Valuable Opinions, Comments & Gossip
Latest News, Stories
& Hot Topics
Tools & Widgets to
help with finances
Featured Polls, Surveys & Stats
Discussions, Advice & Topical Chat
Search
How To Guides
- Business
- Childbirth & Education
- Legal Formalities
- Motoring
- Other
- Pensions & Benefits
- Property & Accommodation
- Taxes
Did you know...?
Topics
- Airports and Airlines Spain
- Paramount Theme Park Murcia Spain
- Corvera International Airport Murcia Spain
Latest Blogs
- Join us for Tea on the Terrace
- When Expat Eyes Are Smiling
- Meet Wincham at The Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle Show, Calpe
- QROPS 2014
- Spain Increases IHT in Valencia & Murcia
- Removals to Spain v Exports from Spain
- The Charm of Seville
- Gibraltar Relations
- Retiro Park : Madrid
- Community Insurance in Spain
- Calendar Girls
- Considerations when Insuring your Boat in Spain
- QROPS – HMRC Introduces changes that create havoc in the market place
- QROPS – All Change From April 2012
- Liva & Laia : 15th November
1322 News results found for 'Corvera Airport'
- New flights launched to Spain from Stansted & Birmingham - Wed 22th Nov 2017
Low-cost airline, Primera Air, have announced the launch of two services between Birmingham, Malaga and Palma effective from 14th May 2018 ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport unlikely threat to Alicante ? - Sun 12th Nov 2017
Following on from speculation last week that Murcia's Corvera international airport is close to becoming operational, questions are being asked with regards to how the new facility will be positioned to attract visitors to ... more - Murcia San Javier Airport launches 2 new routes - Tue 7th Nov 2017
Murca's San Javier Airport has started the winter season with the launch of two new routes: Brussels-Charleroi, operated by TUIfly, and Leeds-Bradford, with Ryanair. ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport to close, Corvera to open ? - Mon 6th Nov 2017
After almost one decade of indecision and uncertainty, a small step towards bringing Murcia's Corvera Airport into operation may have finally been taken ... more - Maintenance Contract awared for Murcia's Corvera Airport - Sat 28th Oct 2017
The Regional Government of Murcia has awarded a EU317,000 contract to cover Maintenance Services at Corvera Airport ... more - Number of Spain flights axed at Birmingham Airport - Wed 25th Oct 2017
A budget airline is to scrap every single one of its flights to Spain from Birmingham Airport ... more - Ryanair cancels 212 flights due to French air traffic controllers strike - Mon 9th Oct 2017
Ryanair today canceled a total of 212 flights scheduled for Tuesday October 10 due to an air traffic controllers’ strike in France. Of the flights, half either leave or arrive at a Spanish airport. The airline, which has ... more - Jet2 announce increase in flights to Spain - Sat 7th Oct 2017
Jet2 has announced the addition of thousands of extra passenger seats to Spain in response to an increase in demand at Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds Bradford Airports ... more - Family stranded in Spain by Ryanair flight cancellation at gate - Wed 20th Sep 2017
A family stranded in Spain after Ryanair cancelled their flight only discovered their plight after security officials rejected their boarding passes ... more - Spain Airport Strike from September 15 - Thu 17th Aug 2017
Spain’s labor unions have called for 25 days of strikes among members of AENA, the Spanish airports authority, to begin September 15 ... more - Spain's Civil Guard to handle Barcelona airport security during strike - Tue 15th Aug 2017
Spain's Civil Guard will handle security controls at Barcelona's airport from Monday to limit disruptions from a planned strike by security staff, the Spanish government said on Friday. Barcelona El Prat, the second ... more - More delays as Barcelona airport security workers go on partial strike - Fri 4th Aug 2017
Personnel in charge of manning security checks at Barcelona’s El Prat airport went on a partial strike on Friday, resulting in lines of over 30 minutes first thing in the morning. There will be one-hour stoppages every ... more - How can Spain ensure the survival of its world-beating tourism industry ? - Thu 3rd Aug 2017
The recent attack on a Barcelona city tour bus by a radical separatist group has created a rift between the ruling Junts pel Si pro-independence coalition and its far-left partners in government, the CUP. Senior officials in ... more - Masked men attack open-top tourist bus in Barcelona - Mon 31st Jul 2017
Tourists feared they were being attacked by terrorists when four masked men slashed their bus’ tyres in Spain ... more - Two-hour waits at security leave Barcelona airport passengers fuming - Thu 27th Jul 2017
It’s been four days now and the waiting time is getting longer and longer. At Terminal 1 in Barcelona’s El Prat airport – and also in T2, albeit to a lesser extent – the time passengers were spending in lines for security ... more - Spain's Aena says state shareholder prevented a bid for Abertis - Wed 19th Jul 2017
Spanish airports operator Aena was prevented by its state shareholder Enaire from making a bid for toll-road concessions company Abertis, the company said on Wednesday. ... more - Heatwave sees record temperatures in southern, central Spain - Sat 15th Jul 2017
The current heatwave affecting Spain has set record high temperatures in several cities in the south and central regions of the country, the Spanish media and state meteorological agency (AEMET) informed on Friday ... more - How airport car parking costs vary across the UK - Sat 15th Jul 2017
The most expensive UK airport parking costs three times more than the cheapest, while simply dropping off a passenger can set a driver back £8.50, a study has found ... more - Security delays at Barcelona airport damaging city’s tourism brand - Wed 17th May 2017
Extra security measures at Barcelona’s El Prat airport that have forced passengers to wait up to three hours at passport control in recent weeks are damaging the city’s tourism brand, says its hotel confederation, prompting ... more - Jet2 launch increased flight frequencies Leeds - Spain - Mon 8th May 2017
Budget Airline Jet2 have announced an increase in frequency of flights between Yorkshire’s Leeds-Bradford Airport and Spain ... more - Spain suffers most from terrorism with highest number of victims: report - Sat 6th May 2017
Spain suffered the most from terrorism as it had the highest number of victims of terrorism in the European Union, according to a document presented on Friday. ... more - Spanish Miltary Plane delays flight from Gibraltar airport - Sat 6th May 2017
The Gibraltar Government accused Spain of “completely unacceptable” interference after a Spanish military aircraft strayed inside Gibraltar air space yesterday, delaying a passenger jet on the runway. The Spanish military ... more - Three parties express an intererest to operate Murcia's Corvera Airport - Tue 2th May 2017
Aena, an Argentine company and Edeis - the company that manages Castellón Airport - have today submitted their formal application to the Regional Government of Murcia, expressing their interest to become the Operator of ... more - Pensioners miss flight to Spain after being abandoned in Airport - Tue 25th Apr 2017
An elderly couple missed their flight to Spain after assistance staff ‘forgot’ about them - and left them waiting in a Manchester Airport lounge for EIGHT HOURS ... more - Vueling increasing capacity on flights from Cardiff to Spain - Thu 20th Apr 2017
Low-cost carrier Vueling is increasing capacity on flights from Cardiff Airport to Spain for the new summer season by 16% ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport finally cleared for take off ? - Tue 18th Apr 2017
The regional government of Murcia has made definitive steps toward reviving the region’s international airport in Corvera and is once again putting the management contract for this ‘ghost’ travel hub out to tender, despite ... more - Plane lands on a motorway in Spain - Mon 3rd Apr 2017
A small four seater light aircraft landed on the AP7 Motorway 90 Miles outside Barcelona earlier today ... more - 2.5 Million Passengers per year to arrive at Murcia's Corvera Airport - Tue 28th Mar 2017
It has been a while since the Regional Government of Murcia has made a wildly unsubstantiated and overestimated claim on the topic of Corvera Airport, however they returned in style this past weekend ... more - Ryanair announce new flights to Spain from Newcastle - Mon 27th Mar 2017
Earlier on Monday Ryanair celebrated the launch of their new routes to Spain from Newcastle Airport for the summer 2017 season ... more - Region of Murcia gets heavy with AENA over Corvera Airport - Mon 13th Mar 2017
Ok, so it might be 5 years overdue, but the regional government of Murcia seems to have finally grown a pair of ‘Cojones’ and decided to move forwards with the process to formally approve the operation of Corvera Airport - ... more - New Route Manchester - Seville - Tue 21st Feb 2017
Ryanair last week launched a new route from Manchester to Seville, with a twice weekly service beginning in October as part of its Manchester winter 2017 schedule, which is expected to be launched soon ... more - Ryanair to launch new routes from Spain - Mon 6th Feb 2017
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair plans to capitalize on Spain’s tourism bonanza by opening up new routes from the country where it is already the market leader. As of February, the carrier plans to launch flights from Madrid ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport to take off in 2017 ? - Thu 26th Jan 2017
The Regional Government has begun the process to finally bring Corvera Airport into operation - almost 5 years after the works being completed and an investment of around EU270 Mln ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport Passenger Numbers up 2.7% - Sun 15th Jan 2017
Murcia-San Javier Airport closed 2016 having seen a total of 1,096,980 passengers - up 2.7% on the previous year ... more - Spain says no immediate plans to sell more shares in Aena - Tue 10th Jan 2017
Spain has no immediate plans to sell shares in majority state-owned airport operator Aena , Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna said on Tuesday, ruling out a repeat of 2015's lucrative stake sale over the coming months ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport loan interest reduced by three-quarters - Sat 7th Jan 2017
The credit agreement signed 3 years ago when the Region of Murcia assumed responsibility for the loan to Construct Corvera Airport airport expired 2 weeks ago ... more - Spain's Castellon Airport for sale again ? - Sun 1st Jan 2017
SNC-Lavalin - the Manager of Castellon Airport - has sold its operations in France and exited the airport management and maintenance business with the sale of a further 19 regional airports ... more - Spain sees record tourism numbers 2016 to end Nov - Sat 31st Dec 2016
Spain welcomed 71.58 million foreign tourists between January-November, accounting for a 10.1 percent increase year-on-year, the Mediterranean country’s statistical office said on Friday ... more - Terror threat diverts flight from Spain - Sat 31st Dec 2016
A flight by budget Airline Enter Air from Las Palmas to Warsaw was forced to make an Emergency landing yesterday due a bomb threat ... more - Murcia landowners fight Corvera 'injustice' - Tue 27th Dec 2016
The Supreme Court of Justice for the Region of Murcia has dismissed four appeals filed by a number of farmers who had their land compulsory purchased for the construction of Corvera airport ... more - easyJet to open 10 new routes in bid to double growth in Spain - Fri 16th Dec 2016
British low-cost airline easyJet announced on Tuesday that it is planning to start operating 10 new international routes to and from Spain. The company says the new flights on offer will increase the number of seats ... more - Spanish Airport Passenger Numbers up 11% 2016 to date - Tue 13th Dec 2016
The 48 Airports in Spain's Nationally owned network - AENA - served a total of 215.1m passengers in the first 11 months of 2016 - up 10.9% on the same period last year ... more - US developer planning mega-resort outside Madrid - Thu 1st Dec 2016
The Cordish Companies, a US real estate developer and entertainment operator, is planning to invest at least €2.2 billion on a Madrid resort. The complex will create more than 56,000 jobs for the regional economy, the ... more - New route launched San Javier Airport, will Corvera ever open ? - Sun 20th Nov 2016
Murcia’s San Javier Airport yesterday inaugurated a new route to Antwerp, Belgium ... more - Balancing the books at Spain's Castellon Airport - Mon 14th Nov 2016
Castellón Airport will continue to hold a negative balance sheet into next financial year ... more - Corvera Airport operation to be tendered before Xmas - Sun 13th Nov 2016
Earlier this week the Regional President of Murcia, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, announced that the tender for the operation of Corvera International Airport will be tendered before Christmas ... more - New Routes Announced Murcia San Javier to London - Tue 8th Nov 2016
British Airways has announced the launch of a new route between Murcia’s San Javier Airport and London Heathrow ... more - Why is Irish drug trafficker Christy Kinahan still at liberty in Spain ? - Mon 7th Nov 2016
More than 6 years after Christy Kinahan was arrested in Spain as part of a huge operation to smash his alleged global drugs and weapons business, the Irishman and his cohorts remain at liberty, thanks in large part to the ... more - Corvera Airport : "The Black Hole of Murcia" - Thu 8th Sep 2016
The Podemos spokesman for the Region of Murcia, Oscar Urralburu, has openly criticized the waste of public money over the Corvera Airport project, referring to it as "The Black Hole of Murcia" ... more - New routes announced Scotland - Spain - Wed 7th Sep 2016
Budget Airline Ryanair has announced a number of new routes connecting Scotland to Spain ... more - Paramount Murcia v Paramount London : Comparisons - Sun 4th Sep 2016
Whilst the Paramount Pictures theme park project, in Alhama de Murcia has faltered over recent years, the Paramount London project in the UK has seemingly gone from strength to strength ... more - Public works contracts fall by 20% due to political impasse and deficit reduction - Wed 24th Aug 2016
The political impasse of the last eight months, along with cuts to state infrastructure investment aimed at reducing Spain’s deficit, have produced a sharp fall in public procurement contracts in the first half of this year ... more - Gibraltar signs LNG deal with Shell to combat electricity shortages - Tue 23rd Aug 2016
Gibraltar has found a solution to one of its biggest problems: electricity outages. On Friday, the government of the British Overseas Territory signed a 30-year deal with Shell that includes the construction of a small ... more - Ibiza flight delayed after ‘police officer’s gun accidentally goes off’ - Mon 22th Aug 2016
A flight was delayed in Ibiza after a police officer’s gun accidentally fired ... more - Ryanair announce launch of new routes to Spain - Mon 22th Aug 2016
Budget Airline Ryanair today announced the launch of over 40 new routes from the UK as part of their Autumn 2016 / Winter 2017 schedules ... more - Aeromur retreat from Murcia's Corvera Airport ? - Sat 20th Aug 2016
Sacyr – the majority shareholder of the former developer and concession holder of Corvera Airport (Aeromur) – has quit it’s offices in Las Atalayas, Murcia ... more - Murcia San Javier Airport passenger numbers dwindle - Sun 14th Aug 2016
Passenger numbers at Murcia’s San Javier Airport fell to just 150,156 for the month of July – a fall of 6% on the same period in 2015 ... more - No sign of closure for Murcia's San Javier Airport ? - Wed 10th Aug 2016
”Will Murcia’s San Javier Airport ever actually close, in order to allow the new Corvera Airport to be brought into full operation ?” : The question that has been bounced around by many Murcianos for many a year now ... more - Arrest after man attempts to hail plane on Spanish runway - Wed 10th Aug 2016
Spanish police have arrested a man who they say ran onto the tarmac at Madrid’s Barajas airport to catch a Ryanair flight to the Canary Islands after he missed his last call to board the plane ... more - New flights announced Birmingham - Spain - Fri 22th Jul 2016
This time it's good news for Brummies ! ... more - Former Corvera Airport Concessionaire counter-claims compensation - Mon 18th Jul 2016
The liquidation of Aeromur’s contract to build and operate Corvera Airport has yet to be brought to a conclusion, and all the while the costs are adding up until such a time that all parties concerned can agree on the ... more - Spain maintains level 4 alert and says Nice attack was “jihadist” - Fri 15th Jul 2016
The Spanish Interior Ministry has decided to keep the national threat level for terrorist attacks at 4 – the highest possible level is 5— following the attack in the French city of Nice ... more - Murcia awards contract to guard Corvera Airport - Sun 10th Jul 2016
The Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure for the Region of Murcia has signed a contract for the provision of security services for Corvera Airport for the sum of EU171,000 ... more - Ryanair launch 2 new routes Scotland - Spain - Sun 10th Jul 2016
Ryanair has announced its return to Aberdeen with 2 new routes to Alicante and Malaga starting in February 2017, which is expected to see around 50,000 passengers pass through Aberdeen International- Ryanair’s 4th Scottish ... more - Spain-bound flight declares emergency - Thu 7th Jul 2016
A JET2 flight from Glasgow to Mallorca has declared an emergency shortly after take-off ... more - New flights London - Alicante - Sun 3rd Jul 2016
Alicante-Elche Airport last week welcomed the inaugural flight from the UK's London City Airport ... more - Surge of passengers expected at Castellon Airport - Sun 3rd Jul 2016
The operators of Castellón Airport are predicting an upturn in foreign visitor numbers - especially from the UK - this summer, following the first full season with air routes to the UK (London and Bristol) and Romania ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport 'Will NOT open 2016' - Thu 9th Jun 2016
Uncertainties with the impending Spanish General Elections, together with the recent change of ownership with Corvera International Airport, has led the President of Murcia’s regional Chamber of Commerce to conclude that the ... more - Corvera Airport blamed for Murcia's slow economic recovery - Tue 31st May 2016
The President of the Chamber of Commerce for the Region of Murcia, Pedro García-Balibrea, has delivered the final draft of their annual report for the year 2015 ... more - Passenger flight dodges three drones before landing in Bilbao - Wed 25th May 2016
Police in the Basque Country region of northern Spain say they have failed to find the owners of three drones that got in the way of a commercial flight landing at Bilbao airport on Saturday ... more - Security fears hit Thomas Cook as tourists choose Spain over Turkey - Sat 21st May 2016
Thomas Cook said its summer bookings fell as security concerns meant more holidaymakers opted for breaks in Spain over Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt, outstripping its efforts to adjust flights ... more - UK minister on flight to Gibraltar denied access to Spanish airspace - Mon 16th May 2016
Last week, an official flight carrying British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to Gibraltar was diverted over Portuguese airspace after being denied permission to fly over Spanish territory ... more - British expats in Europe living in fear of Brexit - Wed 4th May 2016
With the 23rd June referendum looming closer, British expats in Europe are becoming increasingly anxious about the repercussions of Britain leaving the EU, with experts predicting an exodus from the continent if the vote ... more - Spain's Tourist Tax : Deterring Holidaymakers ? - Mon 2th May 2016
Sustainable tourism might become unsustainable for Spain soon, as a decision to launch a new tourists tax on visitor arrivals, allegedly with the sustainability of the industry in mind, is angering those with plans to visit ... more - Spain Welcomed 12 Million Tourists in Q1 - Sat 30th Apr 2016
Spain welcomed 12 million foreign tourists throughout Q1 of 2016, up 13.9% on the same period last year, The National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported today ... more - EU intervention sought over UK-Spain Gibraltar airport row - Fri 29th Apr 2016
Aviation industry leaders want EU transport ministers to intervene to help settle a dispute between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar's airport which threatens proposals to smooth travel across the bloc ... more - Alicante Airport Records 837k Passengers in March - Wed 13th Apr 2016
Alicante airport has recorded 837,094 passengers flowing through it's terminal in March 2016 marking a 25.1 percent increase over the same month in 2015 ... more - Ryanair Relaunches Newquay Spain Route - Fri 8th Apr 2016
Budget airline Ryanair has launched its new routes from Newquay to Alicante in Spain and Frankfurt Hahn in Germany ... more - A Happier 5th Birthday for Castellon Airport ? - Mon 28th Mar 2016
Since it's 'official opening' on the 26th of March 2011, the former 'White Elephant' Airport at Castellon has rarely been too far away from the front pages of the Spanish press ... more - Murcia appoints team to guard Corvera Airport - Sun 27th Mar 2016
The Minister of Public works for the Region of Murcia, Francisco Saura, issued a press release last week confirming that a new team of Security Guards had been appointed to oversee Corvera Airport until such a time as the ... more - New Flights Norwich - Spain - Fri 25th Mar 2016
The UK's Norwich airport has launched their first scheduled flights to Spain in over 10 years, with new routes being established to both Malaga and Alicante ... more - Spain ups airport security after Brussels bombings - Wed 23rd Mar 2016
The acting government of Spain on Tuesday decided to maintain a level four alert for terrorist attacks following emergency meetings between government officials and political leaders ... more - Airline compensates passengers for flight delays - Tue 22th Mar 2016
Spanish Consumer Association FACUA have demanded that budget airline Vueling compensate two passengers that had to sleep on an airport floor due to their flight being delayed by more than three hours ... more - Cancelled flights UK - Spain due to France ATC action - Mon 21st Mar 2016
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled today due to on-going strike action by French Air Traffic Controllers, with hundreds more being hit by lengthy delays ... more - New Flights Newcastle - Barcelona launched - Sun 20th Mar 2016
Good new for Geordies, as Spain's budget airline, Vueling, launched their new route between Newcastle and Barcelona airports on Saturday ... more - Aeromur refuses to hand back Corvera Airport keys - Sat 19th Mar 2016
Sacyr - the majority shareholder of Aeromur - has refused to hand the keys of Corvera airport to the regional government of Murcia ... more - Spain's political stalemate shows signs of stifling recovery - Thu 17th Mar 2016
The political stalemate in Spain is starting to chip away at its economic revival, raising the chances of a slowdown the country can ill afford if bickering between political leaders drags on ... more - New Flights Announced Yorkshire - Spain - Wed 16th Mar 2016
Monarch has announced a new winter route from Leeds Bradford Airport to Malaga on the Costa Del Sol as part of its winter schedule for 2016/17 ... more - Spain saw 11.2% tourism growth in January - Sun 13th Mar 2016
Spain started the year by breaking another tourism record. In January, traditionally one of the low-season months in Spain (except for the Canary Islands), there were 3.5 million international tourist arrivals, 11.2% more ... more - Spanish Airport Tax Freeze Until 2021 - Sat 12th Mar 2016
A meeting of the AENA Executive Board last week to finalise the Documento de Regulación Aeroportuaria (DORA) to ensure the network's sustainability over the next 5 years has resulted in an agreement to freeze Airport taxes ... more - Former Corvera Airport Concessionaire must pay Murcia commission - Sat 12th Mar 2016
According to the agreement signed in June 2010 between the Former concession holder of Corvera airport, Aeromur and the Regional Government of Murcia, the former must pay a commission of 1% per year for the EU182 Mln loan ... more - Rubbish piles up in Spain's Malaga as strike continues - Fri 11th Mar 2016
A strike by refuse collectors in the Spanish city of Malaga entered its 10th day on Thursday, resulting in huge piles of rubbish clogging the streets and raising concerns the smell and mess could put off tourists ahead of ... more - Murcia 'now legal owner of Corvera Airport' - Sun 6th Mar 2016
The Superior Court of Justice has recognised the region of Murcia's ownership of Corvera airport, and as such the 'keys' have been legally transferred from the former concessionaire - Aeromur - to the Regional Government ... more - Ciudad Real Airport on sale at 89% discount - Sun 28th Feb 2016
The Airport of Ciudad Real is on sale once again. ... more - BA Flight from Spain declares emergency - Sun 28th Feb 2016
British Airways Flight BA469 has made an emergency landing in Bordeaux after declaring an emergency during a flight from the Spanish city of Bilbao to London. ... more - Murcia' San Javier Airport numbers down for 8th consecutive year - Sat 27th Feb 2016
Spain's encouraging Airport passenger numbers for the year 2015 were not reciprocated to Murcia's San Javier airport, according to recent reports. ... more - Ciudadanos call for inquiry into Murcia's Corvera Airport - Thu 25th Feb 2016
The Ciudadanos political party spokesman for the region of Murcia, Miguel Sanchez, has called for an inquiry to be commissioned into the award of contracts surrounding Corvera International Airport ... more - Problems bringing your non-EU goods into Spain - Thu 25th Feb 2016
It all seems so easy when you’re on holiday somewhere exotic and the shop assistant tells you that the transport costs are all included in the price. ... more - Spanish Airport Operator Profit Beats Forecast - Tue 23rd Feb 2016
Spanish state-owned network of Airport (AENA) - which extends beyond the borders of Spain and includes the UK's Luton Airport - has reported how the full-year's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and ... more - New Routes Scotland - Spain Announced - Tue 23rd Feb 2016
Budget Airline Ryanair today announced great news for Scottish Expats and Holidaymakers alike. ... more - New Flights Manchester - Spain for Winter 2016 - Sun 21st Feb 2016
Budget Airline Ryanair last week announced details of their Winter 2016/2017 flight schedules to and from Manchester Airport ... more - Spanish Airport Share Price up 65% - Sat 20th Feb 2016
Spanish Airports registered a total of 12,959,573 passengers in the month of January - up 12.3% on the same period last year ... more - Corvera Airport Passenger Forecast Revised - Sat 13th Feb 2016
The regional government of Murcia this week revised their forecast for passenger numbers at the yet to be opened Corvera Airport to 'between 2.5 and 3.5 Million by the year 2025' ... more - AVE Train to Murcia's Corvera Airport to arrive in 2016 - Sat 6th Feb 2016
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, visited Murcia earlier this week to inspect the project to bring the AVE high speed rail infrastructure to the region ... more - Madrid-Riyadh Flight Evacuated - Thu 4th Feb 2016
Spanish authorities evacuated all passengers and crew from a flight bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at Madrid's Barajas international airport after a bomb threat on Thursday, Spain's airport operator AENA said ... more - EU300,000 investment in promoting Castellon Airport - Sat 30th Jan 2016
The Provincial Government of Castellon as agreed to invest some EU300,000 to attract British tourists to the area ... more - Supreme Court rule in favour of Murcia over Corvera Airport - Thu 28th Jan 2016
The Superior Court of Justice ruled in favour of the Regional Ministry of Development for Murcia in two of the three cases brought against Aeromur – the former developer and concession holder for Corvera Airport ... more - Further investment in Murcia's San Javier Airport - Sun 24th Jan 2016
With still no opening date for Corvera International Airport, Spain's publicly owned Airports operator - AENA - has launched a proposal to refurbish Murcia's San Javier Aiport ... more - Castellon Airport set to exceed 100,000 passengers in 2016 - Sat 16th Jan 2016
Castellón Airport is set to surpass 100,000 passengers in 2016 - its first full year of operation. ... more - Regional Gov't to keep Corvera Airport concession payment - Sun 10th Jan 2016
The regional Government of Murcia looks set to keep the EU7 Mln sum paid to them by Aeromur for the concession to operate Corvera Airport back in 2007 ... more - Valcarcel sued over Corvera loan-guarantee - Sat 9th Jan 2016
Former regional president Ramón Luis Valcárcel has been cited in a lawsuit for alleged corruption over the EU200 Mln loan guarantee for the concessionaire of Corvera International Airport ... more - Spain arrests Five Liverpool men over £480m cocaine plot - Thu 7th Jan 2016
Five Liverpool men were arrested over an alleged plot to smuggle cocaine worth £480m out of northern Spain - the biggest in the Galicia region for two decades ... more - Corvera Airport : 3.5 Million Passengers by 2025 ? - Mon 28th Dec 2015
The business plan for the operation of Corvera Airport put forward by the Regional Ministry of Development has estimated that the facility will serve a total of 3.5 Million passengers per year by 2025 ... more - "Corvera Airport Open 2017" - Sat 19th Dec 2015
In an interview with Cadena Sur radio station, the Minister of Employment, Economy and Tourism for the region of Murcia, stated that Corvera Airport would be open to the public in 2017 ... more - Spain's public debt-to-GDP ratio at 99.3 pct in Q3 - Sat 12th Dec 2015
Spanish debt as a percentage of economic output stood at 99.3% in Q3, the Bank of Spain said on Friday, above the government's forecast of 98.7% by the end of the year ... more - Brussels Slams Spain’s 'White Elephant' projects (Including Corvera) - Tue 8th Dec 2015
The European Commission has sharply criticized Spain’s transport infrastructure policies, particularly its AVE high-speed rail network and toll road franchises ... more - Spanish Airport Passenger Numbers up 8% in November - Tue 1st Dec 2015
Airport operator AENA saw passenger numbers at its 46 Spanish airports rise by 8% to 13 million in November compared with the same month last year, the 25th consecutive month of increases, the Public Works Ministry said on ... more - Murcia allocates budget to Corvera Airport - Sat 28th Nov 2015
The Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructure for the region of Murcia has allocated the sum of EU23.8 Mln from net year's budget to finance the required infrastructure to secure the arrival of the AVE high-speed rail ... more - Castellon Airport spent EU30 Mln on sponsorship in 2014 - Thu 19th Nov 2015
Castellón Airport spent more than EU30 million in sports sponsorships during 2014, according to the Generalitat Valenciana ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport numbers down on Corvera confusion - Thu 19th Nov 2015
Passenger numbers at Murcia's San Javier airport fell once again in October, according to figures released by AENA ... more - Pensioner dies on Murcia - UK flight - Wed 18th Nov 2015
A 94-year-old woman died on a flight to Britain after being taken onto the plane in a wheelchair in a semi-conscious state, a fellow passenger has claimed ... more - Spain welcomes first refugees from its European quota - Mon 9th Nov 2015
The first group of refugees to be officially accepted by Spain as part of a European deal to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers across the continent arrived at Madrid airport on Sunday night ... more - Aer Lingus announces new Belfast to Alicante route - Thu 8th Oct 2015
The new schedule will see the airline introduce five services per week to Alicante, a port city on Spain's southeastern Costa Blanca, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, starting 29 April 2016 ... more - Spain bets on German-style apprentices to fix youth unemployment - Sun 4th Oct 2015
Kelvin Heredia dropped out of school aged 16 during the heady days of Spain's real estate boom to take up well-paid work as a window fitter ... more - Happy Anniversary Paramount Murcia ! - Sun 4th Oct 2015
This week marks the 4th anniversary of the first official presentation by Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos (PREMURSA) concerning their plans for the Paramount Pictures theme park project ... more - Ryanair encouraged by popularity of Castellon Airport - Sun 4th Oct 2015
After more than half a decade of bad news followed by worse news, it seems that the fortunes of Castellon Airport have finally started to change for the better ... more - New flights from Leeds Bradford to Spain - Tue 29th Sep 2015
Another budget airline will introduce flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to Spain next Spring ... more - More routes to Spain's Castellon Airport - Sat 26th Sep 2015
Javier Moliner announced yesterday that, "in all probability", that Airline Blue Air will announce "shortly" the dates for the launch of flights between Castellon Airport and Romania ... more - Podemos call for enquiry into Murcia's Corvera Airport - Sat 26th Sep 2015
A commission of inquiry will examine the construction and management of Corvera Airport in order to analyze the operating costs of the currently dormant facility ... more - New flights Newcastle - Spain announced - Wed 16th Sep 2015
A low cost airline will be flying travellers from Newcastle to Barcelona from next year ... more - First Tourists Arrive at Spain's Castellon Airport - Tue 15th Sep 2015
Ryanair today touched down at Spain's ghost airport of Castellón - which welcomed its first commercial flight since opening in 2011 ... more - Spain's airports enjoy record-breaking August - Mon 14th Sep 2015
Spain's network of airports registered its best month ever in August, with record traffic of 24,001,019 passengers. The latest figure consolidates an upward trend in terms of passenger volume that has been seen over the last ... more - Brussels to investigate subsidies at Castellón Airport - Thu 10th Sep 2015
Castellón's notorious ghost airport, often held up as a prime example of Spain's wasteful spending during the boom years of its economy, has come under investigation by Brussels shortly before it is scheduled to begin ... more - New flights announced between Liverpool - Spain - Wed 9th Sep 2015
British Airways' sister carrier Vueling will launch a three-times-a-week service between Liverpool and Barcelona next year ... more - Baseball Bat Fraudster Hiding in Spain - Mon 7th Sep 2015
A convicted fraudster being hunted by police over a baseball bat attack on a gangster has fled to Spain ... more - Jet2 drops San Javier Murcia to Edinburgh route - Mon 31st Aug 2015
Jet 2 have scrapped all flights from Edinburgh to Murcia San Javier airport leaving hundreds of Expats and Holidaymakers high and dry. ... more - Disruptive Passenger Billed £2.7k for Flight Delay Cost - Mon 24th Aug 2015
Jet2 has issued disruptive passenger, Jamie Ferguson, with a bill for £2,716 for costs incurred after his offensive behaviour on-board a flight to Ibiza last month led to a significant delay ... more - Generalitat Valenciana paid Castellon Airport EU12 Mln before elections - Thu 20th Aug 2015
The Generalitat Valenciana made a "capital injection" of EU12 Mln for Castellon Airport prior to the May 24th Elections earlier this year ... more - New PP Delegate for Murcia brings Corvera Airport Confidence ? - Sun 26th Jul 2015
Antonio Sanchez-Solis Querol, who for the last two decades has been in charge of keeping afloat San Javier Airport, and later to oversee the transition with Corvera airport, has been appointed as the new government delegate ... more - FACUA demands Ryanair compensates passengers affected by strike - Thu 23rd Jul 2015
Spanish Consumer Association FACUA has demanded that Ryanair compensates passengers affected by the company's handling staff strike at Madrid-Barajas airport the same as if the scheduled flights had been cancelled ... more - Sacyr, still reeling from Corvera upset, struggling with Repsol debt - Thu 23rd Jul 2015
Spanish builder Sacyr said on Thursday it would use around EU600 Mln from the sale of real estate unit Testa to partially pay down a loan it took out to buy a stake in oil company Repsol ... more - Single bid on Spain's 'ghost airport' - Sun 19th Jul 2015
One of Spain's "ghost airports" - expensive projects that were virtually unused - received just one bid in a bankruptcy auction after costing some EU1.1 Bln to build. The buyer's offer: EU10,000 ... more - Spain arrests woman for recruiting girls for Islamic State - Tue 7th Jul 2015
Spanish police on Tuesday arrested a woman in the Canary Islands on suspicion of recruiting adolescent girls to join Islamic State in Syria, the interior ministry said ... more - Castellon Airport to promote tourism in Bristol and London - Sun 5th Jul 2015
The Provincial Government of Castellón has affirmed it's commitment to support the campaign to attract more visitors from the London and Bristol areas of the UK until at least the end of the year ... more - Spain's León Airlines folds after just 8 weeks - Wed 1st Jul 2015
León Airlines has ceased operations just eight weeks after it commenced them. In a statement, the start-up said its flights had failed to attract adequate demand while state funding promised to it by the company managing ... more - Spanish air traffic controllers call further strikes for July - Wed 1st Jul 2015
Spanish air traffic controllers have called a new round of work stoppages next month as they continue to protest the Enaire airport authority's decision to sanction 61 controllers over a wildcat strike that led to the ... more - Spain detains Ronaldo's Mum for carrying EU55 k - Mon 8th Jun 2015
The mother of the Real Madrid star was held at the Barajas airport for carrying over five times the maximum amount of cash allowed on an aeroplane ... more - Ministry pledges 70% service during planned air traffic controllers' strike - Sun 7th Jun 2015
The Public Works Ministry has guaranteed that Spain's airports will be operating with a minimum 70 percent service during a four-day partial strike called by air traffic controllers, which will begin next week ... more - Back to square one for Corvera Airport - Sat 6th Jun 2015
The regional government of Murcia last week confirmed that the cancellation of the contract with Aeromur - the previous concession holder of Corvera Airport - late last year has resulted in further complications for the ... more - Spain Air Traffic Strikes From Monday - Fri 5th Jun 2015
Spain's Ministry of Development, FOMENTO, has confirmed that strike action by Spanish Air Traffic Controllers ENAIRE will commence from Monday, 8th June 2015 ... more - Ryanair change of strategy sees profits bounce back in 2014 - Fri 29th May 2015
A change of pace has been good for Ryanair. The budget airline said on Tuesday that net profit grew 66% in 2014 on the back of its two-year-old strategy based on better customer service and new routes from major airports. ... more - Spanish air traffic controllers call four partial strikes - Wed 27th May 2015
Spain's air traffic controllers' union has called partial strikes for June 8, 10, 12, and 14 to protest the national airport authority's decision to sanction 61 controllers over a wildcat stoppage that led to the total ... more - Ryanair to fly 4.2 Million pasengers to Valencia in 2015 - Sun 17th May 2015
Ryanair is expecting to fly a total of 4,260,000 passengers to Valencia in 2015 : 2.6 million to Alicante; 1.6 million to Valencia and 60,000 to Castellón. ... more - AENA to offer free unlimited WIFI in Airports - Thu 14th May 2015
AENA is to offer free and unlimited WIFI across their network of 46 Spanish Airports by the end of 2015. ... more - Murcia to fine Sacyr over Corvera Airport highway refusal - Sun 10th May 2015
The regional government of Murcia has confirmed that they are holding Aeromur - the former concession holder of Corvera Airport headed by Sacyr - liable for the payment of work to be undertaken to resurface the road to the ... more - 6 Scots arrested on Ryanair flight to Spain - Sat 9th May 2015
6 British men were arrested in Spain after 'shocking behaviour while drunk' on board a Ryanair flight. ... more - Military plane crashes outside Seville airport in Spain - Sat 9th May 2015
A military plane crashed into a field a mile (1.6 km) north of San Pablo airport in Seville, emergency services and the Spanish defense ministry said on Saturday ... more - Castellon Airport 'worth EU216 Mln to local economy' - Fri 1st May 2015
The mayor of Castellón, Alfonso Bataller, said that the Council is ready to provide "all necessary services" to prepare for the arrival of tourists who will travel to Castellon via the AVE and the airport. ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport Open May' 16, Ryanair Hub ? - Fri 1st May 2015
6 Months : The timescale proposed by both the Regional Government of Murcia and AENA between the opening of Corvera Airport and closure of San Javier Airport. ... more - EU Ponders Gibraltar - Spain airspace - Wed 29th Apr 2015
The European Commission is considering "all possible options" regarding a stalled proposal to bolster the rights of stranded air passengers, which could ultimately lead to the withdrawal of the package, officials say. The ... more - Ciudad Real Airport : The Penny Finally Drops... - Sun 26th Apr 2015
After eight failed attempts to sell Spain's Ciudad Real Airport, the penny seems to have finally dropped for the administrators of the bankrupt facility - their expectations that anyone is seriously interested in ownership ... more - Stag party causes chaos on Glasgow-Alicante flight - Tue 21st Apr 2015
A Scottish stag party caused chaos on a flight to Spain as they drank heavily and abused fellow passengers and airline staff. ... more - Murcia's San Javier Aiport : Not the best of legacies for Corvera - Mon 20th Apr 2015
Arrivals at San Javier Airport suffered a further setback in March, with a fall of 25.6% compared to the same month last year, the 4th highest loss of all AENA Airports, according to official figures. ... more - 2 Years since "Corvera Airport open Easter 2014" promise - Sun 5th Apr 2015
It is almost 2 years since former President Valcarcel told residents of Murcia that Corvera International Airport would be "open by Easter 2014, all being well". ... more - Aeromur hired PR consultant to improve image of Corvera Airport - Fri 3rd Apr 2015
Sacyr - the main shareholder of Aeromur - hired Eico Online Reputation Management to improve the image of Corvera airport, shortly before the Regional Government of Murcia ended their contract for the operation of the ... more - Only 14 of Spain's 48 Airports in profit - Mon 30th Mar 2015
