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- Airlines delaying over cancelled flight refunds - Sat 25th Apr 2020
Major British travel companies are flouting the law by denying refunds totalling £7 Bln on cancelled holidays, according to the UK’s leading consumer group ... more - Ryanair pilots suspend Christmas strike threats - Mon 18th Dec 2017
Unions representing pilots in Ireland and Portugal have suspended plans to strike before Christmas, lifting the threat of walkouts at the low-cost carrier after it agreed to recognise trade unions for the first time ... more - Spain Lines Up Brexit Backup Plan to Keep Tourist Planes Flying - Fri 24th Nov 2017
Spain will have a backup plan in place to shield its tourism industry from any disruption to air travel caused by Brexit regardless of the outcome of talks between the U.K. and the European Union, Deputy Minister for ... more - New routes launched Bristol -Valencia - Wed 15th Nov 2017
Arguably Europe's most controversial Airline, Ryanair yesterday launched a new route between Bristol and Valencia, which is scheduled to run twice per week as part of its summer 2018 schedule ... 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 - 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 - Ryanair cancels further 18'000 flights - Wed 27th Sep 2017
Ryanair is to cancel an extra 18,000 flights in a move that will hit 400,000 customers as the fallout from the airline's mismanagement of pilot leave intensifies. The ... 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 - Ryanair announces partnership with Spain's Air Europa - Tue 23rd May 2017
Low cost Airline Ryanair has announced a new partnership with one of Spain's biggest airlines, Air Europa ... 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 - 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 - New Flights to Spain for Winter 2017/2018 - Mon 13th Mar 2017
Ryanair last week released its new UK winter 2017 routes, allowing passengers to book flights all the way through until March 2018 ... 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 - 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 - New routes announced Scotland - Spain - Wed 7th Sep 2016
Budget Airline Ryanair has announced a number of new routes connecting Scotland to Spain ... 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 - 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 - New flights announced North UK - Spain - Wed 20th Jul 2016
Good News for Northerners ! ... 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 - 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 - Racist graffiti scrawled outside Spanish school in London - Sat 2th Jul 2016
A school for Spanish children in London seems to be among the targets of an outbreak of racist graffiti that has appeared in the days running up to and following the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom ... 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 - Ryanair offers €20 flights to UK to vote against Brexit - Sat 21st May 2016
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has thrown its weight behind the stay-in-Europe campaign, launching a Fly Home to Vote Remain €19.99 ticket – including taxes – between June 22 and Thursday June 23 ... more - Ryanair flight Liverpool-Alicante declares mid-air emergency - Tue 17th May 2016
A Ryanair flight from Liverpool declared a mid-air emergency after a passenger fell ill. ... 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 - 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 - Brits planning holiday in Spain 'should book now' - Wed 24th Feb 2016
British families considering a summer break in Spain or Portugal should book within the next few days because hotels are being filled by tourists looking for "certainty" after recent terror attacks in other popular ... 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 - 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 - 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 - "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 - Is this women-only Cillit Bang cleaning advert sexist ? - Fri 11th Dec 2015
A TV ad campaign has been branded ‘sexist’ for only featuring women in their adverts promoting cleaning products ... 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 - 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 - Space junk lands in Murcia - Thu 12th Nov 2015
Suspected space junk has fallen from the skies above the region of Murcia for the second time in a week. First of all, a black beehive-like ball was found on the ouskirts of Mula, followed by a similar smaller object 20 ... more - Spain breaks new tourist record with 54.4m foreign visits up to September - Sun 25th Oct 2015
Spain has broken yet another tourism record after receiving 54.4 million international visitors up until September of this year, according to a new survey released by the Industry, Energy and Tourism Ministry ... more - Spain's Tourism Enjoys Best Summer in 10 Years - Sun 18th Oct 2015
2015 summer, from July to September, was the best summer in 10 years for Spain's tourism, according to Exceltur, the association that encompasses big companies of the sector in Spain ... more - Ryanair launch Newcastle- Spain flights - Thu 15th Oct 2015
Budget airline Ryanair today announced three new routes to Spain and Ireland as it launched its summer 2016 schedule from Newcastle Airport ... 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 - Spain working on Ireland-Andalucia new flight routes - Sat 3rd Oct 2015
Spanish public officials are working towards the addition of new flight routes from Ireland to the southern province of Andalucia, the region's minister for tourism and sport has announced ... 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 - Spain faces renewed controller strike action - Sun 20th Sep 2015
Spain's principal air traffic controller union USCA (Unión Sindical de Controladores Aéreos) is warning of imminent strike action ... 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 - Ryanair Flight to Spain encounters UFO - Sat 12th Sep 2015
A Ryanair passenger claims that the Boeing 737 jumbo jet from Holland that they were riding narrowly missed hitting an alleged unidentified flying object (UFO) while the plane was on its way to Spain. The traveler filmed ... 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 - Budget airlines carried half of passengers in Spain in July - Tue 18th Aug 2015
Budget operators were the airlines that made the most out of July's record air traffic levels at Spanish airports ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair petition calls for ban on Spanish ATC stikes - Wed 1st Jul 2015
Ryanair has always been highly critical of European policies governing airspace, demanding, for example, a unified set of regulations for the whole continent ... more - Ryanair's website to close for 10 hours this weekend - Thu 18th Jun 2015
