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No passport or boarding pass? No problem! How a Spanish airline allows you to breeze through the airport ‘without papers’

A SPANISH airline has launched a system allowing passengers to travel ‘without papers’. Gone are the days of checking you have your passport, boarding pass and TIE with you before boarding a

19 Jan, 2024 @ 15:27

Lead·Travel News

Air traffic controllers claim 30 drunk Brits fought on board Ryanair flight to Spain's Costa Blanca

British man dies on Ryanair flight from southern Spain to the UK: Plane is forced to make emergency landing

A PASSENGER on a Ryanair flight from Malaga to the UK has died after falling ill on board. The unnamed male passenger became ill at 38,000 feet, forcing the pilot to make

12 Jan, 2024 @ 12:37

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Hero Policeman arrests man who was harassing and threatening passengers during a flight from Palma to Sevilla

A POLICEMAN going on a flight from Mallorca to Sevilla has arrested a man who was harassing and making threats to passengers. The arrested man is said to have started harassing very

10 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Norwegian—with 10 routes to Spain’s Malaga— becomes first airline to do away with face masks on flights

WATCH: Strong terral wind forces aborted landing at Spain’s Malaga airport

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A POWERFUL gust of ever-changing wind frustrated the landing of a flight from Norway at Malaga Airport last Wednesday afternoon, August 2. The challenging conditions

4 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

British man arrested on suspicion of assaulting partner on flight to Spain’s Malaga

A 61-YEAR-OLD British man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting his partner on a holiday flight from the UK to Malaga. The incident occurred on board Jet2 flight LS265, which touched

21 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Doomed Malaga flight survivor’s shock act 40 years after plane crash

Forty years after surviving a horrific plane crash in Malaga that claimed 50 lives a survivor is returning to the scene. The last time Mark Goldstein was in Malaga he was forced

13 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

British man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a Ryanair flight to Spain

A 35- year-old British man has been arrested for allegedly touching without consent a female passenger who was sitting next to him on a flight from the UK to Spain last Sunday,

27 Sep, 2022 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Passengers from a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Algarve end up in Malaga in Spain’s Costa del Sol

HUNDREDS of passengers from a flight from Dublin to Faro were left in shock after realising that their flight to Algarve was landing in Malaga. According to the low-cost company, Ryanair, the

19 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Drunk Belgian arrested after causing chaos on Ryanair flight in Spain

A DRUNK Belgian fed up with delays as he sat on a Ryanair flight ended up with an even longer wait in a cell. The 46-year-old was arrested after he started hurling

5 Jul, 2022 @ 16:26

Balearic Islands·Lead·Malaga·Menorca

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

WARNING: Airlines are giving travellers wrong Covid testing information when flying between UK and Spain

AIRLINES are giving out incorrect information on Covid testing requirements which could potentially see travellers turned away from flights and “out of pocket”, a watchdog has warned. UK’s Consumer group Which? said

11 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair announces major recruitment drive in Spain

RYANAIR is looking for cabin crew in Spain to join its team, as part of a ‘major recruitment campaign’ for its Spanish bases: Malaga, Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, Ibiza, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca,

29 Jul, 2021 @ 13:15

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Wizz Air UK adds extra flights to Gibraltar for July

WIZZ Air UK will be increasing its service from London Luton to Gibraltar, for July, adding an additional flight on Wednesdays. The airline already flies twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays,

10 Jun, 2021 @ 11:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Iberia slammed for not letting family embark and ordered to cough up €2400 compensation

According to the law established by European Regulation 261/2004, users who were delayed for more than three hours on a flight are entitled to the automatic compensation.

6 Oct, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Olive Press reporter describes what journey from UK to Spain is like now that borders are open

AN Olive Press reporter who was trapped in the UK for months due to the coronavirus pandemic has finally managed to return to Spain.

7 Jul, 2020 @ 16:29

Lead·London·Travel News

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Olive Press reporter stuck in the UK for three months refused boarding by British Airways

AN Olive Press reporter has been refused boarding on a flight from London Heathrow to Gibraltar.

14 Jun, 2020 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead·London·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: British expat chases refund for cancelled flight to Spain, with Vueling refusing to accept it was cancelled

A BRITISH expat has been left chasing a flight refund for a cancelled flight that the airline refuses to accept was cancelled.

17 May, 2020 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Wizz Air completes first flights connecting Spain’s Canary Islands to London Luton

WIZZ Air has successfully completed its first flights connecting Tenerife to London Luton.

3 May, 2020 @ 20:15

Lead·Travel News

EasyJet launch winter schedule early, to allow people to change their flights to a much later date

EASYJET has launched its winter 2020-21 schedule early due to coronavirus.

18 Mar, 2020 @ 19:00

Lead·Travel News

The trials and tribulations of flying back to the UK from Spain in order to avoid the coronavirus lockdown

SPAIN has now officially been put on lockdown.

16 Mar, 2020 @ 12:23

Lead·Travel News

189-seat passenger plane makes emergency landing on Spain’s Costa del Sol after its engine shuts down mid-flight

AN 189-seat passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing on the Costa del Sol. The Austrian Lauda aircraft was forced to turn back to Malaga Airport when its engine

3 Jan, 2020 @ 15:17

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Tourist dies in Catalan airport chaos as riots paralyse Barcelona after Spain jails independence leaders

The airport had seen 45 flights cancelled yesterday and 100 on Monday due to violent clashes involving thousands of people

16 Oct, 2019 @ 17:44

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

THOMAS COOK: Refunds now open for Brits who booked holidays to Spain before travel giant went bust

Refunds are to be repaid within 60 days on the submission of a valid completed claim form

7 Oct, 2019 @ 09:57

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s Government launches €300 million fund for firms affected by Thomas Cook collapse

Around 600 hotels owed money by Thomas Cook will also be given the option of deferring their taxes and delaying payments

4 Oct, 2019 @ 11:07

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Two rowdy men arrested after heated scrap on flight from Spain’s Mallorca to Dublin

When they landed at Dublin Airport a fight broke out between them, at the bottom steps of the plane.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 14:09

Lead·Mallorca

British air hostess arrested for being ‘drunk’ on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca

The Yorkshirewoman and her crew served passengers on the service, which took off at 11:40pm on Friday and landed at 1:10am UK time on Saturday

14 Aug, 2019 @ 12:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

British Airways computer glitch sparks travel chaos at London airports

The airline has blamed a 'system problem' for delays, cancellations and long queues affecting short-haul flights from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports

7 Aug, 2019 @ 12:48

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