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Travel chaos in Spain: Dozens of flights cancelled as heavy rainfall batters Catalunya and Balearic Islands

THOUSANDS of holidaymakers are currently stranded at airports across Spain after AEMET, the state weather agency, issued an orange weather alert for heavy rainfall. Dozens

28 Aug, 2025 @ 13:34

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Lead·Travel News·Weather

Expansion of Spain’s Barcelona Airport to be completed by 2033 in move blasted as ‘climate denialism’

THE Catalan government’s decision to approve a long-awaited expansion to Barcelona’s El-Prat Airport has provoked fury among local activists. On Tuesday, Catalan president Salvador Illa

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:24

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics

World’s best chef Dabiz Muñoz to open ‘gourmet spaces’ at four major airports in Spain

DABIZ Muñoz, the highly-acclaimed Madrid-born chef, has premiered his first airport dining concept set to land at four terminals across Spain this year. The Hungry

10 Sep, 2024 @ 14:41

Barcelona·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Just Stop Oil comes to Spain: Five activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group are intercepted while ‘attempting to glue themselves to runway’ at Barcelona’s El-Prat airport

FIVE activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were intercepted at Barcelona El-Prat Airport on Wednesday morning after attempting to glue

25 Jul, 2024 @ 11:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city

TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Pret A Manger lands in Spain! Coffee shop chain loved in Britain to open 70 stores across the Iberian Peninsula

THE BRITISH sandwich and organic coffee retailer Pret A Manger is to open its first Spanish outlet at Barcelona Airport. Pret- founded more than 30

17 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Thieves steal carry-on case containing over €8 million of cash and jewellery from Spain’s Barcelona airport

TWO THIEVES have been arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra after stealing a carry-on bag containing €8.5 million of cash and jewellery from a Russian family

5 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain imposes Covid checks on air passengers from China

Spain to introduce Covid checks on air passengers from China

PEOPLE flying into Spain from China will have to produce a Covid vaccination certificate or show proof of a negative Covid test. Friday’s announcement from

30 Dec, 2022 @ 11:13

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam is arrested at Barcelona airport in Spain

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport

THE Guardia Civil and Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a key player in a multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of investors. 33-year-old

16 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Marijuana Gang Rented Six Costa Blanca Homes In Spain To Grow The Drug And Export It To The Uk And Other Countries

Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK

THE leader of a Costa Blanca-based marijuana gang has been arrested after a year-long probe to bring down his operation. The crew invested over €100,000

6 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead