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Flight delays warning in Spain: Airport operator Aena is caught up in global IT outage

Costa Blanca airport gets a million passengers in a month for first time since COVID-19 pandemic hit Spain

OVER a million passengers used Alicante-Elche airport in October- the first time the million mark has been passed in 20 months since the start of

15 Nov, 2021 @ 12:51

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain opens its first outdoor terrace with good view of arriving and departing planes

Busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain opens its first outdoor terrace with good airfield view

PASSENGERS flying from Alicante-Elche airport can now eat and drink on a new outdoor terrace that looks out onto the airfield. It’s the first outside

4 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Travel News

Police seize lethal black cocaine hidden among coffee packs at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THE Guardia Civil intercepted a parcel containing potentially lethal black cocaine that was shipped to Alicante-Elche airport. The package containing five kilos of the dangerous

27 Oct, 2021 @ 14:22

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves stole from passengers loading up hire cars at Costa Blanca airport car park in Spain

Thieves steal from passengers in car rental zones of Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THREE men have been arrested for stealing from arriving passengers at Alicante-Elche airport. They’ve been charged with six thefts as well as document forgery and

19 Oct, 2021 @ 12:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019

PASSENGER numbers at Alicante-Elche airport still have a long way to go in order to match pre-pandemic figures. Figures for September from airport operator Aena

13 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Airport authority admits the return of British tourism is ‘key’ to a return to pre-pandemic flight numbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport has instantly bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, according to AENA. More than 180,000 tourists will be using Costa Blanca’s biggest

8 Oct, 2021 @ 09:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Robbery Gang Used 'military Tactics' To Rob Tourists At Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Robbers used ‘military tactics’ to steal from foreign tourists at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

THREE men donned disguises and deployed military-style tactics to steal from foreign tourists arriving at Alicante-Elche airport. The Kosovo-Albanian trio used their past military training

2 Sep, 2021 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Kidnapped toddler taken to the Costa Blanca in Spain is back, safe and well, in the UK

AN abducted toddler taken by her parents on a flight from Glasgow to Alicante-Elche airport is safely back in the UK. Gracie-May Rogers,2, from Lancaster

30 Aug, 2021 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Lead

Appeal for sightings of kidnapped UK toddler and her parents who flew into the Costa Blanca area of Spain

LANCASHIRE police have appealed for sightings of a two-year-old girl on the Costa Blanca, after she was ‘abducted’ by her parents. Grace-May Rogers from Lancaster

27 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New Flyr Airline Starts Up Flights From Norway To The Costa Blanca And Costa Del Sol Areas Of Spain

New Flyr airline starts flying from Norway to the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol areas of Spain

A new budget airline based in Norway is launching services this weekend between Oslo and two Spanish airports. Flyr began operating in August 2020 with

20 Aug, 2021 @ 13:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Domestic travellers overtake British users of Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

DOMESTIC passengers overtook UK traveller numbers for Alicante-Elche airport in July. Figures from airport operator Aena put internal users at 133,000 compared to 111,784 Brits.

12 Aug, 2021 @ 12:34

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Robbers Stole From Tourists Picking Up Rental Cars At Costa Blanca's Alicante Elche Airport In Spain

Tourists robbed while picking up rental cars at Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

TOURISTS picking up hire cars at Alicante-Elche airport were robbed by three men in a series of distraction thefts. The crooks travelled around Spain committing

9 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

FOUR men have been arrested over a major marijuana growing and shipping operation that dispatched customer orders from Alicante-Elche airport. The criminal enterprise was co-ordinated

9 Jul, 2021 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair clocks up 55 million passengers at Costa Blanca airport since first flight 17 years ago

Ryanair claims more passengers will fly into Spain’s Costa Blanca next year than before the pandemic

BUDGET airline Ryanair says that passenger numbers will soon return to pre-pandemic levels on services using Alicante-Elche airport. The forecast came from the firm’s head

8 Jul, 2021 @ 18:10

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Alicante Elche Airport Gets Major Road Improvement To Ease Delays On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Alicante-Elche airport gets big road boost to ease delays on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A new stretch of dual-carriageway road to cut down congestion around Alicante-Elche airport has been officially opened by Spain’s Transport Minister, Jose Luis Abalos. The

21 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

'tripping' Drug From Mexico Is Intercepted At Alicante Elche Airport On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Tripping’ drug from Mexico is intercepted by police at Alicante-Elche airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A potentially lethal drug known as ‘God’s Molecule’ has been seized at Alicante-Elche airport. A package from Mexico was opened by Guardia Civil officers after

5 May, 2021 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British Drug Dealers On The Costa Blanca In Spain Are Jailed For Trying To Send Cocaine To Australia

British drug dealers on the Costa Blanca in Spain are jailed for sending cocaine parcel to Australia

THREE British men have been jailed after a parcel of drugs destined for Australia was intercepted at Alicante-Elche airport. X-ray scanners detected 855 grams of

3 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair stop man, 89, from flying home to Spain in ID card dispute

Ryanair stop Brits flying back to Spain’s Costa Blanca over a ‘time difference’ dispute

A Costa Blanca couple were turned away from a Ryanair flight from Manchester to the Costa Blanca in a row over when they took their

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was

24 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport wins top award for COVID-19 safety in Spain

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has won a health safety award to recognise its measures to reduce the chances of travellers catching COVID-19. The accolade comes from the

2 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Fast test PCR laboratory to be set up in Alicante-Elche airport departure zone on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport will be installing a laboratory in the departure area for passengers to get COVID-19 PCR tests. The service, announced by airport

30 Jan, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante-Elche airport is getting an extended name on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s title is to be expanded to include the name of the famous Orihuela poet, Miguel Hernandez. The announcement was made by Spain’s Transport

31 Oct, 2020 @ 14:59

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura

Airport expansions in Spain: Both Alicante and Valencia will increase their capacity following record-breaking passenger numbers this year

COVID-19 tourist slump causes 47-year blowback for Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

A EUROPEAN UNION survey suggests that flights to and from Alicante-Elche airport have now collapsed to levels last seen in 1973. Airport operator, Aena, has

30 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News·Valencia

Costa Blanca Police At Alicante Elche Airport Seize Cocaine Filled Car Engine Worth 891 000 On The Open Market

Spanish police at Costa Blanca´s Alicante-Elche airport discover car engine with an extra-special ingredient

COCAINE with a street value of €891,000 was discovered hidden in a car engine that had been sent from Peru to Alicante-Elche airport on the

10 Jul, 2020 @ 15:34

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

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