Experts investigate Ryanair flight which aborted moments before take off from Costa Blanca airport
Spanish authorities have launched an inquiry into what caused a Ryanair plane to abort its take off from Alicante-Elche airport.
Costa Blanca airport enjoys bumper July with passenger numbers set to smash annual record
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport recorded an impressive 11.1% increase in passenger numbers in July compared to a year earlier. Airport operator Aena said on Wednesday that over
Costa Blanca airport ‘illegal’ off-site car parks are being purged with three sites closed so far
THREE illegal off-site car parks in the vicinity of Alicante-Elche airport have been closed for operating without a licence. A purge on unauthorised sites was
Severe turbulence forces Ryanair flight from Alicante to make emergency landing as UK-bound passengers feared for their lives
PASSENGERS on a Ryanair flight from Alicante-Elche airport to Liverpool said they feared for their lives after severe turbulence forced an emergency landing in France.
Costa Blanca airport clocks up its busiest ever June with a third of travellers coming from the UK
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport clocked up over 2.1 million passengers in June- a 10.5% rise compared to a year ago, with another monthly record being set. It
Costa Blanca airport sets new May passenger record with over two million travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport reported over two million passengers in May- the first time that figure has been achieved in the fifth month of the year. The
Alicante’s airport bus route is being upgraded from June with more buses and shorter waits – all you need to know
EXTRA bus services will be introduced from June 1 between Alicante City Centre and Alicante-Elche airport- in time for the peak summer season. With record
Costa Blanca launches campaign to lure wealthy British holidaymakers and long-term winter residents with major UK flight boost
THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board is wooing more British visitors to the region via a promotional roadshow in the UK. Wealthy holidaymakers and winter visitors
Record-breaking April for Costa Blanca airport passengers including over 630,000 British travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has set yet another monthly passenger record with just over 1.9 million travellers using the facility in April. A third of passengers came
Record number of people used Costa Blanca airport in March led by UK passengers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new March passenger number record with just over 1.6 million users- up 9.1% on the previous best set in 2025. Almost
British tourist died in Costa Blanca hospital after taking drugs before flight to Spain
A BRITISH tourist died five days after taking drugs before his flight to Alicante-Elche airport in February 2025. An inquest ruled that Paul Williams Jones,
UK pub giant Wetherspoon will open two new bars in Spain after ‘successful’ Costa Blanca debut
UK PUB operator J D Wetherspoon is to open two bars at Barcelona’s El Prat airport. This follows on from February’s opening of the company’s
Costa Blanca airport sets new February passenger record with a third coming from the UK
A NEW February passenger record has been set at Alicante-Elche airport which logged 1.23 million travellers- up by 5.3% on a year ago. Figures from
British fugitive cocaine dealer arrested after going to pick up family member at Costa Blanca airport
A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking in the UK has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport. The 43-year-old man was collared by the Policia National
Dangerous Swedish gangster and bomb maker is tracked down hiding out in ‘capsule’ hotel in MadridÂ
A SWEDISH gangster has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a hostel in the Cuatro Caminos area of Madrid. The 22-year-old fugitive was wanted
UK pub chain Wetherspoons opens its first foreign bar at Costa Blanca airport
BRITISH pub chain Wetherspoons has opened its first bar outside the UK and Ireland at Alicante-Elche airport. The opening ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Monday.
Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record in 2025 with UK tourists dominating
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new annual passenger record in 2025 with just under 20 million travellers- a third of which were from the UK. The
British expat arrested at Costa Blanca airport and faces extradition for scamming £180k out of UK clients
A DODGY past for a British expat caught up with him after he was detained on an International Arrest Warrant at Alicante-Elche airport. He was
Man who grabbed Ryanair worker’s neck, slammed her against glass counter and threatened to kill her over suitcase row at Costa Blanca airport is spared jail
A MAN who threatened to kill a Ryanair worker at Alicante-Elche airport over his oversized suitcase has been given a three-month prison term. The 40-year-old,
Revealed: The location of British pub giant Wetherspoon’s first-ever bar in Spain
JD WETHERSPOON has announced its first-ever pub in mainland Europe will be at Alicante-Elche airport. The outlet has been named Castell de Santa Barbera after
Costa Blanca airport soars to new September passenger record with a third of travellers from the UK
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport continued to break monthly passenger records with just over 1.9 million people using the facility in September. Over a third of travellers came
Police arrest man who stole €7k of jewellery from his aunt and was flying to UK from Costa Blanca airport
A MAN stole €7,000 of jewellery from his aunt and was arrested before he could board a UK-bound flight at Alicante-Elche airport. Authorities have not
WATCH: Drunk British stag party en route to Benidorm are removed by police after forcing Ryanair plane to land in France
AN UNRULY drunken British mob jetting off on a Benidorm stag weekend forced an Ryanair flight to Alicante-Elche airport to land at Toulouse-Blagnac in France.
Tourist assaults British partner at Costa Blanca airport, injures four police officers, and damages two patrol cars
A MAN caused chaos at Alicante-Elche airport after an eye-witness saw him violently assault his British partner. The attacker was described by Elche City Council
Brit couple arrested on Alicante flight for ‘loudly joining the mile high club in the toilets’
A DRUNK British couple who had sex in an Easyjet plane’s bathroom were hauled away by the Guardia Civil at Alicante-Elche airport. The intoxicated Brits
New monthly passenger landmark recorded by busy Costa Blanca airport
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has broken the two million passenger mark for the very first time in a single month. Airport operator Aena said 2.1 million people