Passengers flying with Ryanair this weekend will need to make sure they check in well in advance after the low-cost carrier announced that its website would be down for 10 hours on Friday and Saturday. ... 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 - 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 Police arrest gang accused of trying to force immigrant to sell kidney - Mon 18th May 2015
Spanish police have arrested five people accused of attempting to buy a kidney from an impoverished Moroccan immigrant for €6,000 (£4,361). ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Spain hit by French ATC strike - Wed 8th Apr 2015
Strike action planned by French Air Traffic Controllers for Thursday 9th of April has prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights to and from Spain. < ... 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 - Low cost airline passengers arriving in Spain up 9.2% - Wed 25th Mar 2015
Last year saw a significant growth in the number of foreign visitors coming to Spain, with the opening 2 months of 2015 bringing a year-on-year increase of 9.2% arrivals via low-cost Airlines ... more - 2 Dead in Valencia Floods - Tue 24th Mar 2015
Spanish rescue workers have retrieved the bodies of 2 people who are thought to have drowned during heavy rain which has caused extreme flooding across many municipalities in the Province of Castellon, Valencia. ... 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 - Ryanair refuses to board child in urgent need of a transplant - Fri 20th Mar 2015
A 10-year-old child who needed to travel urgently to Madrid for a liver and kidney transplant was denied passage on a Ryanair flight and nearly missed his life-saving operation, the family has revealed. The Irish airline ... more - Ryanair Launches New Customer Charter to Make Travel “Enjoyable” - Thu 19th Mar 2015
Budget airline Ryanair is one that historically many people have loved to hate. Their outspoken Chief Executive Michael O'Leary has come under fire a number of times over the years for his fearless cost cutting and ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - "F**k off Back to Spain !" - Mon 16th Feb 2015
A Youtube clip has appeared portraying an unsavory altercation between a group of racist yobs and 2 'suspected Spaniards' on a Manchester bus last week. ... 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 - 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 - 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 - EC Slams 'Wasteful Spending' at Spanish Airport - Thu 18th Dec 2014
And no, it's not Castellon, Corvera or Ciudad Real ! ... 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 - Dirty Tricks Employed by Spain's Vueling Airlines - Sun 16th Nov 2014
Spanish consumer association FACUA has criticised the Department of Telecommunications (SETSI) for their late response in forcing budget Airline Vueling to remove the '807' premium-rate number from their reservations desk. ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair fly family bound for Spain to Latvia by mistake - Wed 16th Jul 2014
Low cost airline RyanAir has promised an inquiry into how four holidaymakers from the UK were allowed to board the wrong flight ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Bride goes beserk on Ryanair flight to Spain - Fri 4th Apr 2014
Though every bride will surely have their day, this one wanted two. ... more - Fooled Out - Tue 1st Apr 2014
There shall be none of the traditional "April Foolery" related news article today. ... 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 - Spanish Court Kicks Out Ryanair Unfair dismissal Claim - Tue 11th Mar 2014
A former Ryanair employee who was sacked for eating an in-flight sandwich without paying for it or asking permission has been told he cannot contest the dismissal in the Spanish courts ... 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 - IAG confident on 2015 profit target as Iberia turns around - Fri 28th Feb 2014
British Airways-owner International Airlines Group said it was on track to more than double profit over the next 2 years, as a turnaround at its Iberia unit gains traction and it drives down costs across its business ... more - Allocated Seating on Ryanair Flights From Yesterday - Sat 1st Feb 2014
As of yesterday - Friday 31st January - all Ryanair flights will see passengers have the choice of allocated seating when purchasing their tickets ... more - Ryanair Increase Flights From Manchster to Spain - Sun 26th Jan 2014
Low-Cost Airline Ryanair last week announced the establishment of 3 new routes from Manchester to Spain, and an increase in frequency of flights to 4 existing destinations ... more - Spain Bans Sale of Ryanair Charity Calendar - Sat 14th Dec 2013
2014 will mark the final year of sales of Ryanair's controversial charity calendar, thanks to a Malaga court ruling. The calendar - which has raised thousands of Euros for a number of charities and worthy causes over ... more - Ryanair Confirms Improvements to Service - Fri 29th Nov 2013
Budget Airline Ryanair yesterday confirmed their plans to allow all passengers to carry a second small bag with them in the cabin of the aircraft ... more - Ryanair Engages Customer Friendly Policies - Tue 19th Nov 2013
Controversial Irish budget airline Ryanair has today announced changes to its website which it hopes will win favour with passengers as it attempts to become more customer friendly ... more - New Flights to Almeria Announced - Thu 14th Nov 2013
Budget Airline Ryanair has announced the creation of a new route to Almeria ... more - Ryanair 2014 Charity Calendar Preview - Tue 29th Oct 2013
Ryanair's 2014 charity calendar preview on Youtube has counted more than 500'000 views since it's launch just 7 days ago ... 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 - 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 - Reus and Girona Airports under EC Investigation - Sat 19th Oct 2013
Catalonia's Reus and Girona Airports are currently under investigation by the European Commission over marketing irregularities ... 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 - Ryanair Sale includes 4 UK - Spain routes - Sat 31st Aug 2013
Budget Airline Ryanair have launched a promotional sale of 100'000 seats starting from just £14.99 each way including taxes and booking fees ... more - Ryanair slated for refusing toddler on flight - Tue 20th Aug 2013
A court in Palma de Mallorca has ruled that Ryanair must pay out €1,222.26 in compensation to a family refused boarding on a flights due to not accepting the identity documents of their three-year-old child ... more - Ryanair sues Channel 4, Mirror and Mail - Sat 17th Aug 2013
Ryanair's legal team has released a statement confirming they have begun legal proceedings against Channel 4, Associated Newspapers and the Mirror Group ... more - Ryanair hits back against safety slurs - Mon 12th Aug 2013