Only 14 of the 48 airports run by Spain's AENA national airports authority closed 2014 with a pre-tax profit, according to annual results released by the government-controlled body on Friday ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport not to close imminently - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Spanish Unions sources representing AENA employees at Murcia's San Javier Airport were quoted in the Spanish Press yesterday as claiming that the Airport will not close in favour of Corvera Airport ... more - Happy 4th Birthday Castellon Airport ! - Sat 28th Mar 2015
Earlier in the week Castellon Airport celebrated it's 4th anniversary of 'opening' - despite not welcoming one single commercial passenger since that time. ... more - Barcelona - Dusseldorf Plane Crash : 150 Feared Dead - Tue 24th Mar 2015
An Airbus operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 on board including 16 schoolchildren. ... more - Gibraltar takes legal action against Spain's ABC - Mon 16th Mar 2015
The Gibraltar Government has commenced an action in the Spanish courts for rectification and correction against the Spanish daily newspaper ABC. This follows the publication of a front page cover and an article about ... more - Castellon expects new Ryanair routes to result in EU16 Mln to economy - Sat 14th Mar 2015
The Provincial Government of Castellon estimates that the establishment of Ryanair flights between Castellón Airport and Stansted and Bristol will result in EU16 Mln for local tourism ... more - Minister confirms AENA interested in operating Corvera Airport - Sat 14th Mar 2015
Ana Pastor – the Minister of Public Works for the Spanish central government - confirmed that AENA would tender for the operation of Corvera Airport as soon as the regional government of Murcia formally began the process to ... more - Spain lobbies for Gibraltar EU airport exclusion - Fri 13th Mar 2015
Spain has escalated its campaign for Gibraltar to be excluded from new EU aviation measures by seeking to recruit the support of Ukraine. ... more - Ryanair lauches routes from Castellon Airport to Bristol & Stansted - Thu 12th Mar 2015
Ryanair is to start offering flights from Castellón's infamous unused "ghost" airport to London Stansted and Bristol from September ... more - Ryanair to start flights from Castellon Airport - Tue 10th Mar 2015
Irish airline Ryanair will announce on Wednesday commercial flights from Spanish 'ghost' airport Castellon, a symbol of profligate government spending during the country's property boom, El Pais reported on Tuesday. ... more - Spain arrests Moroccan woman who tried to join ISIL - Mon 9th Mar 2015
A Moroccan woman who holds Spanish residency was arrested on Saturday in Barcelona on suspicions that she was planning on joining the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Interior Ministry said. ... more - Corvera Airport 'Open March 2015' : Sweepstake - Sun 1st Mar 2015
On the 13th of August 2014, the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Rafael Catala, told the press that Corvera Airport would open in 2015. ... more - Madrid begins deporting Latino street gang members - Sun 1st Mar 2015
A total of 34 leaders of various Latin American gangs based in different areas of Madrid are scheduled to be deported from Spain in the coming weeks as part of the regional government's new strategy for breaking up violent ... more - Turkish Airlines plan to Fly to Castellon Airport - Sun 1st Mar 2015
Turkish Airlines plans to bring 100,000 passengers to the Region of Valencia this year, though a daily flight to Istanbul, and a planned second route to Castellon, as announced by the Airline's CEO, Serkan Kuzlu. ... more - AENA Shareholders must approve closure of San Javier Airport - Sun 1st Mar 2015
Isabel Borrego, the Secretary of State for Tourism, said on Friday how the opening of Corvera Airport and the arrival of the AVE high-speed train link to the region of Murcia are the "key to attracting international ... more - Murcia's San Javier wins EU's best airport award - Sat 21st Feb 2015
Will AENA close commercial flights at Murcia's San Javier following the facility being awarded the title of the EU's best Airport (in the under 2 Million passengers per year category) for 2014 ? ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport stubbornly launches 9th sale offering - Sat 21st Feb 2015
Over the next few weeks the 9th offering in the sale of Ciudad Real Airport will take place by the receivers of the bankrupt facility ... more - Castellon Airport has "no possibility" of EU aid - Sat 21st Feb 2015
Earlier this week the mayor of Castellón, Alfonso Bataller, held a working meeting with SNC-Lavalin's Director of Castellon Aiport, Alain Russel, to discuss the proposals to bring an AVE High-Speed rail link to the facility ... more - Corvera Airport "Has not received a single Euro from EU" - Thu 19th Feb 2015
José Gabriel Ruiz, the Spokesman for the Regional Government of Murcia, said on Thursday today how Corvera Airport has not received "one single euro money from the EU". ... more - Corvera to open "Soon" - Sun 15th Feb 2015
Murcia's President Garre has stated how he wants Corvera Airport to open "soon, but not at any price". As such he would not be drawn into giving a firm date for when the facility is expected to open its door to the public ... more - Spain's AENA valued at EU8.7 bln - Tue 10th Feb 2015
The stock market flotation of Spanish airport group AENA will value the company at EU8.7 Bln, after the final price was set at EU58 per share, according to media reports on Monday. ... more - Paramount Murcia : It's oh so quiet ! - Sun 8th Feb 2015
On the 4th of November last year Proyectos Emblemátitico Murcianos SA (Premursa) - the promoter and developer of the Paramount Murcia theme park - announced that construction for the project were "expected to commence in the ... more - Ryanair : "No interest in flying to Castellon Airport" - Sat 7th Feb 2015
Ryanair will operate 121 weekly flights from Valencia for the summer season of 2015, which commences March 31st ... more - Aeromur fights for Corvera Airport - Sat 7th Feb 2015
Aeromur - the former concession holder of Murcia's controversial Corvera Airport is refusing to back away from their dismissal of the project without a fight ... more - Demand for shares pushes up Spain's AENA IPO price - Thu 5th Feb 2015
Strong demand for shares in airports operator AENA's initial public offering is pushing up the price, increasing the chances that key shareholders which initially committed to the offer may eventually be priced out, people ... more - Air Europa "Interested in Flying to Castellon Airport" - Sat 31st Jan 2015
Representatives of Castellon Airport have confirmed they have been in negotiation with Air Europa, and a further 6 tour operators, with regards to introducing charter flights to the airport. ... more - Spanish Airports to see 25 days of strike action - Thu 29th Jan 2015
Labour unions at Spanish airport operator AENA have called a 25-day strike from Feb. 11, the day the state will list 49% of the company on the stock market in its biggest privatisation in 18 years ... more - Spain kicks off AENA share sale - Sun 25th Jan 2015
Spain has given the green light for the sale of a stake in airport group AENA, kicking off its biggest privatisation since 1997 and testing investor faith in the country's economic recovery in an election year ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport "to close within 6 months of Corvera opening" - Sun 25th Jan 2015
On Saturday the Regional Government of Murcia met in Madrid with representatives of AENA and the Ministry of Works , where all parties agreed that Murcia's San Javier Airport would close within 6 Months of the opening of ... more - EU Single Sky Deal on Ice over Gibraltar - Wed 7th Jan 2015
The Single European Sky initiative aimed at increasing safety whilst reducing travel times and jet emissions has been put on ice after Spain successfully blocked Gibraltar from being included in the deal ... more - "Where is Corvera Airport ?" Youtube Prank - Wed 31st Dec 2014
Corvera Airport has fallen victim to being subject of a prank during Spain's 'dia de los Inocentes'. ... more - Uber complies with Spain's court ban - Wed 31st Dec 2014
The internet-based Car Sharing service, Uber, has announced on their website that they are suspending their activities in Spain ... more - Punctuality Survey on UK Airlines - Sun 28th Dec 2014
Consumer comparison website Which? has reported that 20% all flights to and from 10 UK airports surveyed are struck with delays ... more - Ciudad Real Airport sale continues after 12 months of indifference - Sun 28th Dec 2014
It was just over 6 years ago - 18th December 2008, to be exact - that Spain's Ciudad Real Airport officially opened (for the first time, at least) ... more - Spain's Corvera Airport takes a backwards step - Sat 27th Dec 2014
Earlier this week the pantomime of Corvera Airport reached what could realistically be described as the single lowest point of the project's troubled 13 year history. ... more - Castellon Airport : Financial Audit for FY 2013 - Sat 27th Dec 2014
Castellón Airport ended 2013 with a loss of EU3,735,173, a 50.5% improvement on 2012 when it lost EU7,547,075. ... more - Study into Spain's Taxi Fares - Fri 26th Dec 2014
Spanish Consumer Association FACUA has carried out an analysis on taxis fare across of 45 cities in 2014, which shows how costs can vary as much as 131.7% for similar journeys. ... more - Yorkshire gets new route to Spain - Wed 24th Dec 2014
Thompson Airlines and First Choice have announced the establishment of an extra daily flight from Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport in Yorkshire to Tenerife Sur, commencing from Winter 2015. ... more - Spain: Export volume down 3% and value up 7% - Tue 23rd Dec 2014
During the month of October, Spanish fruit and vegetable exports dropped by 3% in volume compared with the same month last year, to a total of 804,184 tonnes, while their value increased by 7%, reaching EU724.2 Mln, ... more - Ryanair acts on fuel policy defamation - Sun 21st Dec 2014
A judge has ruled Ryanair is entitled to some documents it sought for its action alleging it was defamed by remarks relating to "low-fuel emergency landings". ... more - Airline declares 'No interest in flying to Castellon Airport' - Sat 20th Dec 2014
Air Nostrum, the Iberia Airline franchisee for domestic flights, has commented how they have no immediate plans to operate routes to and from Castellon Airport. ... more - Paramount Murcia boss denies importance of Corvera Airport - Fri 19th Dec 2014
Jesus Samper, President of the promoter and developer behind the Paramount Murcia project, yesterday spoke of the relationship between the theme park and Corvera Airport. ... more - EC Slams 'Wasteful Spending' at Spanish Airport - Thu 18th Dec 2014
And no, it's not Castellon, Corvera or Ciudad Real ! ... more - EC demands Murcia clarifies conditions of Corvera Airport loan - Thu 18th Dec 2014
Spokesman for the regional government of Murcia, José Gabriel Ruiz, yesterday reiterated the importance of Corvera International Airport to the area. ... more - 'Gravy Train' Tour of Murcia's Corvera Airport - Sat 13th Dec 2014
The Concession holder and operator of Corvera Airport - Aeromur - has claimed that they have invested EU30 Mln on bringing the facility to the point where it can become operational, and is paying EU160,000 each month in ... more - New flights announced between Birmingham - Spain - Fri 12th Dec 2014
Scandinavian budget airline - Norwegian - has confirmed they will operate flights from Birmingham Airport to Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga from 2015 ... more - Castellon Airport is Go ! - Thu 11th Dec 2014
The President and CEO of Castellon airport, Alain Russel, announced earlier on Thursday that the facility has now been grated both the final certification from the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and - more importantly ... more - Corvera Airport 'reaches critical stage' - Mon 8th Dec 2014
Patricio Valverde, President of Aeromur, the concessionaire of Murcia's Corvera Airport, last week apologized for being unable to attend an event planned by Ramón Madrid, dean of the College of Economists of Murcia, for ... more - Former President of Castellon Airport begins 4 year jail term - Mon 1st Dec 2014
Carlos Fabra, a veteran member of the Partido Popular who has fought off numerous corruption probes over the years, walked into a Madrid penitentiary on Monday to serve a 4-year sentence for tax crimes. ... more - Satellites to launch from Spain's Castellon Airport - Wed 26th Nov 2014
Celestia Aerospace, the Scientific Engineering company who plans to base their activities at Castellon Airport, has announced that they intend to create around 40 new jobs ... more - Spanish Gov't NOT EU to fund Paramount Murcia - Tue 25th Nov 2014
The Spanish Government last week confirmed that, although approved by the EU, they will finance the EU16.2 Mln grant for the Paramount Murcia theme park project, and not funded from the ERDF as announced earlier in the year ... more - Corvera Airport 'to open mid-December' - Mon 24th Nov 2014
Ryanair, Air Europa and Air Berlin have all expressed an interest in commencing routes to Murcia' Corvera International airport, which is expected to commence operations in just a few week's time ... more - UK-Spain dispute over Gibraltar threatens European skies reform - Fri 21st Nov 2014
The dispute between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar threatens to hold up EU plans to merge national air corridors, diplomats say ... more - Spain finalizes direct flights with Azerbaijan for 2015 - Thu 20th Nov 2014
Airport authorities from Spain and Azerbaijan are finalizing the establishment of a regular direct flight route between their respective capitals, Madrid and Baku, starting in 2015, the No. 2 official within the Azerbaijani ... more - Spanish consumer association calls for end to Airport privatisation - Sun 16th Nov 2014
Spanish Consumer Action Group FACUU have called for the Government to block the privatisation of AENA, the Spanish public airport management company. ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport will "cost money, not generate wealth" - Sat 15th Nov 2014
Business leaders yesterday told the government of Murcia of their concerns that Corvera Airport would actually cost the region money, rather than generate wealth ... more - Castellon Airport to benefit from "Imerso" - Sat 15th Nov 2014
The Provincial Government of Castellon are considering launching an "Imerso" scheme in 2015 in order to help attract more visitors to the area, and bring passengers to Castellon Airport. ... more - Corvera Airport Developer Refinances Repsol Debt - Fri 14th Nov 2014
Sacyr - the Spanish construction company and majority shareholder of the consortium behind the developers of Corvera Airport - on Thursday said the refinancing of its debt linked to the purchase of a 9% stake in oil group ... more - 12 Dead in Murcia Coach Crash - Sun 9th Nov 2014
Twelve people died when a coach plunged into a ravine in the Murcia region of southeast Spain, in the worst such accident in the country for six years, officials said Sunday ... more - Change to Alicante Airport Taxi Regulations - Sun 9th Nov 2014
Following months of negotiations between the Regional Government, AENA – the airport authority and the City of Elche, the installation of a license plate reader has finally been approved for Alicante Elche airport. The ... more - Spain's Podemos questions legality of Castellon Airport - Sat 8th Nov 2014
Spain's newest political party - Podemos - has questioned the legalities surrounding the finances of Castellon Airport ... more - Corvera Airport to cost Murcia 'as little as possible' - Sat 8th Nov 2014
The Region of Murica's Minister of Development, Public Works and Planning has issued a consignment of EU16.4 Mln for urban regeneration as part of their budget for 2015. ... more - New UK flights to Lanzarote, Gibraltar - Thu 6th Nov 2014
EasyJet has announced the establishment of new flights form Bristol airport to Gibraltar and Lanzarote as from April 2015 ... more - "Should Murcia compensate AENA for San Javier closure ?" : Senator - Sat 1st Nov 2014
Earlier this week the Spanish Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, told the house of Senate that her department was working closely with the Regional Government of Murcia to ensure that Corvera Airport was operational as ... more - Spain postpones IPO for AENA sale - Thu 30th Oct 2014
The Spanish government has decided to postpone its plans to privatise airport operator AENA with an EU 7.8 Bln public share offer, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday ... more - Volotea Airlines plans to establish 5 bases in Spain by 2016 - Tue 28th Oct 2014
Volotea, the Barcelona based Spanish low-cost carrier created in 2011 by the founders of Vueling, Carlos Muñoz & Lázaro Ros, is planning to open their first Spanish hub in 2015 ... more - Spain says no going back on AENA IPO - Tue 28th Oct 2014
Earlier on Tuesday a Spokesman for the Spanish Government announced that there was no going back on the partial privatisation of airport operator AENA but market conditions had to be taken into account ... more - Spain's Banks warn AENA listing could be delayed - Mon 27th Oct 2014
The banks coordinating the stock market listing of Spain's AENA have warned it could be delayed if the government changes the airport operator's auditor, financial newspaper Expansion reported on Monday ... more - Spain's AENA prospectus filing postponed - Fri 24th Oct 2014
The filing of state-owned Spanish airport operator AENA's planned initial public offering, initially due on Friday, will be delayed, a spokesman for the company said ... more - Spain's AENA Rejects Renegotiation of Duty Free Contracts - Tue 21st Oct 2014
Spanish airport operator AENA said on Tuesday it would not renegotiate rental contracts with Italian retailer World Duty Free (WDF) at Madrid's international airport. ... more - Murcia to pay EU7 Mln in Corvera Airport Interest by end 2014 - Tue 21st Oct 2014
Spain's Banks; the Ministry of Defence and the Spanish Airport's Authority (AENA) are winning the battle of Corvera Airport. ... more - Easyjet Flight to Malaga "too heavy to fly" - Mon 20th Oct 2014
Passenger on board an Easyjet flight between Southend Airport and Malaga were asked to leave the aircraft earlier this evening ... more - Jet2 linked to Castellon Airport - Sat 18th Oct 2014
Jet2 Airlines is reportedly close to signing a deal agreeing to establish routes between the UK and Castellon Airport ... more - 2 Spain Ebola Suspects Test Negative - Fri 17th Oct 2014
Health Officials in Spain have announced that 2 of the 4 patients admitted to Hospital over the last few days after possible exposure to the Ebola virus have tested negative. ... more - Ebola suspect taken from Air France flight in Madrid - Thu 16th Oct 2014
Madrid authorities evacuated an Air France plane on Thursday after a passenger started shaking on the flight to Madrid from Lagos via Paris, prompting fears the person had Ebola, Air France and airports operator AENA said. ... more - Castellon Airport to Exhibit at London Expo - Thu 16th Oct 2014
The owners of Castellon Airport and their appointed operators and managers have jointly taken the decision to test the appetite for the new facility with the British traveler at the London Tourism Expo. ... more - Spain's AENA tempts investors with fat dividend - Mon 13th Oct 2014
Banks handling the sale of Spain's AENA will aim to convince investors to come on board with the airport operator's commitment to pay half its profit in dividend during an incipient economic recovery, according to one of the ... more - Murcia Opposition Parties slam PP Management of Corvera Project - Sat 11th Oct 2014
Murcia's PSOE and IU-Verdes opposition parties have criticised the parliamentary address on Corvera Airport given by the regional Minister for Public Works, Planning and Development yesterday. ... more - Sale of Spain's AENA shares crash on take off - Fri 10th Oct 2014
The sale of a 49% share in Spain's state-run airports operator - AENA - the largest of it's kind in the world, has failed to clearance for take off ... more - Corvera Airport Statistics Confusion - Sun 5th Oct 2014
The Minister for Development, Public Works and Planning for the region of Murcia, Manuel Campos, yesterday spoke of the EU36 Million compensation the region must pay to AENA as part of the agreement to close San Javier ... more - Castellon Airport "Open end 2014" - Sun 5th Oct 2014
The operators of Castellon Airport last week took one step closer to the facility becoming fully operational. SNV Lavalin, the French-Canadia ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport administrators fail to take the hint - Sun 5th Oct 2014
The administrators of the bankrupt Ciudad Real last week applied to the Commercial Courts for permission to launch an 8th phase for the sale of the facility. ... more - Paramount Murcia : 4 Octobers of Nothing Much - Wed 1st Oct 2014
One year ago this week, Pedro Alberto Cruz confirmed that phase 1 of the construction of the Paramount Murcia theme park was well and truly underway. ... more - Corvera Certificates required end 2014, or new application required - Wed 1st Oct 2014
Corvera Airport now has just 3 Months in which to obtain the necessary permissions, certificates and approvals required to commence operations - otherwise Aeromur will be required to submit a totally new application to the ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport begins recruiting - Wed 24th Sep 2014
SACYR - the majority shareholder of Aeromur, the concession holder of Corvera Airport - has began the recruitment process in readiness for operations commencing ... more - Spain hosts international conference on Libya - Thu 18th Sep 2014
Libya is a priority for Spain's foreign policy, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday at the "Ministerial Conference on Stability and Development in Libya" held in Madrid. ... more - Corvera Airport "will not cost Murcia a cent" - Mon 15th Sep 2014
The termination of all passenger flights to and from Murcia's San Javier Airport was discussed at a meeting in Madrid last week ... more - President of Murcia called upon not to offer 'Corvera guarantees' to Paramount - Wed 10th Sep 2014
The President of Murcia, Alberto Garre, will address the regional assembly for the first session of the legislative year next week ... more - Airline Confirms Will Fly to Murcia's Corvera Airport - Fri 5th Sep 2014
A spokesman for Spanish Airline Air Nostrum - which operates under the auspices of Iberia - spoke to la Verdad newspaper yesterday to confirm suggestions made last week that they would move activities to Corvera Airport as ... more - AENA blames this weekend's flight delays on computer crash - Mon 1st Sep 2014
Spain's state-run airport authority - AENA - have blamed a number of flight delays seen over the course of this weekend on problems with their air traffic control systems ... more - Corvera Airline Deadline Slips Again, Airline Confirms Interest - Sun 31st Aug 2014
Manuel Campos - the Regional Minister of Development, Works and Planning, by now all too well-known for his inability to avoid giving a deadline on any given regional project - has given a an interview to a Spanish Radio ... more - Ryanair eyes stake in Spanish Airports listing - Fri 29th Aug 2014
The partial privatisation of Spanish airports operator AENA should see its shares list on the stock market in late November with a small tranche reserved for the public - a litmus test for domestic investor faith in an ... more - Fitch's reviews Murcia's credit rating - Wed 27th Aug 2014
Fitch's has reviewed the credit rating for the region of Murcia, confirming a rating of BBB- with a stable outlook ... more - Happy Birthday Teruel Airport - Wed 27th Aug 2014
Yes, you are forgiven for thinking "who ?".... Here's why : ... more - Flybe cut flights to Spain - Tue 26th Aug 2014
Flybe's "Summer Sun" routes from Exeter will not be extended into the winter schedules of 2014, with the Airline admitting that from 2015 its remaining Exeter-based aircraft will no longer have the range to reach ... more - 1 Year Since Paramount Murcia Promise - Tue 19th Aug 2014
It was one year ago today that the Former Regional President of Murcia, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, proudly told members of the Spanish Press that "significant changes will happen with the Paramount Murcia theme park project ... more - Castellón' Airport hands €660,000 to local soccer club - Sat 16th Aug 2014
The regional government of Valencia has paid €660,000 to soccer club CD Castellón as part of a sponsorship deal that the unused Castellón Airport (Aerocas) signed with the third division side for the 2009-2010 season ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport "Will see 5 Mln Passengers per year by 2022" - Fri 15th Aug 2014
Today's edition of La Opinion de Murcia reports that Corvera Airport will process up to 5 Million passengers per year by the year 2022 ... more - Tornado threatens Ryanair flight to Spain - Fri 15th Aug 2014
A photograph of a Tornado threatening to touch down on the runway as a Ryanair flight takes off has gone viral on Twitter this afternoon ... more - Almeria Airport looking to increase operations - Fri 15th Aug 2014
The Government delegate for the region of Andalucía, Carmen Crespo, has issued the Marketing Plan for Almeria Airport, which has set one of its goals as finding a cargo operator that can help to increase the movement of ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport "WILL open March 2015" - Thu 14th Aug 2014
A report in today's edition of La Verdad suggests that Corvera Airport is unlikely to welcome 1 Million passengers during the first 2 years of operation ... more - Spain's Ferrovial in talks to buy Scots airports - Sat 2th Aug 2014
Glasgow and Aberdeen airports are expected to be sold to Ferrovial in an £800 million deal that will put them back in the hands of the Spanish firm which bought former owner BAA in 2006 ... more - Fire service agreed for Castellon Airport - Fri 1st Aug 2014
The Provincial Fire Rescue Association, chaired by President of Castellon Javier Moliner, yesterday granted approval to offer their services to Castellon Airport ... more - Paramount Murcia jumps another hurdle - Fri 1st Aug 2014
On Friday morning the Municipal Government of Alhama de Murcia formally approved Phase 2 of the 'Plan Especial de Ordenación del Complejo Turístico Recreativo' submitted by the promoter of the Paramount Murcia theme park, ... more - UPyD demand answers in congress over Murcia's Corvera Airport - Wed 30th Jul 2014
Earlier this week Spain's UPyD opposition party demanded that Ana Pastor, the national Minister for Development, addressed Congress to appraise the House on the current situation regarding Murcia's Corvera International ... more - UPyD demand answers in congress over Murcia's Corvera Airport - Wed 30th Jul 2014
Earlier this week Spain's UPyD opposition party demanded that Ana Pastor, the national Minister for Development, addressed Congress to appraise the House on the current situation regarding Murcia's Corvera International ... more - Spain evacuates 37 from Libya - Wed 30th Jul 2014
Some 60 people, including 37 Spaniards, 10 Portuguese, 9 Libyans and 3 Poles, arrived in this capital on Tuesday on board a Spanish military jet that evacuated them from Libya after violence increased in the North African ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Administrators Lower Price & Extend Deadline... Again - Sun 27th Jul 2014
Administrators of the former privately owned Ciudad Real airport have lowered the asking price for the sale of the bankrupt facility to EU80 Mln ... more - New Flights announced between Manchester - Spain - Sat 26th Jul 2014
Budget airline, Ryanair, has announced the creation of 3 new routes between Manchester airport and Spain this winter ... more - EC Approves Murcia's Corvera Loan - With Conditions - Fri 25th Jul 2014
However, permission is conditional to the closure of San Javier airport. Although Brussels did not put any timescale on the closure, ... more - UK flight to Spain makes emergency landing after lightning strike - Fri 25th Jul 2014
An Easyjet flight from Bristol to Barcelona was forced into making an emergency landing at Reus Airport this morning when the plane was stuck by lightening ... more - Spain's Swiftair says lost contact with plane en route to Algiers - Thu 24th Jul 2014
Spanish private airline company Swiftair on Thursday said it had lost contact with one of its airplane operated by Air Algerie with 110 passengers and six crew members on board ... more - Spain's AENA appoints banks for IPO - Tue 22th Jul 2014
Spain's state-owned AENA has appointed banks Santander, BBVA, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to run its stock market offering, a spokeswoman for the airport operator said on Tuesday. ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport opens new shops : Why ? - Sat 19th Jul 2014
In a move that seemingly defies all logic, Murcia's San Javier Airport has extended it's number of retail outlets ... more - Spain's Secretary of State for Commerce confirms Paramount subsidy - Sat 19th Jul 2014
Jesus Samper, the President of Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos SA (Premursa) has officially confirmed news last month that his company's Paramount Pictures theme park project had been successful in obtaining an EU subsidy ... more - "Corvera Airport to create 4,000 new jobs" : Report - Sat 19th Jul 2014
Murcia's new Corvera International Airport will see the creation of 4,000 new jobs - in addition to those positions transferred from San Javier Airport ... more - Spain gives EU2 Mln to Somalia - Fri 18th Jul 2014
Spain is to donate EU2 Million of aid to Somalia ... more - 1 Year Anniversary Since "Corvera open Easter 2014" Lie - Tue 15th Jul 2014
This week mark's one year since the former regional president of Murcia promised us that Corvera International Airport would be open by Easter 2014 ... more - Castellon Airport Seeks Web Designer - Sun 13th Jul 2014
SNC-Lavalin, the new operators of Castellon Airport - are advertising the vacancy for a web designer on the Infojobs recruitment portal ... more - Corvera costs Murcia EU22,000 per day - Sat 12th Jul 2014
The region of Murcia's Corvera Airport is about to enter it's 3rd summer season of being stood idle, after completion of the construction phase of the facility in spring 2012, and at a cost of more than EU250 Mln ... more - Near-miss at Barcelona airport caught on video - Mon 7th Jul 2014
A dramatic near-miss has been caught on video between two Aircraft at Barcelona's El Prat Airport ... more - Ciudad Real Airport sale extended yet again - Sun 6th Jul 2014
One might be forgiven for feeling a sense of 'deja vu' upon hearing that the sale process of Ciudad Real Airport has been postponed yet again ... more - New operator of Castellon Airport to create just 4 new jobs - Sun 6th Jul 2014
SNC Lavalin, the company recently appointed to operate and manage Castellon Airport has entered into the process of recruitment for employees to work at the previously dormant facility ... more - Murcia to operate both San Javier AND Corvera until 2016 - Sun 6th Jul 2014
The Region of Murcia will see two airports in operation between 2014 and 2016 ... more - Spain Freezes Airport Tariffs Until 2025 - Fri 4th Jul 2014
Spain said on Friday it will freeze airport tariffs until 2025 in an effort to boost air traffic in the country hit by years of high charges and a prolonged economic crisis. ... more - Barcelona Taxi Drivers Strike - Wed 2th Jul 2014
A 24-hour taxi strike is underway today in Barcelona, in protest against applications such as Uber, which allows smartphone users to use their terminals to locate drivers who provide a taxi-style service, despite not having ... more - Jew've Been Framed ? - Mon 23rd Jun 2014
A man who claims Spanish Jewish heritage is suing British Airways for flying him to Grenada in the Caribbean - when he was supposed to be flying to Granada in Spain ... more - Spain to sell 49% of state-run airports authority - Fri 13th Jun 2014
Spain plans to sell 49% of the state-owned airport operator AENA Aeropuertos SA after completing a cost-cutting program ... more - Murcia Spies the Final Hurdle For Corvera Airport ? - Sun 8th Jun 2014
The Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Ministry of Public Works is working towards the issue of final certification and permissions to enable the operation of Corvera Airport, according to regional government ... more - Murcia President Makes First Visit to Paramount Project - Sun 8th Jun 2014
The newly-appointed President for the region of Murcia, Alberto Garre, made his first official visit to the Paramount theme park project at Alhama de Murcia earlier this week ... more - Ciudad Real : Administrators Silent on Airport Sale - Sun 8th Jun 2014
The deadline for the sale of Ciudad Real Airport set by the administrators of the Bankrupt facility expired on the 31st of May ... more - Leisure Activities 'Secondary to Flights' at Castellon Airport - Sun 8th Jun 2014
SNC-Lavalin, the Canadian company appointed who succeeded in having their tender accepted to operate Castellon Airport for the next 25 years, has spoken for the first time of their plans for the facility ... more - New Flights Announced Between Spain - Wales - Thu 22th May 2014
Budget airline Ryanair have launched a new service between the UK's (or Wales, to be more precise) Cardiff airport and Tenerife ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport Sale Hits Further Problem - Thu 22th May 2014
Attempts by the administrators of Ciudad Real airport to sell the [formerly] privately owned facility have run into further problems ... more - New Humberside - Alicante Flights Launched - Mon 19th May 2014
Flights from Humberside Airport to Spain are due to recommence as of next week, with JetXtra.com launching flights to Alicante on Saturday 24th of May ... more - Spain Fields 'Most Experienced' MEP Candidates : Report - Mon 19th May 2014
Two researchers from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands have published a report into the backgrounds and CV's of the 318 candidates due to stand in next week's elections for the European Parliament ... more - IU-Verdes Criticise Corvera Airport as "Presidential Whim" - Sun 11th May 2014
The IU- Verdes political candidates for the European Parliament, José María Ortega and María Marín, attended a rally outside Corvera airport on Sunday in protest against the regional government of Murcia's continued support ... more - Spain and the Shame of Murcia - Sat 10th May 2014
Sunday the 11th of May marks the 3 year anniversary of the Murcia Earthquake(s) ... more - Ryanair announce new routes from MCR - Spain - Tue 29th Apr 2014
Budget airline Ryanair have launched their Winter 2014/2015 schedules, with the introduction of 4 new routes between Manchester Airport and Spain ... more - Costa Coffee to expand into Spain - Tue 29th Apr 2014
Costa Coffee, Europe's largest coffee shop chain and part of Whitbread PLC, today announced plans to expand its presence into mainland Spain. ... more - Castellon Airport Slammed for €26 Mln Sponsorship Expenses - Mon 28th Apr 2014
The sum was spent by Aerocas - the concession holder of the Airport, 99% owned by the Generalitat - to sponsor public events between 2006 and 2010. Despite construction work at the airport not being fin ... more - Opening of Paramount Murcia 'secondary' to Corvera Airport - Sun 27th Apr 2014
The new President of the Regional Government of Murcia, Alberto Garre, has spoken of his confidence that Corvera airport will be fully operational open before the end of his term, following the May 2015 elections ... more - Corvera's SACYR to raise €416 mln in shares - Thu 24th Apr 2014
Spanish builder Sacyr - the major shareholder behind the concession holder of Corvera Airport - said on Thursday it would raise €416 mln through the issue of convertible bonds and new shares to boost cashflow and fund ... more - Castellon Airport costs Valencia €46,300 per day - Sat 19th Apr 2014
It has been reported how the operation of Castellon Airport is costing the Generalitat Valenciana some €46,300 per day, despite being still to receive it's first commercial flight ... more - EU sends investigators to Leon Airport - Sat 19th Apr 2014
The EU is sending a delegation of inspectors to Leon Airport in order to evaluate the nature and extent of regional and national funding received by the facility ... more - EU changes airport funding rules : Lookout Corvera, Castellon ! - Wed 9th Apr 2014
The European Commission has published new guidelines on permitted state aid for airports and subsidies paid to airlines. ... more - Castellon Airport Sale Process "Postponed" - Wed 9th Apr 2014
Valencia's Commercial Tribunals Court has postponed the signing of the contract for the management and operation of Castellon Airport ... more - Fooled Out - Tue 1st Apr 2014
There shall be none of the traditional "April Foolery" related news article today. ... more - Murcia "has lied" over Corvera Airport - Mon 31st Mar 2014
The regional spokesman for the IU-Verdes (Green Party), José Antonio Pujante, has accused the regional government of Murcia of deliberately misleading a number of European Institutions over the closure of San Javier Airport ... more - Alicante Airport New Terminal Anniversary Passes Quietly - Mon 31st Mar 2014
Late last week Alicante airport quietly celebrated the third anniversary of the opening of their new terminal building ... more - Launch of new flights between Gran Canaria - Manchester - Sun 30th Mar 2014
Gran Canaria Airport on Sunday saw the launch of a new route to Manchester, with Ryanair operating flights each Wednesday and Sunday ... more - Spain's AENA, on-off privatisation candidate, posts 2013 profit - Thu 27th Mar 2014
Spanish airports operator AENA made a profit of €715 mln in 2013, while its airports division - a potential privatisation candidate - made a first-time profit of €597 mln, the Public Works Ministry said on Thursday ... more - Happy Birthday Castellon Airport ! - Sun 23rd Mar 2014
Tumbit would like to join with the Millions of satisfied passengers to have flown through the facility over recent years, to wish Castellon Airport a Happy Third Birthday ... more - Badajoz Airport to ressume international flights - Sat 22th Mar 2014
Four years after closing, the Minister of Works, Housing, Planning and Tourism for the region of Extremadura has announced how Badajoz airport is set to reopen for international flights once more ... more - Valencia Overturns Castellon Airport Contractor Fine - Sat 22th Mar 2014
The Compromís party last week criticised the withdrawal of the penalty issued against the company who formerly provided Falconry services to Castellon Airport ... more - Europe's regional airports struggle as traffic shifts to hubs - Mon 10th Mar 2014
Dozens of small European airports, which blossomed with the advent of no-frills flying, face cutbacks or even closure as traditional airlines become more competitive and regulators clamp down on state aid ... more - Financial Impact of Corvera Airport on Murcia Questioned - Sun 9th Mar 2014
The Region of Murcia is ranked 181 in competitiveness and 204 for innovation out of the 260 regions within the EU, according to the President of the Confederation of Businesses for Cartegena (COEC), Pedro Pablo Hernández ... more - Spain struggles to pull together multibillion euro highway bail-out - Sat 8th Mar 2014
The Spanish government is working against the clock to reach a deal with builders over a multibillion euro bail-out for nine bankrupt motorways which could directly hit the country's deficit ... more - Spain airport operator AENA eyes IPO this year - Fri 7th Mar 2014
Spain's state-owned airport operator Aena Aeropuertos expects to list on Madrid's stock exchange in the coming months, in what would be one of Europe's largest initial public offerings so far this year, the company's ... more - Aerocas approve award of contract for Castellon Airport - Thu 6th Mar 2014
Earlier this week a board meeting of Aerocas Executives saw the agreement to progress with the award of the contract for the operation and management of Castellon Airport to SNC-Lavalin ... more - Murcia Awaiting Corvera Airport Decision From EU - Sun 2th Mar 2014
Earlier last week Murcia's President Valcarcel warned how Aeromur - the former / future concession holder of Corvera Airport - will be unable to return to negotiations if the legalities surrounding the loan guarantee are not ... more - Aerocas Meet to Finalise Castellon Airport Sale Monday - Sat 1st Mar 2014
The process to bring Castellon Airport into operation has now entered it's final phase according to Vice President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Jose Ciscar ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale Falters - Sat 1st Mar 2014
The Chinese travel group - HNA - who last week requested an extension in the deadline for the sale of Ciudad Real airport in order to prepare a bid - has rejected the administrators request that the group finance the legal ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale Extended Due to Chinese Interest - Sat 22th Feb 2014
The Commercial Court of Ciudad Real has agreed yet again to extend the duration of the sale process for Ciudad Real Airport ... more - Corvera Airport Court Proceedings Suspended for 60 Days - Fri 21st Feb 2014
The Supreme Court of Murcia has moved to suspend the litigation between the Regional Government and the former / potential concession holder of Corvera Airport - Aeromur - for a period of 60 days ... more - Almeria Airport Introduces New Domestic Flights - Wed 19th Feb 2014
On Tuesday Almeria Airport welcomed the first flight from Madrid-Barajas, operated by Air Europa ... more - Murcia given 5 Days to decide future of Corvera Airport - Mon 17th Feb 2014
The Regional Government of Murcia has just 5 days to respond to Aeromur - the consortium lead by Sacyr - with any decision concerning their re-appointment as the operators of Corvera Airport ... more - Spain's Ferrovial offers £800 Mln for 3 UK airports - Mon 17th Feb 2014
One industry source told Reuters that an offer had been made, but declined to give further details. Ferrovial declined to comment. The Spanish company holds a 25% stake in HAH, pre ... more - No New Environment Report Required For Paramount Murcia - Sun 16th Feb 2014
On Friday of last week the regional government of Murcia made the decision not to submit a new environmental impact assessment for the Paramount Pictures theme park project ... more - Ciudad Real Airport back in operation (Just not as an Airport) - Sat 15th Feb 2014
The Bankrupt Airport of Ciudad Real has once again been put to use - although not as orginally intended ... more - Preferred Operator of Castellon Airport Makes Progress - Sat 15th Feb 2014
The company that has been 'provisionally' nominated to operate Castellon Airport - SNC Lavalin - has already submitted 3 out of the 5 documents required by Aerocas in order to secure the contract award ... more - Spain Ask Banks to Accept Losses on Highway Loans - Thu 13th Feb 2014
Spain's government is asking banks including Santander and BBVA to accept losses on about €3.5 bln of debt backed by highways, 3 people familiar with the matter said ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport : No Imminent Plans to Close for Corvera ? - Tue 11th Feb 2014
