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SPAIN is gearing up for a massive airport makeover – with the government splashing out nearly €13 billion to boost capacity at its busiest hubs. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the cash bonanza on a visit to Alicante Airport this week, promising bigger runways, new terminals and greener tech between 2027 and 2031. The bulk of the spend – almost …

PASSENGERS travelling through Malaga Airport will no longer need to remove liquids or laptops from their bags once its new €1.5 billion expansion plan is complete. The government’s DORA III program has approved the project. It will introduce the latest security scanners to make passenger checks faster and more comfortable. The number of passport control stations will be increased, as …

They may be the airlines that bring millions of tourists to Spain each year, but Ryanair and Jet2, Vueling, and easyJet do not appear in the ranking of Europe’s top airlines. Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025, based upon millions of passenger surveys have once again forced the continent’s low cost giants out of the race in favor of full-service carriers. …

SPAIN joined Greece, Italy France and Hungary to reject plans from the European Union that would impose strict restrictions on Russian tourist visas The Mediterranean bloc’s resistance comes as Brussels prepares new guidelines expected in December that would recommend stricter criteria for Russians entering the EU, following years of pressure from frontline states facing Russia – including Poland, Czech Republic, …

MALAGA-COSTA del Sol Airport had its best ever August in terms of passenger numbers, newly published figures reveal – with Brits eyeing up some summer sunshine spearheading the charge. The airport handled 2,862,372 passengers in August on 19,286 flights. This represents a 7.9% increase year-on-year compared to the same month last year. Over 480,000 passengers were on domestic flights, which …

The Spanish government announced the removal of over 8,000 holiday flats from popular online platforms like Airbnb and Booking. The Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the plan during a rally held in Malaga, Spain on Sunday. He described housing as the main problem of the province.  He said that the flats do not meet the legal requirements, and they will …

SPAIN’S rocketing economy has in large part been driven by a booming tourist sector which welcomed a record-breaking 44.5 million international tourists in the first half of 2025. It marks a 14% increase compared to 2024, and forecasts suggest the country will just fall shy of receiving 100 million international travellers this year. So it’s curious that amid this rising …

Travelers are faced with massive delays at the Madrid-Barajas Airport as a strike on security continues to disrupt flights and cause long queues. The ongoing industrial action by Trablisa security staff, which began yesterday, is causing waiting times of up to 90 minutes at security checkpoints – nine times longer than the usual 10-minute process. It is urged that passengers …

The move changed everything. Alexios Christopoulos is known to his closest friends as Alexie. For him, the journey of life has been defined by music and movement. In the 1980s he was born in Athens and fondly recalls his childhood growing up in the suburb Ano Elysia. He said, “I spent my early childhood in Athens in Greece during the …

RYANAIR warns that it will remove an additional one million seats on flights to Spain next Summer if the country’s airport operator doesn’t back down from higher fees. In protest against a 6.5% increase in Aena’s fees, the Irish carrier has already canceled two million seats over the summer and winter. Michael O’Leary, the chief executive of the airline, told …