Ryanair have hit back against reports in the press this weekend - notably by the Financial Times and Daily Telegraph - who quoted Members of the "Ryanair Pilots Group" in their criticism of the airline's fuel policy ... 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 - Which? Compares Airlines Flying to Spain - Sat 20th Jul 2013
Which? Consumer Association has undertaken a study on the best Airlines to fly with to a number of popular European Holiday destinations ... more - Spain sees change in Airline activity - Thu 18th Jul 2013
The Spanish Aviation Authority - AENA - has reported how passenger numbers arriving at Spain's airports fell by 5.9% to reach 84.64 Mln during the first half of 2013 ... 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 - Ryanair launches 6 new routes between the UK and Spain - Fri 5th Jul 2013
The South of the UK is to benefit from the establishment of 6 new routes to Spain thanks to Ryanair's winter 2013 schedules ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair Calendar : Double Standards ? - Mon 1st Apr 2013
Ryanair is in the pages of the Spanish news once again this week, however this time it is due to complaints of sexism ... more - Spain Airline arrivals decline for Jan & Feb - Sun 31st Mar 2013
A report published this weekend by the Institute of Touristic Studies (ITS) has reported a decrease in the number of passengers flying to or within Spain with Budget airlines ... 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 - Google launches Flight Search in UK and Spain - Mon 18th Mar 2013
Google has launched their new 'Flight Search' in both the UK and Spain following their takeover of ITA, a software company, which was instrumental in seeing them launch the service in the USA in 2011 ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair announce new routes to Spain - Sun 17th Feb 2013
The establishment of new routes by budget airline Ryanair, will help bring thousands more passengers to Spain this summer ... more - Ryanair accounts for 70% of all Airline complaints : FACUA - Sat 9th Feb 2013
Ryanair account for 7 out of every 10 complaints reported to FACUA, according to a recent survey by the Consumers association ... 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 - Ryanair Luggage Policy : "Saftey not Revenue" - Fri 25th Jan 2013
Ryanair has tried to defend the aggressive application of their carry-on baggage policy, by claiming that it is enforced for reasons of safety ... more - Ryanair flight makes emergency landing in Italy - Wed 23rd Jan 2013
A Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the Italian city of Genoa on Wednesday, after instruments on the Boeing 737-800 signalled possible cabin pressure problems, the airline said ... more - Pilots agree to talk with Iberia about job cuts - Thu 3rd Jan 2013
Iberia Airlines commented yesterday it has reached a preliminary agreement with pilots over plans to restructure the loss-making airline by laying off staff and cutting salaries. However, the agreement to sit down to ... more - Iberia pilots union SEPLA demands airline growth plan - Wed 2th Jan 2013
The pilots union of struggling Spanish airline Iberia demanded a growth plan as it headed into talks on Wednesday with executives over deep job cuts that have also stoked alarm in a country with the highest unemployment in ... 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 - 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 - 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 introduce 2% credit card fee from 30th Nov - Thu 29th Nov 2012
Ryanair has announced that "in order to comply with the UK Office of Fair Trading's recent ruling on credit card fees it will introduce an avoidable 2% credit card processing fee on all new credit card bookings made from 30 ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair withdraw cash passport - Sat 3rd Nov 2012
Barely 6 months after being launched earlier this year, Ryanair's 'Cash Passport' has hit a major hurdle ... 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 - Official Investigation into Ryanair Launched - Wed 19th Sep 2012
Soledad Becerril, the Spanish state Ombudswoman, has requested that the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (AESA) open an investigation into Ryanair ... more - Ryanair Calls for EASA Directors Head - Tue 18th Sep 2012
Micheal O'Leary, chairman of Ryanair has called for the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) director Isabel Maestre to be dismissed from her post ... more - Spain Gets Tough with Foreign Airlines - Tue 11th Sep 2012
Spain will tighten regulations to improve air safety within the country, reinforce powers to punish airlines that infringe them and will seek greater powers from the EU, the Development Ministry said ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Unexplained "Procedural" behaviour on Ryanair flight - Thu 23rd Aug 2012
A Ryanair flight from Alicante, Spain bound for the UK caused alarm and stirred fear amongst it's passengers following an unusual and unexplained procedure by its cabin crew ... 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 - 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 - Vueling surpass Iberia for number of passengers in July - Sun 12th Aug 2012
Spanish airline Vueling flew a total of 1,609,000 passengers in July, surpassing Iberia, who flew 1.532 million passengers ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair voted 'least favourite airline' - Mon 7th May 2012
Regular travellers to Spain will not be surprised to hear that Ryanair has been voted the 'least favourite airline' ... more - Ferry Company take on Ryanair over Barcelona - Menorca route - Fri 4th May 2012
A Ferry company is taking on Ryanair following the recent introduction of their Barcelona - Menorca route ... more - BMI Baby flights to be serviced by Ryanair - Fri 4th May 2012
An announcement yesterday by International Airlines Group (IAG) that their BMI Baby airline will cease flying on September 20th of this year, has left thousands of holidaymakers uncertain of where they stand ... 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 - Ryanair pay compensation for denying passenger boarding - Thu 3rd May 2012
Ryanair has compensated a passenger €479.40 for being denied boarding of a flight from Barcelona to Palencia due to being unable to produce a valid form of identification ... 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 - 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 - Flybe scrap debit card charges - Fri 27th Apr 2012
Flybe have revealled a new £9m marketing campaign to distance itself from 'negative perceptions' of low-cost rivals such as Ryanair ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair Introduce 2 new Spanish routes - Tue 17th Apr 2012
