Tag: Gibraltar Airport
UK passenger numbers up 8% from January to August at Gibraltar airport compared to same period last year
NUMBERS of passengers using Gibraltar airport went up by 8% to more than 320,000 in the first eight months of the year, the government...
Nearly half a million people used Gibraltar airport in 2022, bringing it close to pre-pandemic levels, minister says
GIBRALTAR airport finished off 2022 with a 70% increase in passenger movements compared to the year before, bringing it close to pre-pandemic levels.
Nearly half...
Software glitch blocks off new Gibraltar tunnel for an hour and forces police to reopen runway crossing
A SOFTWARE glitch caused the runway tunnel on Kingsway to close for about an hour around midnight on Wednesday, the Gibraltar Government said.
A safety...
WATCH: Traffic starts to flow through Gibraltar’s new runway tunnel route to the frontier, named Kingsway
THE new access route to the frontier via the runway tunnel called Kingsway opened on its first full day without a hitch.
Chief Minister Fabian...
TUNNEL OPENING: Gibraltar Chief Minister unveils new frontier access after successful emergency trial run
GIBRALTAR’S new access tunnel is all set to open Friday morning after emergency crews ran their trial runs for an accident on Wednesday.
Chief Minister...
Gibraltar government secures limited use of airport crossing as tunnel opens under the runway
WITH the motor vehicle tunnel under the runway due to open later this week, the Gibraltar Government signed a deal with the MoD to...
Teenagers collect 80 kilos of rubbish from Gibraltar’s secret beach beside the runway
VOLUNTEERS from the Nautilus Project collected 80kg of rubbish during a clean-up of the fenced-off beach on the eastern end of Gibraltar’s runway recently.
The...
Military and civilian fire crews train for plane crash at Gibraltar’s famously short runway
EMERGENCY services took part in a successful live plane crash exercise on Gibraltar's runway, one of the most challenging airports in the world.
A strategic...
Gibraltar government slams military for closing down the airfield at short notice, diverting flights
THE Gibraltar Government has said it is ‘unacceptable’ that the Ministry of Defence has closed down Gibraltar Airport on Thursday afternoon, forcing flights to...
Community pulls together with Ocean Village sanitiser gift to Gibraltar airport
THE community spirit is keeping Gibraltar alive at one of the most challenging times in the British territory's recent history.
Boozed-up British mum, whose kids taken into care after she collapsed in Gibraltar airport, returns to UK with £450...
Police officers had removed the children from the tanked-up couple and transferred them to social services
‘Intoxicated’ British couple arrested and their three young kids taken into care before flight from Gibraltar
Cops removed the kids from their tanked-up mum and dad, transferring them to social services
Gibraltar Airport runway resurfacing to cause cross-border delays
Work due to start on Friday and cause 30 minute queues
Monumental conspiracy: Gibraltar’s Europa Point honours Polish Prime Minister
Conspiracy theories still surround the death of a Polish Prime Minister who lost his life in a freak plane crash on the Rock
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