The website of Spain's state-owned Airports operator - AENA - has announced it is offering lower parking charges for the summer season of 2014 at Murcia's San Javier Airport ... more - Who Exactly is in Charge of Corvera Airport Negotiations ? - Tue 11th Feb 2014
The Region of Murcia's Socialist Party has requested a hearing with President Valcarcel, and for him to explain to Parliament the recent steps taken with regards to Corvera Airport. ... more - "No Need For Concern Over Castellon Airport" - Sun 9th Feb 2014
Jose Ciscar, the President of Aerocas - the Concession holder of Castellon Airport - has told the press how there "is no need for concern over the recent management award" for the facility ... more - Businessman Makes 3rd Offer to Buy Ciudad Real Airport - Sun 9th Feb 2014
Malaga-based businessman Francisco José Ortiz, has reportedly made a third bid to buy Spain's Ciudad Real Airport ... more - Spain to minimise effect on budget of Panama Canal guarantees - Wed 5th Feb 2014
Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday Spain would seek to minimise any impact on the state budget related to guarantees given to the Sacyr-led consortium in the Panama Canal project ... more - Aeromur Continue Corvera Airport Negotiations With Murcia - Wed 5th Feb 2014
The Regional Government of Murcia has finally reached an agreement with Aeromur, the former concession holder Corvera International Airport led by majority shareholder Sacyr, to begin working towards the opening of the ... more - Canadian Company New Operator of Castellon Airport - Mon 3rd Feb 2014
Unnamed sourced from Aerocas - the concession holder of Castellon Airport - have confirmed that SNC-Lavalin has been chosen to operate and manage the facility ... more - Earthquake Close to Corvera & Paramount Murcia - Sun 2th Feb 2014
An Earthquake stuck the municipality of Corvera, Murcia, on Sunday morning ... more - Murcia Does U-Turn Over Corvera Airport - Fri 31st Jan 2014
Murcia's President Valcarcel has suggested that the Regional Government and Aeromur - the former concession holder of Corvera Airport - resolve their differences ... more - Another Setback for Spain's Paramount Murcia - Fri 31st Jan 2014
Construction work for Phase I of the Paramount Pictures theme park will not begin in February ... more - Castellon Airport Contract "To Be Signed Next Week" - Thu 30th Jan 2014
The President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Alberto Fabra, commented on Thursday how the contract to for the operation of Castellon airport has now been "finalised", and in a position to be signed "within the next few days" ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale : Fiasco Drags On - Wed 29th Jan 2014
The Commercial Courts of Ciudad Real have approved the extension for the deadline of the sale of Ciudad Real Airport until the 19th February ... more - Madrid-Barajas Airport Toll Road Files for Bankruptcy - Mon 27th Jan 2014
The Eje Aeropuerto M-12 toll road, which joins the center of Madrid with Barajas Airport, has filed for protection from its creditors with a Madrid court, given that it is currently saddled with debts of €550 Mln. The toll ... more - Spain wants rapid end to Panama Canal dispute - Mon 27th Jan 2014
Italy and Spain are both committed to finding a rapid solution to a dispute which is threatening to halt work on widening the Panama canal, Italian PM Enrico Letta and his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy said on Monday ... more - Corvera Airport Unlikley to Open Summer 2014 - Sun 26th Jan 2014
The three most pressing issues faced by the new President of Murcia will be to reduce the regional deficit, open Corvera airport and secure the arrival of the AVE high speed rail network ... more - Outsourced Air Traffic Control Takes Effect at Alicante Airport - Sun 26th Jan 2014
Alicante -Elche Airport last week saw the appointment of Ferronats as the new service provider for all control tower operations ... more - Further Questions Dodged Over Castellon Airport Costs - Sat 25th Jan 2014
The Deputy Spokesperson for the Compromis party for the region of Valencia, Monica Oltra, has once again criticised the Generalitat Valenciana for their failure to explain the functions, tasks and qualifications of Aerocas ... more - Warning : Politician Talks Sense Over Paramount & Corvera ! - Sat 25th Jan 2014
The PSOE opposition party has criticisied the PP regional government for a lack of direction concerning the futures of the Paramount theme park and Corvera airport ... more - New Ciudad Real Airport Owner to be Advised Monday - Sat 25th Jan 2014
Phase I of the sale process for Ciudad Real Airport ended at 1:30 pm on Friday, after the original deadline had been extended to allow interested parties time to secure the bank security guarantee required by the ... more - Paramount Murcia Promoted at FITUR : All Quiet With Corvera - Fri 24th Jan 2014
The 34th Annual International Tourism Fair - FITUR - commenced in Madrid earlier this week, being attended by Murcia's Regional Minister for Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - Bidding Closes Today - Fri 24th Jan 2014
José Francisco Ortiz, President of WWI Investment Corporation, has resubmitted his offer to purchase Ciudad Real Airport from the receivers of the bankrupt facility ... more - Paramount Murcia & Corvera : Anniversary of Broken Promises - Sun 19th Jan 2014
Jesus Samper, President of Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos SA (Premursa), met last week with the Regional Confederation of Organisations for Murcia (CROEM), in order to officially present his plans for the Paramount ... more - Only One Bid to Buy Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - Sun 19th Jan 2014
Vistajet - a private charter airline company - yesterday denied reports published in the Spanish press that they were interested in submitting a bid to buy Ciudad Real Airport ... more - Castellon Airport New Operator to be Chosen this Weekend - Sun 19th Jan 2014
The issue of Castellon Airport has possibly been considered more times over the last few weeks than at any time since it's official opening in March 2011 ... more - Corvera's Sacyr "Making Progress" with Panama Canal - Sat 11th Jan 2014
Sacyr, the Spanish building company leading a consortium expanding the Panama Canal, said on Friday it was making progress in negotiations with the waterway's operator over financing to avoid a damaging work stoppage on the ... more - Corvera Airport "To Open Before Summer 2014" : Valcarcel - Thu 9th Jan 2014
In an interview with Antena 3 Radio Station earlier today, Murcia's President Ramon Luis Valcarcel confirmed that Corvera Airport "Should be open this year" ... more - Murcia Concerned Over Sacyr Corvera Airport Payments - Wed 8th Jan 2014
The General Secretary for the PSOE party in the Region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, has demanded clarification from the Regional Government as to whether the situation with Sacyr concerning the Panama Canal will hinder ... more - Castellon Airport Could Be For Tourist Use Only - Wed 8th Jan 2014
Based upon the details submitted in the tender proposals by each of the 3 companies to express an interest in operating the facility, it is looking increasingly likely that Castellon Airport will become for the exclusive use ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale Extended - Fri 3rd Jan 2014
Bankruptcy Administrators overseeing the sale of Ciudad Real Airport have extended the deadline to sell the privately owned facility until 15:00 Hrs on January 24th ... more - Spanish Minister to visit Panama over Sacyr row - Fri 3rd Jan 2014
Spain's public works minister and the chairman of Spanish builder Sacyr will fly to Panama this weekend to help resolve a dispute over the cost of the expansion of the Panama Canal, Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli said ... more - Panama presses Spain and Italy to resolve canal cost row - Thu 2th Jan 2014
The president of Panama said on Thursday he would go to Spain and Italy to put pressure on companies to honour contracts to expand his country's canal after the building consortium handling the project threatened to suspend ... more - Former Corvera Airport Contractor Suffers Further Setback - Wed 1st Jan 2014
Work on the massive Panama Canal extension project may be suspended after a clash between the builders and the Panamanian authorities about €1.16 Bln in cost overruns, according to a statement from the building consortium on ... more - Carlos Fabra "Wants Nothing to do with Castellon Airport" - Tue 31st Dec 2013
In a display of nothing more than childish belligerence, Carlos Fabra has commented how he "wants nothing more to do with Castellon Airport", and that he "Doesn't care" who takes control of the facility in the future ... more - Murcia Tourism Chief 'Positive About 2014" Despite Corvera & Paramount - Tue 31st Dec 2013
The President of the Federation of Hospitality and Tourism for the Region of Murica, (Hostemur), has said how 2013 "has not been bad at all", however despite visitor numbers being higher than 2012, profits are generally down ... more - Castellon Airport : New Operator Could be Named Next Week - Sun 29th Dec 2013
Further details of the 3 bids received for the operation and maintenance of Castellon Airport have been made public ... more - 50% of Residents Opposed to Corvera Airport - Sat 28th Dec 2013
The Spokesman for the Regional Government of Murcia, José Ballesta, has defended the region's support of Corvera Airport, despite recent news that over 50% of residents remain opposed to it ... more - No Bids Received in Ciudad Real Airport Sale - Sat 28th Dec 2013
The deadline for the submissions of bids to own the rights to fly to Ciudad Real Airport, Castile-la-Mancha, officially passes at 09.00 Hrs on Monday 29th ... more - Three Bids Submitted for Operation of Castellon Airport - Mon 23rd Dec 2013
The deadline for bids to operate Castellon Airport closed earlier today, with the Provincial President announcing how three separate bids had been received ... more - Corvera Airport "Has Uncertain Future" - Mon 23rd Dec 2013
The spokesman for the UPyD in Murcia, Rafael Sanchez, commented last week how Corvera Airport "is a black hole under the shadow of President Valcárcel" ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport 6th Most Visited in World 2013 - Mon 23rd Dec 2013
Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - also known as Don Quixote - became the 6th most visited place in entire world during 2013 ... more - Castellon Airport : Deadline For Potential Operator Bids Near - Sat 21st Dec 2013
The tender process began just 3 weeks ago the find a suitable contractor to operate and maintain the facility, with the process being ope ... more - "Several Companies Interested in Operating Castellon Airport" - Wed 18th Dec 2013
The Minister of Economy for the Region of Valencia, Max Buch, confirmed yesterday how there are "several companies interested in operating Castellón airport". ... more - Murcia's President Resigns, Corvera Pressures Denied - Sat 14th Dec 2013
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrived in Murcia on Saturday morning to attend the convention of the regional Partido Popular to pay tribute to Ramon Luis Valcarcel following his decision to step down as the regional ... more - Murcia's €40 Mln loan to Corvera Airport "Not a Bailout" - Sat 14th Dec 2013
The Spokesman for the regional government of Murcia, José Ballesta, told El Mundo yesterday how the €40.61 Mln line of credit extended to Corvera Airport does not equate to any "bailout or endorsement" by the region ... more - Sale of Spain's Ciudad Real Airport Underway - Sun 8th Dec 2013
Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - also know as Don Quixote Airport - goes on sale on Monday morning for the bargain price of just 100 million Euros ... more - Contract awarded to complete works at Castellon Airport - Sat 7th Dec 2013
Early last week the Executive board of of Aerocas - the concession holder for Castellon Airport - awarded the contract for the remaining work required before the facility can become operational ... more - Major delays with UK-Spain flights this weekend - Sat 7th Dec 2013
Flights to and from UK airports have been delayed by an air traffic control system problem ... more - AENA Tender Contracts at San Javier Airport : What About Corvera? - Sun 1st Dec 2013
AENA has put the contract for ground handling at Murcia's San Javier airport for the next seven years out to tender ... more - PP Refuse to Divulge Breakdown of Cost at Castellon Airport - Fri 29th Nov 2013
The ruling Partido Popular yesterday rejected calls from the Compromis opposition party to create an independent commission into the all of the costs and expenditure associated with the construction and operation of ... more - Spain to Rescue Failing Toll Roads - Thu 28th Nov 2013
The Spanish government is nearing a deal with the country's main builders and banks to rescue up to nine bankrupt toll roads and take over debt worth up to €4 Bln, 4 sources with knowledge of the talks said ... more - Corvera Airport Will Not Open Before Nov 2014 - Wed 27th Nov 2013
Corvera Airport will not see the arrival of any aircraft for at least another 12 months, however neighboring San Javier Airport will continue to operate until it can do so ... more - AENA confirms an interest in Corvera Airport - Tue 26th Nov 2013
The President of AENA earlier today commented how the state-run airport's operator has an interest in working with the region of Murcia until such a time that Corvera Airport is operational ... more - Ex-Chief of Castellon Airport Sentenced - Tue 26th Nov 2013
Carlos Fabra - the former President of the Province of Castellón, was sentenced by the Supreme Court of Valencia on Monday to a term of 4 years in prison for crimes against the Treasury ... more - One Year Since "San Javier Airport Will Not Close" Tweet - Sat 16th Nov 2013
It is almost one year to the day since AENA tweeted the news that "San Javier Airport will not close" ... more - Fire at Castellon Airport - Sat 16th Nov 2013
A fire broke out on Friday night on the area of scrubland surrounding Castellon Airport. ... more - Corvera Airport : The Numbers Don't Add up - Sun 10th Nov 2013
The 2 airports currently serving the Alicante / Murcia area have reported differing trends of passenger numbers over the last 5 years, according to data released by National Airports Operator AENA ... more - Valencia : Regional TV v Regional Airport No.3 - Sat 9th Nov 2013
Just 2 days after announcing the closure of the Regional TV Station, Canal Nou, it has been reported how the Generalitat Valenciana must now invest a further €25 Mln in to secure the operation and maintenance of Castellon ... more - Spain Airport Arrivals up 4.4% - Sat 9th Nov 2013
The Spanish Aviation and Navigation Authority - AENA - have reported how the number of passengers serviced during the month of October increased year-on-year at the following Airports : ... more - Castellon Airport Needs Another €3 Mln - Fri 8th Nov 2013
Castellon Airport - which has become notorious for never having received a single plane - will require a minimum additional investment of €3 Mln before it will receive the authorization and permission it needs to open ... more - Spain attracts China Airlines to Madrid-Barajas - Thu 7th Nov 2013
Spain is in talks with Asian airlines to bring more flights to Madrid's underused Barajas airport ahead of the planned privatisation of debt-laden airport operator AENA, its industry minister told Reuters ... more - Could Murcia Reappoint Aeromur to Operate Corvera Airport? - Sat 2th Nov 2013
The outcome of negations between the Regional Government of Murcia and Sacyr concerning the termination of contracts at Corvera Airport are still unclear ... more - AENA announce 6 new flights from Palma de Mallorca - Sat 2th Nov 2013
Palma de Mallorca Airport on Friday saw the launch of new routes to 6 German Cities : Cologne; Dusseldorf; Frankfurt; Munich; Stuttgart and Leipzig ... more - Castellon Airport Operational "First half of 2014" - Sat 2th Nov 2013
The budgets of the Generalitat Valenciana for 2014 have been submitted, allowing for the fact that Castellon Airport will become operational at some point during the first half of the year ... more - New routes announced between UK and Fuerteventura - Fri 1st Nov 2013
Two new flights between London-Gatwick Airport and Fuerteventura began with the start of the winter schedules earlier this week, with the additional flights taking place on Wednesdays and Saturdays.The new flights increase ... more - Spain looks to privatise up to 60%of AENA - Mon 28th Oct 2013
Spain is seeking 3 - 5 core investors to buy20 - 30% of debt-burdened state airport operator AENA and may then float further shares to leave as much as 60% of the company in private hands, according to an official report ... more - Storm batters southern Britain, disrupting flights - Mon 28th Oct 2013
Extreme weather conditions in the UK has prompted a number of Airlines to cancel, postpone or delay flights to Spain this morning ... more - Murcia President : "Corvera Airport will not be abandoned" - Sat 26th Oct 2013
Murcia's President Valcárcel, announced earlier this week how the situation between the region and Sacyr has complicated the process to find a new operator for Corvera International Airport ... more - Valencia approves €653,000 improvements at Castellon Airport - Fri 25th Oct 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana has approved improvement works to the value of €653,000 before the process to appoint a new operator is concluded. The proposed renovations will reach approximately 95% of the work required before ... more - Iberia Airlines expected to return to profit in 2014 - Fri 25th Oct 2013
Willie Walsh, the CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG), predicted earlier this week that the company's Iberia Airlines would return to profit during 2014 ... more - Madrid court denounces abusive Ryanair terms - Thu 24th Oct 2013
A Madrid commercial court has declared a number of clauses in the terms and conditions of carriage of low-cost carrier Ryanair null and void. Among these is the airline's €40 charge for the reprinting of a passenger boarding ... more - Spain's State-run Airports Operator Struggles for Buyer - Thu 24th Oct 2013
Prospective buyers of Spanish airports operator AENA are being put off by empty terminals at Madrid's main airport, hampering the government's efforts to sell the indebted company ... more - "Why did AENA invest in San Javier, whilst Corvera underway ?" : Congresswoman - Sun 20th Oct 2013
At last, somebody has asked the obvious question.... ... more - Castellon Airport losses to be underwritten for 10 years - Sun 20th Oct 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana on Friday announced how contracts to operate Castellon Airport are expected to awarded early in 2014 ... more - Murcia "Has 2 Airports, 2 Mln Passengers" - Wed 16th Oct 2013
The City of Murcia's Department of Tourism has released a promotional video for the city, which states that the Region has 2 airports that welcome around about 2 million passengers to the region each year. ... more - Spain u-turns on increased airport taxes - Mon 14th Oct 2013
Spain will cut the tariffs airlines pay to use the country's airports and remove the charge entirely in some cases in an attempt to boost falling traffic, the government said on Monday ... more - Air Europa to buy 8 Dreamliners - Sun 13th Oct 2013
Spanish airline Air Europa plans to exercise an option to acquire eight Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, a spokesman for the company said, confirming an earlier report in financial newspaper El Economista ... more - Murcia announces further delays to Corvera Airport - Sat 12th Oct 2013
The Regional Government of Murcia may be forced to delay the opening of Corvera International Airport - promised for the summer season of next year - due to the tender process to find a new manager for the facility needing ... more - Castellon Airport "wastes" €11 Mln due to Nepotism - Sat 12th Oct 2013
The Deputy Spokesperson for the Compromís party has called upon the Vice-President of the Generalitat Valenciana and President of Aerocas, Jose Ciscar, to tell the regional parliament why they have paid some €11 Mln to an ... more - San Javier Closure for Corvera "Makes Sense" : AENA - Mon 7th Oct 2013
President of AENA, Jose Manuel Vargas Gomez, has told the Senate Budgetary Committee of his support for civilian flights to cease at Murcia's San Javier Airport, due to it's proximity to Corvera Airport. ... more - Castellon Airport and Aerocas Accused of Nepotism - Sun 6th Oct 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana has announced how all contracts of employment prepared by Aerocas for the construction and operation of Castellon airport were done so "after positions had been being duly advertised, and ... more - Russian Military to 'Spy' on Spain from Monday - Sun 6th Oct 2013
Russian military inspectors will begin monitoring flights over Spain as from Monday under the international Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement ... more - State Run AENA Spends Almost One Million Euros on Company Cars - Fri 4th Oct 2013
Spanish state owned airport authority AENA spends almost ONE MILLION EUROS a year on company cars for its top managers and executives figures reveal ... more - Murcia will not repay Corvera Airport debt, or compensate AENA - Tue 1st Oct 2013
Following a meeting with the National Minister of Development, Murcia's President Valcárcel, has confirmed and agreement has finally been reached between the regional government and AENA to transfer the operation of flights ... more - Corvera Airport's Sacyr to sell property division - Tue 1st Oct 2013
The majority shareholder behind Aeromur - the former concession holder of Murcia's Corvera Airport - has announced it is to sell it's property division ... more - Aeromur denounce confiscation of goods at Corvera Airport - Mon 30th Sep 2013
Sacyr, the majority shareholder behind the former concession holder for Murcia's Corvera Airport, has called for legal protection over what they see as the confiscation of goods from the facility ... more - Castellon Airport wastes €1 Mln on sponsorship - Sun 29th Sep 2013
It has been reported how Aerocas have 'wasted' €1million by sponsoring a Motorcycle club during 2011 ... more - Spain heads for record tourism year - Mon 23rd Sep 2013
Sunseekers spurning unrest in Egypt and Turkey flocked to Spain in record numbers last month, setting the country up for its best-ever year for visitors and giving a boost to the ailing economy ... more - Aeromur seek compensation over Corvera Cancellation - Sun 22th Sep 2013
Sacyr - the 60.65% majority shareholder behind the concession holder of Corvera Airport - has called a meeting of all creditors over the 200 Million Euro debt owed to the regional government of Murcia ... more - Valencia moves forward with Airport privatisation - Sat 21st Sep 2013
The Regional Government of Valencia has approved the process to privatise the operation and management of Castellón airport for a period of 10 years ... more - Baby Dies on Alicante Airport Luggage Belt - Fri 20th Sep 2013
A five month old baby was killed on a luggage belt at Alicante Airport on Thursday morning after being placed there by it's parents ... more - Spain expects 3.7% more passenger arrivals this Winter - Sat 14th Sep 2013
Airlines have scheduled a total of 81 Million passenger seats with Spain's airports for the Winter 2013-2014 period (27th October - 28th March) - up 3.7% on the previous season ... more - Murcia terminates Aeromur's Corvera Airport contract - Fri 13th Sep 2013
Today's weekly meeting of the Regional Government of Murcia has approved the proposal put forward by the Ministry of Public Works to terminate Aeromur's contract to operate Corvera International Airport ... more - Sacyr Seeks Air-Traffic Controller for Corvera - Fri 13th Sep 2013
Aeromur, the troubled consortium behind Corvera Airport, led by Sacyr, have posted a job advert seeking an Air-Traffic Controller for the massively delayed facility ... more - Friday 13th : The return of Corvera Airport - Fri 13th Sep 2013
It would quite probably sounds better as the title of some low-budget horror film, but the reality is that last Friday we were promised "news" about Corvera airport later today ... more - Record passenger numbers at Spanish airports - Thu 12th Sep 2013
Spain's Airport's Authority - AENA - has reported a significant increase in passenger numbers at both Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza airports for the month of August ... more - Corvera Airport : Murcia 'may' sue Aeromur - Sat 7th Sep 2013
The Spokesman for the Regional Government of Murcia commented yesterday how the negotiations with AENA and the Ministry of Defence regarding the closure of San Javier Airport were "virtually complete". According to the ... more - Murcia could make Corvera Airport decision today - Fri 6th Sep 2013
The The Minister of Public Works, Antonio Sevilla, is due to present his proposal to the regional government of Murcia later today, to suspend the licence for Aeromur to hold the concession for Corvera Airport ... more - Castellon Airport Statue Abandoned - Thu 5th Sep 2013
According to the Compromis opposition party in the Cortes de Valencia, Castellon Airport's commemorative statue - reportedly to be a likeness of Carlos Fabra - does not have any budget allocated to it for it's cleaning, ... more - There's only one Gareth Bale - Mon 2th Sep 2013
Gareth Bale : The former Tottenham Hotspur - and now Real Madrid - Football Player has broken all former record in his transfer to the Spanish side for the sum of €100 Million (£86 Million) ... more - Castellon Airport Forgets Refuelling Facilities - Wed 28th Aug 2013
Despite recent promises that Castellón Airport is only awaiting the completion of a few minor formalities before officially opening, it has been revealed how yet another oversight is threatening to delay the facility ... more - Corvera and Castellon : I hope you are embarassed - Wed 21st Aug 2013
You can forget all about the race between Spain's Castellon and Corvera airports in being the first privately owned facility to become operational, following the closure of the only previous privately owned airport in Spain, ... more - Corvera Airport : More Promises - Sun 18th Aug 2013
The Regional President of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, commented last week how the process to appoint a new concessionaire at Corvera International Airport is due to begin "Immediately", and that it will be finalised ... more - Booming Gibraltar fears new era of sour relations with Spain - Sun 18th Aug 2013
The people of tiny Gibraltar - a wealthy British enclave perched on a rocky outcrop near Spain's southern tip - have a tradition of griping about their big neighbour, which claims the territory as its own ... more - Tourism Leaders 'Key to Operation of Castellon Airport' - Sat 17th Aug 2013
The Secretary of the PSPV for the Province of Castellon, Francesc Colomer, has argued that that Castellon Airport would be key to the development of tourism in the area, however, it is of the utmost importance that leader ... more - Castellon Airport : 655'000 Passengers per year 'Worst case Scenario' - Sun 11th Aug 2013
The Ministry of Development has released a document in an attempt to justify the opening of Castellon Airport, which estimates that passenger numbers will not fall below 655'000 per year, and flights not fall below 6'400 per ... more - Record July for Alicante Airport - Sat 10th Aug 2013
The recently renamed Alicante-Elche Airport recorded the highest number of passengers processed for any month of July, with a total of 1'176'814 passengers arriving at the facility last month ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Goes On Sale for €100 Million - Thu 8th Aug 2013
Spain's infamous Ciudad Real Airport has gone on sale for a bargain basement price of just 100 million Euros ... more - Granada-Jaen Airport achieves full EASA certification - Mon 5th Aug 2013
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (FGL) has recieved certification from the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which confirms that it meets international standards recommended by the International Civil ... more - Spain studies retaliatory measures against Gibraltar - Sun 4th Aug 2013
Spain is studying retaliatory measures against the British territory of Gibraltar in an escalating dispute over fishing grounds, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said in an interview published on ... more - Castellon Airport to cost €2.5 Mln in year 1 of operation - Sun 4th Aug 2013
Unswervingly tenacious in her criticism of Castellon Airport, Monica Oltra, the Deputy spokesman for the Compromís Party in the Regional parliament of Valencia, has asked Aerocas for details as to how they they intend to to ... more - Spain's AENA purchase 2nd Airport in as many days - Sat 3rd Aug 2013
AENA - The Spanish State-owned Aviation Authority - has announced it is to assume ownership of Colombia's third-largest Airport ... more - Paramount “The Model” Coming Soon - Fri 2th Aug 2013
Regional Minister for Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz has announced that the model of the widely anticipated Paramount Theme Park will be unveiled in September ... more - AENA Acquires Luton Airport from Abertis - Thu 1st Aug 2013
Spanish state owned airport authority AENA has acquired Luton Airport from Abertis for €502 Million ... more - Castellon Airport : Timing of Opening Ceremony "Illegal" - Sat 27th Jul 2013
The Compromís Party for the Region of Valencia said today how the Generaitat has "camouflaged the original cost to open Castellon Airport" ... more - Where is Murcia? - Fri 26th Jul 2013
Around 95% of visitors to overseas property exhibitions do not know where the Region of Murcia is located on a map of Spain, according to 'Destination Residential' property magazine ... more - Castellon Airport Sack Falconry Team - Fri 26th Jul 2013
Don't believe a word that they say, when critics tell you that there has been no take off or landings at Castellon Airport ... more - Flights Commence Between Granada-Jaen and London - Thu 25th Jul 2013
Earlier today Granada-Jaen's Federico Garcia Lorca Airport (FGL) welcomed the first flight from London, operated by BA ... more - Ryanair flight bound for Alicante struck by lightning - Thu 25th Jul 2013
A flight from Edinburgh Airport to Alicante-Elche has been forced to land ay Prestwick airport after being struck by lightning ... more - Aerocas would be "most efficient and cost-effective" manger of Castellon Airport - Sun 21st Jul 2013
The technical report being prepared on Castellon Airport by the Provincial Government has concluded that "significant savings" will be made if the operation and management of the facility remains with Aerocas ... more - Positive Statement about Corvera Airport to be made "soon" - Sun 21st Jul 2013
The Minister of Public Works and Planning for the regional government of Murcia, Antonio Sevilla, said earlier this week how there will soon be a positive statement concerning the operation of Corvera International Airport ... more - Castellon Airport : A Further Cock-Up - Thu 18th Jul 2013
You really couldn't make it up ... more - Spain Reports on 2010 Ryanair Fuel Incident - Mon 15th Jul 2013
Spanish accident investigation agency CIAIAC has released its investigative report on, and a number of safety recommendations in response to, the May 10, 2010 Ryanair Boeing 737 incident. The CIAIAC sought to determine if ... more - Corvera Airport : 2 years of 'nada' - Sat 13th Jul 2013
It is 2 years to the week since Tumbit mused on the subject of "Which airlines will fly into Corvera Airport ?" ... more - Corvera Airport "Operational by Easter 2014" - Sat 13th Jul 2013
President Valcarcel of Murcia announced earlier this week how the process to bring the region's Corvera Airport in operation is due to start "this month" ... more - Gov't accused of being vague over Castellon Airport salaries - Sat 13th Jul 2013
The Compromís political party in regional parliament of Valencia once again criticised the Genralitat Valenciana over the operation of Castellon Airport ... more - Change of name for Spain's Alicante Airport - Fri 12th Jul 2013
The Spanish State Gazette (BOE) today formally announced how Spain's Airports Authority - AENA - has changed the name of Alicante Airport ... more - Alicante Airport Passenger Numbers up 11pct in June - Wed 10th Jul 2013
A total of 996'864 passengers traveled through Alicante's El Altet airport during June of this year, together with 6'811 flights, representing a growth of 11.0% and 12.3% on June 2012 respectively ... more - Miltary to assume control of San Javier Airport - Sat 6th Jul 2013
The Spokesman for the Regional Government of Murcia, José Ballesta, announced earlier this week how the Military is preparing to take sole responsibility for the operation of San Javier airport.Ballesta's comments came ... more - Answers demanded surrounding Castellon Airport.... again - Sat 6th Jul 2013
Earlier this week the Secretary for the PSPV-PSOE in the province of Castellon, Francesc Colomer, demanded answers from the Regional Ministry of Tourism concerning the situation of Castellon Airport ... more - New routes to Murcia Airport.... but which one ? - Sat 6th Jul 2013
Spain's GoodFly has announced the launch of 6 new weekly flights from 'Murcia Airport' ... more - Volotea to launch new routes to Ukraine - Wed 3rd Jul 2013
Spain's Volotea budget Airline has announced the creation of new routes between Madrid-Barajas Airport and Kiev / Kyiv, Ukraine from 2014 ... more - Badajoz Airport Resumes Flights - Tue 2th Jul 2013
Badajoz Airport (Extremadura) resumed passenger flights yesterday to coincide with the start of the Summer Holiday season ... more - "Castellon Airport to be open Oct 16th" (Maybe...) - Sun 30th Jun 2013
The Minister of Economy for the Generalitat Valenciana, Max Buch, last week spoke of the high priority to ensure that Castellon Airport is operational "in the shortest time possible and in the best conditions of social and ... more - Corvera Airport Moves to Court - Sat 22th Jun 2013
The concession holder of Corvera Airport - Aeromur - has launched an appeal with the Supreme Court over the decision of the regional government of Murcia denying the renegotiation of their loan guarantee for the development ... more - Castellon Airport Undergoes Further Safety Inspection - Sat 22th Jun 2013
Technicians from the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) made an inspection visit to Castellon Airport on Thursday of lasy week in order to complete the certification process ... more - 12 Months since "Castellon Airport open this year" promise - Sun 16th Jun 2013
Following on from the previous news story concerning the passing of 12 Months since the announcement that 'Corvera Airport will be operational by October 2012', it can only be described as a sad irony and bitter coincidence ... more - 12 Months today since "Corvera open by October" Promise - Sun 16th Jun 2013
It is 12 Months to the day since Tumbit reported the comments of the Regional Minister for Toursism for Murcia, when he made yet another guarantee concerning the date of operation for Corvera International Airport ... more - Questions asked over Castellon Airport Firetrucks - Sat 15th Jun 2013
Monica Oltra, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Compromis party at the regional parliament of Valencia has asked the Government further questions of the future operation of Castellon Airport ... more - Valcárcel Criticises Sacyr Over Corvera Airport Saga - Fri 14th Jun 2013
Murcia Regional President Ramón Luis Valcárcel as openly criticised Sacyr for the ongoing problems at Corvera Airport Murcia ... more - Alicante Airport Proposed Shopping Outlet Submitted - Fri 14th Jun 2013
Spanish airport operators AENA have received a proposal to transform Alicante El Altet's old terminal 1 facilities into a shopping outlet centre for more than 100 shops ... more - Teachers Protest Outside Corvera Airport - Fri 14th Jun 2013
More than 100 supply teachers, Interinos in Spanish, staged a protest against education cuts outside Corvera Airport on Wednesday, 12th June 2013 according to Asociación de Interinos Docentes de la Región de Murcia (AIDMUR) ... more - Alicante Airport Passenger Numbers Increase - Fri 14th Jun 2013
New data released by AENA has revealed a significant increase in passenger numbers flowing through Alicante El Altet airport during May 2013 ... more - Government Proposes Sale of AENA amidst Corvera Takeover - Thu 13th Jun 2013
The Spanish Government is mulling over the possibility of floating AENA in an initial public offering amidst the proposed takeover of Corvera Airport Murcia ... more - Valencia's theme park to threaten Paramount Murcia ? - Sat 8th Jun 2013
Last week's announcement that a Chinese Investment Group is planning the construction of an "Asia" Theme Park in Sagunto, Valencia, can only be good news for those hoping that Castellon Airport (if / when opened) will become ... more - AVE to arrive in Alicante mid-June - Sat 8th Jun 2013
Spain's State Railway Operator RENFE has announced how the arrival of the AVE high speed network in Alicante on June 18th will enable residents to travel to the capital in around 2 hours and 15 minutes ... more - Spain's Vueling to surpass Iberia in coming years : IAG - Wed 5th Jun 2013
Spanish airline Vueling will be bigger than loss-making flag carrier Iberia within 3 - 5 years, International Airlines Group Chief Executive Willie Walsh was quoted on Wednesday as saying ... more - AENA Ready to Take Control of Corvera Airport - Wed 29th May 2013
Murica's Regional President Ramón Luis Valcárcel has said that a number of meetings have taken place with AENA to take control of Corvera Airport ... more - No more Motor Racing at Castellon Airport - Tue 28th May 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana has confirmed it will not use the airfield of Castellon Airport to race cars on in future, due to it harming the image of the facility. The Regional Secretary of Tourism, Daniel Marco, was ... more - Corvera Airport Viability Comments "Grotesque" - Sun 26th May 2013
The Infrastructure Secretary for the PSOE in Murcia has openly condemned the criticism of AENA's appraisal of the viability of Covera Airport, made by the spokesman for the regional government ... more - Spain's Supreme Court revokes planning permission for Marina d'Or - Sun 26th May 2013
Spain's High Court of Justice has nullified the 18 Million Square Meter Marina d'Or Golf development, Valencia, on a technicality ... more - AENA report on Corvera Airport viability slammed - Sat 25th May 2013
José Ballesta, spokesman for the regional government of Murcia, announced yesterday how AENA's report on the financial viability of Corvera Airport was for internal purposes, and only reflected the short-term status of the ... more - Castellon Airport Director Sacked - Sat 25th May 2013
The President of Castellon Airport, Jose Ciscar, who is also the Vice President and spokesperson for the Generalitat Valenciana, has made perhaps his most important and popular decision since being appointed ... more - New Arrival at San Javier - But what about Corvera ? - Sat 25th May 2013
AENA yesterday reported the first arrival of a new route to Murcia's San Javier Airport, adding further fuel to speculation that the facility has no imminent plans to close in favour of Corvera Airport ... more - Jetset Lifestyle of Spanish Builders Crashes - Fri 24th May 2013
Bloomberg has reported how Spain's Super-rich have been forced to dump their personal jets as the country's financial woes continue ... more - Corvera Will Not Cost Murcia One Euro - Mon 20th May 2013
Adamant that Corvera Airport is a private project and not a state or regional funded opportunity, Murcia President Ramón Luis Valcárcel has declared the project will not cost the region "One Euro" ... more - Corvera Airport has "other parties interested" - Sun 19th May 2013
The Spokesman for the Regional Government of Murcia, José Ballesta, has said how he remains convinced that the issue concerning the operation of Corvera Airport will be decided by the courts ... more - Second offer to buy Castellon Airport "Not Economically Viable" - Sat 18th May 2013
Jose Cisca - the Vice President and Spokesman for the Generalitat Valenciana, and president of Castellon Airport - confirmed yesterday how Aerocas had recieved a second offer to purchase the facility ... more - Corvera Airport falls out of love with Murcia Gov't - Wed 15th May 2013
Aeromur - the concession holder of Corvera Airport - has filed 2 appeals against the regional government of Murcia, by rejecting the conditions of the €197.2 million loan repayments extended to the consortium by the ... more - Higher Spanish Airport Taxes Drive up Easyjet Costs - Wed 15th May 2013
Easyjet, Europe's second-largest discount carrier, said it will deliver improved returns and profitability in the full year after a drive to secure more business travelers helped pare first-half losses ... more - Corvera Airport owners suffering amid recession - Mon 13th May 2013
A prolonged recession in Spain took its toll on Q1 profit at Sacyr Vallehermoso , which posted a decline in underlying earnings at its core construction, services and concessions business ... more - Alicante Airport Traffic Jumps in April - Sun 12th May 2013
Recent figures released by AENA has revealed how the number of flight to Alicante's El Altet Airport increased by 10.1% in April, compared to April 2012. Passenger numbers from the UK alone increased by 7% over the same ... more - Premursa confirms funding to complete Paramount Murcia - Sat 11th May 2013
Jesus Samper, the President of Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos SA (Premursa) - the promoter and developer of the Paramount theme park at Alhama de Murcia, has claimed he has secured the required investment to complete ... more - San Javier v Corvera : Confusion Continues - Sat 11th May 2013
Passenger number at the smaller publically owned airport have continued to decline year-on-year since their 2007 peak of 2 Million, despite a second runway being opened just 2 years ago. By 20 ... more - Castellon Airport : Negotiations NOT ongoing - Sat 11th May 2013
In a breathtaking display of what we undertsand to be popularly referred to as "the bleeding obvious", the Vice President of the Generaltat Valenciana, José Ciscar, has commented that the sale of Castellon Airport will not ... more - Spanish airport traffic drops - Fri 10th May 2013
Passenger traffic in Spain, where 27% of the workforce is unemployed and a hike in taxes last year led low-cost carriers to reduce services to Madrid and Barcelona, airport traffic fell 8% in April to 49 million passengers ... more - UK TV seeks expats for moving abroad special - Thu 9th May 2013
Producers at ITV are looking for expatriates moving abroad or returning to the UK to feature in a programme that is being made ... more - Corvera's Sacyr bags overseas contract - Mon 6th May 2013
The developer of Murcia's Corvera Airport - SACYR - has announced they have won a major infrastructure project overseas ... more - Murcia Polticians "Learn more about Corvera through Press" - Mon 6th May 2013
The Infrastructure spokesman for the PSRM-PSOE, José María Lajarín, has demanded that Murcia's President Valcarcel addresses the Regional Assembly to explain the current situation Concerning the operation of Corvera Airport ... more - Corvera and Castellon Airports, Paramount slammed in International press - Mon 6th May 2013