Further to a recent announcement by Ryanair regarding the introduction of new routes from Bilbao to Madrid and Barcelona, the airline has today announced the addition of a further 2 routes ... more - Iberia cuts pilot pay - Tue 17th Apr 2012
Spanish airline Iberia said on Tuesday it was cutting the conditions and pay of its pilots to save €62 million euros on salary costs, a move that could escalate tensions with striking staff ... more - EU Parliament to vote on airline worker state contributions - Mon 16th Apr 2012
The European Parliament will vote next week on a proposal to close the legal loophole surrounding the issue of airline workers and where they pay their Social Security contributions ... more - Spanish Q1 passenger stats - by airline - Mon 16th Apr 2012
According to recent data supplied by AENA, Ryanair flew a total of 4,738,800 passengers to Spanish airports during the first quarter of 2012 - 292,000 less than the same period in 2011, representing a decrease of 5.8% ... 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 - 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 - Cordoba Court Rules Ryanair "Abusive" - Tue 10th Apr 2012
The Spanish Confederation of Housewifes, Consumers and Home Owners (CEACCU) has reported how a Judge has forced Ryanair to pay €3'200 in compensation to a family for denying them boarding of a flight ... 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 - Ryanair's deal with Catalonia safe from AENA fee hike - Wed 4th Apr 2012
The Generalitat de Catalunya held it's breath for a while yesterday following the news that AENA are to increase their fees across their network of airports in Spain ... more - Spanish Judge dismisses Ryanair complaint against consumer group - Tue 3rd Apr 2012
A Judge in a Seville court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Ryanair against the FACUA Consumer Action Group, over recent claims that the association regularly publicised unfounded complaints made against the airline and ... more - Spain's Iberia files legal action against strikers - Tue 3rd Apr 2012
Spanish airline Iberia, part of International Airlines Group, has petitioned a court to ban strikes called by pilots and cabin crew during the next few months and to award compensation for strikes already held. ... 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 - Iberia Express ticket prices 'compare with Easyjet' - Mon 2th Apr 2012
The creation of Iberia Express last Sunday has led to the obvious anticipated comparison amongst a number of low cost carriers ... 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 - 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 - Ryanair's 51st hub opens in Palma tomorrow - Mon 26th Mar 2012
Tomorrow will mark the opening of Ryanair's new hub at Palma de Mallorca, which will become the airline's 51st base of operations ... 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 - Iberia Express to launch with 26 flights tomorrow morning - Sat 24th Mar 2012
Iberia Express - Spain's newest airline - will commence operations tomorrow morning when the 07:35 flight from Alicante to Barajas tkes off. A further 25 flights will be scheduled during the first day, ending with a flight ... 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 - FACUA accuse ryanair of 'fraudulent advertising' - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
Spain's FACUA consumers association has accused Ryanair of fraudulent advertising by offering flights at prices that can often work out to be four times the initial prices advertised ... more - IAG prepare for launch of Iberia Express - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
Shares in International Consolodated Airlines Group (IAG) - the parent company formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia - gained 2% this morning to reach €2.20 over speculation around the launch of Iberia Express ... more - Movistar voted 'Worst Company in Spain' - Fri 23rd Mar 2012
Movistar have today been announced as "The Worst Company in Spain" ... more - Benidorm councilor urges Gov't to intervene between El Altet and Ryanair - Thu 22th Mar 2012
Benidorm's Councilor for Tourism yesterday asked the Government to intervene in the negotiations between Alicante aiport management in Ryanair in a bid to prevent further losses in the number of foreign visitors coming to ... more - Ryanair forced to pay 'volcano compensation' - Thu 22th Mar 2012
Ryanair have lost their legal battle in their refusal to pay compensation to passengers effected by cancellations to flights due to the Icelandic volvano eruption of 2010 ... 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 - Ryanair to launch cash passport in Spain April 15th - Wed 21st Mar 2012
Ryanair's controversial 'Cash Passport' will be launched for spanish residents from April 15th, as a means for passengers to avoid paying the 6 Euro 'booking surcharge' when making reservations for tickets ... 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 - Voting for 'Worst Spanish Company' extended by 1 week - Tue 20th Mar 2012
The decision was taken last week to extend the voting for the FACUA Consumer action group's third annual "Worst Company of the Year" award ... more - 'Cheaper to fly Madrid-New York than to Canaries' - Tue 20th Mar 2012
The President of ASHOTEL, the Hoteliers and Tourism association of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, has warned of the falling numbers of tourists visiting the Canary Islands ... 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 - 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 - Generalitat approves Catalan 'Tourist Tax' - Thu 15th Mar 2012
The Catalan regional parliament yesterday approved contraversial measuresto implement a "Tourism Tax" which will see a surcharge of between €1.0 to €3.0 levied per person per night when staying in a Hotel, depending ... 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 - Ryanair cause further problems at Reus - Tue 13th Mar 2012
Employees of Lesma Holdings, the baggage handlers and ground crew employed by Ryanair at Reus airport, have reported that they have had no communication from the airline with regards to how many employees will be required ... 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 - Airlines Demand U.K. Air-Tax Freeze - Mon 12th Mar 2012
Ryanair, EasyJet, Virgin Atlantic Airways and British Airways are calling on the UK government to halt a planned increase in aviation tax and investigate its effect on economic growth ... 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 - Advertising standards agency slams Ryanair over Thomas Cook slur - Wed 7th Mar 2012
The Advertising Standards Agency in the UK has condemned the advertising campaign launched last year by Ryanair, where they referred to the economic difficulties being faced by Thomas Cook with an explicit message : "Bye, ... more - Nominees for 'Worst Spanish Company' revealed - Wed 7th Mar 2012
