Tag: airport
British Airways computer glitch sparks travel chaos at London airports
The airline has blamed a 'system problem' for delays, cancellations and long queues affecting short-haul flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports
TRAVEL CHAOS: London Gatwick IT meltdown sees 12 flights cancelled as Spain passenger ‘trapped’ beyond gate
A spokesperson blamed the new cancellations on planes being in the wrong place following Wednesday’s disruption
Facial recognition cameras installed at Gibraltar Airport
Software in the cameras creates a biometric map of the points on a person’s face
Alicante airport reopened after private plane crashed upon landing
ALICANTE airport has reopened after a private plane crashed upon landing at 2pm this afternoon.The landing gear...
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
Alicante Airport pandemonium was just about worth it for an English bowl of jellied eels, writes Loraine Gostling
Oh well, it was only 55 minutes, so we could browse the Toblerone and smell the latest designer aromas at leisure in Duty Free
Jamie Oliver’s empire goes into administration with 1,000 job losses just a week after new Costa del Sol restaurant
It comes after Oliver angered Spain by bastardising a traditional Valencian paella with chorizo in 2016
British chef Jamie Oliver opens NEW restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Malaga province is a favourite with the dad-of-five, who singled out Ronda in particular, when he visited Andalucia for his show, Jamie's Food Escapes
Man in Spain arrested over double knife attack at Ryanair check-in desk that saw woman stabbed in ear
A police officer took out his gun, and with a flight attendant managed to diffuse the situation
BREAKING: Foreign Office issues warning to Brits as strike set to hit EVERY Spanish airport this Easter
THE Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits hoping for an Easter getaway in Spain as a strike is set to...
British footballers kicked off flight after arriving drunk on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Passengers cheered and applauded when the 25-strong amateur side was removed
WATCH: Flamingo invades airport runway in Spain just days after escaped circus hippo caught running amok on roundabout
Wildlife control experts were notified, but the flamingo is believed to have flown away before they arrived
Ryanair announces several NEW routes from Spain’s Alicante to UK, Ireland and other European cities
It comes after Ryanair revealed that this summer it would run two weekly flights to Bordeaux and a further three to Munich
‘HE WAS ALWAYS SMILING’: British baby boy dies suddenly at airport in Spain as family caught flight home from...
“Ernie was such a happy boy, he was always smiling,” said Sam’s brother and Ernie’s uncle, Nick, who lives in Walsall
UK rejects Spain’s claims that it owns the land Gibraltar airport built on
Spain refuses to acknowledge the UK’s sovereignty over the strip of land in the north of Gibraltar on which the airport sits
Spain tourism chiefs call for alcohol ban in airports and say British police ‘have power’ to stop boozing on...
There is one incident for every 1,424 flights, according to IATA data, while 50 flights per day have to deal with drunken passengers
British tourist in Spain killed in head-on car crash on ‘death alley’ road hours after flying to Alicante with...
DESTROYED: One of the smashed cars in the holiday tragedy in Spain that left a British mum dead and five others...
STRIKE: 300 Madrid airport workers walk out until New Year after company refuses them warm clothes for winter
STRIKING: Eulen staff walk out on company over claims they are not protected against coldAROUND 300 Madrid...
Body found in hunt for missing British tourist Nixon Smith who was mugged in Spain before missing flight home
VANISHED: Nixon Smith went missing in Madrid while he waited to catch his flight back to BirminghamA...
Man with 54 balls of cocaine in belly arrested trying to enter Spain at Malaga airport
The man was carrying 725 grams of cocaine in his stomach
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect who ran €4.5 million cannabis empire ‘fled to Spain and used fake name’ court hears
Those present heard how in two years Acourt's drug runners made 34 600-mile-round trips between London and South Shields to sell cannabis resin
Ryanair sacks six cabin crew forced to ‘sleep on floor’ in Malaga airport after fake photo
As Ryanair made the sackings on Tuesday, they claimed the picture's circulation in the media had damaged their reputation and 'caused an irreparable breach of trust with these six persons'
Airport group goes public with concerns over transporting drunk passengers
A SPANISH organisation which is meant to transport those with reduced mobility at Palma Airport has said it has had enough of dealing with...
CHEEK OF IT: Video of female tourist stripping naked outside airport in Spain ‘disgusts’ locals
The woman has left many furious after she took off her trousers and knickers at the taxi rank outside Son Sant Joan airport
PARTY’S OVER: Boozed up Brits travelling to Spain could face hefty fines at UK airports
In a bid to crackdown on boozy in-flight incidents, passengers could soon be slapped with new penalties costing a few hundred pounds.
Airports in Spain to reduce price of bottled water following angry customer complaints
Bottled water will be capped at €1 and has already been implemented at seven airports
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New British Ambassador Hugh Elliott arrives in Spain
The arriving Ambassador had previously been Director of Communications in the Department for Exiting the European Union
