UK sunseekers boost Costa Blanca airport to all-time June record
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new passenger record for June with 1.9 million travellers- up 8.4% on a year earlier. Over a third of the passengers
Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport
A UNION representing Policia Nacional officers running passport control at Alicante-Elche airport wants the old terminal building reopened to slash long queues. The Spanish Police
UK tourists help Costa Blanca airport soar to new May record
PASSENGER records were broken for a fifth successive month at Alicante-Elche airport in May with 1.85 million travellers. That record May figure is 5.8% up
UK passengers make up a third of record April figures at Costa Blanca airport
A NEW April passenger record has been set at Alicante-Elche airport with over 1.7 million travellers using the facility. Over a third of the total
UK tourists flood to Costa Blanca airport which breaks yet another record
MARCH passenger records were obliterated at Alicante-Elche airport with 1.47 million travellers using the facility. Over a third came from the United Kingdom and the
Revealed: Spain is home to the most popular flight destination for British tourists this Easter
ALICANTE-ELCHE is Europe’s most popular destination airport for British travellers looking for an Easter break according to online flight portal JetCost. The company says that
First direct flights this summer between the Channel Islands and the Costa Blanca
THE first direct flights between the Channel Islands and Alicante-Elche airport will launch this summer. Guernsey-based Aurigny will run six services to and from the
Spanish police board TWO planes upon arrival in Alicante from Britain due to ‘disruptive’ passengers
TWO flights from the UK to Alicante-Elche airport were boarded by police on arrival in Spain due to disruptive passengers. The incidents happened within minutes
UK arrivals boost Costa Blanca airport to set all-time February passenger record
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport had its busiest-ever February with UK arrivals accounting for over a third of international passengers. After breaking the million mark in January for
Revealed: Ryanair announces string of new routes from Alicante on the Costa Blanca
RYANAIR has announced three new routes for this year’s high season with three cities getting links to Alicante-Elche airport for the first time. The trio
Thieves buy cheap plane tickets just to steal tobacco and perfumes from duty free shops at Costa Blanca airport
A GANG specialising in stealing duty free goods from Alicante-Elche airport has been convicted of theft. Three men and two women- all of Romanian nationality-
Irish passenger flying from Spain to Liverpool is caught with 18kg of drugs in his suitcase
AN IRISH passenger planning to fly to Liverpool from Alicante-Elche airport was caught with 18 kilos of hashish in his suitcase. The 36-year-old was charged
Winter sun-seeking UK tourists lift Costa Blanca airport to January landmark breakthrough
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has broken the one million passenger mark for January for the first time in its 58-year history. Airport operator Aena said 1,057,214 people
British drug trafficker on the run since 2007 faces 30 years in prison after arrest at Costa Blanca airport
A BRITISH man wanted for drug trafficking by Turkey has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after flying in from London Stansted. The 44-year-old had an
Spain negotiates direct flight between Canada and major tourist airport
COSTA Blanca Tourist Board chiefs have been talking with Canadian officials about starting up a direct flight to Alicante-Elche airport. The facility welcomed a record
Passenger caught smuggling 20,000 Viagra pills in a suitcase at Costa Blanca airport
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s security team uncovered a bizarre smuggling incident when 20,000 Viagra pills were found crammed into a suitcase. A 63-year old woman has been
Costa Blanca airport smashes November passenger record boosted by big number of UK visitors
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport smashed its November passenger record by almost a fifth, with nearly a third of travellers coming from the UK. Airport operator Aena said
Alicante airport launches first-ever direct flight to Greek hotspot – plus these new routes
EASYJET will launch Alicante-Elche airport’s first direct flight to the Greek capital Athens in 2025. The route is one of several new services that will
Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record with two months remaining of 2024
A NEW annual passenger record has been set for Alicante-Elche airport with two months still remaining of 2024. Airport operator Aena said that almost 1.8
Spain tourism bosses to campaign for direct flights between Alicante and New York
A NEW attempt to establish flights between the United States and Alicante-Elche airport will be made in December. Valencia’s Tourist Minister, Nuria Montes, will travel
Dozens more taxis to operate at Alicante airport after outcry over shortages
TAXI waiting times could be eased at Alicante-Elche airport with the creation of 24 new cab licences after an outcry over shortages during the summer.
Alicante airport smashes all-time passenger record for September
PASSENGER numbers set another new monthly record at Alicante-Elche airport in September with over 1.8 million travellers- boosted by UK arrivals. The Costa Blanca’s air
Romance scam sees woman in Spain pay €140,000 to who she believed was her lover recovering in a US hospital
A WOMAN was tricked out of over €140,000 by believing she was in an online romantic relationship with a man in the United States. The
Brits are flocking to Spain’s Costa Blanca: Alicante airport breaks summer record with almost two million passengers in July – a third of whom arrived from the UK
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has once again smashed its monthly passenger record with almost two million users in July. After breaking the passenger high in June, the
British fugitive is arrested at airport passport control in Spain after ‘beating two US soldiers unconscious’ in Germany
A BRITISH fugitive, 32, has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport on suspicion of a brutal assault on two American soldiers in Germany. The man had
Costa Blanca airport milestone: Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers since first flight 17 years ago
BUDGET airline Ryanair says that it has broken the 55 million passenger mark at Alicante-Elche airport since starting flights there in 2007. The debut service