Spain's FACUA consumer rights association has released the nominees for their "Worst Company of the Year" award on their website ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Iberia Express confirm Canary Island routes - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Fuerteventura and Lanzarote have been named as being amongst the first destinations planned by new airline, Iberia Express, who are due to commence operations on March 25th ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair Cheat Spanish Social Security Contributions - Tue 14th Feb 2012
A report in Spanish daily 'Preferente' has criticised Ryanair for flounting Spanish Social Security regulations ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair take on six new Spanair routes - Wed 8th Feb 2012
Ryanair are set to maximise on the demise of Spanair by establishing new routes at Barcelona's El Prat airport ... more - Outcome of Ryanair compensation court case awaited - Tue 7th Feb 2012
The European Union's Court of Justice is due to pass judgement on case brough against Ryanair by a number of passengers in a claim for compensation ... more - €250 mln in subsidies paid to 15 airlines in 5 years - Sun 5th Feb 2012
Almost half of all Spanish airline subsides paid over the last 5 years have been made to Ryanair, who recieved just over €100 million of the €250 million total paid out ... more - Ryanair offers work to Spanair pilots - Sat 4th Feb 2012
Ryanair has made an offer of employment to 70 Pilots previously employed by the collpased Spanair airline, on the condition that they are legally employed in Ireland and not Spain ... more - Further cuts to Canary Islands flights possible - Sat 4th Feb 2012
Following on from last week's news that Ryanair may consider cutting Canary Island routes it has been revealed that Jet2 and Monarch may be about to follow suit ... 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 - Spanair employees brand job offers 'miserable' - Wed 1st Feb 2012
Former employees of the collapsed airline, Spanair, have criticized the offers of employment extended to them by Vueling and Ryanair in their bids to capitalise on their bids to expand into the voids left behind by the ... more - Further Unions join Iberia strike action - Wed 1st Feb 2012
The STAVLA, CTA and CNT unions representing Iberia's Cabin crew and Ground crew employees have voted in faviour of joining SEPLA Pilot's union members in their continued strike action this month ... 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 - 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 - Ryanair hikes profit forecast on higher fares - Mon 30th Jan 2012
Ryanair raised its profit forecast on Monday, saying higher ticket prices were more than making up for expensive fuel and reduced capacity, underlining the resilience of its low-cost sector as legacy carriers struggle ... more - 22'000 passengers affected by Spanair collapse - Sun 29th Jan 2012
The disruption caused by the collapse of Spanair on Friday night has resulted in the immediate cancellation of 220 flights, and has left 22'000 passengers with no means of travelling with the tickets that they have purchased ... more - Ryanair airbridge appeal dismissed - Fri 27th Jan 2012
Alicante Provincial Court has dismissed the second appeal filed by Ryanair, against the enforced useage of airbridges at El Altet airport ... more - Ryanair may consider cutting Canary Island routes - Thu 26th Jan 2012
Ryanair is considering cutting a number of routes to the Canary Islands if the Minister of Energy, Industry and Tourism, José Manuel Soria, continues with his proposal to cut subsidies ... 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 - 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 - Petition to reinstate Ryanair Winter flights to Ibiza reaches 5'000 - Fri 20th Jan 2012
A Facebook campaign, which was launched in October of 2011, has now reached 5'000 signitures on it's petition, which demands that the Regional Government of the Balearics continues to subidise Ryanair's winter flights 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 - 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 - EU to challenge airlines 'one peice of hand luggage' rule - Tue 17th Jan 2012
The strict 'one peice of handluggage' rule imposed by Ryanair and other budget airlines may be about to be challenged by the European Commission ... more - Spain accounts for 20pct of all Ryanair business - Mon 16th Jan 2012
Ryanair's outspoke and often contraversial CEO, Michael O'Leary, has predicted that the airline will continue to increase it's market share in Spain after becoming the largest airline in the country last year ... more - Eight out of Eleven domestic flights at Alicante with budget airlines - Mon 16th Jan 2012
Recent figures released by AENA have shown how low-cost carriers are currently monopolising the domestic trafficc at Alicante's El Altet airport, with 8 out of the 11 domestic routes to Alicante being provided by a low cost ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair to cover carbon scheme at 0.25 euro per seat - Tue 10th Jan 2012
Ryanair will introduce a 25 euro cents levy on every seat booked from next week to cover the expected 18-20 million euro cost for carbon permits it needs this year under a new European Union emissions trading scheme ... 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 - Europe to ban 'rip off' credit card fees - Fri 6th Jan 2012
With more and more sales taking place online, people are increasingly finding that cash is becoming an archaic concept. In fact companies anticipate that clients will want to pay via a credit or debit card, therefore ... more - Ryanair's Dec traffic down after aircraft grounded - Thu 5th Jan 2012
The Irish company said its 2011/2012 winter traffic was expected to fall by around 5% due to the decision to ground planes. Ryanair said its December load factor - a measure of how well a carrier is selling available s ... 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 - 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 - Second One-Day Iberia Strike Affects 10'000 Passengers - Thu 29th Dec 2011
The second of the two one-day strikes passed today, whereby protesting Iberia pilots forced the cancellation of some 118 flights ... more - Catalan Tourist Tax 'unlikely to happen' - Mon 26th Dec 2011
The Generalitat of Catalonia's plan to introduce a tax on tourists visiting the region looks highly unlikely to be ever put into practice, due to a wave of criticism from a number of Business Associations ... 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 - Just one Spanish airline profitable in 2011 - Thu 22th Dec 2011