The front cover of Yesterday's New York Times was included a detailed article on corruption in Spain, which reported how Spanish judges are currently investigating "About 1,000 politicians, from mayors of small towns to ... more - Castellon tourists spend €39 Mln in Q1 - Without an Airport - Sun 5th May 2013
The Ministry for Tourism has reported how foreign tourists visiting the province of Castellon €39 million during the first quarter of 2013 ... more - Spain Airport Parking Companies Continue to Break the Law - Sat 4th May 2013
One year to the week after it was reported how 25 of the 29 Car Parking Companies operation at Alicante's El Altet Airport were doing so illegally, the Provincial Government is still to report on what - if any - action is to ... more - Spain announces new airline routes - Sat 4th May 2013
A number of new seasonal domestic and international flights to and from Spain and the Spanish Islands have been established this week as AENA's network of Airports prepares for the arrival of tourists as the summer season ... more - Castellon Airport : What about the supporting infrastructure ? - Sat 4th May 2013
Earlier on this week it was reported in the Spanish Press how the recommendations of the Spanish Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) may force the opening of Castellon Airport to be delayed to October at the soonest ... more - Castellon Airport Opening Delayed - Again - Tue 30th Apr 2013
Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - has issued an encouraging report for Castellon Airport, confirming that both Commercial and Passenger aircraft can land at the airport ... more - Corvera Airport : Anniversary of first test flight - Sat 27th Apr 2013
This weekend marks the first anniversary of the arrival of the first test flight to land at Murcia's Corvera Airport ... more - Further answers demanded on Corvera and Paramount - Sat 27th Apr 2013
The Spokesman IU-Verdes (Green Party) in the Region of Murcia, José Antonio Pujante, has sent a letter to Vice President and Minister of Economy, Juan Bernal, demanding reasons as to why the region has not adhered to the ... more - Judge rejects Castellon Airport compensation claim - Sat 27th Apr 2013
A Judge has rejected the claims of the Ayuntamiento of Vilanova d'Alcolea for the sum of €1 Million in compensation for the expropriation of land to build Castellon Airport ... more - Minister confirms Corvera Airport will not be open this summer - Tue 23rd Apr 2013
The Region of Murcia's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, has finally publically admitted that the International Airport of Murcia will not be operational before the summer ... more - Castellon Airport is key to sustainable tourism in the province - Sun 21st Apr 2013
The owner of Valencia's Marina d'Or Golf Complex yesterday stressed the importance of the operation of Castellon airport in opening up tourism within the province to the rest of Europe ... more - Murcia President adds Water to Corvera and Paramount Cock-Ups - Sat 20th Apr 2013
The spokesman for Murcia's IU-Verdes (United Left Green Party) has spoken of the "Surrender" of the region's water rights by President Valcarcel ... more - Corvera Airport Still Requires Permission - Sat 20th Apr 2013
The Regional Minister of Public Works, Antonio Sevilla, has maintained that Corvera airport "could open if we wanted it to, as it has all necessary permits," however in order to do would require the closure of neighbouring ... more - Castellon Airport : No Opening Date in Sight - Sat 20th Apr 2013
The President of the Generalitat Valenicana, Alberto Fabra, has gave an interview earlier this week where he commented that Castellón Airport will only open when it can be proved that there is a demand, in order to ensure ... more - Corvera Airport's Sacyr bags a profit - Tue 16th Apr 2013
Testa, the property arm of Spanish construction company Sacyr Vallehermoso, has sold an office block in the United States, booking capital gains of around €50 million ... more - Murcia Professor of Tourism has "Doubts" over Paramount and Corvera - Sun 14th Apr 2013
Bernardino Benito Lopez, Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting at the University of Murcia (UMU) and Director of the Murcia School of Tourism has spoken over his "Doubts" concerning the viability of the regional ... more - Regional PSOE call for Clarification on Corvera Airport Loan - Sun 14th Apr 2013
In the statement, Lajarin offered the opinion that the airport is "is another flagship project of the President which has crashed due to poor management, which is to date an airport that is in debt and without ... more - Compromis demand answers on Castellon Airport - Sun 14th Apr 2013
The Compromís opposition party for the Region of Valenica have asked the Generalitat Valenciana to confirm their exact percentage of ownership for Castellon Airport ... more - Ambassador has "No Knowledge" of Castellon Airport Deal - Tue 9th Apr 2013
The Spanish ambassador to Libya, José Riera, said today he is not aware of the intentions of the Spanish-Libyan investment group with regards to their offer to purchase Castellon Airport ... more - AENA Prepares for Corvera Failure - Sat 6th Apr 2013
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - has reported how the overall goal of Murcia's San Javier Airport for 2013 is to increase passenger numbers ... more - Castellon Airport : Generalitat Valenciana shirk compensation payments - Sat 6th Apr 2013
The €80 million compensation package due to be paid by Castellon airport to for relieving airport concessions (Conaer) from operating the facility, has not been budgeted for by the Generalitat Valenciana, despite being ... more - Castellon Airport & Paramount Murcia : Don't Take us for Fools - Mon 1st Apr 2013
It may be the 1st of April – April Fools Day – but if the joke is on anybody it is on the various Spanish public officials with regards to their prolonged and continued incompetence ... more - Corvera Airport : There are "Other Options" - Fri 29th Mar 2013
The Murcia Regional Minister of Touirsm and Culture, Pedro Alberto Cruz, has said how the Government is prepared to enforce the conditions of the contract awarded to Aeromur with regards to their mandate to operate Corvera ... more - Castellon Airport : Yet Another Deadline Looms - Fri 29th Mar 2013
Those observing news concerning the sale of Castellon Airport will probably be aware that the self-imposed "Deadline" to approve the purchase deal expires at the end of March ... more - Happy Birthday Castellon Airport ! - Thu 28th Mar 2013
Tumbit would like to join with the Millions of satisfied passengers to have flown through the facility over recent years, to wish Castellon Airport a Happy Second Birthday ... more - Regional Gov't criticised over Castellon Airport race-track contract - Tue 26th Mar 2013
The PSPV representative to the Generalitat Valenciana, María José Salvador, today asked the regional government to clarify the "irregularities" concerning the permission granted earlier this year to allow a Formula 3 Racing ... more - Paramount Murcia Goes Pear Shaped ? - Sat 23rd Mar 2013
Rumours are abound in the Spanish Press today that Paramount Licensing, based in Los Angeles in the USA, are considering withdrawing the licence granted to build the Paramount Pictures Theme Park in Alhama de Murcia, Spain ... more - Fabra resigns as President of Castellon Airport - Sat 23rd Mar 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana has formally accepted the resignation of Carlos Fabra, the President of the publically-owned entity set up to oversee Castellon Airport, Aerocas. The regional government called the move ... more - Murcia's San Javier Airport appoints new boss - Sat 23rd Mar 2013
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - have appointed Pedro Vicente Gallut Adam as the new Director Murcia's San Javier Airport ... more - Corvera Airport : This Summer "is lost" - Sat 23rd Mar 2013
The Spokesman for the Regional Government of Murcia yesterday announced how the owners of Corvera Airport are already renegotiating the terms of operation with the concession holder of the airport, Aeromur ... more - President of Castellon Airport to Stand Trial - Fri 22th Mar 2013
On Friday a judge ordered former head of the Partido Popular in Castellon, to stand trial after formally indicting him on charges of influence-peddling, bribery and tax fraud. Carlos Fabra, who is also the President of ... more - Ryanair orders 175 new aircraft - Wed 20th Mar 2013
Ryanair yesterday confirmed a £10bn deal for new planes in a deal which looks likely to create around 3,000 jobs across Europe ... more - Watch your back Paramount Murcia ! - Tue 19th Mar 2013
Spain's only profitable theme park - PortAventura - looks set to build on the continued woes of the Paramount Murcia project ... more - New flights to connect Granada and London - Tue 19th Mar 2013
BA has announced the creation of a new route from London City Airport to Granada will be in place from the 25th of July ... more - Ryanair flight "forgets" to request landing permission - Sun 17th Mar 2013
Ryanair has been slammed by saftey official after Pilots "forgot" to ask the control tower for permission to land at Alicante's El Altet airport ... more - Fabra speaks of Castellon Airport offers - Sat 16th Mar 2013
Carlos Fabra, President of Aerocas, has given further details of the offers recieved for the bids to operate Castellon Airport ... more - New Flights introduced between Wales and Spain - Fri 15th Mar 2013
Flights between Cardiff Airport and Spain are set to increase this summer, thanks to a surge in demand from Welsh passengers ... more - Aerocas studying 2 offers for Castellon Airport - Wed 13th Mar 2013
The Minister of Economy for the region of Valencia, Maximo Buch, reported yesterday that the Generalitat is considering 2 separate offers for the operation of Castellón airport ... more - Spanish Airports to Introduce 'Trolley Tax' - Tue 12th Mar 2013
Following on from last year's hike in airport taxes, the Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - seems determined to squeeze even more money from tourists visiting the country ... more - Spain ranks as World's 4th most competetive holiday destination - Mon 11th Mar 2013
Switzerland, Germany and Austria came ahead of Spain due to their competitive prices, experience and official backing for the sector ... more - UK Behind Only Chad in Airline Taxes - Sat 9th Mar 2013
Britain has the 2nd-highest airline access costs among 140 countries worldwide, according to research published today in a World Economic Reform report into competitiveness in the travel and tourism industries ... more - Castellon Airport offer could still be rejected - Sat 9th Mar 2013
Carlos Fabra, the colourful and controversial President of Aerocas - the concession holder of Castellon Airport - commented yesterday that the company behind the bid to buy the facility must prove a "moral certainty" by next ... more - Iberia workers occupy T4 Barajas - Wed 6th Mar 2013
Thousands of Iberia employees occupied T4 of Madrid Barajas airport on Monday morning as they started another 5-day strike to protest the loss-making airline's plans to lay off some 3,800 workers, about 19% of its workforce ... more - Corvera and Paramount 'divert funds from local entrepreneurs' - Tue 5th Mar 2013
The secretary general of the PSOE in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, today called upon the regional government to implement a 'Regional Plan of Microcredit' to offer low interest, long-term loans of between €2,000 and €20,000 ... more - Iberia flights hit by new strike - Mon 4th Mar 2013
Workers at Spain's Iberia were set to ground nearly 1 300 flights in a second round of 5-day strikes launched on Monday to protest against deep job and wage cuts at the loss-making airline ... more - Offer to buy Spain's first Privately-Owned Airport - Sun 3rd Mar 2013
An offer of €40 Million has been made to buy Ciudad Real's Don Quixote Airport ... more - Fabra shuffles his feet over Castellon Airport - Fri 1st Mar 2013
The President of Aerocas, the current concession holder of Castellon Airport, has hit back at comments made by the Minister of Tourism for the Generalitat Valenciana concerning the opening of the facility ... more - Pastor Slams PSOE for waste at Castellon Airport - Wed 27th Feb 2013
Ana Pastor, Spain's Minister of Development, has criticized the former PSOE Government in exacerbating the "wastefulness of pedestrian airports". This is despite the worst culprit - Castellón airport - being approved by ... more - Castellon Airport Sale : Yet Another Deadline Extended - Tue 26th Feb 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana have announced that they will grant an extension for the sale of Castellon Airport until the end of March ... more - Spain to move forwards with deregulation of Train network - Mon 25th Feb 2013
The Spanish Government has proposed measures to partially privatise a number of profitable passenger rail routes, notably those operating on busy consumer routes or on the popular AVE high-speed networks ... more - Castellon Airport linked to Catalan spying scandal - Sun 24th Feb 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana is due to debate issues surrounding Castellon Airport next week, with particular emphasis on the marketing and promoting of the facility, together with discussing the latest report from the Audit ... more - Ryanair slash Spanish routes - Sat 23rd Feb 2013
Ryanair has promised to act on threats to cut flights to and from Spain in protest at increased airport taxes ... more - Castellon Airport : Air Traffic Control Concerns ? - Fri 22th Feb 2013
Following this week's test and calibration flights at Castellon Airport, it has been announced that 4 different approach paths to the runway are being considered ... more - "Everything going well at Corvera" : Minister - Mon 18th Feb 2013
The Minister of Culture and Tourism for the region of Murcia, Pedro Alberto Cruz, has finally admitted that Airports in Spain "have a bad reputation, as have developments and theme parks." ... more - Test flights begin at Castellon Airport - Mon 18th Feb 2013
The Director of Castellón Airport SL (Aerocas), Juan Garcia Salas, finally announced the start of calibration and test flights at the facility, almost 2 years since the airport was inaugurated ... more - Bolivia nationalises AENA-owned airports - Mon 18th Feb 2013
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday announced the expropriation of the airport management company Servicios de Aeropuertos Bolivianos (SABSA) after accusing the jointly-owned unit of Spanish companies Abertis and AENA ... more - Iberia flights cancelled as strike starts - Mon 18th Feb 2013
Dozens of Iberia flights were cancelled on Monday as workers at the loss-making Spanish flag carrier began a 5-day strike over job cuts that is expected to cost the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros ... more - Paramount Murcia : Another 12 Months of nothing - Sun 17th Feb 2013
Next week mark's the one year anniversary since the Promoters and Developers of the Paramount Theme Park finally managed to sign the agreement to purchase the land to build the project ... more - AENA v Corvera Airport - Sat 16th Feb 2013
Further to Tweeting last November that they had no intention to close San Javier Airport in favour of Corvera. This was taken one step further in Dec ... more - Castellon Airport Sale : Clear as Mud - Sat 16th Feb 2013
The Vice President and Spokesman for the Generalitat Valenciana, José Císcar, said yesterday that the regional government is "working on the different offers that exist, concerning the possible purchase of Castellón ... more - Abertis to consider selling Airport holdings - Fri 15th Feb 2013
Toll-Road Operator, Abertis Infraestructuras SA, has hired two major global financial institutions to analyze the potential economic development of its Airport holdings ... more - Paramount Murcia : Yet Another Deadline Given - Tue 12th Feb 2013
The Minister of Tourism for the region of Murcia, Pedro Alberto Cruz, announced yesterday how "everything is fine" concerning the Paramount Pictures theme park project ... more - Further calls for Castellon Airport answers - Mon 11th Feb 2013
The Deputy spokesman for the PSPV in Castellon, María José Salvador, has commented that "Carlos Fabra cannot remain silent while every day new shadows fall over the issue of the management of Castellon Airport." ... more - Are "20 Airlines" still interested in Corvera Airport ? - Sat 9th Feb 2013
Today - the 10th of February 2013 - marks 12 months to the day since the Regional Director of Tourism for Murcia, Enrique Ujaldón, addressed a seminar where he boasted that there were "20 Airlines interested in establishing ... more - Department of Tourism pushes 'Murcia 365' - Sat 9th Feb 2013
Earlier this week the Region of Murcia began a remodelling of its Tourism Office in Plaza de Belluga, which will see the floor space double in size to 103 square meters ... more - Castellon Airport sale deadline Feb 28th - Sat 9th Feb 2013
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - is due to complete their final test flight at Castellon Airport later this month, according to a statement made by Aerocas earlier this week. An unnamed Aerocas Director confirmed the ... more - San Javier Airport WILL close for Corvera : Valcarcel - Sat 2th Feb 2013
The regional president of Murcia, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, has confirmed that the transfer of operations between San Javier and Corvera Airports will take place, however the exact date will depend upon the result of on-going ... more - Former Operator of Castellon Airport files for Bankruptcy - Sat 2th Feb 2013
Airport Concessions SA, the company employed by Aerocas for the construction and Operation of Castellon Airport until being dismissed in December 2011, has filed for bankruptcy ... more - ECJ Ruling against Ryanair will see price increase - Thu 31st Jan 2013
Michael O'Leary has called a decision by the EU courts to make airlines pay compensation to stranded passengers "stupid", saying how it would result in ticket prices going up ... more - FITUR : Corvera Airport and Paradores present, Castellon and Paramount absent - Wed 30th Jan 2013
The 33rd annual FITUR International Tourism Fair opened today, with 8 Pavilions and a total of 56'500 square meters of exhibition space ... more - Corvera Airport : "Nothing New" to report - Tue 29th Jan 2013
The Minister of Public Works and Planning for the region of Murcia has commented how there is "nothing new to report" concerning the development of the Corvera Airport Project ... more - Castellon Airport to sell for €67.5 Million LOSS - Tue 29th Jan 2013
The actual "effective" value of the offer to purchase Castellón airport has been calculated at €87.5 million, according to the Provincial Deputy for the Bloc party ... more - Stranded Spaniard Mirrors Film Storyline - Mon 28th Jan 2013
A Spanish Citizen has been stranded at an airport in Santiago, Chile, for the last 8 weeks, mirroring the story behind the Tom Hanks movie "The Terminal". Rodrigo Ben-Azul told members of the local press PubliMetro, that ... more - Paramount Murcia : Further Complications - Sun 27th Jan 2013
Following on from last weeks new that the 'Ecologists in Action' envirnmental pressue group have taken the Paramount Pictures theme park project to the Supreme Court for being "unconstitutional", a further complication has ... more - Castellon Airport "contradictions" slammed - Sun 27th Jan 2013
A spokesman for the PSOE opposition party in the Valencian Regional Parliament last week demanded details concerning the future plans for the region's Castellon Airport ... more - Castellon Airport rented out for €1000 per day - Sat 26th Jan 2013
The President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Alberto Fabra, has responded to reports that Castellon Airport has been used as a practice facility facility for a car racing team ... more - Aeromur renegotiates Corvera Airport loan - Tue 22th Jan 2013
The loan was eventually awarded only after a guarantee by the regional government of Murcia. The fact that the loan will exceed its deadline next month, together with the fact the airp ... more - Castellon Airport Operational at last ! - Tue 22th Jan 2013
...Although granted, not quite in the way we all hoped ... more - Corvera & Paramount : Another anniversary, another broken promise - Mon 21st Jan 2013
Today - the 21st of January 2013 - marks the 12 month anniversary of Antonio Sevilla's interview with the Spanish Press, where he confirmed that both the regional government and the central government "Were aware of the ... more - Question over Paramount Murcia Footprint - Sat 19th Jan 2013
Jesus Samper, President of Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos (Premursa) - the promoter and developer of the Paramount Theme Park at Alhama de Murcia, has admitted that the judgement of the Constitutional Court could affect ... more - Murcia's PSOE slam Corvera Airport delays - Sat 19th Jan 2013
The General Secretary of the PSOE Socialist opposition party for the region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, has criticised President Valcarcel for his constant reassurances that Corvera Airport will be open this summer ... more - Aerocas to operate Castellon Airport if not sold by end Feb - Sat 19th Jan 2013
The President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Alberto Fabra, yesterday announced that if the sale of Castellon Airport did not go ahead as planned by the end of February, the facility would be managed and operated under the ... more - BA introduce new flights to Spain - Fri 18th Jan 2013
British Airways has announced they are to offer more flights to Spain this summer, in addition to a number of of scheduled changes to other routes ... more - Is Spain becoming 'Europe's Playground' ? - Thu 17th Jan 2013
The previous 2 News stories reported on Tumbit 'may suggest' that Spain is slowly evolving into nothing more than a destination for Tourists ... more - PSPV demands to know extent of investment in Castellon Airport - Tue 15th Jan 2013
The General Secretary of the PSPV, Ximo Puig, has raised a series of questions about the exact financial investment of the Generalitat Valenciana in Castellon Airport ... more - AENA to increase retail operations at Madrid and Barcelona Airports - Sun 13th Jan 2013
The Spanish airports authority - AENA - has announced plans to increase commercial activity at Madrid Barajas and Barcelona El Prat airports. The proposal allows for the growth of food, drink and retail operations over the ... more - Corvera Airport "on Schedule" - Paramount to commence Feb 28th - Sun 13th Jan 2013
Local and Regional Politicians yesterday met with local representatives of the Hotel and Tourism industries at the House of Culture of Alhama, to discuss strategic tourism projects for the region ... more - Commission created to oversee sale of Castellon Airport - Sat 12th Jan 2013
The Generalitat Valenciana yesterday approved the creation of a commission to prepare and oversee the sale of Castellon Airport, following news earlier in the week that an offer of €200 Mln to buy the facility had been made ... more - Castellon Airport may be operational days before Benicassim Festival - Thu 10th Jan 2013
The Arctic Monkeys have been announced as one of the headliners for this year's Benicassim Music Festival in Castellon, Valencia. The band, who are currently recording their fifth studio album, previously topped the bill at ... more - Investment Group Offers €200 Mln for Castellon Airport - Wed 9th Jan 2013
Carlos Fabra, the President Aerocas - the concession holder for Castellon Airport - has announced the "imminent" sale of the Airport to Libyan owned Investment company, for the sum of €200 million ... more - Corvera Airport : Will San Javier Airport ever close ? - Tue 8th Jan 2013
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - has put the security operation at 43 airports in their network up for tender, in a measure expected to raise €60 Million for 2013 ... more - The Compromis join the condemnation of Castellon Airport - Tue 8th Jan 2013
Following on from news last week that the leader of both the PSPV-PSOE and the Esquerra Unida del País Valencià (EUPV) political parties had issued separate statements, the Deputy of the Compromis has now joined the wave of ... more - Spain in bid to limit flights to Gibraltar - Tue 8th Jan 2013
The UK's Daily Telegraph has reported how the Spanish foreign ministry is considering using their veto on the European airspace initiative to exclude Gibraltar from the Single European Sky plan and limit the number of ... more - Destination Murcia : 1 Year on - Sun 6th Jan 2013
Yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary of "Destination Murcia" : A program introduced by the regional Minister of Culture & Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz ... more - Airport has done "Irreparable Damage" to image of Castellon - Sat 5th Jan 2013
The Secretary-General for the PSPV-PSOE in the Province of Castellon, Francesc Colomer, has issued a statement calling for a full and open discussing to be held in the Regional Parliament of Valencia concerning the "serious ... more - Murcia Deputy "Hopeful" for Corvera and Paramount - Fri 4th Jan 2013
The Murcia Regional Deputy for the PP, Francisco Bernabé, spoke of his hopes for next year and reiterated that the people of Murcia had much to be optimistic about ... more - Minister for Tourism called to answer questions on Castellon Airport - Fri 4th Jan 2013
Marina Albiol, the Regional Deputy for the Esquerra Unida del País Valencià (EUPV) political party, has once again demanded clarity from the regional parliament with regards to the future of Castellon Airport ... more - Regional Politician questions Corvera and Paramount - Thu 3rd Jan 2013
The Regional Spokesman for Murcia's IU-Verdes, José Antonio Pujante, has given an interview to Europa Press where he has outline the challenges he has made to the regional assembly of Murcia over the course of 2012 ... more - Castellon Airport "will open as quickly as possible" - Thu 3rd Jan 2013
The President of the Generalitat Valenciana, Alberto Fabra, said yesterday that the Regional Government is working hard to ensure that Castellon Airport is open "as quickly as possible" ... more - Castellon Airport : Another Deadline Passes ? - Mon 31st Dec 2012
December the 31st - New Year's eve and the last day of the year ... more - 2.5 Million to travel through Spain's Airports this weekend - Sat 29th Dec 2012
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - has reported how more than 2.5 Million passengers are expected to pass through their network of airports over the extended Bank Holiday weekend period ... more - Castellon Airport Deadline Expires Tomorrow - Fri 28th Dec 2012
The 29th of December marks the deadline whereby the decision of whether or not to put Castellon Airport up for sale must be made ... more - Castellon Airport recieved €138 Mln in funding during 2011 - Sat 22th Dec 2012
Castellón Airport recieved a total of €138.4 million in funding up until December 31st 2011, according to a recently published report detailing the general accounts of all infrastructure projects in the region by the ... more - Castellon Airport "on schedule" for 2013 - Fri 21st Dec 2012
Carlos Fabra, the President of Aerocas, as said that if an agreement was not reached with Airport Concessions before the end of December, Castellon Airport will be sold, subject to reaching an agreement with new buyers ... more - Iberia cuts Latin America routes, Air Europa increases them - Fri 21st Dec 2012
Air Europa yesterday announced it will add 3 flights per week between Madrid and Havana, as from April 1st next year ... more - "No Justification" for Fabra to remain in charge of Castellon Airport - Tue 18th Dec 2012
Marina Albiol, the Regional Deputy for the Esquerra Unida del País Valencià (EUPV) political party has continued her crusade against the continued waste at Castellon Airport ... more - El Altet Director 'not worried' by Corvera Airport - Mon 17th Dec 2012
In an interview with Spanish daily Newspaper, Informacion, the Director of El-Altet Airport, Alicante, has commented how he is not worried that Murcia's new Corvera International Airport will result in a fall in passenger ... more - Corvera Airport : More Contradictions - Sun 16th Dec 2012
Spain's Minister of Defence, Peter Morenés, visited Murcia yesterday to meet with members of the regional government with regards to finalising plans for the opening of Corvera International Airport ... more - Passenger at Reus airport dies due to AENA staff cuts - Fri 14th Dec 2012
The CCOO workers Union has been quick to criticise AENA following the death of a passenger at Reus airport, Tarragona, earlier this week ... more - Corvera Airport "About to Open" : Valcarcel - Wed 12th Dec 2012
Murcia's President Valcárcel, has insisted that Corver Airport is "about to open", and will have 2 million passengers travelling to it every year ... more - Joint Ministries meet to discuss Corvera Airport - Tue 11th Dec 2012
Members of the Interministerial Defense Development Commitee (CIDEFO) met earlier today to give their final approval of the airspace surrounding Corvera Airport ... more - Italian company wins AENA Duty Free auction - Mon 10th Dec 2012
Italy's Autogrill, the world's biggest airport retailer, outbid rivals to run duty free shops at 20 Spanish airports owned by public operator AENA, including key hubs such as Madrid and tourist destinations Malaga and Ibiza ... more - AENA's Duty Free auction questions future of San Javier Airport - Sat 8th Dec 2012
AENA is due to announce the successful candidates who have submitted tenders to operate the Duty Free outlets at 26 of their airports between 2013 - 2020 ... more - Castellon Airport Director has salary questioned - Sat 8th Dec 2012
The Deputy Spokesman for the Compromis party in the Valencian Regional Government, Monica Oltra, has once again spoken out about the ongoing controversy at Castellon Airport ... more - New routes introduced between Almeria - UK - Sat 8th Dec 2012
Monarch Airlines has announced the re-launching of flights between Almeria and Manchester airports ... more - Ryanair announces new route from Scotland to Spain - Tue 4th Dec 2012
Budget airline Ryanair today announced the introduction of a new route between Scotland and Spain ... more - "Positive Statement" on Corvera Airport expected early Jan - Sat 1st Dec 2012
The government delegate for Murcia, Joaquin Bascuñana, said today how Corvera International Airport is "a puzzle nearing completion" and that it's operation and profitability were essential for the region ... more - Castellon Airport test flights scheduled forJanuary - Sat 1st Dec 2012
The Region of Valencia's Minister for Tourism, Lola Johnson, announced earlier this week that the first 2 weeks of January will be spent finalising airpsace permits, with the following 2 weeks of the months being spent on ... more - Ryanair threaten to leave Alicante for Corvera Aiport - Fri 30th Nov 2012
Earlier this week AENA repeated it is unwilling to have a flexible approach to Ryanair's request to allow passengers to disembark it's aircraft by foot at Alicante's El Altet airport ... more - Ryanair cuts 12% of flights to Spain - Thu 29th Nov 2012
Ryanair have announced that an estimated 650 flights per week to and from Spanish airports will be cut as from next summer ... more - AENA Tweets San Javier Airport Will Not Close - Tue 27th Nov 2012
Spain's airport authority AENA has tweeted that San Javier Airport will not close in a surprise announcement on Twitter ... more - Corvera Airport : No News is No News - Sat 24th Nov 2012
The lack of any meaningful statement from any of the airlines flying between the UK and Spain regarding the situation that exists between Corvera and San Javier airports, can only be described as frustrating at best. ... more - Ministries meet to discuss Corvera Airspace - Sat 24th Nov 2012
Engineers and Technicians from the Ministries of Defence and Development met on Friday to work through one of the final and missing parts of the jigsaw to bring about the opening of Corvera International Airport : the joint ... more - Spain's Ferrovial renews Heathrow ownership pact - Thu 22th Nov 2012
Spain's Ferrovial has signed a new shareholders' pact in Heathrow Airport Holdings that opens the door for the infrastructure firm to cut its stake to 20%, a company official said on Thursday ... more - EC warns Spain over airport tax hike - Wed 21st Nov 2012
Spain will have to justify the increase in airport charges to and from it's airports, which took effect on the 1st of July ... more - Castellon Airport "Famous in China" - Tue 20th Nov 2012
The President of Aerocas - the concession holder of Castellon Airport - defended the decision not to attend and exhibit at the FITUR International Tourism exhibition in Madrid next February ... more - €35 million financial claim hangs over Castellon Airport - Sat 17th Nov 2012
Aerocas - the concession holder of Castellon Airport - and their majority shareholder, the Generalitat Valenciana, are still trying to reach a settlement with Airport Concessions after releasing them from their contract to ... more - 2013 : Dates and Deadlines - Thu 15th Nov 2012
Spain's Politicians and public officials have been busy making yet more promises to the press over the last few weeks ... more - Paramount Murcia construction to start 15th Jan - Tue 13th Nov 2012
He told Europa Press how this was "an encouraging milestone", which should attract the required investment to complete the project. Cruz dismissed claims that funding should have been secur ... more - Castellon Airport costs escalate - Tue 13th Nov 2012
Carlos Fabra, the President of Aerocas, the concession holder and promoter of Castellon's Privately owned airport, has been singled out for further criticism in the Spanish press ... more - Opening Corvera "not easy" : Valcarcel - Tue 13th Nov 2012
Murcia's President Valcárcel, has defended the efforts of his government in opening Corvera airport, saying how the process "was not easy" ... more - Ciudad Real Airport back in use - Sat 10th Nov 2012
Castille-la-Mancha's troubled Don Qixote-Ciudad Real airport has been put to an ingenious new use ... more - Murcia Socialists blame President for Corvera Airport mess - Sat 10th Nov 2012
The Secretary of the Socialist party for the region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, today blamed President Valcárcel for causing the "mess" with Corvera Airport, saying how it was a grave error of judgement in not ... more - Corvera Airport "Would welcome Ryanair" - Thu 8th Nov 2012
The Regional Minister of Culture and Tourism for Murcia, Pedro Alberto Cruz, said today how the region "would enthusiastically welcome" Ryanair to Corvera Airport ... more - Castellon Airport and other projects to see budget cut - Thu 8th Nov 2012
The Regional Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Dolores Johnson, commented today how Valencia's budget for strategic projects will be cut by €93 million (42.4%), to €126 million next year, to match the "reality of the ... more - Corvera and San Javier To Operate Simultaneously - Tue 6th Nov 2012
The Murcia Regional Minister for Public Works, Antonio Sevilla, has announced that both Covera and San Javier airports will operate simultaneously within the next five months ... more - Vueling confirms plan of expansion - Mon 5th Nov 2012
Alex Cruz, CEO of Spanish budget airline Vueling, has announced that the airline has seen growth in passenger numbers to their Barcelona El Prat base airport, despite challenges in the domestic market ... more - Castellon Airport expected to cost €17 Million in 2013 - Sun 4th Nov 2012
The anticipated budget set aside by the Generalitat Valenciana for their contribution towards the operation of Castellon Airport for the first 6 months of 2013 has been placed at €1 Million ... more - Regional Ministries meet to discuss Corvera Airport - Sat 3rd Nov 2012
The Regional Association of Real Estate Promoters and the Ministries of Public Works & Planning and of Culture & Tourism met today to celebrating the International day of Tourism, with over 200 people meeting to discuss ways ... more - AENA To Lay off 1,600 Employees - Thu 1st Nov 2012
Spain's national airport authority AENA has announced it is to lay off 1,600 employees by the end of the year following negotiations with unions ... more - Benicassim 2013 to go ahead despite entering administration - Wed 31st Oct 2012
The BBC has reported how Spain's Benicassim festival will still go ahead in 2013, despite the event's promoter going into administration last month ... more - Spain Car Hire company singled out by British press - Mon 29th Oct 2012
The Daily Mail On line's Financial Investigator has continued his pursuit of one Spanish Car Rental Agency ... more - AENA arranges €500 Mln loan - Fri 26th Oct 2012
Aeropuertos Espanoles y Navegacion Aerea - also known as AENA - the Spanish airport operator, hired banks to arrange a €500 million loan to refinance debt ... more - Castellon Airport NOT to exhibit at FITUR - Fri 26th Oct 2012
The presence of Castellon Airport at next year's FITUR exhibition in Madrid is still undecided - putting further doubt over a firm opening date for the controversial airport ... more - Corvera Airport slammed in court auditors report - Fri 26th Oct 2012
The Regional PSOE party politician, Alfonso Navarro, has spoken out over the Court Auditors for the region of Murcia, regarding their report for the Corvera Airport project between the years of 2006 to 2007 ... more - Corvera Airport "Will inherit 1.3 Mln passengers" : Valcarcel - Thu 25th Oct 2012
The regional President of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, has announced that AENA has issued a favorable report on last month's test maneuvers at Corvera Aiport, which should permit operations to commence in spring 2013 ... more - Local hoteliers urged to support Castellon Airport - Thu 25th Oct 2012
Analysts point out that Castellón Airport can become profitable if the provincial and regional tourism industry get their support behind the project ... more - Murcia President Gives Paramount Reasurance - Wed 24th Oct 2012
Murcia President Ramón Luis Valcárcel has given reassurances over Paramount Theme Park Murcia despite rising concern about Paramount Theme Park London ... more - Minister defends Jet2 Corvera airport position - Sat 20th Oct 2012
The Minister of Culture and Tourism for the region of Murcia, Alberto Cruz, said that last week's announcement by airline Jet2 for the sale of tickets between San Javier airport and Glasgow, Scotland, does not necessarily ... more - Further confusion over Castellon Airport ownership - Fri 19th Oct 2012
The Supreme Council today approved a Royal Decree to streamline the operation and management of public companies within the Valencian Community ... more - Galicia shames Castellon airport - Wed 17th Oct 2012
El Mundo has reported how Galicia's two regional airports : Vigo and A Coruña, welcomed a total of 1.3 Million passengers between them in 2011 ... more - "No risk" Of Corvera airport default : Minister - Wed 17th Oct 2012
The Minister of Public works for the regional government of Murcia, Antonio Sevilla, today commented how there was "no risk" of default by the consortium behind the Corvera International Airport project ... more - SACYR to force closure of San Javier in favour of Corvera airport - Sat 13th Oct 2012
The guarantee was granted for a period of 2 years by the then Minister of Economy and Finance, Inmaculada García, convinced that the airport would be completed before the deadline. Since then the regional governmen ... more - Castellon Airport : EU finance confusion - Fri 12th Oct 2012
Earlier today the European Commission replied to a question put to him by a German MEP from the ruling CDU party, where he confirmed that Castellon airport has not, nor is likely to recieve any financial assistance from the ... more - Business leader slams Castellon airport - Tue 9th Oct 2012
The President of the Valencian Business Association, Vicente Boluda, has commented on the lack of rationale in the location of Castellon airport, claiming that a site such as Sagunto should have been chosen, which could then ... more - Paramount Murcia v Paramount UK - Tue 9th Oct 2012
A UK-based consortium of developers has signed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures to construct a £2 Billion theme park in the British Countryside ... more - Paramount and Corvera airport to be promoted at World Tourism Exhibition - Sun 7th Oct 2012
The region of Murcia is to have their own dedicated stand at the World Tourism Exhibition, to be held in London between the 5th and 8th of November. ... more - AENA signs contract to advertise San Javier airport for 6 years - Sun 30th Sep 2012
La Verdad has reported how the Spanish Airports Authority (AENA) has awarded contracts to advertise Spanish state operated airports for the next 6 years ... more - "Corvera and Paramount necessary to end Murcia reliance on Brit tourism" : Minister - Fri 28th Sep 2012
The arrival of tourists at the 'reportedly soon to open' Corvera airport will be instrumental to the success of the Paramount Pictures the park at Alhama de Murcia, according to the Region's Minister for Tourism, Enrique ... more - AENA Checks Corvera Flight Corridor - Thu 27th Sep 2012
Spanish Airport Authority AENA has been making test flights through the new Corvera Airport flight corridor agreed with the Air Academy based at San Javier ... more - US Blocks EU Passengers Boarding Flights - Mon 24th Sep 2012
Information has emerged whereby passengers seeking to board flights in the EU bound for Cuba, Mexico and Canada are being refused by the United States ... more - Corvera Airport Issues New Opening Target - Sat 22th Sep 2012
Officials from Corvera airport, Murcia have confirmed a new target opening date of April 2013 following successful negotiations and tests with the military ... more - Castellon Airport sculptor to sue for defamation - Fri 21st Sep 2012
The sculptor of the hugely controversial statue placed in the center of the roundabout outside Castellon airport has denied that his piece is rusty, and has branded his critics as "uneducated scavengers" ... more - Irish Aviation Authority Absolve Ryanair - Thu 20th Sep 2012
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has today absolved Ryanair over three fuel emergency landings at Valencia airport earlier this year ... more - Naked Body Scanners Scrapped By Brussels - Wed 19th Sep 2012
The last remaining full body scanner on trial at Manchester Airport will be removed after Eurozone officials fail to give approval for their use ... more - Ryanair Flight To Murcia Forced To Make Emergency Landing - Sat 8th Sep 2012
Another Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in London last night whilst en route to Murcia in Spain ... more - Castellon Airport : "Who will pay the €18 mln penalty fee" - Sat 8th Sep 2012
The Secretary for the PSPV in Castellon, Francesc Colomer, has called upon the Regional PP Government to explain who is expected to take responsibility for the additional expected €18 million costs arising from the ... more - Ryanair Madrid Flight Depressurisation Emergency - Fri 7th Sep 2012
