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Surging anti-tourism anger and Trump’s tariffs no obstacle: Flights to Spain are expected to keep increasing in 2025

SPAIN’S airport operator, Aena, is maintaining a forecast of traffic growth for 2025 despite uncertainties in the travel sector. The Spanish air travel sector is

9 Apr, 2025 @ 17:31

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Lawyer takes Vueling to court in Spain and wins after airline charged him €60 for hand luggage in what judge branded an ‘abusive practice’

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

1 Aug, 2024 @ 09:45

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

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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

29 Jun, 2024 @ 17:10

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

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

3 Mar, 2024 @ 15:35

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead

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

3 Jan, 2024 @ 12:19

Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors

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

12 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Airport strikes in Spain are called off in huge relief for travellers ahead of December holiday

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

28 Feb, 2023 @ 11:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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

16 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·Murcia

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

26 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Travel News

Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

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.

14 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Los Pasillos De Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Practicamente Vacios Por El Covid19

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

12 Nov, 2022 @ 10:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain's Government 'corrects' Transport Minister Within Minutes Over Mask Wearing Announcement For Air Travel

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

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News