According to Bloomberg, the only Spanish airline to end 2011 in profit will be Vueling, with Iberia (who own 45.85% of the the low-cost airline), Air Europa and Spanair all struggling with escalating fuel prices ... 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 - Next weeks Iberia strike to see 118 cancelled flights - Wed 21st Dec 2011
The second of two on-day strikes called by Iberia Pilots, who are SEPLA Union members, will be held next Thursday - the 29th December ... 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 - 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 - Low Cost Airline Passenger Numbers Slip in November - Mon 19th Dec 2011
Low cost airlines flying to Spain this November have seen a decrease in passengers for the first time this year - down 0.4% on Novermber 2010 ... 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 - 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 - Iberia signs deal to offset strike impact - Wed 14th Dec 2011
Spain's Iberia, run by International Airlines Group , said it had reached agreement with 30 transport companies to offer travel alternatives for passengers who may be affected by strike action this month ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair introduce new route to Ibiza - Fri 9th Dec 2011
Ryanair have announced the introduction of a new route to connect the airports of Ibiza and Marseille ... more - Ryanair Stealth Charges Increase - Fri 9th Dec 2011
Ryanair has announced the introduction of an increase in the cost applied to checking in hold luggage in the peak holiday periods of June to September and over Christmas ... more - Gap between Easyjet and Ryanair narrows - Wed 7th Dec 2011
Low cost carrier, EasyJet, enjoyed an 88.3% occupancy rate in November, 8.3% above its rival Ryanair, who completed a 'load factor' of 80% last month ... more - Airlines unite to condemn UK's air passenger tax - Wed 7th Dec 2011
The UK and Ireland's biggest airlines teamed up to criticise Britain's decision not to scrap Air Passenger Duty, with IAG-owned British Airways highlighting its opposition by saying the levy would lead to hundreds fewer jobs ... 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 - FACUA complain about Ryanair´s `magic´ bracelets - Thu 1st Dec 2011
Spanish consumer association, FACUA, has reported to the airline Ryanair to the Health and Consumer Affairs authorities over their sale of `Miracle´ watches on their flights ... more - Spanish Housewives complain over sale of Ryanair calendar - Tue 29th Nov 2011
Spain´s Provincial Association of Housewives and Consumers of Valencia (TYRIUS) has issued a formal complaint to the airline with regards to the sale of it´s 2012 calendar ... more - Budget Airlines Account for 86pct of 2011 passenger growth - Tue 29th Nov 2011
Budget airlines accounted for almost 10 Million of the 11 Million increase in passenger numbers flying to or from Spanish airports so far this year ... 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 - Ryanair introduce new internet security feature - Sun 27th Nov 2011
Ryanair have introduced an improved internet security feature on their website, to prevent two Spanish websites from yusing 'screenscraper' technology to display information from Ryanair.com on their own website ... 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 - 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 - Ryanair announce new route to Malaga - Wed 23rd Nov 2011
Yesterday Ryanair announced a further a new Spanish route - this time connecting Malaga on the costa del sol and Leipzig in eastern Germany. The route will commence on March 26th next year, and will operate every Monday and ... more - New Girona - Knock route announced - Tue 22th Nov 2011
The Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced a new connection between Girona and the town of Knock, in the northwest of Ireland, which will begin operations on March 27, 2012 and will operate with a frequency of three ... more - Iberia pilots to vote on strike over new airline - Tue 22th Nov 2011
The pilots and crew of Spanish air carrier Iberia will decide on Nov. 30 whether to take strike action against the company's plans to launch a low-cost carrier - to be named Iberia Express - with new, and cheaper, personnel, ... more - Over half of visitors to Spain arrive on budget airlines - Mon 21st Nov 2011
Recent statistics have shown how more than 50% of the 32 Million passengers arriving in Spain in the first 10 months of 2011 did so on low cost carriers ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair begin new route to Malaga - Thu 3rd Nov 2011
Today Ryanair began their new flight connecting the cities of Malaga and Manchester, with three flights per week ... 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 - AENA repsonds to Catalan criticism - Tue 1st Nov 2011
AENA have today announced how they are currently in negotiations with 13 airlines from 11 European countries to establish routes to Reus and Girona airports ... 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 - Catalan Minister hits out at AENA - Mon 31st Oct 2011
The Catalan Minister of Planning and Sustainability, Lluís Recoder, has criticized AENA over recent actions taken by Ryanair in ceasing operations at Reus airport, and cutting flights by 50% at Girona over the Winter period, ... 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Region of Galica announces cutback on airline subsidies - Thu 20th Oct 2011
Just one week after the official opening to the new terminal at Santiago de Compostella's Lavacolla airport, and the regional government of Galicia has announced it will withdraw subsidies paid to airlines for the foreeable ... more - EU Change Airline booking regulations - Wed 19th Oct 2011
The EU have agreed changes to regulations surrounding the travel industry - in particular airlines ... 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 - 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 - SEPLA hits out at Iberia Express - Fri 14th Oct 2011
The Head of the SEPLA Spanish Pilots Union, Justo Peral, has hit out at the CEO of IAG International Airlines Group, fearing how Iberia Airlines is about to suffer massive cuts ... more - Ryanair Considers removing toilets from planes - Wed 12th Oct 2011
Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, confirms that the airline is looking into the possibility of having just the one toilet onboard all aircraft that it orders in future - thereby reducing payloads and allowing for additional ... more - Ryanair Win Boarding Pass Appeal - Wed 12th Oct 2011
Ryanair has won its appeal against a ruling made by a Spanish court earlier this year, which stated that any additional fees for reissuing boarding passes that were lost, damaged or never printed, were illegal ... 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 - How Much Do The Regions Pay Low Cost Airlines To Mainitain Routes ? - Fri 7th Oct 2011
