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31 Blog results found for 'Corvera Airport'
By Mr Grumpy - Sun 3rd Aug 2014
Close observers of the news in Spain will be aware that the country's first privately owned Airport launched in 2008.
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By Mr Grumpy - Thu 19th Dec 2013
It is probably abundantly clear to even the terminally short of wit that I am not an accountant. Nor am I a tax expert, a professional gambler, or a mole working within the Spanish Central Government ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Sun 8th Dec 2013
This past weekend I had the misfortune to be stuck in an airport lounge for a couple of hours en-route to a business meeting somewhere, with nothing but one of those God-forsaken glossy “Spanish Lifestyle” Magazines for ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Thu 29th Aug 2013
When I was ‘nobbut a nipper I used to love reading Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Parables and Aesop’s Fables and the like ... more
By The Equalizer - Thu 4th Apr 2013
Last week – the 24th of March – marked the 2nd anniversary of the opening of the new terminal building at Alicante’s El Altet airport.
The date coincided with the launch of the 2011 Summer season and both AENA and the ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Tue 15th Jan 2013
About 6 Months ago I drank too much wine one Friday night and ranted off a quick blog titled " Smoke, Lies and Bullshit ". Basically, in a moment of alcohol fuelled belligerence I was questioning why so many in public ... more
By Mark Roach, Wincham Consultants Limited - Tue 9th Oct 2012
Both clients and local industry professionals were invited to the second seminar held at the Manchester Airport Marriott hotel on Wednesday 19th September. Two sessions were held at the Conference centre with a presentation ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Tue 25th Sep 2012
If there was such as thing as a “Fantasy” league table for shitty weeks, this last one would be way up there ... more
By Jaime Vives, Wincham Consultants Limited - Mon 10th Sep 2012
Wincham International Ltd would like to invite you to attend our Roadshow taking place on the 19th September at the Manchester Airport Marriott Hotel. ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Fri 29th Jun 2012
Following this week's news I fully intend to get my application in early for my chosen vocation in my next life ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Thu 24th May 2012
For reasons I won’t go into here, I had to fly to the UK a couple of weeks ago, and then fly back home to Spain barely 12 hours later ... more
By Mark Woodward, Ibex Insurance - Fri 11th May 2012
Now is about the time of year when we are all thinking of taking a break from the daily grind and booking our summer holiday.
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By Mr Grumpy - Thu 26th Apr 2012
Before anyone accuses me of prejudice or discrimination they should first of all understand that I have taken 4 flights to and from Spanish airports in the space of last two weeks. Likewise I have dropped off and collected ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Fri 6th Apr 2012
It is just over one year since Alicante's El Altet Airport celebrated the opening of its 20 Million Euro new terminal building, which I blogged about when catching one of the first commercial flights from the airport open to ... more
By The Equalizer - Sat 17th Mar 2012
The subject of Spanish airports has been written about in the form of news stories, blogs and editorial opinion ad nauseum lately, and it seems that everybody has an opinion on the matter ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Fri 24th Jun 2011
The Ayatolla and I have been quite fortunate in our move to Spain, in that the vast majority of our visitors have always been thoughtful and respectful and have never really taken advantage of the 'free holiday' in any way ... more
By Stine Kuskner - Thu 16th Jun 2011
We've been in Denmark for four days now, and it's absolutely wonderful! ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Thu 24th Mar 2011
Along with other specially invited dignitaries and respected members of the press, I arrived at Alicante’s El Altet airport to see the new airport terminal for myself, and also to take a commemorative flight back to the UK ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Fri 18th Mar 2011
If you are waiting for the punch line you're going to be disappointed ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Fri 4th Jun 2010
I never thought that hiring a car could be so stressful or so complicated ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Thu 29th Apr 2010
There is no subject or procedure that I could ever stand up and claim to be experienced or an expert in. That said, there are countless subjects and procedures that I am fully experienced and proficient in how not to do. It ... more
By Steve Rowlands, Golden Leaves Limited - Tue 6th Apr 2010
THE GOLDEN FUNERAL PLAN -
the following plan permits Repatriation and Cremation ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Wed 24th Feb 2010
Anybody who has read 2 of my earlier blogs on the subject of Ryanair will know the extent of my hatred of the airline and the standards of so-called ‘customer care’ that they offer ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Sat 3rd Oct 2009
It seems that flying economy now means that you waive all rights to be treated with courtesy and to expect a decent standard of cutomer service. Nor should you expect that you should be able to take any luggage or even sit ... more
By Tony Green - Thu 24th Sep 2009
I understand that it will soon be possible to purchase gold bars, about the size of a chocolate bar, from a dispensing machine at an airport in Germany. Is the time right I wonder, for us to sell all our stocks and shares, ... more
By Mr Grumpy - Thu 20th Aug 2009
In nearly every line of business throughout the world there is a high standard of regulation to prevent mis-representation and false advertising. Why is it, I wonder, that the airline Industry (With one particular Irish ... more