A Ryanair flight, FR2011 from Madrid to the Canary Islands, carrying 160 passengers and crew depresssurised soon after takeoff, frightening those onboard and forcing it to return to Madrid-Barajas airport where it made an ... more - Ryanair request "Priority" landing at Lanzarote - Wed 5th Sep 2012
A Ryanair flight from Leeds-Bradford to Lanzarote was forced to request a "priority landing" at the Spanish airport due to being low on fuel ... more - Average temp for August tops 25 degrees - Wed 5th Sep 2012
Spain had its second-hottest August since 1961 and the month was also the third-driest as a pattern of above-normal warmth and lower-than-usual rainfall continues, the Agriculture Ministry's weather service reported ... more - Corvera Airport to open "very soon" - Wed 5th Sep 2012
Murcia's President Valcarcel gave an interview yesterday where he confirmed that Corvera International Airport will open "very soon" ... more - Castellon airport spend €6.5 Mln in 2012 - yet remain closed - Wed 5th Sep 2012
It has been revealled how Castellón Airport spent a total of €5,092,596.22 last year on advertising and promoting an airport that is still not operational ... more - Gibraltar bomb scare - Sat 1st Sep 2012
Reports are coming in of an alleged bomb scare on Gibraltar earlier this evening ... more - Ryanair secrecy over unexplained flight procedures - Thu 30th Aug 2012
Further to the interest received by our article last week following an unexplained event on a Ryanair flight from Alicante to Bristol, Tumbit has spoken to the passenger who reported the event to us to see if further ... more - Further Ryanair problem sees court action - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Over 100 passengers have brought a civil court case against Ryanair following a 12 hour delay on a flight between Madrid and Menorca ... more - Ryanair investigation may benefit Castellon and Corvera airports - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Following the Ministry of Industry's investigation into the 3 emergency landings made by Ryanair earlier this month at Valencia-Manises airport, the Vice President for the Province of Castellon has been asked to comment on ... more - Murcia airport losses for 2012 less than El Altet - Fri 24th Aug 2012
Ryanair's decision to cut flights to Alicante's El Altet airport late last year has cost the facility 135'000 passengers in the fist 7 months of 2012 ... more - Castellon Politician slams the "fatal incompetence" of Fabra for airport delays - Tue 21st Aug 2012
The deputy spokesman for National Executive of the PSPV for Castellon, Josep Gisbert, expressed the opinion today that the "main problem" faced by Castellon airport is the "fatal incompetence of Carlos Fabra", which has ... more - "Only Ryanair planes had fuel problems" : AENA - Tue 21st Aug 2012
The Spanish state-controlled airport operator AENA on Monday rejected claims by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary that 2 other airlines, LAN Chile and EasyJet, were also forced to make emergency landings in Valencia on July 26 ... more - Ryanair : "Our fuel policy is working" - Sun 19th Aug 2012
The president of the Irish airline Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, gave an interview to the German Financial Times newspaper on Friday, where he defended the three emergency landings made in Valencia on 26 July due to fuel ... more - Castellon airport to see action in September - Sat 18th Aug 2012
Multi award winning Spanish Film Director Pedro Almodovar has chosen Castellon Airport as the setting for his next film project, "Los amantes pasajeros" (Travelling Lovers) ... more - Corvera airport opening "on schedule" - Sat 18th Aug 2012
The President for the region of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, has once again expressed his confidence that Corvera Interantional airport will be operational before the end of 2012, but that the required licences, ... more - Spain's Ferrovial sells stake in BAA - Fri 17th Aug 2012
Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial said on Friday it had sold part of its stake in British airport operator BAA Ltd to Qatar to finance its bid to push further into faster growing markets such as Latin America ... more - Ministry investigation may see Ryanair lose Spain licence for 3 years - Wed 15th Aug 2012
The Ministry of Public Works has opened an investigation into the emergency landings of 3 Ryanair flights at Valencia airport on July 26, which took place after the planes ran out of fuel ... more - Castellon airport final test flight 'weeks away' - Sat 11th Aug 2012
The Regional Minister for Tourism has announced how the Generalitat Valenciana is considering the date for the official test flight at Castellon airport ... more - Castellon Airport sculpture €127,000 over budget - Sat 4th Aug 2012
Work has now been finished on the controversial and unpopular statue of Carlos Fabra, situated on the roundabout immediately in front of the terminal building at Castellon Airport ... more - Banks calm over Corvera Airport Project - Sat 4th Aug 2012
The spokesman for the regional government of Murcia, José Ballesta, has commented how the banks behind the funding of the Corvera Airport project are "calm", and are awaiting the retun of their investment patiently, and with ... more - IAG Plans for Euro exit - Fri 3rd Aug 2012
The owner of British Airways and Iberia rang the alarm bells on its exposure to Spain on Friday, announcing contingency plans for a euro exit by the country and a wholesale restructuring of its underperforming Spanish ... more - Gov't report slams Castellon Airport - Wed 1st Aug 2012
A recently released hard-hitting report paints a gloomy picture for the future of Castellon Airport - assuming of course that it opens as promised, by Jan 1st 2013 ... more - Corvera and San Javier Airports 'close to reaching agreement' - Sat 28th Jul 2012
The recently appointed Head of the General Air Academy at Murcia's San Javier Airport has commented how San Javier and Corvera airports can operate together in harmony ... more - Castellon Airport : 'Mistakes were made' - Sat 28th Jul 2012
The president of Valencia, Alberto Fabra, yesterday admitted that the Castellon Airport project "had not been well-managed" ... more - AENA bid to offer duty free at San Javier airport until 2020 - Thu 26th Jul 2012
The regional spokesman for the IU-Verdes (Green Party) has expressed his surprise at AENA's decision to submit a tender for the provision of duty free services at Murcia's San Javier airport. ... more - Murcia WILL Request Bailout - Tue 24th Jul 2012
After many interviews, press conferences and comments denying any kind of bailout, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, president of the Region of Murcia has confirmed the region is seeking financial assistance from central government ... more - Valcárcel Denies Murcia Bailout - Mon 23rd Jul 2012
Over the weekend, it was revealed that the Murcia Regional government had requested a bailout from central government of up to €300 million, a revelation which Ramón Luis Valcárcel, president of the region vehemently denies ... more - Corvera and Castellon airport : Lesson to be learned ? - Sun 22th Jul 2012
Let's consider London-Essex airport, or - to be more specific and call it by its 'proper' name - Southend on Sea Airport ... more - Murcia Requests Bailout From Central Government - Sun 22th Jul 2012
The Regional Government of Murcia has requested financial help from central government of up to €300 million Euros. ... more - Ryanair Cut More Flights At Alicante - Sat 21st Jul 2012
Never one to shy away from controversy, Ryanair CEO Micheal O'Leary has made the decision to cut even more flights into and out of Alicante's El Altet airport ... more - Corvera Airport Hits Financial Hurdle - Sat 21st Jul 2012
The airport consortium of Corvera Airport, Aeromur led by developers Sacyr Terrazos Pillar, have hit a massive financial hurdle to the tune of €200 million euros and threatens the possibility of the airport not actually ... more - Which Airlines Will Fly to Corvera Airport ? : 1 Year On - Wed 18th Jul 2012
It is almost 1 year ago to the day since Tumbit ran the news story "Which Airlines Will Fly Into Corvera Airport ?" where, based on the original promise of the facility being open by late Spring of 2012 (in time for the ... more - Gov't eager to demonstrate cost savings at Castellon Airport - Thu 12th Jul 2012
Whilst technically not being a state owned facility, the majority shareholder in Castellon Airport is the Generalitat Valenciana, and as such has come under increasing pressure to reduce costs and overheads - especially ... more - 'Corvera Airport WILL be operational by October' : Ministry of Transport - Fri 6th Jul 2012
The Secretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Rafael Catala, has spoken of his confidence that Corvera airport will be operational in the autumn of this year ... more - Gov't refuse to disclose expenditure and debts at Castellon Airport - Fri 6th Jul 2012
The Compromís coalition party in the region of Valencia have criticized the Generalitat for refusing to provide a full and detailed breakdown for all costs to date associated with the construction and 'operation' Castellon ... more - EC to investigate Spanish airport tax hike - Thu 5th Jul 2012
The European Commission is to investigate the increase in taxes at El Prat and Barajas airports, to see if they are in breach of EC law, according to the transport commissioner, Siim Kallas ... more - Murcia Opposition party demand answers on Corvera Airport - Wed 4th Jul 2012
Murcia's Green party yesterday called for the Regional Minister of Public Works and Planning, Antonio Sevilla, to address the Regional Assembly to update the house on current status of the opening of Corvera airport ... more - AENA apply airport tax increase from Monday 2nd July - Sun 1st Jul 2012
As from the 2nd of July AENA will apply an increase in air travel tax across all of their airports in Spain. The measure was approved earlier this year in the central government's draft budget, and will see taxes increase by ... more - Murcia President blames Corvera delays on previous Central Gov't - Thu 28th Jun 2012
Murcia's President Valcárcel has blamed the delay in the opening of Corvera Airport on both the previous central government, and the fact that he was not involved in the project from the onset ... more - Castellon Airport will welcome first flight 1st Jan 2013 : Fabra - Tue 26th Jun 2012
Carlos Fabra, the President of Aerocas, has named the date when the first aircraft will land at Castellon airport as the 1st of January 2013 ... more - Castellon Airport to be operational this year : another promise - Sat 23rd Jun 2012
The Councillor for Tourism for the Generalitat Valenciana, Lola Johnson, has given an interview to Radio 9, where she commented how Castellon airport will be fully operational by he end of 2012 ... more - Castellon Airport 'as quiet as the Louvre at night' - Fri 22th Jun 2012
The Director of Castellon Airport, Juan Garcia Salas, has been quoted on a French TV station, where he was heard commenting that that facility was "as empty as the Louvre at night" ... more - EasyJet Will Close Madrid Base as Profitability Suffers in Spain - Wed 20th Jun 2012
EasyJet, Europe's 2nd largest budget airline, will stop basing crew and aircraft in Madrid starting this winter as overcapacity and high airport charges in Spain curb profitability ... more - Union leader questions viability of Corvera Airport - Wed 20th Jun 2012
The Secretary General of the UGT in Murcia has responded to the promises made by President Valcarcel last week that Corvera Airport will be operational by October ... more - Growth at last at Castellon Airport (although not the kind we were hoping for) - Sun 17th Jun 2012
At least one side of operations is booming at Castellon airport ... more - Minister confirms Corvera airport to be open by October - Sun 17th Jun 2012
The Minister of Public Works for the region of Murcia, Antonio Sevilla, has reiterated the comments made by President Valcarcel earlier in the week, that Corvera International Airport Will be operational by October ... more - Castellon Airport "Operational this year" : Fabra - Wed 13th Jun 2012
Earlier today Carlos Fabra, President of Aerocas, told the Castellón Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that it is in negotiation with a company interested in operating 'around 1,000 aircraft loads per year' from the airport, ... more - MoD Colonel to coordinate airspace between Corvera and San Javier airports - Wed 13th Jun 2012
Colonel Gracia, yesterday told National Radio that "everything is coordinable" and that he is focusing on trying to "find a solution that satisfies everyone From the point of flexibility and ease of use " ... more - Corvera Airport 'Operational by October' - Mon 11th Jun 2012
The president of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, spoke to the regional parliament last week, where he told the assembly that he was not prepared to make further cuts in public spending, but that as a consequence of this, ... more - National Day of Murcia : What's to Celebrate ? - Fri 8th Jun 2012
Saturday the 9th of June is the 'Dia de Murcia' - a day when the region comes together to celebrate their regional identity - and is particularly poignant this year as it marks the 30th anniversary of Murcia recieving ... more - Corvera Airport guarantee decision with central gov't - Tue 5th Jun 2012
The spokesman for the regional government of Murcia, José Ballesta, has confirmed how the decision for the renewal of the €200 million guarantee to complete construction of Corvera International Airport is now in the hands ... more - PP accused of lying over Castellon Airport opening - Sun 3rd Jun 2012
The Provincial Deputy for the Compromís party in Castellon, Josep Maria Pañella, has commented how the region's contraversial airport "can not be allowed to go ahead because the airport authority is not in possession of the ... more - Regional guarantee for Corvera Airport due for renegotiation - Sun 3rd Jun 2012
The regional government of Murcia is due to renegotiate their €200 million guarantee for the construction of Corvera airport ... more - Castellon Airport "For Sale" - Sat 26th May 2012
The Generalitat Valenciana is considering the sale of Castellón airport to a private company. The Vice President of Castellon, Joseph Císcar, told Consell yeterday that the regional government is "ready for any type of ... more - The World needs Castellon Airport : Fabra - Thu 24th May 2012
Carlos Fabra, the former President for the province and Castellon and now President of Aerocas, has told a press conference how there are just four "inepts" in the whole of Valencia who are against the airport, and that ... more - Bloc Spokesman calls upon Generalitat to sell Castellon airport shares - Wed 23rd May 2012
The spokesman for the Bloc political party for the province of Castellon, Enric Nomdedeu, has called upon the Generalitat of Valencia to sell the shares that they own in Aerocas, the promotor and concession holder of ... more - Castellon airport "Unnecessary" - Sun 20th May 2012
The Deputy for the Compromís party for Castelon, Josep Maria Pañella, has responded to Carlos Fabra over the Castellon airport project, calling the infrastrcuture expenditure "unnecessary" ... more - Corvera Airport "on hold" - Sat 19th May 2012
An anonymous source at the Ministry of Public works has confirmed that developments at Corvera International Airport are currently "on hold" ... more - Aerocas : "Castellon Airport will be fully operational by summer 2013" - Fri 18th May 2012
The former PP President for the Province of Castellon, Carlos Fabra, commented today how if he was the President of the region of Valencia " I would have already resigned." ... more - San Javier Airport sees 11pct fall in passengers amid Corvera confusion - Tue 15th May 2012
Murcia's San Javier airport saw an 11% fall in passengers numbers during the month of April, with figures falling from 126'675 in April 2011 to 112'956. The number of flights fell by 9.3% to reach 1'136 operations ... more - President of Castellon defends airport (again) - Mon 14th May 2012
The President of the Castellón Province, Javier Moliner, has once agin spoken to defend the need for an airport at Castellon, commenting on Friday how "the problem with Castellón's airport did not happen 20 years ago, as ... more - AENA issue statement on legality of 'One piece of handluggage ruling' - Mon 14th May 2012
The various policies concerning hand luggage by different airlines has long been a contentious issue with the state owned operator of airports in Spain, AENA ... more - IAG 'may consider' paying premium to speed up UK immigration process - Mon 14th May 2012
The CEO of IAG, Willie Walsh, has spoken of his confidence that the UK government has the problems of long delays at border control and immigration at Heathrow under control ... more - For Spain Inc, recession spells selloffs and lower payouts - Fri 11th May 2012
Want to know how bad things can get in corporate Europe? Ask a Spanish CEO ... more - The sorry state of Andalucía's airports - Tue 8th May 2012
AENA's Federico Garcia Lorca Granada-Jaen airport generated debts of almost €6.1 million over the course of 2011 ... more - Situation of Spanish Airports 'Could not be worse' : Pastor - Tue 8th May 2012
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, has commented how the situation with the state-woned AENA network of airports "could not be worse" ... more - Politicians to inspect Castellon Airport facilities later today - Tue 8th May 2012
The PSPV Spokesperson for the province of Castellon, Francesc Colomer, is due to visit Castellon Airport later today ... more - Castellon Airport 'a total fraud' - Fri 4th May 2012
The Compromis Coalition party spokesperson to the Generalitat Valenciana, Carles Mulet, yesterday accused Aerocas of fraud in misleading the regional parliament with inaccurate figures and forecasts concerning the future of ... more - Security for ECB Summit cost €1 million - Fri 4th May 2012
The first day of the European Central Bank summit in Barcelona passed by without incident yesterday, despite a heavy security presence ... more - Director of Castellon Airport has salary slashed - Thu 3rd May 2012
The Generalitat of Valencia has revised a number of contracts that have been awarded by Castellon Airport, which has been open for more than 12 months and yet to see it's first flight ... more - Ryanair commence 6 new routes at Palma airport - Thu 3rd May 2012
Ryanair have announced the launch of 6 new routes will operate from Palma de Mallorca's Son Sant Juan airport during May ... more - ECB Summit security tightens - Thu 3rd May 2012
Today's meeting of the ECB in Catalonia is expected to see interest rates being maintained at 1% ... more - Valencia, a cruel reflection of Spain's economic woes - Wed 2th May 2012
Once the beacon of Spain's new economic grandeur, the Mediterranean region of Valencia has become a symbol of all that is wrong with the country ... more - 25 out of 29 car parking companies at Alicante airport 'illegal' - Wed 2th May 2012
The Municipality of Elche is investigating claims that as many as 25 of the 29 car-parking companies offering 3'000 spaces around Alicante's El Altet airport are doing so illegally ... more - Castellon Airport 'Not for Sale' : Fabra - Tue 1st May 2012
Carlos Fabra, the former PP President of the province of Castellón and now President of Aerocas, the concession holder of Castellon Airport has responded to criticism by the press of the inability of the facility to find a ... more - Study Criticises Girona and Reus airports - Tue 1st May 2012
Two Spanish airports have appeared in a report of the "15 most misleadingly named airports" ... more - Castellon : The legacy of waste continues - Mon 30th Apr 2012
A report in today's La Vanguardia newspaper has uncovered some facts that are quite frankly staggering ... more - Costa del Sol sees increase in tourist numbers in Q1 of 2012 - Mon 30th Apr 2012
A report issued by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) has shown how the tourism industry on the Costa del Sol has performed better than expected over the first quarter of 2012 ... more - Holiday bookings to Canaries down 13 pct on 2011 - Mon 30th Apr 2012
Tour operators have warned that Spain will see a decline in foreign holidaymakers this year, due to the Spanish Tourism Office cutting back on the financial support that they had previously offered operators to promote a ... more - First flight lands at Corvera airport - Sat 28th Apr 2012
The first flight has landed at Corvera International Airport in order to test out the navigation and operating systems at the facility ... more - High winds affects airports in northern Spain - Fri 27th Apr 2012
High winds affecting much of Northern Spain yesterday resulted in a number of flights being diverted to alternative airports to ensure a safe landing of the aircraft ... more - No to compensation fund for victims of collapsed airlines - Fri 27th Apr 2012
The President of the Association of Spanish Air Transport Companies (ACETA), Manuel Lopez Colmenarejo, yesterday rejected the proposal to create a fund, financed by the airlines, to compensate for passengers affected by the ... more - Gov't asks AENA for induvidual status report on each airport - Fri 27th Apr 2012
The Ministry of Public Works has initiated a study to analyze the efficiency and viability of AENA's network of airports to assess their current state before making decisions about the possible closure of some of any ... more - Airlines disagree with AENA over impact of hike in charges - Fri 27th Apr 2012
The Ministry of Development and the Aviation Sector are in disagreement over what the true cost to the consumer will be be following news that the AENA network of Spanish airport will be increasing their charges ... more - Castellon Airport 'has no interested buyer' - Fri 27th Apr 2012
The Vice President for the region of Valencia, José Císcar, has told the press how there is no current price on the head of Castellón Airport, because they have received no serious bids, commented that they would value the ... more - President Valcarcel called upon to explain Corvera delays - Fri 27th Apr 2012
The PSOE Spokesman for the region of Murcia, Joaquin Lopez Pagan, has called for President Valcarcel to attend Parliament to explain the delay in the construction of the the AVE high speed rail link to Cartegena, together ... more - Aerocas to seek buyer for Castellon airport - Thu 26th Apr 2012
The Minister of Tourism for the Autonomous Community of Valencia, Lola Johnson, has explained how the region will seek a buyer for Castellon airport as soon as the necessary saftey and operating licences have been awarded ... more - AENA to cut staff at Malaga airport - Thu 26th Apr 2012
The CCOO union have warned that AENA could lay off up to 150 employees at Malaga airport ... more - Iberia, BA and Lufthansa impose credit card booking fee - Thu 26th Apr 2012
Europa press have reported how sources close to Iberia Airlines have spoken out about the ticket surcharges, charged to passengers ... more - AENA deny Alicante passenger losses are due to Ryanair - Wed 25th Apr 2012
Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA) today denied that the fall in passenger numbers and scheuled routes to and from Alicante's El Altet airport has anything to do with their ongoing dispute with Ryanair over the ... more - Valencia Gov't to pay €60 million Castellon Airport debts - Wed 25th Apr 2012
The regional government of Valencia is still trying to find a suitable management company to operate Castellon airport, privately owned by Aerocas, chaired by former provincial president Carlos Fabra, and who the region is ... more - Minister accuses PSOE of lying over Corvera AVE connection - Wed 25th Apr 2012
The Minister of Public Works and Planning for the region of Murcia, Antonio Sevilla, commented this morning that "the secretary general of the PSOE for Murcia was complicit in the big lie of the Zapatero administration", ... more - AVE rail network to Corvera Airport 'on hold' - Tue 24th Apr 2012
Murcia's regional Minister of Infrastructure, Antonio Sevilla, yesterday explained that it would not be feasable to operate the AVE high speed rail network to Corvera Airport, and that the only workable proposal currebtly on ... more - Alicante airport awards contract to private company owned by AENA director - Tue 24th Apr 2012
AENA Management at Alicante's El Altet airport has awarded a contract to Airia Engineering to undertake work at the facility ... more - Spain : Twice as many airports as Germany for half as many people - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
The government will not make any further investments in the country's state-owned network of airports which "have no justification based on criteria of social and economic profitability" ... more - Spain may lose 3 million tourists this year due to AENA tax hikes - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
Exceltur has found that the recent increase in airport charges, together with high fuel prices and the recovery of some Mediterranean markets such as Tunisia or Morocco, threaten the Spanish tourist season ... more - Castellon airport 'will see more visitors in 4 months than Ciudad Real did in 4 years' - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
The President of Castellon Province, Javier Moliner, has told Europa Press how the contraversial airport should not set itself a target of becoming profitable ... more - Corvera airport to commence flights in October - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
The regional government and the Ministry of Development have agreed a date when operations can commence at Corvera International airport, with President Ramon Luis Valcarcel stating that negotiations will be completed by ... more - Volotea 'no plans to fly to Corvera' - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
Volotea, the Barcelona based Spanish low-cost carrier, created just last year by the founders of Vueling, Carlos Muñoz & Lázaro Ros, has recently been in the press for establishing a number of new routes to and from Spanish ... more - Which? Magazine Criticise Spanish Car Rental Companies - Sat 21st Apr 2012
According to a recent study by Which? Travel, holiday car rental costs look likely to increase threefold due to hidden fuel surcharge costs ... more - Cuidad Real Aiport warns pilots not to land - Fri 20th Apr 2012
The owners of Ciudad Real's private airport have finished the markings on the ground surrouunding the airport, denoting that the facility has ceased to be operational ... more - Castellon President accuses Air Berlin of 'a lack of respect' - Fri 20th Apr 2012
The President of Castellon Council, Javier Moliner, has accused Air Berlin of showing "a lack of respect" due to the comments made by their CEO of Operations in Spain and Portugal yesterday ... more - Jet2 Introduce new route to Alicante - Fri 20th Apr 2012
Jet2.com has announced the introduction of a new route between Alicante and Edinburgh to take effect this summer, which will offer a 20% increase in the number of passengers that the airline currently brings to the region. ... more - 'Corvera and Paramount of utmost importance' - Fri 20th Apr 2012
The Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) yesterday hosted the 'Tourism policy in the Region of Murcia' conference, which involved the CEO of Tourism in the Region, Enrique Ujaldón, along with the Head of Tourism of at the ... more - Court Auditors report recommends AENA to manage Castellon airport - Thu 19th Apr 2012
The latest report of the Court Auditors has concluded that handing the operation and management of Castellon airport to state-run AENA would be in the best interests of both the national and regional governments ... more - 'Germans do not know where Castellon is' : Air Berlin CEO - Thu 19th Apr 2012
The CEO of Air Berlin's operation in Spain and Portugal, Alvaro Middelmann, has told a press conference how the airline will not fly from Castellon airport because "not one single German Tourist can tell you where it is." ... more - European Commission may investigate Spain airport fee hike - Thu 19th Apr 2012
The European Commission is considering the measures proposed by Mariano Rajoy's first draft state budget, to increase airport fees at the state owned AENA network of airport by an average of 10.5% ... more - Volotea launch 2 new domestic routes in Spain - Thu 19th Apr 2012
As of 15th June budget airline, Volotea, will link Santander to Ibiza and Menorca with two flights per week to each destination. Despite only being issued for sale three weeks ago at a cost of 29 Euros, more than 2'000 ... more - Reus airport expects to welcome 640'000 passengers this summer - Thu 19th Apr 2012
Reus Airport expects to welcome around 640,000 passenger this summer ... more - Vueling not to follow Ryanair in ticket surcharges - Wed 18th Apr 2012
The Chairman of Vueling, Josep Piqué, announced yesterday how the airline will not follow Ryanair in applying additional surcharges to passengers to passengers who have already bought tickets to fly to or from Spain ... more - Castellon Airport 'will be more profitable than other airports' - Wed 18th Apr 2012
The Vice President for the Province of Castellon, Joseph Císcar, said today how once it is fully operational, Castellon airport will have the potential to become more a commercial success than other airports within the ... more - Murcia Mayor criticises PP over Corvera uncertainty - Wed 18th Apr 2012
Juan Patricio Castro, the Socialist Mayor of the City of Murcia, has criticised the regional PP Government for raising the expectations of Murcia residents over the promise of jobs at Corvera International airport ... more - Murcia 12th most searched world destination in March - Wed 18th Apr 2012
The Spanish region of Murcia was one of the most searched for destinations by those planning a break during the month of March. ... more - Secretary for Infrastructure justifies AENA airport tax hike - Tue 17th Apr 2012
The secretary of state for infrastructure, Rafael Catala, has justified the rise in airport charges imposed in the recent draft state budget, by the need to recover the investment made in previous infrastructure projects ... more - AENA to Auction Duty-Free Shops - Mon 16th Apr 2012
Spanish state-owned airport operator AENA Aeropuertos SA may auction its chain of duty-free stores managed by Aldeasa, Expansion reported today, citing unidentified people ... more - Ryanair send e mail warning clients of price hike - Mon 16th Apr 2012
Ryanair has sent an informal e mail to customers, warning them of the 'possible' increases in ticket prices that may be applied on flights to and from Spain as a result of the increased airport fees to be applied by AENA's ... more - Ryanair new routes 'to save passengers €50 mln per year' - Mon 16th Apr 2012
Earlier today Ryanair announced important developments surrounding their operations at Bilbao's Loiu airport, which will effect flights scheduled for the airport's summer period as of next month ... more - Spain's first private airport under suspicion of illegal funding - Sat 14th Apr 2012
The privately owned Don Quixote airport in Ciudad Real suffered a further blow yesterday after bankruptcy forced the owners to cease the operation of any commercial activity ... more - Alicante and Valencia airports see largest traffic drops in Q1 - Sat 14th Apr 2012
The Airports of Valencia-Manises and Alicante- El Altet have seen a greater fall in number during the first quarter of 2012 than any other airports in the AENA network ... more - Ryanair cuts Edinburgh - Fuerteventura route for winter 2012 - Sat 14th Apr 2012
Ryanair has announced that it will cut Winter routes from Edinburgh airport to Fuerteventura for the winter schedules, to to take effect from October 2012 ... more - Airlines and Aviation Industry criticise air fees hike - Sat 14th Apr 2012
A number of Spanish airlines and other private businesses working within the the AENA network of airports have joined together in criticism of the higher airport fees proposed in the 2012 draft state budget.Aceta y ALA ... more - Corvera uncertainty sees winter flights scheduled at San Javier airport - Wed 11th Apr 2012
Speculation surrounding the opening date for Corvera Airport made the headlines once again today when Jet2.com announced that their ticket prices for the winter season were now on sale - to and from San Javier airport ... more - Aerocas to ask for Gov't help at Castellon Airport - Sun 8th Apr 2012
The President of Aerocas, Carlos Fabra, announced yesterday that he will meet with the Minister of Development in Madrid within the next few months ... more - Aerocas search for Manager for Castellon Airport - Sat 7th Apr 2012
The Valencian Regional Minister for Tourism, Lola Johnson, has commented how the decision of Aerocas to manage Castellón airport after the break-up with Airport Concessions, is a temporary measure and that the intention is ... more - Madrid Barajas strike to go ahead Easter Sunday - Thu 5th Apr 2012
The workers council at Barajas Airport, Madrid, announced earlier today their plans to continue with strike action at the airport for the dates of the 8th and 30th of April, and the 2nd and 3rd of May ... more - Spain's Volotea airline launches in Venice today - Thu 5th Apr 2012
Volotea, the Barcelona based Spanish low-cost carrier created just last year by the founders of Vueling, Carlos Muñoz & Lázaro Ros, began operations earlier today with it's forst three routes from Venice. ... more - 7 Airlines commited to fly to San Javier for Summer 2012 - Wed 4th Apr 2012
Details of the Summer schedules for AENA's network of Spanish airports has revealed how a total of seven airlines will operate from Murcia's San Javier airport until the end of the Summer period, which will run until the end ... more - AENA to invest €4.4 Million at San Javier airport - Wed 4th Apr 2012
Since the details of the budget were announced by Mariano Rajoy last Friday, analysts have been examining the budgets of each Ministerial department to determine the implications for the country ... more - Ministry of Finance approves customs area at Corvera airport - Tue 3rd Apr 2012
The Ministry of Finance and Public Administration has finally authorized the establishment of a customs area at Corvera International Airport ... more - Spain Infrastructure budget slashed by 40pct - Tue 3rd Apr 2012
The PSOE spokesman in Congress, Rafael Simancas, yesterday told the house that aside from the "excesses" spent at Castellón airport, investment on the country's infrastructure should not be viewed as wastage, as it would ... more - 7.8 Million Spanish airport arrivals expected this Easter - Tue 3rd Apr 2012
Spain's airports are preparing for the arrival of more than 7.8 Million passengers over the Easter period ... more - AENA to increase airport charges - Tue 3rd Apr 2012
AENA's debt for their entire network of Spanish airports now stands at over €14,000 million euros, and has prompted the Government to implement an avergae increase of 18.9% to airlines wishing to use their services. However, ... more - Castellon Airport still to pay IBI bill - Mon 2th Apr 2012
One year after the official inauguration of Castellon airport and the Ayuntamiento of Vilanova d'Alcolea, where the airport is located, is chasing Aerocas for payment of their IBI tax ... more - Corvera may not be fully operational until summer 2013 - Mon 2th Apr 2012
The Regional Government of Murcia are seemingly losing sight of Covera Airport being operational by the Summer of this year ... more - Ryanair to cost Costa Blanca €30 million per year - Mon 2th Apr 2012
La Verdad has estimated that the loss of 1.5 million tourists being brought to the Costa Blanca as a result of Ryanair cutting flights to Alicante's El Altet airport will cost the area a total of €30 million in lost revenues ... more - Airport Concession released from contract at Castellon airport - Thu 29th Mar 2012
Airport Concessions have now been legally released from their contract with Aerocas to operate Castellón airport ... more - General Strike results in a 50pct cancelation of all flights - Thu 29th Mar 2012
The AENA network of airports processed 659 flights until 11.00 am, and canceled a total of 401 flights due to today's General Strike, according to latest data ... more - Motion to invite AENA to manage Castellon airport rejected - Wed 28th Mar 2012
The ruling Partido Popular and the Bloc parties have rejected a motion made in the Valencia regional parliament by the PSOE, for AENA to be invited to manage Castellon airport ... more - Ryanair lose further court airbridge decision - Wed 28th Mar 2012
Ryanair have confirmed that the cut routes at Alicante's El Altet airport will remain in place after having lost their latest appeal over the forced use of airbridges at the airport ... more - New routes to Almeria airport commence Tuesday - Mon 26th Mar 2012
Vueling has added a route connecting Barcelona and Almeria to it's schedules as of tomorrow, whilst Ryanair is launching a new route to connects Almeria with East Midlands airport in the UK ... more - Business leaders join criticism of Castellon airport on anniversary on 'opening' - Sat 24th Mar 2012
Yesterday the regional Secreatary of the PSPV, Francesc Colomer, accused the regional government of a "U-turn" over Castellon airport. Now the president of the Business Association of Spanish Travel Agencies (AEDAVE), ... more - When will Corvera airport open ? - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
The 'will Corvera International airport ever open, and if so when ?' issue has risen it's head once again over the course of the last few weeks, bringing with it the inevitable rumour and speculation over the future of the ... more - Reus airport announces arrival of three new airlines - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
AENA have today announced how 3 new Charter airlines will establish routes to Reus airport this summer, bringing the total number of routes operated from the airport for the summer season to 32 ... more - Sunday marks 1 year anniversary of Castellon Airport - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
The secretary for Castellon PSPV party, Francesc Colomer, has urged a motion in the regional parliament for AENA to be established as the manager of Castellon airport as soon as possible ... more - Asturias airport launches new connections from 25th March - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
As of Sunday 25th of March Asturias Airport begins the summer season with the launch of 13 domestic routes and 4 international routes to the schedules, which will see Air Europa; Air Berlin; Air Nostrum; EasyJet; Iberia; ... more - Regional deputy accuses PP of U-turn on Castellon airport - Thu 22th Mar 2012
The Regional Deputy to the Valencian Parliament for the Compromis, Josep Maria Pañella, has commented how President Fabra's comments yesterday represents a U-turn on everything that the PP party has held firm until now ... more - Murcia announces 400k recruitment and training procedure for Corvera - Wed 21st Mar 2012
The Regional Department of Employment, Trade and Enterprise for Murcia has begun to implement a recruitment and training process for the employment of staff at Corvera International Airport ... more - Valencia President : Castellon Airport must open 'soon' - Wed 21st Mar 2012
The President of the region of Valencia, Alberto Fabra, commented today that Castellon airport will open "when there are guarantees that it will used - it will not open without planes" ... more - Ryanair 'Punishes' Alicante Airport - Wed 21st Mar 2012
The 18 routes cancelled by Ryanair from Alicante's El Altet airport has been estimated to result in the loss of 300 flights per week. This in turn will mean the loss of some 1.5 Million passengers by the end of the summer, a ... more - Ministry of Development may nationalise highways - Wed 21st Mar 2012
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, spoke yesterday of the problems faced by a number of toll roads operated by Abertis, Sacyr, Ferrovial, OHL, ACS and Globalvia, amongst others ... more - Huesca airport employs 9 staff, 21 passengers in 6 months - Tue 20th Mar 2012
AENA have revealled how a staff of 9 workers are employed at Huesca airport, despite just 21 passengers having used the airport in the last 6 months ... more - Voltea establish new Spanish routes, interested in Corvera - Mon 19th Mar 2012
Volotea, the Barcelona based Spanish low-cost carrier created just last year by the founders of Vueling, Carlos Muñoz & Lázaro Ros, has announced that flights from Valencia to Venice, and between Malaga and Bordeaux will ... more - San Javier arrivals up 10% in Feb - Fri 16th Mar 2012
Spain's Minister for Development, Ana Pastor, commented yesterday how the country's new airport management model has been created with assisting the regions and provinces with their plans for economic growth, and that there ... more - Just 922 passengers flew from 9 Spanish airports in Feb - Fri 16th Mar 2012
According to AENA statistics released yesterday just 922 passengers used the 9 airports of Huesca; Albacete; Reus; Cordoba; Burgos; Badajoz; Salamanca; Leon and Logrono during the month of February ... more - El Altet passenger numbers down 13pct Y-o-Y Feb - Fri 16th Mar 2012
The collapse of Spaniar, the Iberia Pilot's strikes and the loss of a number of Ryanair routes have all been blamed for the falling passenger numbers arriving at Alicante's El Altet airport during the month of February ... more - Rajoy announces closure of 27 public companies - Fri 16th Mar 2012
The Cabinet has agreed the removal of 27 of the 142 state-owned public companies in a bid to increase effciency and reduce overheads. Amongst the entities set to disappear are the Office for Public Rental (reporting to the ... more - Castellon airport 'can not be the laughing stock of Spain' - Thu 15th Mar 2012
The Secretary General for the PSPV in the Region of Valencia, Jorge Alarte, yesterday visited the province of Castellon ... more - Strike at Barajas to go ahead, Unions call on Minister to mediate - Thu 15th Mar 2012
The Committee of workers at Barajas airport has asked Labour Inspectors to mediate in the dispute that has led to the call for strike action, due to AENA being unwilling to open a dialogue with the workers ... more - Ryanair return to Reus - Thu 15th Mar 2012
Ryanair's return to Reus airport (Tarragona) yesterday marked the first flight by the airline since their departure for the winter season at the end of October last year ... more - Madrid's Parque Warner rumoured to close - Thu 15th Mar 2012
In week when the Paramount Pictures theme park project at Alhama de Murcia has not been far from the front pages of the regional and national news, it could be prudent to look to Spain's other theme parks to see if any ... more - Business association demands Castellon airport 'opens soon' - Wed 14th Mar 2012
Local businesses yesterday called on the Regional Minister for Tourism, Lola Johnson, to make a viable plan know to the public and make Castellon airport operational as soon as possible ... more - New routes to Jerez airport to commence May - Wed 14th Mar 2012
Ryanair yesterday announced the introduction of a number of new routes from Jerez airport in Andalusia ... more - Ryanair Introduce further new routes to Spain - Wed 14th Mar 2012
Ryanair have announced new routes from Genoa airport in Italy to three Spanish airports ... more - Badajoz airport to re-start commercial flights - Tue 13th Mar 2012