Spain's National Competition Commission has found that between 2007 and 2011 over 250 million Euros of public funds, mainly from the Autonomous Regions, was paid to various airlines to maintain routes to and from regional ... more - Launch of Iberia Express Airline Approved - Fri 7th Oct 2011
International Airlines Group (IAG), the company created from the merger of British Airways and Iberia, have announced their final decision to launch a new subsidiary - Iberia Express - from summer 2012 in a bid to boost ... 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 - Almost Half of All Visitors to Ibiza Fly Low-Cost - Tue 4th Oct 2011
Recent statistics released by AENA have revealed how 946'637 of the 2,117,923 arriving on the Island of Ibiza up to the end of August this year did so by flying with a low-cost airline ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair Criticises Catalonian Support of Spaniar - Sat 24th Sep 2011
Ryanair has called upon the Generalitat of Catalonia to stop "wasting taxpayer money in continuing to pay Spanair to reduce flights, losing passengers and incurring huge losses, who are clearly not a viable commercial ... 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 - Aer Lingus rejects Ryanair criticism - Thu 22th Sep 2011
Ireland's Aer Lingus has written to shareholder and long-time rival Ryanair to reject the latter's complaints that it is "continually ignored" by the Aer Lingus board, the latest in a long-running war of words between the ... more - Consumer Group Which? Criticises Ryanair Cash Passport - Wed 21st Sep 2011
Following Ryanair's announcement last week that they would be making severe changes to their online credit card charges, a number of Consumer groups have criticised the move as it now means that a family of four could be ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Rynanair Change Credit Card Booking Fees - Thu 15th Sep 2011
Ryanair yesterday announced yet another stealth charge intended to squeeze more money from unsuspecting passengers. Once again, the controversy surrounds the issue of the booking fee ... 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 - 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 - One Flight - Two Emergency Landings Investigated - Mon 12th Sep 2011
A Ryanair flight from Catalonia's Girona airport, on route to Stansted was forced to make two separate emergency landings on the same journey after fumes entered the rear of the cabin in mid-flight ... 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 'Will not bid on Aer Lingus Shares' - Fri 9th Sep 2011
The Government of Ireland is rumoured to be thinking about selling it's 25% stake in Aer Lingus as a means of raising revenue for the stricken economy ... 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 - Ryanair ordered to pay four year old child compensation - Wed 7th Sep 2011
The Spanish Air Safety Agency have instructed Ryanair to pay compensation in the case of a four year child who was refused boarding on a domestic flight due to not providing any DNI identification ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Spanish consumer group takes airlines to court - Fri 5th Aug 2011
Spain's Consumer and Users Organisation (OCU) is demanding that a number of airlines remove certain clauses and contractual smallprint that abuse the rights of passengers ... 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 CEO sees 82 pct rise in bonus - Tue 2th Aug 2011
Following a 26% surge in profits, Ryanair paid Micheal O'leary a 82.5% increase on his yearly bonus which, when added to his €595,000 basic salary, took his total earning for the year to almost €1.1 Million ... 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 - Ryanair sees small airlines going bust on high oil - Tue 26th Jul 2011
Oil prices above $110 a barrel could force small regional European carriers to go bankrupt this winter, the chief executive of Europe's largest low-cost airline Ryanair said on Tuesday. ... 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 - 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 - 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 - Ryanair photo ID Policy 'Illegal' - Wed 13th Jul 2011
Spain's National Institute of Consumers, which reports to the Health Ministry, has requested that the public prosecutor's office takes action against Ryanair for its practice of not allowing Spanish children to fly without ... more - Ryanair defamation claim overturned - Wed 6th Jul 2011
It is just one week ago that Ryanair tried to obtain a gaging order from the Spanish courts against FACUA ... 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 - Ryanair accuse Spanish consumer group of defamation - Mon 27th Jun 2011
Ryanair is reported to be considering taking legal action against - FACUA - a Spanish consumers association, for defamation and generally damaging the corporate image of the business. ... more - Ambulance treat baby after delayed Ryanair flight - Fri 17th Jun 2011
Ryaniar have once again proved to be the critic's favourite following a shambolic display of passenger care during one of their flights from Sevilla to Pisa in Italy yesterday ... 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 - Volcanic ash grounds 250 flights - Wed 25th May 2011
Clouds of ash had drifted towards Scotland and the North of England, and had prompted the authorities to classify the affected airspace in three different zones - with each zone representing ... 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 - Ryanair threaten to reduce Spanish flights - Tue 10th May 2011
Ryanair yesterday said that it may reduce the number of flights to and from Spain over a dispute concerning over 1 Million euros worth of fines ... 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 - 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 - Ryanair to add surcharge to ticket prices - Thu 31st Mar 2011
A surcharge of €2 will be added to every ticket Ryanair sells as of Monday, April 4, which the airline reports will go towards costs that it will incurr from the European Union's new passenger compensation legislation - ref ... more - Spanish court find Ryanair guilty of defamation and unfair charges - Mon 21st Mar 2011
Two seperate judgments from Spanish courts, upheld lawsuits against Ryanair for defamation and unfair competition arising from Ryanair threatening two specific online travel agencies (Atrápalo and Rumbo) to cancel all plane ... 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 - Airline may reduce routes flying to Alicante airport - Wed 9th Mar 2011
The main cause fro concern is over the design of the new terminal, which does not allow for direct access for passengers to board the planes, and therefore means the airlines will have to meet the cost of installing ... 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 - Ryanair defy court judgement - Fri 11th Feb 2011
