Alicante airport

Spain’s police union warns of border collapse at Alicante airport as understaffing and new EES cause travel chaos

A NEW biometric system and a lack of staffing at Alicante airport has pushed border officers to breaking point, Spain’s police union has claimed. Since

20 Mar, 2026 @ 17:00

Alicante·Lead·Travel News

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

Police union demands extra officers for Spain’s Costa Blanca airport to reduce UK traveller queues at passport control

A police union wants more officers at Alicante-Elche airport to reduce queues and numbers of missed flights for UK travellers who need their passports stamped.

24 Feb, 2022 @ 18:23

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

REVEALED: The contrasts between UK and Spanish rules for foreign travel and who has the final say

AMIDST dozens of Brits being flown back to the UK and others being refused journeys by UK airline staff, the Olive Press can report on

5 Apr, 2021 @ 16:30

Brexit·Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Another Brit denied flight speaks of anguish at not seeing sons at Easter due to ‘rude and abrupt’ Ryanair staff

ANOTHER travelling Brit refused travel by Ryanair at Manchester Airport today has told the Olive Press of his anguish. With all the appropriate documentation, John

5 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”

BRITS travelling from one UK airport are now being subject to “arbitrary rules made up on behalf of another country”, according to one Olive Press

5 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out

THE BRITISH expat told by Ryanair that he fulfilled “legitimate requirements” to enter Spain but was put on a plane back to the UK has

1 Apr, 2021 @ 16:55

Brexit·Lead·National News

Emergency Procedure For Ryanair Bristol Flight Landing At Spain S Alicante Elche Airport

‘Fury’ at Spain’s Alicante Airport as 40 Brits deported back to UK after flight from Manchester

DOZENS of Brits arriving at Alicante-Elche airport yesterday were refused entry to Spain and sent back to Manchester on the SAME PLANE. Border guards had

30 Mar, 2021 @ 14:31

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

Foreign Arrivals At Airport Will Have To Give Contact Details In Spain S Costa Blanca

Tourists flying to Spain’s Alicante airport to be required to inform authorities of contact details and holiday destination

FOREIGN travellers flying into Alicante-Elche airport will have to fill in a form with details of their home area and final destination, to stop any

17 Jun, 2020 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

OPINION: Consultant psychologist slams Alicante Airport’s ‘chaotic and inhumane’ response to paralysing Wednesday fire

I was on a flight from Alicante to Leeds yesterday. When the fire broke out in the airport it was noticed by passengers some 20mins

17 Jan, 2020 @ 13:31

Costa Blanca·Lead

Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further

Operations have been further affected at Alicante-Elche Airport, where a roof fire saw thousands evacuated, yesterday afternoon. The reopening is postponed and will not take

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:49

Costa Blanca·Lead

Campaigners slam ‘squandering of public money’ as Murcia’s trouble-ridden Corvera Airport celebrates its first anniversary

MURCIA region’s ‘new’ airport, Corvera, celebrates its first anniversary today, after an auspicious opening in January 2019. Although the hi-tech replacement for the much-loved and

16 Jan, 2020 @ 10:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

UK tourists flood to Costa Blanca airport which breaks yet another record

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

AN 8% increase in travellers throughout 2019 means that Alicante-Elche Airport will close the year having dealt with over 15 million passengers. Management company, AENA,

30 Dec, 2019 @ 08:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents

BOOZY Benidorm-bound Brits are back in the spotlight after figures revealed they have made Alicante airport Spain’s most disruptive destination. Alicante’s main El Altet airport

18 Nov, 2019 @ 17:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

British fugitive ‘warehouse robber’ arrested at Spain’s Alicante Airport after trying to evade customs officers

All four arrests happened in the last 10 days in a crackdown on international crime

2 Sep, 2019 @ 17:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Secret filming reveals Goldcar staff ‘BULLY’ tourists and charge ‘€300 for scratch’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

In Europe, customers are not required to buy additional insurance when renting a car and are covered with ‘basic’ insurance by law

2 Sep, 2019 @ 13:20

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Ryanair refuse British nurse a flight home from Alicante after her ‘swollen face’ didn’t match passport picture

RYANAIR has refused boarding to a British nurse after her face swelled up and no longer matched her passport picture. Shannon Wotherspoon, 24, was stranded

26 Jul, 2019 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Lead

Three ‘pirate taxis’ confiscated from illicit drivers at Alicante-Elche Airport

THREE ‘pirate taxis’ have been confiscated from their drivers during a sting operation at Alicante-Elche Airport. The vehicles were found to have no authorisation to

13 Jun, 2019 @ 17:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

DATE rape drugs take away your freedom, until you take away the freedom of their traffickers. A British man has now been arrested after Guardia

30 May, 2019 @ 10:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s police union warns of border collapse at Alicante airport as understaffing and new EES cause travel chaos

Police union demands extra officers for Spain’s Costa Blanca airport to reduce UK traveller queues at passport control

REVEALED: The contrasts between UK and Spanish rules for foreign travel and who has the final say

EXCLUSIVE: Another Brit denied flight speaks of anguish at not seeing sons at Easter due to ‘rude and abrupt’ Ryanair staff

EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”

EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out

‘Fury’ at Spain’s Alicante Airport as 40 Brits deported back to UK after flight from Manchester

Tourists flying to Spain’s Alicante airport to be required to inform authorities of contact details and holiday destination

Spanish airports see 99% drop in passengers in April

OPINION: Consultant psychologist slams Alicante Airport’s ‘chaotic and inhumane’ response to paralysing Wednesday fire

Reopening at fire-ravaged Costa Blanca airport is postponed even further

Campaigners slam ‘squandering of public money’ as Murcia’s trouble-ridden Corvera Airport celebrates its first anniversary

Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through

Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents

British fugitive ‘warehouse robber’ arrested at Spain’s Alicante Airport after trying to evade customs officers

WATCH: Secret filming reveals Goldcar staff ‘BULLY’ tourists and charge ‘€300 for scratch’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Ryanair refuse British nurse a flight home from Alicante after her ‘swollen face’ didn’t match passport picture

Three ‘pirate taxis’ confiscated from illicit drivers at Alicante-Elche Airport

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

EXCLUSIVE: British expat couple ‘seconds from death’ as falling tree hits cyclist on Marbella paseo during high winds

Israeli prime minister backs down in latest spat with Spain’s Pedro Sanchez after Catholic cardinal is barred from Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem

Second narco tunnel is discovered between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta

‘The sky will turn orange’: Canary Islands braced for calima dust plume just days after ‘storm of the decade’ leaves trail of destruction

WATCH: Scottish mafia boss Steven Lyons faces extradition to Spain after humiliating Bali airport arrest

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