Following on from news a little over two months ago of the closure of Badajoz airport due to the last commercial carrier pulling out of the airport, news came today on a possible re-scheduling of a number of passenger ... more - Ryanair introduce new route to Palma - Tue 13th Mar 2012
Ryanair yesterday announced the creation of a new route between Palma de Mallorca airport and Groningen in the Netherlands, which to commence May 16th and run on Wednesdays and Sundays ... more - Domestic air passenger numbers fell in January - Mon 12th Mar 2012
The number of passengers taking domestic flights within the Spanish airport network fell by 7.6% in January, when compared to January of 2011 ... more - Corvera opening may be delayed until Winter - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Regional daily newspaper, La Verdad, has reported the possibility that the opening of the new Corvera International airport may miss it's original scheduled opening date of July, and instead not open until the Autumn or ... more - Corvera meeting fails to give date for opening - Fri 9th Mar 2012
Murcia's Minister for Public Works, Antonio Seville, met in Madrid yesterday with the Secretary of State for Planning and Infrastructure, Rafael Catala Polo, to discuss the regional infrastructure of Murcia ... more - Castellon airport spends €7'700 per month on electricity - Fri 9th Mar 2012
The Compromís opposition party in the Valencian cortes has criticised the bills run up by Castellon airport for their consumption of electricity, which has been costing upwards of €7'700 per month ... more - Huesca airport sees 21 passengers in 6 months - Fri 9th Mar 2012
Spanish daily, ABC, has revealed how Huesca airport in North-East Spain, has processed just 21 passengers over the last 6 months ... more - AENA director suggests increasing fees at Spanish airports - Fri 9th Mar 2012
The new Network Director of AENA, Fernando Echegaray, announced earlier today how Spanish airports - particularly those of Madrid's Barajas and Barclona's El Prat airports - will be rebalancing their tariffs in the near ... more - Protest at Barajas T2 today - Thu 8th Mar 2012
The Council of Workers at Barajas airport has called for employees to gather at the airport's T2 building today in protest over AENA's failure to maintain minimum staffing levels ... more - Covera Airport employee training on hold - Wed 7th Mar 2012
Murcia and Fuente Alamo Town Hall's have not yet issued any contracts to provide training for employees of the new Corvera International Airport, which is located within the two municipalities ... more - Ministers comments 'have not harmed Castellon airport' - Wed 7th Mar 2012
The Valencian Minister for infrastructure, Planning and the Environment, Isbel Bonig, commented earlier today how Castellón airport has not been affected by yesterday's comments made by Spain's Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel ... more - Politician criticises Paramount, Corvera and Gay tourism - Wed 7th Mar 2012
The regional spokesman for the IU-Verdes in Murcia, Jose Antonio Pujante, has criticised the latest campaign of the the Ministry for Tourism of promoting "Gay Tourism" in the region. The Green party politician went on to say ... more - New UK airport to establish routes to Spain - Wed 7th Mar 2012
In recent months when the subject of Spanish airports - in particular the contraversial issue of mis-management of Spain's private airports such as Castellon, Cordoba, Cuidad Real, and Corvera - is never far from the front ... more - Tourism Chief defends need for Castellon airport - Tue 6th Mar 2012
The President of the council, Javier Molino today defended Castellon airport as a "great gateway of tourism to the province", as he addressed resprentatives from the tourism sector with the Provincial Tourism Marketing Plan ... more - Ryanair reinstate Reus - Mallorca route - Tue 6th Mar 2012
Ryanair have brought the number of routes offered from Tarragona's Reus Airport to 16, following the introduction of flights to Palma de Mallorca for the summer schedules ... more - Ryanair : 'AENA responsible for cut flights' - Tue 6th Mar 2012
Ryanair have argued that if the courts reject their final appeal to allow passengers to embark at Alicante's El Altet airport, that AENA will be directly responsible for the loss of 18 routes and 1.5 million passengers ... more - Premursa expected to sign Paramount purchase Wednesday - Mon 5th Mar 2012
Following on from the technical and legal problems that arose at the notary last month, the devloper of the Paramount pictures Theme Park, is now expected to sign to officially purchase the site on Wednesday the 7th of March ... more - Aerocas refuse to pay licence for Castellon Airport construction - Mon 5th Mar 2012
The Regional Partido Popular Government of Valencia are due to consider whether to open three seperate inquiries, one of which is concerning the running of the hugely contraversial Castellon airport, as demand by the various ... more - Regional Deputy calls for a new airport - Mon 5th Mar 2012
The Regional Deputy for Andalusia, Juan Jose Primo, has said how it is "necessary" for Cordoba to have it's own airport, depite the fact that there are currently no scheduled arrivals or departures from the facility ... more - Regional Deputies question opening dates for Castellon airport - Sat 3rd Mar 2012
The Deputy for the Esquerra Unida at the Valencian regional parliament, Marina Albiol, has called for the PP not to obstruct the inquiry into Castellon airport, which is due to be discussed further at the Corts next week ... more - Alicante deputy calls on Ministry of Development to intervene at El Altet - Sat 3rd Mar 2012
The deputy for the Equo Compromís, Joan Baldoví, has called upon the Central Government to initiate measures to offset the loss of many low cost flights from Alicante's El Altet airport, which is likely to have a serious ... more - Ryanair cancel Liverpool - Almeria route - Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Ryanair yesterday announced the cancellation of their Almeria - Liverpool route due to the the Almeria board of Tourism's refusal to continue to promote the service ... more - Car Hire shortage to hit Spain for the summer - Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Spanish car rental agency, AurigaCrown, have recently announced that they are to cease trading following a 2 year period of administration ... more - Barajas airport strikes to begin 16th March - Thu 1st Mar 2012
The strike committee at Madrid-Barajas airport has called for new strikes in March, April and May to demand that AENA maintain minimum staffing level and that a collective bargaining agreement is reintroduced ... more - Ryanair introduce Dusseldorf - Mahon route, cancel Jerez - Madrid - Thu 1st Mar 2012
Ryanair has announced it is to introduce a new route between Mahon (Menorca) to Düsseldorf-Weeze (Germany) commencing May 16th, which will on Wednesdays and Sundays ... more - Minister criticises Castellon airport - Tue 28th Feb 2012
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, gave an interview yesterday where she criticised Castellon airport and the fact that it has still seen no passengers in the terminal building one year on from being officially opened ... more - German airlines pull out of El Altet - Tue 28th Feb 2012
It is unusual to read anything about Alicante's El Altet airport in either the British or Spanish press that does not mention Ryanair - especially when the airport is coming under increasing pressure to maintain it's record ... more - Corvera inherits lower than expected passenger numbers - Mon 27th Feb 2012
Prior to the onset of the collpase of the economy, the regional ministry for public works estimated that the potential was for 5.5 million air passengers to visit Murcia every year ... more - AENA invest 413 Mln Euros in quietest airports - Mon 27th Feb 2012
Cinco Dias has revealed how the 12 smallest airports by passenger numbers in the AENA network of 49 airports have swallowed up 413 Million euros in Investments over the past decade ... more - Tourism Chief expects a 7pct increase in 2012 - Mon 27th Feb 2012
The Chairman of Tourism for the Generalitat Valenciana has told the Spanish press how the regional government has extended the use of all facilities at Alicante's El Altet airport to Ryanair, but has given the priority to ... more - Hoteliers group offers to manage Castellon airport - Fri 24th Feb 2012
An association of Hoteliers in Castellon, Club de Producto Turístico Castellón Mediterráneo, have asked to meet with the Regional Minister for Tourism, Lola Johnson, underwhose responsibility Aerocas fall, to offer ... more - Ryanair add routes to Valladolid - Fri 24th Feb 2012
Ryanair announced yesterday that they will return routes from Valladolid's Villanubla airport to Milan and Malaga for the summer schedules ... more - AENA ruled out of operating Castellon airport - Thu 23rd Feb 2012
Any agreement between between Aerocas and AENA over the management of Castellon airport is becoming increasingly unlikely, following on from Ana Pastor's comments last month that there shall be no more 'airports without ... more - Murcia President 'forsees no problems' with Corvera - Wed 22th Feb 2012
President of Murcia, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, has confirmed how Corvera International airport is "heading in right the right direction", that he does not foresee any problems following his meetings held with the Ministries of ... more - Fabra fails to appear in defence of Castellon airport - Wed 22th Feb 2012
The PP yesterday declined to present Carlos Fabra, President of Aerocas (the developer of Castellon airport) to the regional parliament to defend recent criticism of the project ... more - Today's strike at Barajas 'had not affected flights' - Wed 22th Feb 2012
Airport Technicians (TPO's) employed by AENA at Madrid-Barajas airport have held the first of a planned 10 days of strike action today ... more - Murcia President speaks of importance of Corvera and Paramount - Tue 21st Feb 2012
The Regional President of Murcia, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, has spoken of the importance that Corvera International Airport will have on tourism in the region as soon as it becomes operational ... more - Spanish Airports may increase charges by 15pct - Tue 21st Feb 2012
Last Thursday representatives of all airlines operating within the AENA network met with the Minister of Public Works, to discuss the difficulties faced by the new government, and the possibility of freezing current airport ... more - Tourism Association Visits El Altet over airbridge concerns - Tue 21st Feb 2012
The Director of Alicate's El Altet airport, Santiago Martínez-Cava, adressed the board of the HOSBEC tourism association, where he confirmed that Ryanair would not be permitted to disembark passengers by foot on all of their ... more - Ryanair cancel two routes to Spain - Tue 21st Feb 2012
This morning Ryanair announced the cancellation of two routes from Edinburgh airport to Spain ... more - Murcia 'will pull through crisis ahead of other regions' - Mon 20th Feb 2012
Presidential advisor, Manuel Campos, has told Europa Press of his confidence that the Region of Murcia will come through through the economic downturn before most other regions ... more - 'Castellon Airport must open soon' : Fabra - Mon 20th Feb 2012
The President of the Generalitat of Valencia, Alberto Fabra, called for the need for the contraversial airport to open soon, speaking of how it is fundamental to the tourism industry in the province ... more - Technical Workers at Madrid-Barajas announce 10 days of strike action - Mon 20th Feb 2012
Technical Programming and Operations workers at Madrid-Barajas airport have called three days of strike action over the collective bargaining agreement made between the unions and AENA, which has been extended to cover all ... more - Releasing Airport Concessions from Contract may Bankrupt Castellon Airport - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Releasing Airport Concessions from their contract at Castellón airport could lead to Aerocas having to file bankruptcy, as they are unable to afford the outstanding payments for much of the infrastructure on the project ... more - Spain Looking Into AENA Sale, Pastor Tells ABC - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Spain's government hasn't decided whether it will sell state-owned airports' operator Aena Aeropuertos SA in one go or gradually, Public Works Minister Ana Pastor told ABC newspaper in an interview ... more - Half of Ryanair routes to return to Reus for Summer 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
The return of Ryanair's operations to Reus airport, Tarragona, will be at 50% of last year's level, with just 15 routes ... more - Volotea Interested in flying to Corvera - Fri 17th Feb 2012
Volotea, the Barcelona based Spanish low-cost carrier, has announced it will establish routes to and from Corvera International airport ... more - Castellon Airport 'An International Joke' - Fri 17th Feb 2012
The PSPV-PSOE Spokesperson for the Province of Castellon, Josep Gisbert, has complained how the failings of the provincial airport at Vilanova d'Alcolea is turning Castellon into "A National and International joke" ... more - 'Paramount most technologically advanced park' : Minister - Thu 16th Feb 2012
The Regional Minister for Tourism and Culture in Murcia, Pedro Alberto Cruz, has urged the other regions of Spain to buy into the 'Brand Spain' promotional camapign to promote Tourism throughout the country to foreign ... more - Corvera Airport added to EU infrastructure plan - Thu 16th Feb 2012
Ana Pastor, the Minister of Development announced yesterday that Corvera International airport has been included in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN), which the Government of Spain will present to the EU in Brussels ... more - Aerocas blames Airport Concessions for Castellon runway problems - Thu 16th Feb 2012
The President of Aerocas, Carlos Fabra, also provincial leader of the PP in Castellon, has said how the required modifications to the runway at Castellon airport will cost the Regional Government of Valencia an additional €4 ... more - Two Spanish airports in EU top ten decreasing traffic list - Thu 16th Feb 2012
Recently released statistics have revealled how Spanish airports feature twice in the list of top ten worst performing European airports ... more - Castille y Leon sign €15 Mln agreement with Ryanair - Thu 16th Feb 2012
The Regional Government of Castilla y León has signed an agreement with Ryanair to the value of €15 Million to maintain flights to the regional airport at Valladolid ... more - Aviation Saftey Agency still to visit Castellon airport - Wed 15th Feb 2012
Safety Inspectors and technicians from the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EFSA) have as yet been unable to visit Castellon airport as they are still reviewing the documentation supplied by Aerocas, notably their application ... more - AENA losses 'Down to Barajas' - Wed 15th Feb 2012
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, announced earlier today how Barajas and El Prat airports should compete on an equal basis and work together to address the €14 Bln debt owed by AENA ... more - Ryanair expect to fly 6 Mln passengers to Barajas in 2012 - Wed 15th Feb 2012
Ryanair have been predicted to fly almost 6 million passengersto Madrid-Barajas airport over the course of this year, after posting record numbers in the reservations for the 48 routes currently scheduled at the hub ... more - Delegation from Paramount Licensing visits Murcia - Tue 14th Feb 2012
The Mayor of Alhama de Murcia, Fernando Alfonso Ceron, together with the Regional Minister of Industry, Ignacio Martinez, and Culture and Heritage, Carmen Maria Rodriguez, met with three representatives of Paramount ... more - The continued wastage at Castellon airport - Tue 14th Feb 2012
Further to the recent announcement that the runway at Castellon is too short it has now been revealled that the regional and national authorities were aware of this fact as early as April of last year ... more - Will Corvera add to El Altet's further demise ? - Tue 14th Feb 2012
Alicante's El Altet airport has seen a 11.9% fall in passenger numbers over January of this year, and a 20.2% fall in the number of operations compared to the same period in 2011 ... more - El Prat growth, decline at Reus and Girona down to Ryanair - Tue 14th Feb 2012
Barcelona's El Prat airport ended the month of January after processing some 2.1 million passengers - an increase of 7.8% on January 2011, contrasting with a decline of 6.3% at Madrid-Barajas for the same month, and a fall ... more - Murcia Implements New Emergency Plan for Corvera - Mon 13th Feb 2012
The City of Murcia, whose municipality Corvera airport falls within, has awarded the contract for the writing of a new Municipal Emergency Plan ... more - 3'500 attend Castellon Airport protest - Mon 13th Feb 2012
The demonstration held this weekend outside the grounds of Castellon Airport, attracted far more protestors than initially expected, with numbers being estimated to be around 3'500 ... more - Spanair owes AENA €70 Million - Mon 13th Feb 2012
It has been revealed how Spanair, the recently collapsed airline currently in Bankruptcy, owes AENA €70 Million in unpaid airport charges. The fact that debts were allowed to escalate to such a level shows how the Government ... more - Unions protest today over Castellon airport - Sat 11th Feb 2012
Although not a responsibility of the Ministry of Development, through the AENA network of airports, the issue of Castellón airport was also discussed during Minister Ana Pastor's address to the Development Commission in the ... more - 20 Airlines interested in flying to Corvera - Fri 10th Feb 2012
Over 100 local businesses working in, or associated with the Murcia toursim sector attended a seminar last night organized by the municipality of San Javier's department of tourism ... more - Industry Association Slams Ryanair's treatment of Spanair Staff - Fri 10th Feb 2012
The Spanish Federation of Travel Agencies and Tour Operators (CEAVyT) has praised the conduct of the former employees of collapsed airline, Spanair, in the face of insults and abuses by the chairman of Ryanair, Micheal ... more - Government confirms Castellon airport too short - Thu 9th Feb 2012
Yesterday the Central Government confirmed that the runway at Castellón airport needs to be extended in order to satisfy requirements of the Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This will require further work, which will be left ... more - Corvera : A reminder of a few facts and figures - Thu 9th Feb 2012
When the new airport at Corvera opens in late June / early July it will have cost the concession holder, Aeromur, 260 Million Euros ... more - Regional Minister for Planning Briefs the House on Corvera - Thu 9th Feb 2012
The Minister of Public Works and Planning for Murcia, Antonio Sevilla, yesterday told Parliament how Corvera airport in its final phase, which involves checking the works - which ended in January - and obtaining the required ... more - Spanish Airport Network Sustains 16pct of Spain GDP - Thu 9th Feb 2012
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, told the Committee of Public Works today that AENA's debt currently totaled €14.942 million, of which €12.359 million are long term and short-term €2.583 million, representing almost ... more - FACUA denounce Ryanair for 'Fraud' - Thu 9th Feb 2012
The FACUA consumers association has accused Ryanair of fraudulent practice in their sales of airline tickets that can often end up being more than five-times the advertised price once all fees, charges and taxes have been ... more - Minister to brief regional parliament on state of Corvera airport today - Wed 8th Feb 2012
Europa Press have reported how Murcia's Minister of Public Works and Planning, Antonio Sevilla, is scheduled to appear infront of the Regional Assembly later this afternoon (Wednesday 8th February) in order to inform the ... more - AENA Technicians at Barajas vote on strike action - Wed 8th Feb 2012
The technical operations department at Madrid-Barajas airport have called ten days of strikes between February and May, AENA airports have confirmed in a statement ... more - Ryanair's Michael O'Leary given police escort from Bilbao airport - Wed 8th Feb 2012
Michael O'Leary, the Chairman of Ryanair, had to be protected by police on his departure from Bilbao airport to Madrid-Barajas after being abused by former employees of the collapsed Spaniar airline ... more - Questions about Castellon airport referred to Central Govt - Wed 8th Feb 2012
The Coalition Compromís spokesman to congress, Joan Baldoví, yesterday presented a range of questions to the central government in order to explain what permits and certificates are still required by Castellón airport in ... more - Partnership formed to promote Castellon airport - Tue 7th Feb 2012
The Tourist board for the Province of Castellón will form a partnership with the Provincial Association of Construction Companies (APECC) in order to attract foreign investment to develop the 12 golf courses and 40,000 homes ... more - Mobility assistance service at Madrid-Barajas takes off - Tue 7th Feb 2012
A Statement from AENA yesterday announced how almost 270,000 passengers with reduced mobility used the 'No Barriers' service at Madrid-Barajas airport last year, and an increase of 3.85% on 2010 ... more - Castellon airport "will take longer to bear fruit than wanted" - Mon 6th Feb 2012
The PP spokesman in the regional parliament of Valencia, Rafael Blasco, has admitted that Castellón airport, which opened in March last year but has still not been made operational : "It will take longer to bear fruit than ... more - Ministry of Defence redefine airspace for Corvera - Thu 2th Feb 2012
Ramon Luis Valcarcel, the Regional President of Murcia, has confirmed that negotations are underway in releasing airspace currently controlled by the Ministry of Defence at San Javier airport ... more - 'No guarantees' Castellon airport open by May - Thu 2th Feb 2012
Castellon Airport appears in all Aeronautical charts issued to pilots, in case of necessary diversions or emergency landings, despite not being operational ... more - Final agreement between San Javier and Corvera expected in next few weeks - Wed 1st Feb 2012
Murcia's Regional Minister for Public Works, Antonio Sevilla, has commented how he expects that a final agreement will be found between all parties concerned in the transfer of operations at San Javier airport to Corvera ... more - Ryanair confirm cut flights at Alicante - Wed 1st Feb 2012
Ryanair yesterday confirmed their earlier threats to cut flights to Alicante's El Altet airport by 300 flights per week ... more - Aerocar awards ATC contract for Castellon airport - Tue 31st Jan 2012
Juan Garcia Salas, the Director of Aerocar - the private owners of Castellon airport - announced earlier today that Saerco has been awarded the air traffic control contract at the airport ... more - Ryanair CEO : Spanair collapse 'good for Spanish tourism' - Tue 31st Jan 2012
Michael O'Leary has spoke of last week's collapse of Spanair as being "good news for tourism and employment in Spain," because it will allow the arrival of new airlines to fill the void left in the market, and increase ... more - Protestors gather at Castellon airport - Mon 30th Jan 2012
Castellon's contraversial 'white elephant' airport has once again been making the headlines in Spain ... more - Thousands of Spanair ticket holders seek refunds - Mon 30th Jan 2012
AENA received 220 complaints from Valencia's Manises airport on Friday afternoon following the cancellation of flights from Spanair, which had three flights scheduled today to and from the airport over the course of today ... more - Regions pay Ryanair 80 Mln Euros in subsidies in 2011 - Mon 30th Jan 2012
The Regional Governments of Spain together paid more than 91.5 Million Euros to budget airlines for maintaining flights to their airports in 2011. Ryanair is by far the largest beneficiary of such agreements, receiving 80 ... more - 'AENA necessary at Corvera' : Retegui - Thu 26th Jan 2012
The Socialist Party spokesman for the region of Murcia, Begoña García Retegui, announced yesterday that AENA'a involvement at the region's Corvera international airport was made necessary due to compensation having to be ... more - Safety questions over Castellon airport runway - Wed 25th Jan 2012
The hugely contraversial Castellon airport and it's privatel owners, Aerocas, have not been far from the headline over previous weeks - firstly, attracting criticism for spending 30 Million Euros on advertising an airport ... more - First flight to Corvera 'late June, early July' - Wed 25th Jan 2012
In an interview with Europa Press Antonio Sevilla, the regional minister for Public Works and Planning, confirmed that the first flight will arrive at Corvera airport late June or early July ... more - AENA confirms work at airport will continue - despite imminent closure - Wed 25th Jan 2012
Further to the comments of the spokeman for Murcia's UPyD party yesterday, criticising the recent reform at San Javier airport, AENA has confirmed that they have been unable to call a stop to the works, despite the imminent ... more - Privatisation of airport control towers 'may be reversed' - Wed 25th Jan 2012
Following the suspension of plans to privatise El Prat and Barajas airports, the Ministry of Development will soon have to turn it;s attention to the issue of the privatisation of the aiport control towers. The new Minister ... more - Work on soon to close San Javier terminal criticised - Tue 24th Jan 2012
The regional spokesman for the UPyD party, Rafael Sanchez, has commented how work being carried out on the departure lounge at Murcia's San Javier airport is unnecesarry, due to it's imminent closure to make way for the new ... more - ETA suspect faces extradition from UK to Spain - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
A suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA can be extradited to Spain from Britain where he has been living under an assumed name, a British judge ruled Monday ... more - Fabra called upon to clarify situation at Castellon airport - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Marina Albiol, a member of the Valencia Parliament and long time opponent and critic of Carlos Fabra, has called upon the former President of the province of Castellon to clarify the situation between the Generalitat ... more - Corvera demands increase in Taxi numbers - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
The National Institute of Statistics has revealed figures reporting on the state of public transport in the country ... more - Mayor cites Corvera and Paramount as reasons to attract cruise ships to Cartagena - Sun 22th Jan 2012
The imminent opening of Corvera International Airport will be a significant factor for the region of Murcia and the port of Cartagena in formulating a stratgy to become a destination for cruise ships to start and end their ... more - President of Castellon Airport Faces Corruption Charges - Sun 22th Jan 2012
Carlos Fabra, the head of the Partido Popular in Castellon, the former President of the Province, and the President of Aerocas - the concessionaire of the highly contraversial Castellon airport - has appeared in court to ... more - Minister 'aware of the importance' of Corvera and Paramount - Sat 21st Jan 2012
Murcia's regional minister for Public Works, Antonio Sevilla, has spoken about the issues surrounding new infrastructure projects and how recent cuts in public spending are likley to impact on them ... more - New AENA President tasked with Corvera negotiations - Fri 20th Jan 2012
Following his appointment yesterday as the new President of AENA, Jose Manuel Vargas personally attend to negotiations with Aeromur and the regional government of Murcia with regards to the future of Corvera International ... more - Castellon Airport 'could have' buyers interested - Fri 20th Jan 2012
The President of the Generalitat Valencia, Alberto Fabra, said yesterday that they "could have" buyers interested in Castellón airport ... more - Drug Smugglers convicted after posing as Pilots - Fri 20th Jan 2012
Alicante's Provincial Court has sentenced to men to seven years in prison for posing as pilots in order to by-pass security controls at Madrid-Barajas airport to smuggle cocaine from Venezuela ... more - Unions express concerns over AENA control of private airports - Thu 19th Jan 2012
The main trade unions representing AENA employees have expressed their relief at recent news issued by the Ministry of Public Works, that Madrid's Barajas airport and Barcelona's El Prat airport will no longer be sold off to ... more - Santander becomes fastest growing airport in Spain for 2011 - Thu 19th Jan 2012
Latest figures released by AENA - the Spanish Airports Authority - have shown how Santander's Parayas airport has overtaken Barcelona's El Prat airport to become the fastest growing in the whole country ... more - Reus airport sees increase in reduced mobility assistance requests - Wed 18th Jan 2012
Travellers frequenting Taragona's Reus airport should be encouraged by positive news in today's press ... more - AENA win environmental and service awards - Wed 18th Jan 2012
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - have attended the FITUR tourism fair in Madrid, where they have presented a number of their new projects and of measures that they will be introducing to support the relationship ... more - Castellon airport 'loses 10'000 Austrian visitors' - Tue 17th Jan 2012
Castellon's Bloc party Spokesman, Enric Nomdedeu, has claimed that delays to the opening of the provincial airport, which he blamed on the mismanagement of the PP, will result in the loss of thousands of Euros in revenue ... more - Two of Top Ten World Airports in Spain - Tue 17th Jan 2012
USAtoday have reported how two of the top ten airports throughout the world are to be found in Spain ... more - Corvera will 'Quadruple visitor numbers to Murcia' : Minister - Tue 17th Jan 2012
Ryanair will bring 2 million tourists to Murcia within 3 years, according to an announcement made yesterday be the Regional Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz ... more - Murcia chamber of commerce supports new customs area at Corvera - Mon 16th Jan 2012
The Chamber of Commerce in Murcia has approved the establishment of a new customs holding area for the region's new international airport at Corvera ... more - Vueling introduce new Spain - UK routes - Fri 13th Jan 2012
Spanish budget airline, Vueling, has announced the addition of new routes between Spain and the UK during 2012 ... more - Minister of Development to review Corvera next week - Fri 13th Jan 2012
Spain's Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, is due to meet with the President of the region of Murcia, Ramon Varcarcel, in Madrid next week ... more - Ryanair launch new routes to Barcelona and Almeria - Fri 13th Jan 2012
Ryanair have announced two new Spanish routes will be added to the summer schedules form Liverpool's John Lennon airport ... more - Iberia crew members threaten to join Pilots strike - Fri 13th Jan 2012
Iberia's ground staff and cabin crew have promised to join with their Pilot colleagues in further strike action planned for next month. ... more - Contrast in Catalan airport figures - Thu 12th Jan 2012
Passenger numbers at Barcelona El Prat airport are expected to exceed 34 million, representing a 17.8% increase on 2010, and a record year for the airport. The airport was second only to Madrid's Barajas, which saw passenger ... more - San Javier passenger numbers down 6.4 pct on 2010 - Wed 11th Jan 2012
Murcia's San Javier airport processsed a total of 1,262,541 passengers in 2011, 6.4% less than in 2010. This contrasted with an average 6% increase seen in across Spain's other airports for the year, according to data ... more - Ryanair announce new flights to Girona - Wed 11th Jan 2012
Ryanair's Deputy CEO, Michael Cawley, gave a press conference in the Barcelona earlier today, where he confimed that a total of 18 additional routes would be added to the schedules for summer 2012, and would be offered for ... more - Ryanair brand Catalonia funding of Spanair 'illegal' - Wed 11th Jan 2012
Ryanair has tried to defend the subsidies it has received from the Generalitat Catalonia to maintain flights at the region's Reus and Girona airports, but slammed subsidies afforded to its Barcelona-based rival Spanair as ... more - Badajoz Airport Closure - Wed 11th Jan 2012
The last commercial flight departed from Badajoz airport in Extremadura yesterday, raising further questions about the country's fascinantion for building airports that it is unlikely to ever need, or be able to sustain ... more - Conflict of interests at Corvera ? - Tue 10th Jan 2012
When Murcia's much awaited new Corvera international airport finally becomes operational later this year, it will inherit the worst passenger numbers in six years from San Javier airport ... more - Govt asked to appoint new operator for Castellon airport - Tue 10th Jan 2012
Following on from yesterday's revelation that the operators of Castellon airport, Aerocat, have spent 30 Million on advertising before a single flight has even been scheduled to arrive, the Deputy President of Valencia has ... more - AENA announce increase in flights to El Altet - Tue 10th Jan 2012
AENA have announced how Ryanair's 50% reduction of flights at Alicante's El Altet may end up having little effect on passenger numbers during 2012 ... more - Passengers using Spanish airports top 200 Million in 2011 - Mon 9th Jan 2012
Despite waiting for confirmation of final statistics from December, every indication is that 2011 will have resulted in passenger numbers returning to an excess of 200 Million for the year, last seen in 2008 ... more - Castellon Airport spends 30mln on advertising - but remains closed - Mon 9th Jan 2012
El Pais has dubbed Castellon Airport, in the Region of Valencia 'The most useless airport in the world' after revealing how it has now spent over 30 Million Euros on an advertising and sponsorship campaign, together with ... more - Fraport Abandons Spain Airport Concessions Bid - Sat 7th Jan 2012
Fraport AG has abandoned plans to bid for 20-year concessions to run Spain's largest airports because of "difficult" market conditions, Cinco Dias reported today, citing an unidentified spokesman for the company ... more - Peinador Airport Passenger Numbers Forecast to Fall in 2012 - Fri 6th Jan 2012
Latest figures released by AENA have revealled how Galicia's Peinador airport in Vigo was unable to surpass 1 Million passenger for 2011 - the first time it has been unable to do so since 2005 ... more - 'Destination Murcia' - Thu 5th Jan 2012
The hopes and expectations of those with a vested interest in the region of Murcia's tourism industry have long been resting on the success of Corvera airport, Paramount Pictures theme park and the arrival of the AVE high ... more - Alicante El Altet airport expects falling passenger numbers in 2012 - Wed 4th Jan 2012
Following 628 Million Investment in Alicante-El Altet, which saw a new terminal building being opened, in March 2011 the then Minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco advised the press that the newly reformed El Altet airport ... more - Corvera airport takes a further step towards becoming operational - Sat 31st Dec 2011
The new regional airport at Corvera, Murcia, is expected to commence testing over the course of the first quarter of 2012 ... more - Corvera Taxi Driver Applications Escalate - Thu 29th Dec 2011
The number of applications for Taxi Licences to take effect once the new airport at Corvera becomes operational, has prompted the Mayor of the town, Javier Iniesta, to tell drivers that negotiations are still ongoing, and ... more - Court rules against Ryanair airbridge appeal - Thu 29th Dec 2011
The Commercial Court in Elche, Alicante, has ruled in favour of AENA enforcing the use of airbridges at El Altet airport ... more - Murcia tourism expected to reach 11% of GDP next year - Tue 27th Dec 2011
The regional Ministry of Culture and Tourism for Murcia has revealled how the tourism industry of the region has grown significantly - increasing by 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the last four years, and is ... more - Routes cut at all Castile y Leon airports - Mon 26th Dec 2011
The four regional airports of Castile y Leon (Valladolid; Leon; Salamanca & Burgos) have all cut their flights to the Balearics for next summer, and with all except Burgos cancelling flights to the Canaries, and Valladolid ... more - Ibiza airport request for extra staff goes unanswered - Fri 23rd Dec 2011
Ibiza Airport has requested that AENA create a further 37 Employees in various role in response to a significant increase in traffic that the airport has seen over recent years, which has also necessitated the construction ... more - Tourist numbers for 2011 expected to reach 57 Million - Fri 23rd Dec 2011
Despite an economic crisis in most of Europe, almost 54 million visitors came to Spain in the first 11 months of 2011, with the final result expected to reach 57 Million by the end of the year - 11 Million more than the ... more - Almost 2 Mln passengers to fly from El Prat over Xmas - Thu 22th Dec 2011
Barcelona's El Prat airport is scheduled to operate over 12,000 flights between 23 December and 9 January next year, according to AENA sources ... more - Paramount land reclassification approved - Thu 22th Dec 2011
The Mayor of Alhama de Murcia today approved the reclassification of the land set aside for Paramount theme park, to enable construction to commencein March, as originally intended by the promoter of the project, Premursa ... more - Tovar : Priority on moving AENA employees to Corvera - Thu 22th Dec 2011
The Government's delegate to the Region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, has reaffirmed that the first objective of AENA and the new PP administration is to "secure employment for AENA employees from San Javier Airport," ... more - New Minister of Development to be pressed on Corvera - Thu 22th Dec 2011
Murcia's Minister of Public Works, Antonio Sevilla, has annopunced how it is a high priority for him to meet with the new Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, to bring the negotiations surrounding Corvera airport to a close ... more - Ryanair Introduce Further Routes to Spain - Thu 22th Dec 2011
Despite the airline making a number of cuts to Spanish routes over the winter season, and threatening to pull out of bases such as Reus and Alicante altogether, Ryanair has announced the introduction of further routes to ... more - AENA offer Ryanair airbridge compromise - Tue 20th Dec 2011
AENA has attempted to reach a compromise with Ryanair, with the director of Alicante's El Altet airport, Santiago Martínez-Cava, suggesting that the airports buses may be used to shuttle passengers from the terminal building ... more - Spain's Repsol rescues Sacyr from debt pain - Tue 20th Dec 2011
Spanish oil major Repsol came to the rescue of its debt-laden shareholder on Tuesday, buying 10% of its own shares from Sacyr in a deal that will allow the builder to refinance a 4.9 billion euro syndicated loan ... more - The Struggle of Galicia's Airports - Mon 19th Dec 2011
Recent statistics issued by AENA have shown that only one of the Regional airports has been able to benefit from Galicia's commitment to work towards increasing passenger numbers : Lavacolla airport at Santiago de Compostela ... more - Spanish flights cancelled and diverted due to storms - Fri 16th Dec 2011
Storms and strong winds in the north of Spain have forced the cancellation of 11 flights and a further 8 diversions at Bilbao, San Sebastian and Vigo, airports according to AENA ... more - Barcelona El Prat sees record 33 Mln Passengers for 2011 - Fri 16th Dec 2011
The Spanish Airport´s Authority, AENA, yesterday issued a statement revealing how passenger number at Barcelona´s El-Prat airport have reached record levels of 33 Million for the year to date. The record passenger number for ... more - Jet2 announces new route to Reus - Thu 15th Dec 2011
British low cost airline, Jet2.com , has announced the launch of a new route to Spain, between Newcastle and Reus, Tarragona ... more - AENA defend their position with El Altet air bridges - Thu 15th Dec 2011
AENA have defended their position of enforcing the mandatory useage of airbridges at the majority of their boarding gates at El Altet airport in Alicante. A spokesman for the company confirmed that useage was necessary to ... more - AENA spends 3.9 mln euros in preparation for winter - Thu 15th Dec 2011
A total of 450 AENA airport employees have been given specialist training over the past 12 months in order to deal with any adverse weather conditions quickly and efficiently ... more - Madrid-Barajas voted best airport - Wed 14th Dec 2011
Madrid-Barajas airport has been chosen by National Geographic Traveler magazine as the airport with the best architectural design in the world ... more - Ryanair versus Alicante Airport - Wed 14th Dec 2011
Ryanair is the busiest airline currently operating from Alicante's El-Altet airport. They are obviously well aware of the impact that the decision announced yesterday to slash operations by 50% will have on the airport, ... more - AENA performance data up on first 11 months of 2011 - Tue 13th Dec 2011
More than 191 million passengers flew to or from an AENA airport in Spain over the course of the first 11 months of the year, representing an increase of 6.1% on the same period in 2010. Almost two million flights were ... more - Ryanair confirm cuts at Alicante El Altet - Tue 13th Dec 2011
Earlier today Ryanair confirmed that it will cut all services to and from Alicante's El Altet airport by 50% as of Summer 2012, blaming the airport's management for enforcing the unneceesary use of airbridges when boarding ... more - Ryanair to launch base of operations at Palma from next year - Tue 13th Dec 2011
Ryanair has announced the opening of its base at Son San Juan airport, Palma de Majorca, which will become the airline's 49th European base ... more - AENA return to profit for 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011
Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA) are set to close the year with a profit before tax of 16 million euros, according to the group President, Juan Ignacio Lema, who is happy with the news, considering that when he ... more - Ryanair v Easyjet luggage policy - Mon 12th Dec 2011
Ryanair passengers be warned : the `low cost´ ticket prices look likely to pale into insignificance from next summer when compared with the potential bottom-line costs once baggage fees have been taken into account ... more - Ryanair make provisional agreement to fly to Reus and Girona for next 5 years - Sun 11th Dec 2011
Ryanair has arrived at a provisional agreement with the Generalitat of Catalonia to continue to operate from the region's smaller airports of Reus and Girona for a further 5 years ... more - Corvera protocol published - Fri 9th Dec 2011
Yesterday´s edition of the Official Gazette for the Region of Murcia gave details of of the agreement signed between the Regional Department of Works and the Ministry of Public Works, which sets the direction for the ... more - Castellon Airport spends 90k on Falconry - Fri 9th Dec 2011
