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Spain’s airport operator accuses Ryanair CEO of ‘lying continuously’ in row over ‘excessive fees’

THE chief executive of Spain’s state-owned airport operator has accused Ryanair’s outspoken CEO Michael O’Leary of ‘not telling the truth’ over a bitter fees row

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:49

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

WATCH: Airlines plan to bring in ‘standing’ seats in 2026 to maximise passenger numbers

A VIDEO has been circulating online for some time about a new type of plane seats that would be introduced by low-cost airlines in 2026.

23 May, 2025 @ 11:00

Lead·National News

Iberia strikes back on: Here are the dates that air travel in Spain will be affected by the ground staff stoppages

BARELY days after unions had announced that they would not be calling strikes for Spanish airline Iberia’s ground staff, the stoppages are back on. The

25 Dec, 2023 @ 11:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Flight Attendants Qantas From Their Facebook

No slap needed: Australian airline Qantas describes new dress code as ‘fit for our times’

Flight attendants of a major Australian airline will no longer need to wear high heels or make-up. Qantas airline, which has flight connections with a

9 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Air Europa to increase cabin crew wages by 11.5% over three years

SPANISH airline Air Europa has agreed with its cabin crew members on an 11.5% pay rise over the next three years. The company has reached

19 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Travel News

Ryanair ends cheap €9.99 fares—including those with destination Spain—due to rising fuel prices

THE low cost airline, Ryanair, known for offering staggeringly low prices, including €0.99 or €9.99 for flights, has put an end to its cheap promo

12 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

Ryanair adds 500 extra flights for October half-term getaway to popular EU destinations including Spain

Ryanair named worst airline for short-haul flights despite €10 flights to Spain

NO-FRILLS airline Ryanair has been named the worst for short-haul flights by a consumer watchdog. The budget airline was slammed as ‘consistently terrible’ by three-quarters

3 Feb, 2022 @ 14:31

Lead·Other News·Travel News

Ryanair reveals its new Spain routes but blasts the country's airport taxes for 'limiting' growth

Ryanair announces major recruitment drive in Spain

RYANAIR is looking for cabin crew in Spain to join its team, as part of a ‘major recruitment campaign’ for its Spanish bases: Malaga, Alicante,

29 Jul, 2021 @ 13:15

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Air Nostrum to connect Spain’s Malaga with Nice airport this summer

PLUG AND FLY: Spanish airline applies for EU COVID funding to electrify fleet

VALENCIAN airline Air Nostrum is in line to receive €42 million of European Union COVID recovery funds to convert its fleet to electric. With car

18 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Environment·Travel News·Valencian Community

Spanish airline makes it onto Edreams’ ‘World’s Best’ list

IT may be one of Europe’s smaller airlines, but then bigger is not always better. Binter Canarias was the only Spanish airline to place on

3 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·Travel News

Brit couple arrested on Alicante flight for 'loudly joining the mile high club in the toilets'

EasyJet plans to cut up to 30% of its staff

EASYJET has said it will cut up to 30% of its workforce due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus.

28 May, 2020 @ 14:09

Lead·Travel News

Easyjet cabin crew in Spain reach pay deal and call off strikes

EasyJet to resume flights from June 15, but that only includes one Spanish airport

EASYJET has announced that it will resume some of its flights on June 15, ahead of a bigger resumption on July 1.

21 May, 2020 @ 13:53

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

Wizz Air completes first flights connecting Spain’s Canary Islands to London Luton

WIZZ Air has successfully completed its first flights connecting Tenerife to London Luton.

3 May, 2020 @ 20:15

Lead·Travel News

Ryanair scraps flights to two airports in Spain and cuts services to several others over 'excessive fees'

Ryanair announces 3,000 job cuts due to coronavirus crisis

RYANAIR has announced that it expects to cut 3,000 jobs due to the coronavirus crisis.

1 May, 2020 @ 14:10

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

British Airways set to make 12,000 people redundant due to coronavirus crisis

BRITISH Airways is set to cut up to 12,000 jobs due to the coronavirus crisis, it has been reported.

29 Apr, 2020 @ 15:29

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

The trials and tribulations of flying back to the UK from Spain in order to avoid the coronavirus lockdown

SPAIN has now officially been put on lockdown.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 12:23

Lead·Travel News

Airline Flybe saved by British Government deal that includes tax break

Flybe’s Spanish destinations include Madrid, Palma, Alicante and Malaga

14 Jan, 2020 @ 22:03

Lead·National News

Irish budget airline Ryanair is the greenest in Europe

The low-cost travel company transported 13.8 million passengers throughout October, emitting 1,200kt of Co2.

7 Nov, 2019 @ 12:59

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Thomas Cook rescued by Hays Travel, saving up to 2,500 jobs

Owner, John Hays, said he planned to reopen and rename the shops as soon as possible.

9 Oct, 2019 @ 16:14

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

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

PANIC: Thousands holidaying in Spain in fear as Thomas Cook collapse could leave 150,000 travellers stranded

The travel giant’s collapse could leave 150,000 holidaymakers stranded

21 Sep, 2019 @ 19:09

Lead·Travel News

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

REVEALED: 10 new UK to Spain flights run by airline Alba Star announced

The new flights, which are the first from the UK airport in seven years will arrive just in time for the school holidays

17 Jul, 2019 @ 13:40

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Airline selects three-year-old British girl for ‘involuntary offloading’ on overbooked flight from Spain

Many airlines practise overbooking, where more tickets are sold than there are seats available

26 Jun, 2019 @ 13:08

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Group of 14 ‘drunken’ Brits dragged off Jet2 flight by police in Spain and now face €500,000 fine

The passengers were apparently walking in the aisles when the seat belt signs were on, and refused to obey the orders of staff

28 May, 2019 @ 12:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News