt to Costa del Sol hotels following bankruptcy

The collapse has seen thousands of holidaymakers stranded, while the group’s aircraft have started to be impounded.

25 Sep, 2019 @ 12:24

Lead·Malaga

Hunter heard ‘three engine explosions’ before two French pilots killed in Pedreguer plane crash

A HUNTER out stalking rabbits has claimed he heard ‘three explosions’ from the engine of an aeroplane that later crashed in Pedreguer, killing two French

19 Sep, 2019 @ 17:08

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Huge fire breaks out at harbour in Spain’s Ibiza as reports claim hotel is burning down

Planes and helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the blaze

26 Aug, 2019 @ 19:15

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WATCH: Military jet crashes into sea off Spain’s Murcia

The C-101 training jet was filmed by onlookers as it hit the water at high speed near La Manga

26 Aug, 2019 @ 12:31

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Power lines prevent wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol being extinguished as 290 hectares of land torched

“My husband and I have been coming to Estepona for eight years and we have seen fires before, but nothing like this”

20 Aug, 2019 @ 13:33

Environment·Lead·Malaga

EMERGENCY declared over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol as 50 evacuated, while helicopters, planes and 170 firefighters battle blaze

Meanwhile, five people have been treated for smoke poisoning, minor burns and bruises, but they were not hospitalised

19 Aug, 2019 @ 20:35

Environment·Lead·Malaga

British air hostess arrested for being ‘drunk’ on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca

The Yorkshirewoman and her crew served passengers on the service, which took off at 11:40pm on Friday and landed at 1:10am UK time on Saturday

14 Aug, 2019 @ 12:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Passengers use evacuation slides after British Airways plane fills with smoke and lands in Valencia

A BRITISH Airways plane has made an emergency landing in Valencia after smoke engulfed the entire cabin. Videos posted to social media show passengers using the evacuation slide

7 Aug, 2019 @ 11:11

Costa Blanca·Lead