The private owner of Castellón Airport (Aerocar) has awarded a Falconry contractor a tender for €90´000 per year to provide their services ... more - Spanish court orders Ryanair to compensate stranded passengers - Fri 9th Dec 2011
In an unprecedented decision Logroño Provincial Court in la Rioja has ruled that Ryanair must pay €2´135 to four passengers left stranded for 2 days in Malta ... more - Protocol for aviation at Corvera airport published - Wed 7th Dec 2011
The Official Gazette for Murcia, has today published details of the agreement signed between the Development Ministry and the Regional department of Public Works to "establish the basis for development of civil aviation ... more - Iberia pilots to vote on xmas strike action Wednesday - Tue 6th Dec 2011
Spanish airline, Iberia, has thrown out the latest proposal presented to them by the SEPLA pilots' union, opposed against the creation of a new airline, intended to compete with other European low coast airlines. ... more - Madrid to serve 1.8 Mln passengers over holiday week - Mon 5th Dec 2011
Almost 420,000 passengers will travel to the Balearic Islands on 3´127 scheduled flights between Friday 2nd and Monday 12th December due to many Spaniards taking advantage of the 2 National Fiestas this week to take an ... more - Bilbao airport sees peak traffic for bank holiday week - Mon 5th Dec 2011
Bilbao Airport is scheduled to operate a total of 1,166 flights between Friday 2nd and Monday 12th December to mark the week in which many Spaniards traditionally take a number of extra days off work to coincide with the two ... more - Murcia allocates 12 Mln budget to promote tourism in 2012 - Fri 2th Dec 2011
The Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sports, headed by Pedro Alberto Cruz, yesterday appeared before the Assembly´s Budget Committee to detail his department's budget for 2012. ... more - Ryanair introduce further UK - Spain routes - Thu 1st Dec 2011
Ryanair have announced the intoduction of a new route to connect Scotland and Spain ... more - Vitoria airport to see return of passenger flights - Thu 1st Dec 2011
Vitoria's Foronda Airport has made a commitment to recommence commercial flights in early next year, following last February removal of all passenger flights ... more - AENA Cancel flights to UK due to strike action - Wed 30th Nov 2011
AENA have cancelled two flights form their Spanish airport to the UK this morning due to today´s public sector strike in the UK ... more - Iberia Pilots Announce December Strike Action - Wed 30th Nov 2011
The SEPLA Spanish Airline Pilots Union has announced that Pilots employed by Iberia will go on strike in December ... more - Government to Underwrite 5.6 Million euro loss at Castellon airport for 2012 - Mon 28th Nov 2011
The committee responsible for monitoring the costs involved at Castellon airport through the private concessionaire, Aerocar, have still to meet despite being put in place some time ago ... more - Ryanair account for 46 pct of passengers at Lavacolla airport - Mon 28th Nov 2011
Low cost airline, Ryanair, currently accounts for 46% of all passengers flying to or from Santiago de Compostella´s Lavacolla airport ... more - Aeromur appoint new Director at Corvera - Sun 27th Nov 2011
Ivan Tejada has been named as the new Director at Corvera International Airport in Murcia ... more - Court Case Against Air Traffic Control Strike Continues - Sun 27th Nov 2011
The 8 Spanish courts investigating the criminal cases against the 220 air traffic controllers, one year after the wildcat strike that closed Spanish airspace, is continuing. ... more - Ryanair fly 2.5 mln passengers to Malaga Jan - Oct - Sun 27th Nov 2011
For 2011 to date Ryanair has provided 21% of all passengers at the Costa del Sol's Malaga airport ... more - Air Nostrum to move base of operations from Valencia - Thu 24th Nov 2011
Air Nostrum, operating as a franchise partner of Iberia Regional, has commented that they are in negotiation with AENA with regards to the possible relocation of their base of operations from Valencia to Bilbao airport ... more - AENA introduce SDP at Barajas T4 - Thu 24th Nov 2011
last evening Terminal 4 of Madrid-Barajas Airport introduced the new automated management service airport platform (SDP), which allows air traffic controllers as opposed to manual drivers to aid the maneuvering of aeroplanes ... more - The rain in Spain stays mainly in Valencia - Wed 23rd Nov 2011
Many of Spain´s eastern provinces are reaping the effects of 72 hours of torrential rain, with many area being place under Orange alert for adverse weather conditions ... more - Airport drivers demand AENA suspend automated parking system - Wed 23rd Nov 2011
The Professional Association of Air Traffic Controllers (APROCTA) yesterday asked AENA to suspend the implementation of the Platform Management Service (SPD) which they intend to put into operation at Madrid-Barajas airport ... more - Ryanair add London Airports to Reus schedules - Wed 23rd Nov 2011
Ryanair have announced the sale of tickets for routes between Reus airport to London Stansted and Luton, on it´s website ... more - AVE Connection to Corvera `not expected until 2017´ - Tue 22th Nov 2011
The PSOE has called upon the Regional Government of Murcia and the Ministry of Development to improve the rail links of short, medium and long distance from Cartagena, to increase the frequency of trains, reduce travel times ... more - Coastal municipalities carry PP vote - Tue 22th Nov 2011
The landslide victory received by the Popular Party in the general election, was largely due to the overwhelming support from the popular Spanish tourist resorts, with the notable exception of the region of Catalonia, who ... more - Rain forces diversion of flights from Valencia - Mon 21st Nov 2011
AENA was forced to divert a total of 9 flights from Valencia airport to Alicante yesterday due to an almost torrential downpour between 13.45 pm to 16.15 hours. El Altet also received diverted flights from other ... more - Expropriation of property surrounding Alvedro airport enters compulsory phase - Sun 20th Nov 2011
The period of voluntary surrender to AENA for properties earmarked for compulsory purchase by Alvedro airport has now come to an end ... more - Passenger numbers at Santander airport up 20pct - Sun 20th Nov 2011
Last week Santander's Parayas Airport passed the one million passengers per year mark for the first time in it's history ... more - Inspection and Testing Underway at Corvera - Fri 18th Nov 2011
The Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have begun oversight inspection activities for Corvera airport.T he agency will follow a series of simulations to verify the correct functioning of all processes and systems as well as ... more - Rubalcaba criticised for requests to reopen closed airport - Fri 18th Nov 2011
The Presidential candidate for the ruling PSOE party, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, has been criticised for attempting to re-open Logrono airport after its closure at 20.00hrs on Sunday, to enable him to return to Madrid. ... more - Valcárcel reassures San Javier airport workers - Fri 18th Nov 2011
The President of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, said today that the words of the Government Delegate, Rafael González Tovar, "have clouded the election campaign", and accused him of "not playing fair in any of the cases " ... more - AENA delay Ryanair committment until after election result - Fri 18th Nov 2011
AENA sources have reminded Ryanair that rates at Girona and Reus airports are around 50% below those of other similar-sized European airports, and some 30% and 40% - receptively - lower than at Barcelona El-Prat ... more - AENA Workers at Seville Strike - Thu 17th Nov 2011
AENA Employees at Seville´s San Pablo airport have held the first of their six day protests today ... more - Ministers to Continue Corvera Negotiations - Thu 17th Nov 2011
The regional government of Murcia has written to the Ministry of Development to express their concerns over any disruption that a potential change of National Government may cause the negotiation process surrounding Corvera ... more - AENA meets to discus future of Huesca airport - Wed 16th Nov 2011
The regional Government of Aragon, together with the City of Huesca and representatives of various tourism and business associations, met with AENA met this week to discuss Huesca airport ... more - Ryanair to restore routes at Girona and Reus - Wed 16th Nov 2011
Ryanair has announced a preliminary agreement with the Generalitat of Catalonia to base additional aircraft and increase traffic at the airport of Girona, and to restore routes in Reus, as from April 2012 ... more - Passenger numbers at Jerez airport remain static 2010 on 2011 - Tue 15th Nov 2011
Passenger numbers at Jerez airport fell during October, in line with expectations following the departure of a number of airlines for the winter schedules. Passenger numbers were down some 1.3% compared to the same month ... more - AENA send complaint to City over use of laser pens - Tue 15th Nov 2011
AENA has contacted the city government of Alicante where they have been asked to monitor the usage of `laser pens´around El Altet airport, which, when directed to approaching aircraft, can cause temporary blindness to the ... more - Students denied boarding by Ryanair claim compensation - Tue 15th Nov 2011
Spain´s Ministry of Development has contacted Ryanair to ask then to reconsider their stance in offering financial compensation to a group of Spanish students who were denied boarding on a flight earlier this year ... more - Ryanair Introduce New Routes to Reus - Tue 15th Nov 2011
Ryanair has introduced sales of tickets on it´s website from Reus airport in Tarragona to four new European cities as of March 25th of next year ... more - Ryanair reward staff for hand luggage clampdown - Tue 15th Nov 2011
Ryanair has once again hit the headlines - this time for introducing an incentive scheme that rewards employees of Servisair - the airports contracted baggage handlers - for the number of passengers that they stop and fine ... more - 20 Spanish airports fly under 100k passengers annually - Mon 14th Nov 2011
Spain now has the largest number of currently operational commercial airports in Europe which either fly internationally, or have aspirations to do so : 48 publicly operated and 2 privately operated airports ... more - AENA to return to profit by end 2011 - Mon 14th Nov 2011
AENA will return to profit by the end of 2011, five years ahead of original expectation, according to Jose Blanco, Minister of Public Works and Government Spokesman ... more - Mallorca to host new theme park - Sat 12th Nov 2011
The Danish Theme Park Group (TPG) recently presented their proposal to build a new theme park on Mallorca, at an estimated project cost of between 200 - 300 Million euros ... more - Ryanair Introduce New Routes - Fri 11th Nov 2011
It is difficult to pick up a news paper without reading an article somewhere, that puts Ryanair in a less than positive light. Indeed, especially where Spain is concerned, many journalists are keen to focus on the number of ... more - Murcia Annual Property Prices Down 8.3 pct - Fri 11th Nov 2011
The Department of Housing released a their official house price index earlier this week, which revealed how the country´s property fell by an average of 5.6% over the previous 12 months. Prices decreased by 1.3% on the ... more - AENA Implements automated baggage handling at Fuerteventura airport - Thu 10th Nov 2011
Yesterday AENA brought the first phase of it´s automated baggage handling system (SATE) into operation at El Matorral airport on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura ... more - Castellon airport : Airlines committed in 2013 - Thu 10th Nov 2011
The CEO of Aerocar - the private owners of Castellón airport - Juan Garcia Salas, yesterday requested Consell aid to subsidize passenger arrivals from April of next year, which coincides with the opening date of the airport ... more - Ryanair `Will not return to Reus as base of operations´ - Thu 10th Nov 2011
The Director of Communications for Ryanair in Europe has confirmed that the airline has no plans to reopen its operational base at Reus when the summer schedules are announced early next year ... more - Catalonia Slams AENA for failing to activate emergency procedures at El Prat - Wed 9th Nov 2011
The Catalan Ministry of the Interior has slammed AENA for not activating their aeronautical emergency plan when the runway lighting at Barcelona's El Prat Airport failed last night ... more - Report : Spain can sustain airports within 90km of each other - Tue 8th Nov 2011
A recent report by the Air Transport Observatory for Applies Economic Studies (FEDEA) has suggested that there is a strong enough market to sustain two airports located just 90 kilometers apart ... more - Vigo airport extension to be fully operational by 2013 - Tue 8th Nov 2011
Following the 1.2 Million Euro project to extend Peinador airport in Vigo, Galicia, the extension to the car parking area has already been finished, leaving just the works to the terminal building itself to be completed ... more - Aeromur negotiate with `a dozen´ airlines at Corvera - Tue 8th Nov 2011
Following the announcement that Jet2 will commence flights to the new Corvera International airport, Aeromur, the concession holder at the airport have commented how negotiations are ongoing with around a dozen other ... more - 322 Plots required to extend Alvedro airport - Tue 8th Nov 2011
Yesterday AENA has said on Monday that the proposed extension of Alvedro airport, La Coruña, has observed the official deadlines and procedures as detailed in expropriation regulations act ... more - Madrid flights cancelled due to fog - Tue 8th Nov 2011
AENA have reported how this mornings first two flights from Madrid-Barajas and Bilbao airport were cancelled due to a cloud of dense fog that was covering the area surrounding the Basque airport ... more - Jet2 agree to fly into Corvera - Tue 8th Nov 2011
Jet2 yesterday confirmed that senior executives from the airline have met with representatives of the Regional Government of Murcia and Aeromur, and subsequently reached an agreement to fly to the region's Corvera ... more - Seville airport workers to strike Nov - Dec - Mon 7th Nov 2011
Workers of San Pablo airport in Seville have called for a 3 strike to take place on the 17th, 18th & 25th November, and again on the 2nd, 3rd &4th December ... more - Further routes to Alvedro slashed - Mon 7th Nov 2011
According to AENA's own statistics, over the course of the last 3 years, passengers flying between Alvedro airport in La Coruna (Galicia) and Madrid-Barajas has fallen by 24%, and passengers to Barcelona-El Prat have fallen ... more - Corvera airport causes delays to Murcia AVE link - Mon 7th Nov 2011
The on-going delays in the construction of Murcia's stretch of the AVE high-speed rail link has once again attracted criticism, following the publication of a report by the Ministry of Development ... more - Catalan Politician Blames AENA as last Ryanair flight leaves Reus - Sun 6th Nov 2011
The Catalan Left wing republican party, Esquerra (ERC), led by Alfredo Bosch, has called for a re-establishment of the region's secondary airports, and for their management to be placed in the hands of the Generalitat ... more - New Terminal at Gibraltar airport operational during November - Sun 6th Nov 2011
Gibraltar has almost completed their part of the airport, which will be run jointly with the Spanish authorities ... more - Corvera recruitment program suspended - Fri 4th Nov 2011
The Ayuntamiento of Murcia has suspended the program of training courses for future employees of Corvera pending negotiations between AENA and Aeromur being finalised ... more - PP Manifesto pledges development of Corvera link - Fri 4th Nov 2011
The Partido Popular has specifically mentioned the region of Murcia and Corvera International airport in their election manifesto. ... more - Santiago Airport Courts New Routes - Fri 4th Nov 2011
Germany's Lufthansa airline has expressed an interest in operating flights to Santiago's Lavacolla airport, according to AENA, who have also confirmed that Easyjet are considering routes to the Galician airport ... more - AENA Announce Refurb to Palma Airport - Fri 4th Nov 2011
The Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - has begun the refurbishment of the arrivals floor at Son San Juan Airport at Palma de Mallorca, which will allow more room in the baggage reclaim areas ... more - Just 5 airlines from previous 20 remain at San Javier - Thu 3rd Nov 2011
An unnamed source from AENA has revealed how just 5 airlines from the previous 20, have continued to fly to San Javier airport after cutting routes for the new winter schedule, which began last weekend ... more - San Javier - Corvera handover procedure underway - Thu 3rd Nov 2011
The Ministries of Development and Infrastructure, together with the Region of Murcia, AENA and the operators of Corvera airport, Aeromur, are working on a procedure to transfer operations from Murcia's San Javier airport to ... more - Soundproofing requirements at Tenerife North costs AENA 14.74 Mln Euros - Thu 3rd Nov 2011
AENA has increased the total expenditure for their environmental soundproofing plan surrounding their Tenerife North airport to 14.74 Million Euros, after approving further spend of 456,165.74 euros to soundproof homes and ... more - AENA extension of Alvedro terminal building to be complete in 12 months - Thu 3rd Nov 2011
AENA has reviewed their project for expansion of the airport terminal building at La Coruña's Alvedro airport in Galicia ... more - Spain's regional airports continue to decline - Tue 1st Nov 2011
Following the departure of Vueling at Ciudad Real airport and Ryanair at Reus airport, question marks have been raised above the operational efficiency of regional airports and their failure to turn a profit, despite the ... more - Aeromur hope to commence operations at Corvera by April - Mon 31st Oct 2011
Sacyr - the builder of Corvera airport, and majority shareholder in Aeromur, the concession holder - has called upon AENA to name a date for the closure of the nearby San Javier airport to ensure that Corvera remains viable ... more - Madrid wastes 50k on report to determin position on Barajas sale - Mon 31st Oct 2011
The local government of Madrid has awarded 48,970 euros for a study into deciding what position it should take on the decision to privatize Barajas airport ... more - Reus Airport action group to meet with AENA over Ryanair departure - Mon 31st Oct 2011
The departure of Ryanair from Reus Airport on November 6 will result in the direct loss of some 88 jobs, but also a further 300 positions who rely on passengers flying into the airport for the livelihoods, according to union ... more - Castille la Mancha airport closes - Mon 31st Oct 2011
The first Private Airport in Spain saw it's last flight depart this weekend after barely three years in operation ... more - Protest against Corvera delays - Sat 29th Oct 2011
Demostrators marched through the town of Lorca in Murcia yesterday in protest over 'Political ineffectiveness'. In main this was directed towards issues surrounding local, regional and national attempts in dealing with the ... more - Corvera Airport training goes out to tender - Sat 29th Oct 2011
The Municipality of Fuente Alamo in Murcia has put out a tender for companies to submit their bids to provide selection services and subsequent supply of future employees workers for the new Corvera International Airport ... more - Madrid Barajas Airport to open new routes - Sat 29th Oct 2011
AENA has announced the launch of 13 new routes from Madrid's Barajas airportin the winter season, starting from tomorrow for the duration of the winter scheule, which runs until the end of March. The changes will see Barajas ... more - Ryanair Suspend Routes at Jerez Airport - Sat 29th Oct 2011
Ryanair yesterday announced a temporary suspension of it's Jerez to Madrid, effective from Sunday ... more - Paramount attracts interest from Arab Investment Forum - Thu 27th Oct 2011
The majority of projects discussed yesterday by the Arab Investment Forum were linked directly to real estate and golf : once the mainstay of tourism development in the regiona, but also largely responsible for the burst of ... more - Marketing for Castellon Airport Underway - Thu 27th Oct 2011
The opening of Castellon airport next year will be central to the marketing plan of the Provincial Tourist Board, which is launched today in encouraging local municipalities and businesses to take part in the 'joint ... more - Alicante Hoteliers call on AENA to resolve differences with Ryanair - Thu 27th Oct 2011
Two hotel associations in the Alicante province (Hosbec and the Provincial Association of Hotels), have called upon AENA to be more flexibile in their approach to Ryanair to prevent the permenant cancelation of 31 flights ... more - Ryanair Alicante Cuts 'Reversible' - Wed 26th Oct 2011
Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, confirmed yesterday that 31 flights will would be cut and a further 27 routes would have their frequencies reduced at Alicante's El Altet airport ... more - Applicants may be told 'no work at Corvera' - Tue 25th Oct 2011
The Ministry of Development is striving to find an agreement with businesses and employees of San Javier airport and Aeromur, in endeavouring to transfer as many positions of employment to the new airport at Corvera as as ... more - Air Traffic Controllers Petition Against 'Parking System' at Barajas - Tue 25th Oct 2011
Spain's Air Traffic Controllers have made progress in their against AENA, with the Supreme Court yesterday admitting their petition which questions the Platform Management Service, due to be implemented in Barajas Airport on ... more - Ryanair Confirm Alicante Route Cuts - Tue 25th Oct 2011
Further to Tumbit's report on Saturday regarding Ryanair's slashing of routes at Alicante Airport the airline's CEO, Michael O'Leary, has officially confirmed that as of Friday of this week, the cancelation of the 31 ... more - Murcia Hoteliers Call for Corvera to Name Airlines - Mon 24th Oct 2011
The president of the Regional Federation of Employers of the Hospitality and Tourism (Hostemur), Soledad Diaz, addressed a meeting of Murcia's hoteliers and other business owners to discuss marketing and promotional methods ... more - Arab Investment Forum to arrive in Murcia this Week - Mon 24th Oct 2011
With the arrival of the Spanish Arab Investment Forum (ASIF) in the region of Murcia later this weeek (26th and 27th October) no effort is likely to be spared in the attempt to raise capital from Middle Eastern countries for ... more - Vueling Cut Jerez - Barcelona Route - Mon 24th Oct 2011
Little more than 12 months ago Vueling announced that they would be operating the Jerez to Barcelona El Prat route during the winter season, beginning on October 29th,which have now had to be cut due to the route not being ... more - Ryanair slash routes at Alicante airport - Sat 22th Oct 2011
The new winter schedule for Ryanair is due to be launched on their website next week, where it is expected to confirm substantial changes at Alicante's El Altet airport ... more - Dismissal of SACYR chairman 'Will not affect Corvera' - Fri 21st Oct 2011
The Minister of Public Works and Planning, Antonio Sevilla, released a statement yesterday, announcing how the decision of the SACYR Board of Directors to dismiss Luis del Rivero, will have no effect on the smooth running of ... more - Almeria Airport to be promoted as freight hub - Fri 21st Oct 2011
A meeting will be held at Almeria airport on Tuesday of next week, where business leaders and logistics experts are due to discuss the development potential of air freight at the airport ... more - AENA losses down on 2009 - Fri 21st Oct 2011
Spanish Airport Authority - AENA - has managed to cut it's 2010 losses by half, from a 352.90 million euro loss in 2009 to a 157.11 million euro loss in 2010, according to accounts published in the Official Gazette, ... more - ETA to call permanent ceasefire (again) - Thu 20th Oct 2011
The ETA Terrorist group is expected to make an official announcement later this evening to confirm that it will end its armed campaign in Spain ... more - AVE Train to link to Corvera and Paramount - Thu 20th Oct 2011
The Regional Chambers of Commerce, together with representatives of other business groups up and down the Costas, have joined together to welcome the this morning's news of the the firm commitment of European Commission to ... more - Air Europa Pilot Strike Forces 31 Cancelations - Thu 20th Oct 2011
Air Europa has canceled a total of 31 flights today as a result of the on-going strike by their pilots - 96% of which are members of the SEPLA Pilots union ... more - Air Berlin Criticise Ryanair Subsidies - Thu 20th Oct 2011
Air Berlin's Head of Operations for Spain and Portugal has hit out at the subsidies granted by the various regional authorities to Ryanair, which he says "eliminates competition and pomotes blackmail." ... more - What to do with Huesca Airport ? - Wed 19th Oct 2011
The appointed representatives of the Regional Government of Aragon will meet on Nopvermber the 15th in order to discuss what should be done with Huesca airport ... more - Mayor of San Javier meets with Airport union representative - Tue 18th Oct 2011
The mayor of San Javier, Juan Martinez and the Regional Minister for Commerce and Transportation, Pedro López yesterday met with San Javier airport's CCOO represntative, Antonio Lucas Jimenez, to discuss the impact that the ... more - Ryanair Return To Reus ? - Tue 18th Oct 2011
Further to Ryanair's announcement that they are departing from Reus airport in Tarragona at the end of October, there are signs that the airline has had a change of direction given that tickets have been put on sale for six ... more - New Lavacolla Terminal Welcomes 7 Unscheduled Rynair Flights - Tue 18th Oct 2011
Less than 1 week since the new terminal building at Lavacolla airport, Santiago de Compestella, opened and it was put under pressure over the weekend with the arrival of seven unscheduled flights ... more - Flybe take Gatwick's award for punctuality - Tue 18th Oct 2011
Flybe has announced its summer schedule for 2012, confirming that it will operate in the region of 2,938 flights each week accross 141 routes ... more - CCOO call for revision of airports management model - Mon 17th Oct 2011
The CCOO union has criticised the government's announcement of the delay in the AENA airport privatisation process ... more - Murcia Hoteliers call on Ministry of Tourism to promote the region - Mon 17th Oct 2011
The Association of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation(HOSTETUR) for the Costa Calida has called for tourism in the region to be promoted in emerging markets such as Russia, Poland and other Eastern Europe countries to try to ... more - PP to review AENA privatisation if they win election - Sat 15th Oct 2011
The PP are expected to review the privatisation of the governments take in AENA if they win the general election on Nov. 20th ... more - AENA Fine Ryanair 1 Million Euros - Fri 14th Oct 2011
In 2009 AENA fined Rynair a total of 1 Million Euros for breaching their agreement on the number of flights that would operate out of Alicante's El Altet airport. A similar fine was imposed on Vueling in 2007 with regards to ... more - Plan to extend Burgos airport to be finalised by end 2011 - Thu 13th Oct 2011
The impending general elections do not seem to be affecting AENA's plans to make reformations to Villafria airport at Burgos later this year, with one unnamed source expecting the plan to be fully approved by the end of 2011 ... more - AENA Postpones airport privatisation - Thu 13th Oct 2011
Further to calls by the Partido Popular to suspend the privatisation of the Governments 49% stake in AENA last week, Spain's Ministry of Transport has announced a three month deferal in the process ... more - New Terminal at Lavacolla Airport Opens Tomorrow - Wed 12th Oct 2011
AENA has confirmed that the new terminal at Santiago de Compostella's Lavacolla airport, which opens becomes operational tomorrow morning at 06.50 am with an Iberia flight to Madrid. ... more - 563 New Positions Available at Corvera - Wed 12th Oct 2011
The Murcia regional authorities will begin 11 training courses for the 563 future employees of Corvera International Airport as soon as the official opening date is announced. Although this was initially announced in April ... more - Passenger numbers plummet at Reus and Girona airports - Tue 11th Oct 2011
Girona and Reus airports saw declining traffic during September by 39.5% and 15.9% respectively, largely due to Ryanair moving their focus away from Catalonia's smaller regional airport in favour of their hub at ... more - Alicante Airport Passenger Numbers Reach Record High in September - Tue 11th Oct 2011
Monday's report by AENA has shown how passenger numbers Alicante airport grew by 7.7% in September, serving more than 1 million passengers. Figures reached 1,050,427 passengers who flew to Alicante's El Altet airport ... more - San Javier Traffic Falls in September - Tue 11th Oct 2011
Murcia's San Javier airport has recorded a total of 1,067,027 passengers over 2011 to date, representing a decrease of 6.2% over the same period in 2010, according to statistics released by AENA yesterday ... more - AENA peformance data for Septemeber - Mon 10th Oct 2011
During the month of September Barcelona's El Prat airport saw a jump in traffic, reaching by 3,338,101 passengers, and representing a 17.7% increase on the same period in 2010. This was the third largest increase recorded ... more - Helitt Airlines to launch Granada - Madrid route - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Andalusia's Helitt airlines has opened an office at Granada-Jaén airport, and has asked the Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA) permission to operate the Granada-Madrid route.The President of the airline, Abel ... more - AENA privatisation being observed by Competetition Commission - Mon 10th Oct 2011
The financial incentives surrounding the privatisation of a number of AENA airports could result in a number of inefficiencies and competitiveness of of certain airports, according to a report issued by the National ... more - Corvera 'Won't be open until October 2012' - Sat 8th Oct 2011
The UGT met with the workers at San Javier airport, and have promised to defend every last job in the event of the airport closing in favour of the new airport at Corvera. The UGT Union hopes that all of the 300 direct and ... more - Murcia Green Party Criticise Corvera Airport - Sat 8th Oct 2011
José Antonio Pujante, the Spokesman and candidate for Murcia's IU Green party, spoke in the regional parliament against Corvera International Airport, and what he calls "unnecessary infrastructure." ... more - Ryanair Departure of Reus to Cost 300 Jobs - Thu 6th Oct 2011
Ryanair's departure from Reus Airport later this month could result in the loss of almost 300 jobs, according to the Airport's CCOO Union representative, Paco Cebrián ... more - Ryanair Growth Forces Airport to Erect Marquee as Terminal - Thu 6th Oct 2011
A recently opened German Airport has had to call in a marquee supplier due to an unexpected surge in passengers using the airport ... more - Consortiums Inspect Barajas Airport Ahead of Bid - Thu 6th Oct 2011
Yesterday a total of 150 representatives from the six consortiums bidding to operate Madrid's Barajas airport as part of AENA's privatisation process, inspected the facilities ahead of a final bid being tendered before the ... more - PP call on Government to halt privatisation of AENA - Thu 6th Oct 2011
She also called into question the way in which Jose Blanco, the Minister for Infrastructure, has handled the privatisation process up to this point. The privatization of the government's 49%% stake in AENA also ... more - Murcia Assembly Approves Transfer of AENA Workers to Corvera AIrport - Thu 6th Oct 2011
Regional Assembly of Murcia met in Cartagena yesterday to unanimously agree that San Javier Airport be relocated to Corvera airport as soon as construction work has been completed ... more - British Ambassador : 'Corvera is Fantastic Opportunity' - Thu 6th Oct 2011
The Ambassador met yesterday in San Javier with the President of Murcia and the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, who introduced a promotional internet campaign about the mar menor area, which will begin ... more - AENA Chairman Pledges to move all San Javier staff to Corvera - Wed 5th Oct 2011
AENA has pledged to respect all jobs and ensure that all staff are transferred from of San Javier to Corvera. However, no dates were specified with regards to when this would commence and how long it would take, according to ... more - Paramount Theme Park : It's a Go ! - Tue 4th Oct 2011
Executives from Paramount Licensing Inc, Including Vice President Michael Bartok, have announced that the construction of the theme park at Alhama de Murcia will go ahead ... more - Paramount 'Will be Profitable in 3 Years' - Tue 4th Oct 2011
Paramount's Theme Park at Alhama de Murcia will be profitable after three years of opening, and paying dividends to investors within ten years, according to Jesus Samper. Following a meeting with the Mayor of Alhama, he then ... more - Murcia Property Boom 'Just Around The Corner' - Mon 3rd Oct 2011
Jose Hernandez, the recently elected President of the Murcia Association of Real Estate Agents, has spoken of his confidence in a real estate boom for the region being just around the corner ... more - Barcelona - El Prat 'Is Becoming a Low-Cost Airport' - Mon 3rd Oct 2011
A price war at Barcelona's El Prat airport has lead to fears my some airlines that the airport is becoming a 'low cost' hub ... more - AENA to Upgrade Passport Control at El Altet Airport - Mon 3rd Oct 2011
A surge in passengers travelling to Alicante from outside of the schengen area has prompted AENA to modify security procedures at the airport ... more - Murcia 'water for all' promise stagnates - Sat 1st Oct 2011
If there were only three subjects of debate concerning the region of Murcia it would be these : Corvera airport, the Paramount theme park and water. ... more - Aeromur offers AENA 20pct of Corvera airport - Fri 30th Sep 2011
The Concession holder at Corvera airport, Aeromur, has offered AENA a 20% of the ownership at the airport ... more - Ryanair Reus Groundcrew Fight For Their Jobs - Fri 30th Sep 2011
Rynair is currently in negotiations with Lesmo Handling, their ground service contractor, at Reus airport with regards to the future of of 20 permanent and 40 temporary staff members, who they intend to make redundant from ... more - Ryanair celebrate 5 years of operations at Barajas - Fri 30th Sep 2011
Earlier today Ryanair announced the offer of 14 million passenger tickets on sale at just 9 Euros between Madrid-Barajas, and Gatwick airport. A further 11 Spanish airports are included in the offer for those wishing to fly ... more - 24'000 Applicants for 1'000 Jobs at Corvera - Thu 29th Sep 2011
Although there are only 84 Employees of AENA who stand to lose their jobs with the closure of San Javier airport, the UGT and CCOO trade unions report that as many as 510 individuals rely on the airport indirectly for their ... more - AENA to hand over Ten Airport Control Towers to Part-British Company - Thu 29th Sep 2011
The partnership, named ferroNATS, is one of only 2 bidders to be selected by Spanish Airport Authority, AENA, to take over air traffic control provision at 13 airports across Spain. These contracts represent the first step ... more - 300 Jobs to be affected by closure of San Javier Airport - Wed 28th Sep 2011
The Regional Government Delegate for Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, has met with UGT Union leader to discuss the future of the 300 jobs that hang in the balance with the likely closure of the region's San Javier airport ... more - PP would reverse airport and lottery privatisation - Wed 28th Sep 2011
The economic Coordinator for the Partido popular, Cristobal Montoro, has warned how his party will reverse the steps taken to privatise a number of state held companies if they win November's general election ... more - Three Penalties Awarded Against Corvera Contractors - Tue 27th Sep 2011
The Murcia Regional Government has issued three penalties against Aeromur - the concessionaire of Corvera International Airport, for a total of 162,000 euros. Although the Court of Auditors only officially recognises ... more - Final Nail in the Coffin For San Javier Airport ? - Tue 27th Sep 2011
Murcia's San Javier Airport has revised it's forecast for scheduled flights for October of this year - slashing the estimate by some 35%. For November the forecast is reduced further still, to just 214 flights for the ... more - More cut routes at Spanish airports - Mon 26th Sep 2011
Air Nostrum has cut routes from Alicante El Altet, and Valencia Manises airports to Nice, Venice and Marrakech airports and which they usually operate during the summer season ... more - Air Berlin to cut routes at Alicante airport - Sun 25th Sep 2011
Alicante's El Altet airport is facing an uncertain future. Despite record passenger numbers and a new terminal building in the first six months of 2011, the AENA operated airport has suffered a second setback in less than a ... more - BAA to Appeal Against Forced Sale of Stansted - Fri 23rd Sep 2011
BAA, who is owned by Spain's Grupo Ferrovial, has been criticised this week for continuing it's fight to retain Stansted in it's portolio of UK airports ... more - Negotiations Between Corvera and AENA 'Are Advanced' - Fri 23rd Sep 2011
The negotiations between the Spanish Airports Authority (AENA) and the regional government of Murcia, regarding the former's claim for compensation for the closure of San Javier airport in favour of Corvera, has made ... more - PP Regional spokesman criticises Corvera deal - Thu 22th Sep 2011
The Partido Popular's regional spokesman, Juan Carlos Ruiz, yesterday spoke out against the Regional delegate, Rafael González Tovar, in his attitude towards the agreement between the regional government and AENA, which ... more - Murcia property way below national average - Thu 22th Sep 2011
The exact numbers are sketchy, but different government agencies estimate that there are around 700'000 properties in spain that are either empty or unsold. A massive 62% of these properties are on the Mediterranean Coast ... more - Madrid - Lisbon AVE link Cancelled - Wed 21st Sep 2011
The Prime Minister of Portugal, Pedro Passos Coelho, has goven an interview on Portuguese TV, where he has confirmed the suspension of the AVE high speed train route to link the capital cities of Lisbon and Madrid ... more - Local Businesses to be Biggest Victims of San Javier Closure - Wed 21st Sep 2011
San Javier's Taxi drivers will be the biggest victims if the airport ceases civilian flights, it has been claimed ... more - Corvera to Become Spain's First Privately Owned Publicly Run Airport - Wed 21st Sep 2011
Spanish Airports Authority (AENA) and The Minsitry of Public Works have attracted criticism from the Unions for a lack of communication with workers at San Javier Airport in Murcia ... more - Ryanair to continue flying to Zaragoza - For now - Tue 20th Sep 2011
The Regional Government of Aragon has found agreement with Ryanair that the airline will continue to fly into Zaragoza airport until March 31st of 2012 ... more - Officials Meet in Madrid to Discuss Corvera - San Javier Compensation - Tue 20th Sep 2011
The National Government and the Regional Government of Murcia are reported to have arrived at an agreement with regards to Corvera International Airport being the sole airport serving the region, whereby current Spanish ... more - Girona - Madrid Airport Route May Re-open - Tue 20th Sep 2011
The Region of Catalonia's Minister for Transport, Ricard Font, has spoken of his optimism that SSpanair will re-introduce the Girona - Madrid route that was dropped by Ryanair last May ... more - Spanish Govt Improve Terms For Airport Bidders - Tue 20th Sep 2011
Spanish daily newspaper, Expansion, has reported how the Country's Ministry of Transport and Public Works is looking into the possibility of lowering the price of concessions for the right to run it's airports ... more - Politician Urges Tourist Board Intervention in Ryanair vs AENA Feud - Mon 19th Sep 2011
Joaquin Albaladejo, the Deputy Mayor of Torrevieja and Chief Financial Officer who took up his position in the provincial government of Alicante in July, addressed the Costa Blanca Tourist Board earlier today ... more - Ryanair to cut routes at Alicante airport - Mon 19th Sep 2011
Ryanair has followed through on it's threat to AENA, and as from next November, will cut 22 of the 57 routes flying from Alicante's el Altet airport ... more - Economist singles out Murcia as being 'of Economic Interest' - Sun 18th Sep 2011
The Dean of the College of Economists, José María Moreno, has given an interview, where he has spoken in depth about the economic future of the country, and how he expects that signs of any economic recovery will not be seen ... more - Who will pay compensation for the closure of San Javier Airport ? - Sun 18th Sep 2011
The Regional Government of Murcia has acknowledged that they are considering the possibility of closing San Javier airport to coincide with the opening of the new Corvera International airport ... more - Court of Auditors Criticises Corvera Airport Delay - Sun 18th Sep 2011
Spain's national Court of Auditors has criticized the Murcian regional government over the delays in opening the new Corvera International Airport ... more - Director of Castellon Airport Paid More than Zapatero - Fri 16th Sep 2011
The Director responsible for the operation of Castellón airport, which was officially opened last March by Carlos Fabra and Francisco Camps, is being paid more than the Spanish Prime Minister, it has been revealed ... more - Regional Ministers Meet over Proposals to Develop Murcia Costa - Fri 16th Sep 2011
The Town Halls of Cartagena and La Union have met together with the Regional Ministers for Economy, Culture and Tourism and public works, in a bid to jointly redevelop the area surrounding Portman bay ... more - Ryanair carry 39 Pct more passengers 2011 to July - Wed 14th Sep 2011
Ryanair carried a total of 19 Million passengers to Spain in 2011 until the end of July - a staggering 39% increase, or 5.5 Million more than the same period in 2010, acording to the Airlines's CEO, Michael O'Leary. ... more - Paramount Murcia Theme Park 'Is Viable' - Wed 14th Sep 2011
Monday's meeting in LA to discuss the feasibility of Murcia's Paramount theme park has concluded that the park is "viable". Jesus Samper, the businessman who has been responsible for driving the project forward, will now ... more - Authorities Discuss Closure of San Javier Airport - Tue 13th Sep 2011
An agreement to close Murcia's San Javier airport and make way for the new Corvera International Airport may be close, according to Spanish daily, La Verdad ... more - Passenger Numbers at Girona Airport Fall 42 Percent - Tue 13th Sep 2011
Air traffic at Catalonia's Girona airport fell by 36'100 up until August of this year, and the decline is expected to slide further still as the suspension of many Ryanair routes takes it's toll ... more - Consumer Organisation Criticises Ryanair (Again) - Mon 12th Sep 2011
Ryanair has yet again been the subject of harsh criticism by a consumer organisation ... more - Zaragoza Airport Can Not Guarantee Ryanair Subsidy - Fri 9th Sep 2011
The Regional Government of Aragon has announced that it can not guarantee that they can extend the subsidy to Ryanair for flying into Zaragoza airport. ... more - Ryanair to Commence Negotiations with Corvera Airport - Wed 7th Sep 2011
It has been revealed how a delegation of Senior Executives from Ryanair are due to arrive in Murcia next week to discuss the possibility of operations at the new Corvera International Airport ... more - Spain airports sale lures potential bidders - Mon 5th Sep 2011
Spain's two biggest airports have each attracted interest from six potential bidders as part of a 5.3 billion euro planned privatisation sale, the Public Works Ministry said on Monday. ... more - Spain's Acciona, FCC eye airport selloff - Mon 5th Sep 2011
Spanish infrastructure firms Acciona and FCC plan to bid for the country's two largest airports in a 5.3-billion euro privatisation sale, a newspaper reported on Saturday. ... more - Scepticism still surrounds Corvera Airport - Sat 3rd Sep 2011
With the new Corvera International Airport scheduled to open in around 6 months time, the level of scepticism that surrounds the project is understandable. The fragility of the national and regional economy and the country's ... more - Growth at Barcelona Airport Attributed to Ryanair - Wed 31st Aug 2011
A recent study has revealed that Barcelona's El Prat airport is the fastest growing airport in the whole of Europe ... more - European Roadshow to Promote Corvera Airport - Wed 31st Aug 2011
The Murcia region's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pedro Alberto Cruz, has announced how the promotion of the region's new Corvera International airport will begin in Russia later this year. Speaking in an ... more - AENA report increase in passengers flying to Almeria airport - Wed 24th Aug 2011
The Authority noted that the number of foreign passengers visiting the region has grown steadily since the end of March, when comp ... more - New Date Set For Arab Investment Forum In Murcia - Tue 23rd Aug 2011
A new date has been set by the Arab Investment Forum's visit to Spain. ... more - Minister proposes solution for Ryanair - Reus conflict - Mon 22th Aug 2011
Spain's Minister of Land and Sustainability, Lluís Recoder, has proposed contracted charges at Barcelona's El Prat airport and reducing them at Girona and Reus as a means of resolving the long standing conflict between ... more - Environmentalists lobby Ministries to withold operating licences from Castellon airport - Sat 20th Aug 2011
Castellon Airport has still to implement the corrective measures required of it in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), published by the Group for the Study of Natural Areas (GECEN). Environmentalists have lobbied the ... more - Director of Corvera Airport Quits Job - Sat 20th Aug 2011
The President of the Region of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, declined to comment on the departure of the Director of Corvera International airport, Mariano Menor, Yesterday. Valcárcel refused to discus the issue with ... more - Spanish Airports have worst delays in Europe - Thu 18th Aug 2011
Recent delays and flight cancelations have been caused as the result of strike action, Adverse weather conditions and overcap ... more - Protest Groups Arrive in Madrid Ahead of Pope - Wed 17th Aug 2011
Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Spain for the Catholic Churches World Youth Day has divided public opinion at an already turbulent time in the country, when many have already taken to the streets in unrelated issues ... more - July Sees Increase in Ryanair Passengers - Tue 16th Aug 2011
Ryanair flew 3.8 million passengers to and from Spain in July of this year, representing an increase of 800,000 passengers - 25% - on the same period in 2010. Ryanair said in a statement how they had witnesses large ... more - Spain airports July traffic up 6.7 pct on year - Wed 10th Aug 2011
Spanish airports' passenger traffic rose 6.7% in July from a year ago, with Barcelona's El Prat airport recording a 21.3% increase, airports' operator AENA said on Wednesday. ... more - Airport Strikes Off - Tue 9th Aug 2011
Following a meeting between the CCOO, USO and UGT Unions and representatives of the Spanish Airports Authorities, which ended earlier this evening, a resolution has been found which has resulted in the planned strikes being ... more - Spanish Airport Workers Continue to Sabotage Tourist Industry - Tue 9th Aug 2011
Once again Spanish airport workers and their Unions seem determined to sabotage all efforts of the tourist industry to take advantage of the busiest time of year, at a time when holidaymakers are only just starting to return ... more - Opposition analysts skeptical on fresh Spain cuts - Tue 9th Aug 2011
Economists and Spain's main opposition party cast doubt on Monday on government pledges to come up with new measures to reduce the budget deficit this month as the country heads for November elections ... more - Easyjet introduce new routes to Spain - Mon 8th Aug 2011
Easyjet has shown their confidence in the region, by adding new flights to the Costa Blanca to their already busy schedule ... more - Two Baggage handler strike dates planned for August - Mon 8th Aug 2011
Spanish airport baggage handlers have announced two 24 hours strikes will take place at all of the country's airports on both the 18th and 26th of August ... more - Indian GMR Group bids to operate Spanish airports - Thu 4th Aug 2011
Bangalore-based GMR group is considering placing bids for operating the two leading airports in Spain: Madrid Barajas and Barcelona's El Prat. Both airports handle around 70 million passengers a year and have a capacity to ... more - Ryanair airbridge appeal rejected - Tue 2th Aug 2011
Last week's appeal to the commercial court in Elche by Ryanair has been rejected by a judge ... more - Ryanair appeal against Alicante airbridge decision - Fri 29th Jul 2011
Following last week's threat to cut operations at Alicante airport, made by Ryanair's Stephen Mcnamara ( Click here to read), it seems that the airline is making one last stance in a bid to get it's own way. Ryanair is ... more - Port Aventura to lose out to Paramount theme park - Thu 28th Jul 2011
A lot has been written in the press of late with regards to the the much publicised Paramount Pictures Theme Park in Murcia ... more - Ryanair make further cuts at Girona - Tue 26th Jul 2011
Budget airline, Ryanair, has confirmed that it will cut a further 21 routes from Girona airport due to a lack of an agreement on subsidies from the Catalan Government. ... more - 'Research currency exchange' before converting cash - Tue 26th Jul 2011
Prospective Expats and Holidaymakers who will need some money when they land in a different country should research rates before they do so ... more - Murcia prepares for property boom - Mon 25th Jul 2011
Overseas buyers are being increasingly attracted Murcia, speculating that property values will increase considerably following the opening of both the new Paramount Theme Park and nearby Corvera airport ... more - Ryanair threaten to cut services at Alicante (again) - Fri 22th Jul 2011
Ryanair has threatened to cut the number of flights out of Alicante's El Altet airport by 80% after this summer, following the disagreement over the use of airbridges at the terminal. Only last week a court ruled that it was ... more - Emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca airport - Thu 21st Jul 2011
A plane bound for Manchester was forced to make an emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca airport this lunchtime, just minutes after taking off from Ibiza ... more - Which airlines will fly into Corvera airport ? - Wed 20th Jul 2011
As Murcia's new Corvera airport gears up for a Spring 2012 opening, questions are being asked as to which airlines will actually operate flights to and from the airport ... more - Paramount Theme Park and Corvera Airport to Exceed 2 Bln Investment - Mon 18th Jul 2011
Investment in the Murcia region is forecast to surpass 2 billion euros within the coming 12 months as work on the region's Corvera airport comes to and end, and the construction project finally breaks ground for the ... more - Cabinet approves AENA sale - Fri 15th Jul 2011
Jose Blanco, the Minister for development and also the newly appointed government spokesperson, announced today that the Cabinet has approved the sale of the 49% share in AENA - the Spanish Airport Authority - and of ... more - Ryanair air bridge appeal : Test results - Fri 15th Jul 2011
Earlier this year Ryanair complained to AENA about the charges forced on them for using air bridges at Alicante airport's new Terminal. Ryanair insisted that the air bridges were not required and that they were not allowed ... more - Ryanair 'Blackmail' Catalan Regional Government - Wed 13th Jul 2011
Over recent weeks Ryanair have begun to move a number of operations from Reus and Girona airports, to Barcelona's El Prat airport, fuelling a long-standing feud between the budget airline and the Catalan Regional Government ... more - Murcia's Paramount Theme Park could open 1 year early - Tue 12th Jul 2011
According to Murcia's regional government, construction of the Paramount-branded Theme Park in Murcia could begin as early as February 2012. Promoters pledge that works will be fast and may well complete in 2014 - a year ... more - Recruitment and Training to commence at Corvera airport - Fri 8th Jul 2011
Europa Press have reported how responsibility for the training of employees at Murcia's soon to be opened Corvera airport has now been agreed ... more - Minister for Public Works considers fuel surcharge - Thu 7th Jul 2011
Earlier this week Spain's Minister for Public Works, José Blanco, spoke of the possibility of raising certain taxes to pay for the upkeep and development of the country's transport infrastructure ... more - Malaga is a 'real treasure' - Mon 4th Jul 2011
The Andalucian city of Malaga has been described as a "real treasure" unknown to many individuals ... more - Ryanair cease operations at Reus airport - Wed 29th Jun 2011
Earlier today Ryanair announced that it is to close it's operations base in Reus, Tarragona, due to on-going disputes with the regional authorities. ... more - AVE high speed train route axed - Tue 28th Jun 2011
Telegraph has reported how the AVE high-speed train routes between Toledo and Albacete and Cuenca will be cancelled from Friday of this week - just 6 months after it's inauguration. ... more - Six companies bid for Spanish air tower control - Tue 21st Jun 2011
Six companies have bid to run the tower control services of 13 Spanish airports, the public works ministry said on Monday. ... more - Murcia's Arab Investment Forum Meeting Postponed - Sat 18th Jun 2011
The Arab Investment Forum, due to be held in Murcia later this month, has been postponed until August due to unrest in Yemen ... more - Girona airport strike to continue until Monday - Thu 16th Jun 2011
As suspected, Wednesday's strike by baggage handlers at Girona Airport went ahead as planned, and continued through Thursday and looks likely to remain in place over the course of the weekend ... more - Baggage handling strike hits Girona airport - Wed 15th Jun 2011
Baggage handlers at Girona Airport are staging a strike today, which is expected to inconvenience Hundreds of Ryanair passengers travelling with hand luggage. However, the strike will only effect those departing the airport ... more - Murcia : A month in focus - Fri 10th Jun 2011
The eastern region of Murcia has perhaps received more newspaper column inches than any other this last month ... more - Spain takes steps toward airport privatisation - Fri 10th Jun 2011
Spain has taken a step toward privatisating its airports authority by creating a new holding company called Aena Aeropuertos with a 2.6 billion euro book value ... more - New routes to Spain from Glasgow airport - Wed 8th Jun 2011
Jet2, has introduced 5 new routes from Glasgow Airport to destinations in Spain Barcelona, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Malaga and Murcia (San Javier). The flights are due to commence in March of next year, but are on sale now ... more - Murcia's Corvera airport may never open - Mon 6th Jun 2011
Despite claims by the Minster of Development for the Murcia Regional Government that the new Corvera airport should attract over 3 Million passengers per year, Spain's track record with opening new airports could lead many ... more - Air Traffic Controllers called to Court - Thu 2th Jun 2011
A court in Madrid has cited 16 air traffic controllers, including the head of their USCA union, as part of an ongoing criminal case concerning the strike which caused widespread disruption at Spanish airports towards the end ... more - Murcia's Corvera airport to benefit Paramount theme park - Wed 25th May 2011
Murcia's new Corvera International airport has spoken of it's intention to take over three million passengers per year away from neighbouring San Javier airport, on the Murcia Coast, and the El Altet airport in Alicante ... more - Iceland volcanic ash cloud : Update - Mon 23rd May 2011
Meterologists have warned that a cloud of ash from Iceland's Grimsvoetm volcano eruption looks set to cause chaos in European airspace as it drifts south towards Britain and European airspace. Clouds are expected to reach ... more - New flight link to Spain established - Mon 16th May 2011
Expatriates living in Spain who are keen to stay in touch with friends and family in the UK have a new travel option available to them ... more - Ryanair Alicante airbridge appeal thrown out - Thu 12th May 2011
A commercial court in Alicante has thrown out an appeal by Ryanair against the new rules from the Spanish Airports Authority - AENA - which states that airlines must make use of air bridges for passengers to board and ... more - Airline announces new routes to Spain - Wed 11th May 2011
Airline, Jet2, is launching a new route to Alicante from Edinburgh Airport, and two new routes from East Midlands Airport to Malaga and Murcia ... more - EU warns Spain over air safety checks - Wed 20th Apr 2011
The EU warned Germany and Spain on Tuesday that their air safety is flawed, describing weaknesses in the oversight of airline carriers and a shortage of qualified safety personnel ... more - Ryanair have change of heart with Spain - Bulgaria connection - Tue 19th Apr 2011
Ryanair intends to re-commence flights from Spain to Plovdiv in Bulgaria from the back end of 2011, despite the route being scrapped earlier in the year ... more - Spain's airports authority challenges Ryanair on duty free purchases - Mon 11th Apr 2011
Ryaniar are once again at loggerheads with the Spanish airport authority, AENA, with the later insisting that the airline must comply with new rules that state passengers' rights to carry a bag on any flight in addition to ... more - Weekend anti-terrorism demonstration in Madrid - Mon 11th Apr 2011
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital over the weekend in protest against the Basque separatist group ETA, calling upon the government to ban anyone connected them from running in coming regional and ... more - Ryanair to cut flights to Alicante airport - Wed 6th Apr 2011
Ryaniar will slash flights to and from Alicante airport by almost 80% laer this year following a row with the Spanish airports authority, AENA, over increased charges ... more - BAA May be required to sell two UK airports - Fri 1st Apr 2011
British Airports Ltd (BAA), which is itself a subsiduary of Spain's Ferrovial, may have to sell Stansted airport and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airport after the UK anti-trust authority upheld it's previous decision in ... more - It's official : Spain's airport unions call off strike - Fri 25th Mar 2011
Spanish airport workers have voted to call off 22 days of strike action, a spokesman from Spain's largest union CCOO said on Friday, averting disruption over peak holiday periods between April and August ... more - Alicante airport new terminal operational tomorrow - Wed 23rd Mar 2011
Alicante Airport's new terminal becomes fully operational as of tomorrow. Even though passenger numbers travelling to and from the UK has fallen considerablly over the past few years, the UK still accounts for the highest ... more - Spain moves forward with partial privatisation of AENA - Thu 17th Mar 2011
Spain's Ministry for Development is moving forward with the partial privatisation of the Spanish Airports Authority (AENA), now that an agreement has been reached between AENA management and representatives of the airport ... more - Spain airport strike 'could be off' - Wed 16th Mar 2011
An accord of sorts has been reached between AENA and the unions representing the Spanish airport workers. AENA, the Spanish Airports Authority, announced over Twitter this morning, that the resulting agreement would ... more - Spain's Taxi and Restaurant workers to join strike - Tue 15th Mar 2011
Following last week's announcement by Airport workers unions of 22 days of strikes to be held over Easter and Summer, Spain's tourism industry looks set to suffer further at the hands of another group of workers ... more - Iberia reveal plans for new cargo terminal at Madrid-Barajas - Mon 14th Mar 2011
Spain's Iberia airlines, who merged with British Airlines last year, has revealed that it plans to build a new 100million euro cargo terminal at Madrid' Barajas airport ... more - Airlines demand Spain calls state of emergency - Fri 11th Mar 2011
A number of Airlines are demanding that Spain declares a state of emergency in order to keep airports open through a planned series of strikes over the easter and summer holiday periods ... more - Spain airport strike dates - Thu 10th Mar 2011
Today's meeting between the Spanish airports authority and the unions has come to an end, but the strike dates proposed are still planned to go ahead ... more - Spain airport strikes planned April - August - Tue 8th Mar 2011
Unions have called 22 days of strikes in Spanish airports over government privatisation plans, raising the spectre of travel disruption during the busy spring and summer season ... more - Passengers association sues Spanish air traffic controllers - Thu 3rd Mar 2011
A collective of 5,000 passengers effected by the wildcat strike action taken by Spanish Air Traffic Controllers in December have announced that thay have taken legal action against the controllers who caused the disruption ... more - Spain beats 2010 public deficit target - Tue 1st Mar 2011
Earlier Spain's Minstry of Economics advised a 2010 public deficit of 9.24% of gross domestic product, coming in just under its target of 9.3% ... more - Spanish airport strike threatened for Easter holiday - Mon 28th Feb 2011
Spanish union chiefs have spoke of plans to call for strike action by airport workers which could result in the closure of the country's hubs during the busy Easter holiday period ... more - Spain creates group to partially privatise airports - Fri 25th Feb 2011
Spain's cabinet approved on Friday the creation of holding group to manage the country's airports ahead of a partial privatisation ... more - Sortu decision expected by March 11th - Tue 22th Feb 2011
Spain's public prosecution service is expected to request that the Supreme Court ban Sortu, the new Basque nationalist left-wing party that was launched earlier this month, which many skeptics have branded as a repackaged ... more - Ryanair scale down Ops at Girona - Wed 16th Feb 2011
Earlier today Ryanair announced that its 5 year extension with Girona Airport has been cancelled. The agreement was originally made in December, however the incoming Catalan government has refused to honour it's terms with ... more - Jet2 announce increase in flights to Spain whilst Egypt flights suspended - Tue 8th Feb 2011
Jet2 has confirmed that it has suspended it's fights to Egypt for the time being, but has countered the move by increasing number of flights bound for destinations in Spain and Portugal ... more - Airlines oppose sale of UK air traffic control - Sun 6th Feb 2011
British airlines do not want the government to reduce its dominant stake in the country's air-traffic control system below 25%, a consortium of carriers which joinly owns the system said on Sunday ... more - Ryanair flight cancelled following passenger disruption - Sun 6th Feb 2011
A Ryanair flight from Lanzerote bound for Brussels was cancelled this morning following a distrurbance when a staff member tried to charge one passenger extra for having additional hand luggage ... more - AENA finds no agreement with controllers on last day of talks - Tue 1st Feb 2011
Spain's Airport Authority - AENA - were unable to reach agreement with Air Traffic Controllers on the last day of talks concerning changes to their salaries and working conditions yesterday ... more - Ryanair post Q3 figures - Mon 31st Jan 2011
Ryanair has stated how its future does not in any way rely upon the Irish economy and expects full year profit of between €380m and €400m. ... more - Ryanair may refuse boarding to passengers without passes - Sat 22th Jan 2011
Ryanair have instructed their lawyers to appeal against last week's Spanish court decision which ruled the airline's £40 boarding card reissue fee illegal ... more - Ryanair axes Newquay to Alicante route - Sat 22th Jan 2011
Low-cost airline Ryanair is pulling its services out of Newquay Airport in an ongoing row over charges. ... more - Airlines Schedule More Flights To Spain - Sat 22th Jan 2011
More and more Brits are turning to Spain in searching for some sun after months of miserable weather in the UK. Soaring demand has seen Monarch airlines increase both the number of their flights to Spain, together with the ... more - Easyjet lose 18 mln due to snow - Thu 20th Jan 2011
Easyjet took an 18 million pounds hit from last month's big freeze, though the pain was eased by rising first-quarter revenues as more travellers opted to fly with the low-cost carrier ... more - British airlines alerted to terror threat - Sat 8th Jan 2011
British transport authorities have warned aviation officials that al-Qaida is considering an attack against a U.K. airport or other airline industry target in a threat described as credible, the BBC reported Friday ... more - Spain to Cut Borrowing by 25% Next Year - Wed 29th Dec 2010
Spain is on course to cut net borrowing from bond markets by almost 25% next year, the Treasury announced today, as it fends off fears concerning the market, comparable to the crisis in Ireland ... more - Airports face passenger delay fines - Sun 26th Dec 2010
Airports could be fined millions of pounds for disrupting passengers travel under new plans being considered by the Government ... more - BAA 's Chief Declines Bonus - Fri 24th Dec 2010
UK Airports, most significantly Heathrow, are slowly working through their backlog and returning to normal capacity following a week of frustration due to a few inches of snow that caught airport authorities unprepared ... more - More Airport Misery - Tue 21st Dec 2010
Serious disruption at many of the UK's airports, and on the Eurotunnel, has left tens of thousands of travellers stranded across Europe as Christmas approaches. The backlog that has resulted in so many cancelations is making ... more - UK Airport Chaos Continues - Mon 20th Dec 2010
Many airports and airlines in the UK are still in disruption due to heavy snow and blizzard conditions which have affected large areas of Northern Europe ... more - ETA may announce ceasefire over Christmas - Mon 20th Dec 2010
ETA are expected to announce a permanent ceasefire over the Christmas period, according to left-wing Basque nationalist groups with close ties to the terrorist organization ... more - Jet2 announce new routes to Spain - Fri 17th Dec 2010
Earlier this week airline Jet2.com announced a new route from Edinburgh Airport to Malaga, with tickets now on sale for summer 2011 now on sale - departing twice weekly and with ticket prices starting from just £29.99 ... more - State of alert extended past Xmas - Thu 16th Dec 2010
Spain's house of Congress met today to debate the Spanish Government's request to extend the ‘State of Alarm' imposed on Spanish air traffic control since the wildcat strikes two weeks ago ... more - Spain pays higher rates to borrow from markets - Thu 16th Dec 2010
Spain paid out sharply higher interest rates to whip up demand for a 2.4-billion-euro bond sale on Thursday, highlighting market fears of a debt refinancing crunch in 2011 ... more - Spain's Air Traffic Control to be Privatised by 2013 - Tue 14th Dec 2010
Jose Blanco, Spain's Minister for Development, today announced plans for the privatisation of 13 of the country's air traffic control towers which are expected to take place in 2011 ... more - Ryanair to take legal action against Spanish unions - Mon 13th Dec 2010
Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost carrier, said it would take legal action against Spanish unions over an air traffic control strike which forced the airline to cancel over 500 flights ... more - Spain counts the costs of air controller strike - Mon 6th Dec 2010
A walk-out by the controllers on Friday paralysed airports and stranded hundreds of thousands of travellers after the cabinet approved new rules regulating their hours and agreed a partial sell-off of airport authority AENA ... more - Spain may extend state of alert 2 months - Mon 6th Dec 2010
Spain may extend its state of emergency for up to two months to train military personnel to take over the jobs of those air traffic controllers who are sacked or face legal action, El Mundo newspaper said on Monday. The ... more - Spain counts the costs of air controller strike - Sun 5th Dec 2010
The 24-hour strike by Spanish air traffic controllers has cost the tourist and airline sectors hundreds of millions of euros and the political cost for an already unpopular government could be much higher ... more - Air strike puts Spanish fixtures in doubt - Sat 4th Dec 2010
A wildcat strike by air traffic controllers which has produced Spain's first state of alert since the return to democracy on the 1975 death of Franco has thrown several of the country's football fixtures into doubt. With ... more - Spain PM allows army to take control of air space - Sat 4th Dec 2010
The Spanish army took over air control towers on Friday after unofficial strike action by controllers grounded planes and disrupted travel for around 250,000 people on one of Spain's busiest holiday weekends. The mass ... more - Spain 'Considering new taxes' - Fri 3rd Dec 2010
Spain's government is contemplating new taxes on tobacco, alcohol and fuel as it fights to cut its high budget deficit and calm investor concerns, newspapers claimed today ... more - Strike action may affect Spanish airports over Xmas - Thu 2th Dec 2010
The Spanish Airports Authority, are angry at the Governments recent announcement regarding airport privatisation, and have joined the pilots with the threat of strike action over the festive period. ... more - Zapatero cancels trip to Latin American summit - Thu 2th Dec 2010
Mounting problems at home have forced the Prime Minister to withdraw from this coming weekend's Ibero-American summit, the government announced today, as Spain reported that they will sell off more state assets and axe a ... more - Spanish PM says to sell lottery stake, airports - Wed 1st Dec 2010
Spain will privatise 30 percent of its state lottery and allow private companies to take up to 49 percent stakes in the country's airports and airport services, Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero said on Wednesday. In ... more - ETA political arm's new party to condemn violence - Sat 27th Nov 2010
The political wing of Basque separatist group ETA said on Saturday it would soon take steps to form a new party which would condemn violence for the first time ... more - Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on Wednesday - Wed 10th Nov 2010
The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: ... more - Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on Friday - Fri 29th Oct 2010
The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: ... more - Ryanair to cease operations at another Spanish airport - Sat 23rd Oct 2010
Ryanair has announced that it is ceasing operations at Santiago de Compostela airport. This has come as a serious setback to the Galicia regional government as it means the end to all international connections from the ... more - Location of Paramount theme park announced - Mon 18th Oct 2010
The location of Murcia's new Paramount Theme Park was announced as being Alhama de Murcia, over the weekend ... more - Spain's OHL to spin off Mexican unit - Mon 11th Oct 2010
Spanish builder Obrascon Huarte Lain is preparing to spin off its Mexican airport and road operating concessions unit and has hired banks for a November offering worth $700-800 million, said sources familiar with the plan ... more - Passenger numbers jump at Alicante airport - Mon 13th Sep 2010
Alicante's El Altet airport processed in excess of one million passengers during the month August - it's busiest summer to date ... more - Spain can't trust ETA truce - Mon 6th Sep 2010
The cease-fire announcement on Sunday could well be an attempt by ETA to legitimise its political arm Batasuna ahead of municipal elections in 2011, but Batasuna must break with ETA or have them disarm before this can ... more - Barcelona welcomes Ryanair, Spain's largest Airline - Thu 2th Sep 2010
Ryanair yesterday reported how they had overtaken Spanish flag carrier Iberia as the largest airline in Spain in terms of the number of passengers it serviced ... more - Spanish Stocks - Factors to Watch on Tuesday - Tue 17th Aug 2010
The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: ... more - Spanish Stocks - Factors to watch on Monday - Mon 16th Aug 2010
The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Monday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: ... more - Spain air traffic controllers call off strike plans - Wed 11th Aug 2010
Spain's air traffic controllers on Tuesday called off this month's threatened strike, bringing relief to the world's third most popular tourist destination as it limps out of recession ... more - Double strike threat - Mon 9th Aug 2010
Spain's tourist industry could face chaos later this month due to two potential strikes which could ground aircraft in both the UK and Spain during the final weeks of the peak period ... more - Spain tourism body seeks end to air strike threat - Sun 8th Aug 2010
Spain's travel companies association urged air traffic controllers Saturday to accept a government offer of arbitration to avoid a strike that could wreak economic havoc at the height of the tourist season ... more - Threat of further chaos at Spanish airports - Mon 2th Aug 2010
Spanish air traffic controllers have threatened strike action in response ot what it calls 'Government provocation', claiming that it is the only way to confront the Government and defend their jobs and ‘dignity'. ... more - Spain's Air-Traffic controllers 'forced' back to work - Fri 30th Jul 2010
Almost 60% of the air-traffic controllers who took sick leave at the same time have now returned to their duties, bringing an end to much of the disruption seen in airports across Spain over the last few weeks ... more - Money concerns worry travellers - Fri 23rd Jul 2010
Expatriates travelling in the eurozone this summer should be on the look-out for financial 'rip-offs' in the form of mobile phone roaming fees and poor exchange rates at commercial outlets, Post Office Travel Money has ... more - Spain May Use Military Air Traffic Officers to combat civilian action - Thu 22th Jul 2010
Spain may use military air traffic controllers to cover shifts at the country's airports under what it terms "exceptional situations", development Minister Jose Blanco said today in an interview with radio station Cadena Ser ... more - Spanish Air Traffic Controls threaten action - Mon 19th Jul 2010
Barcelona's El Prat airport did not see the amount of delays expected yesterday, when many air traffic controllers used absenteeism to put pressure on AENA management ahead of talks on pay. Just under half of all controllers ... more - Spanish group mulls launching bid for Abertis - Tue 6th Jul 2010
Major shareholders in Spain's Abertis are exploring with Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Partners a buyout of the infrastructure operator, the firms involved said on Monday ... more - BAA lowers 2010 profit guidance - Fri 25th Jun 2010
Airport operator BAA on Thursday lowered its 2010 earnings forecast by 10 million pounds reflecting the impact of the volcanic ash cloud, strikes by British Airways cabin crew and bad weather ... more - Spanish airports unaffected by strike - Tue 8th Jun 2010
The strike held today by public sector workers has so far left the countries airports or air traffic control towers unaffected ... more - European flights back to normal Wednesday - Eurocontrol - Wed 12th May 2010
European flights were back normal on Wednesday after the ash cloud which caused difficulties over the Atlantic and the Iberian Peninsula dispersed on Tuesday night, air traffic agency Eurocontrol said ... more - Spansh airport misery continues - Tue 11th May 2010
The authorities have now closed seven Spanish airports due to the clouds of volcanic ash drifting over airspace from Iceland ... more - Volcanic ash may return to Europe, air traffic hit - Mon 10th May 2010
Travellers in Europe face fresh air traffic disruptions as a volcanic ash cloud that cost airlines millions of euros last month started drifting back to the continent, according to authorities ... more - Brit buyers sue developer - Tue 4th May 2010
A group of British buyers is taking legal action against Calidona, a developer based in Murcia in Spain, for breach of contract ... more - Spain loses 252 million euros due to volcano chaos - Wed 21st Apr 2010
Spanish tourism lost 252 million euros over six days because of travel restrictions caused by the volcanic ash cloud which grounded air traffic in Europe, industry body Exceltur said on Wednesday. Tourism accounts for around ... more - Few flights resume in Europe, ash cloud disrupts - Tue 20th Apr 2010
European airports made tentative steps towards resuming flights on Tuesday after five days cut off from global air traffic by a huge ash cloud, but much airspace stayed closed after reports of a new plume ... more - Europe hopes half of flights will operate Monday - Mon 19th Apr 2010
European officials said they hoped half of flights would operate across the continent on Monday as they sought to ease four days of airline paralysis caused by a sprawling ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano ... more - Relatives Attempt to Carry Dead Body Onto Flight - Wed 7th Apr 2010
Two German women have been arrested at Liverpool airport for attempting to push a 91 year old dead relative strapped to a wheelchair onto an Easyjet flight bound for Berlin ... more - Ryanair to move 300 jobs to either Spain or Germany - Thu 11th Mar 2010
The 300 jobs that Ryanair claimed it would create at Hangar Six at Dublin Airport are now going to either Spain or Germany ... more - Ryanair to leave Granada airport - Thu 4th Mar 2010
On-going disagreements between the Provincial Government and Granada City Hall, controlled by opposing parties, is being blamed for the departure of Ryanair services from Granada airport. ... more - Ferrovial hits 2009 profits despite Spain woes - Wed 24th Feb 2010
Spain's Ferrovial, which has construction, airport and toll road businesses, improved cash flow and met profit forecasts for 2009 despite the forced sale of London's Gatwick airport ... more - Concorde trial starts 10 years after France crash - Tue 2th Feb 2010
Continental Airlines and five men went on trial on Tuesday for their alleged role in the crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people in 2000 and hastened the end of luxury supersonic travel ... more - New flights to Spain from Glasgow airport - Mon 25th Jan 2010
Those looking towards Spain as a country to Invest in will be please by the news that Kiss Flights has announced their intention to fly to the country from Glasgow Airport as of later this year ... more - US warns against having same airport security systems - Fri 22th Jan 2010
The United States does not want countries to use identical airport security systems which could make it easier for potential attackers to elude them, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday ... more - Meeting in Toledo today to discuss airport scanners - Thu 21st Jan 2010
EU interior ministers are meeting with the U.S. homeland security chief to discuss boosting airport security with full-body scanners after the failed plot to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. ... more - Spain to crackdown on Air Traffic Controllers pay - Tue 19th Jan 2010
Scots heading for the Spanish Costas this summer could be facing travel misery due to a row over Spanish air traffic controllers' pay ... more - Spain celebrates opening of new airport - Tue 19th Jan 2010
Spain's newest airport, Lleida, saw received it's first arrival on Sunday but is not open to the general public until next month. The project has been financed by the in Catalan Regional Government and has already received ... more - Extra security causes move to a 3 hour check in at airports - Sat 16th Jan 2010
Spanish airline Iberia has requested that travelers flying with them to the United States to check themselves in at the airport at least three hours before the scheduled take off time ... more - Severe Weather conditions lead to cancelled flights at Barajas - Tue 12th Jan 2010
About 166 flights have been cancelled at Madrid's Barajas International Airport and several others delayed for about six hours owing to the heaps of snow and fog that have enveloped the area ... more - Speed and Breathalyser tests made at Barajas airport - Fri 8th Jan 2010
A total of 16,000 workers drive on the runway of Madrid's Barajas airport, and as such the Spanish airport authority, AENA, yesterday introduced random breathalyser and speed limit tests ... more - Spain leads the call for a common EU policy on airport security - Fri 8th Jan 2010
Britain, the Netherlands and Italy are to introduce the full-body airport scanners, which has divided opinion across the EU. Spain, which currently holds the EU presidency, has called for a common policy over using such ... more - Plans for increase in flights at Granada airport - Tue 5th Jan 2010
Talks are currently underway to see an increase in flights operating out of the Federico García Lorca airport (Granada) and the Provincial Government of Granada is thought to have initiated meetings with seven companies with ... more - Spain not to implement full body scanners at airports - Tue 5th Jan 2010
Spain has dismissed the idea of using whole body scanners at Spanish airports, until there is an EU-wide agreement on the subject ... more - Bomb scare at Barajas airport - Sun 3rd Jan 2010
A security alert after a suspicious package was found at Barajas Airport on Saturday has been confirmed by Spain's Interior Minister, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, to have been a false alarm. The rucksack was found in the car ... more - Powercut in the Canaries causes flight delays - Sun 3rd Jan 2010
A powercut at an airport control tower in the Canaries left eight airports without electricity this morning, which resulted in numerous flights to five of the islands being unable to land, and several others were prevented ... more - Spain fears ETA attack during EU Presidency - Tue 29th Dec 2009
ETA, the Basque separatist group, could carry out a high profile attack or kidnapping during Spain's six-month presidency of the European Union which starts on January 1, Spain's Interior Minister said on Monday ... more - Even more airport delays possible - Tue 29th Dec 2009
USCA - The Air Traffic Controllers Union, of which 95% of the 2,400 controllers who work in Spain are members, have reported that the reason for the delays on flights to the Canaries over recent days is due to the ... more - Delays due to increased security at Barajas airport - Mon 28th Dec 2009
Security at Barajas airport in Madrid has been increased significantly for all passengers travelling to the USA following an attempted suicide bombing on a flight on Christmas day ... more - Air Comet were 'given the choice to continue operating' - Sun 27th Dec 2009
Special charter flights have rescued nearly half of the 7,000 passengers left stranded by the collapse of Air Comet, according to information released Saturday by Spain's airport authority./p> Air Comet's operating ... more - Madrid and Barcelona strike lucky with 'El Gordo' - Tue 22th Dec 2009
Madrid has been the city to win the most in this year's Christmas ‘Gordo' lottery, taking both the first and second prizes. ... more - BAA win appeal against selling UK airports - Mon 21st Dec 2009
BAA has won its appeal against the court order made against them in March 2009 that it should sell three of its seven UK airports, due to the ruling panel being affected by "apparent bias". The Competition Commission had ... more - Ryanair to open new base in Malaga - Fri 18th Dec 2009
Ryanair has announced that a new operations centre will open in Málaga next year. This brings the total number of such "Bases" 38 – 5 of which are in Spain. Four aircraft are to be permanently based at the facilities which ... more - Bin Laden's Son Makes Asylum Application To Spain - Fri 4th Dec 2009
Omar, husband of grandmother-of-five from Yorkshiren Jane Felix-Browne, is reported to be held in the transit hall of the airport's newly-built terminal four. He is expected to remain there while interpol confirms his ... more - EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 17) - Tue 17th Nov 2009
The following are planned mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: ... more - Gatwick cash covers debt to 2011 - Wed 28th Oct 2009
Debt-laden airports operator BAA said 1.2 billion pounds in cash raised from the sale of Gatwick airport will enable it to cover all significant financing commitments through to 2011 ... more - EU may force BA, AA to give up air slots - Mon 26th Oct 2009
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia may have to give up take-off and landing slots for their Oneworld trans-atlantic alliance to go ahead, the Financial Times reported on Monday ... more - French police find more suspected ETA hiding places - Tue 25th Aug 2009
French police have discovered three underground hiding places believed to belong to the Basque separatist group ETA in southern France in a widening crackdown on the militants, a judicial source said Monday ... more - Britain's recession hurts Greek tourism - Wed 19th Aug 2009
Greek tourism revenues dropped sharply in the first half of the year, straining further the country's economy which is facing the risk of recession, central bank data showed on Tuesday ... more - Still no Italy lottery winner as jackpot soars higher - Wed 19th Aug 2009
A betting frenzy among Italians is set to continue after the record-breaking state lottery again failed to produce a winner on Tuesday, sending the jackpot up to almost 144 million euros (123 million pounds) ... more - BAA London trebles losses - Thu 30th Jul 2009
Airports operator BAA said it does not need to sell Gatwick airport despite an impending debt bill of 1 billion pounds, as losses at its London division more than trebled in the first half ... more