Ryanair is seemingly ignoring a recent judgement passed againt it by a Spanish supreme court in Barcelona, that the airline can not charge passengers for failing to print off their boarding pass, which is being appealed by ... 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 - 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 - Ryanair boarding-pass penalty ruled illegal - Sat 15th Jan 2011
A judge in Spain has ruled that Irish low-cost airline Ryanair cannot charge passengers for failing to print out their own boarding cards, in a decision made public Friday ... 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 - Iberian & Ryanair cancel all flights to/from Spain - Sat 4th Dec 2010
Spanish flagship airline Iberia and budget carrier Ryanair said on Saturday they had canceled all flights in and out of Spain after a wildcat strike by air traffic controllers paralyzed airports ... more - Ryanair profit from hike in charges - Tue 2th Nov 2010
Ryaniar reported a 12% average rise in airfares together with extra revenues for 'additional charges' as they revealed a 17% increase in half-year profits yesterday ... 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 - Breakdown of talks between AENA and Controllers - Fri 8th Oct 2010
Talks between air traffic controllers and the government broke down for the second time today, leaving a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the heads of those planning to travel to and from Spain over the next few weeks ... more - Strike grounds Spanish flights - Wed 29th Sep 2010
Air passengers have been advised to expect disruption on flights to and from Spain today due to strikes ... more - Ryanair may reduce flights from Girona & Reus - Fri 3rd Sep 2010
Following the opening of a new base at Barcelona's El Prat airport, Ryanair have announced that unless costs are reduced, they intend to reduce the number of flights it runs to and from the nearby Girona and Reus airports ... 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 - Iberian passenger number up in July - Fri 13th Aug 2010
Spanish airline Iberia filled its planes more in July than a year earlier by cutting capacity on domestic and European routes and increasing its intercontinental flights, the Spanish airline said on Thursday ... more - 3 Year old falls 20ft boarding Ryanair flight - Thu 12th Aug 2010
The 3 Year old fell through the gap between the handrail and the platform at the top of the steps whilst boarding the airplane ... more - 10 Euro Ryanair ticket sale - Tue 27th Jul 2010
At midnight last night Ryanair released 500,000 EUR10 seats valid for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in September ... more - Tax rise 'will damage UK tourism' - Thu 1st Jul 2010
Expatriates born in Britain but living abroad may be put off visiting the UK because of the impending increase on air passenger duty, according to trade association UKinbound ... more - Ryanair to re-open base at Valencia airport - Thu 24th Jun 2010
Ryanair plans to reopen a base at Valencia in Spain, just two years after it closed the operation amid an acrimonious fallout with the local government ... more - Ryanair reduce routes at Granda airport - Thu 6th May 2010
Budget airline, Ryanair, has cancelled four of its six services from Granada airport, due to what they claim are ‘excessive costs'. ... 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 - Airport Chaos Continues - Mon 19th Apr 2010
Airports in Spain resumed service yesterday after having cancelled 194 flights due to the cloud of volcanic ash hanging over most of northern Europe ... more - Flight cancellations cause misery accross Europe - Sat 17th Apr 2010
The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull glacial region is continuing to cause severe disruption to air traffic across Northern Europe. Latest news is that this disruption will continue till Sunday, with ... more - Ryanair Passeger Misses Flight Due To Poorly Printed Boarding Pass - Mon 12th Apr 2010
An Irish passenger flying from Malaga to Dublin with Ryanair missed her flight due to a poorly printed boarding pass on her printer at home. ... 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 - Lufthansa strike suspended - Tue 23rd Feb 2010
Lufthansa pilots in Germany agreed to suspend for two weeks a strike that grounded about 900 flights on Monday, just as rival British Airways' cabin crew voted to join the fray to protest harsh cost cuts ... more - Ryanair reduces Q3 losses - Mon 1st Feb 2010
Ryanair has raised its full-year profit guidance after reporting a much smaller loss than expected for its third quarter ... more - Planes collide at Girona Airport - Fri 15th Jan 2010
Two aeroplanes operated by the Irish airline, Ryanair, grazed each other at 11.10 on Thursday morning in the holding zone at the bottom of the runway at Girona-Costa Brava airport, where they were preparing to take off ... more - Ryanair announce plans to pay shareholder dividends in 2013 - Thu 7th Jan 2010
Ryanair has today reported how it plans to pay dividends to its shareholders from 2013 for the first time since the company was created ... 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 - 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 - Holidaymakers Suffer With Collapse Of Airline - Thu 17th Dec 2009
Scotlands largest Airline, Flyglobespan, yesterday went into receivership leaving a reported 5'000 travellers and holidaymakers stranded abroad – many of which are in Spain ... more - Europe's airlines cut fuel hedging - Tue 15th Dec 2009
European airlines have reduced their fuel hedging exposure for next year after suffering from multi-million dollar losses this year ... more - Ryanair Announce New Routes - Wed 2th Dec 2009
Ryanair have announced that nine new planes will be based at Alicante's El Altet airport, which will allow for new routes be provided for new destinations ... more - BA sees improved outlook - Fri 6th Nov 2009
British Airways Plc fell to a worse than expected first-half loss and forecast revenue would slump by 1 billion pounds this year, but analysts said the worst could be over as the airline signalled business was stabilising ... more - Ryanair may reverse growth strategy as fares fall - Mon 2th Nov 2009
Ryanair said on Monday it might throttle back on the expansion strategy which brought growth even in the depth of air travel crisis, warning that an 80-percent rise in first-half profit was driven by lower oil prices and ... more - Ryanair sees Aer Lingus as vehicle to bmi -paper - Mon 12th Oct 2009
Ryanair could use a potential acquisition of Aer Lingus as a vehicle to buy Britain's BMI from Deutsche Lufthansa, Ryanair's chief executive was quoted as saying on Sunday ... more - Ryanair sees Aer Lingus as way to bmi - Mon 12th Oct 2009
Ryanair could use a potential acquisition of Aer Lingus as a vehicle to buy bmi BMID.UL from Deutsche Lufthansa, Ryanair's chief executive was quoted as saying on Sunday ... more - Vueling Sept traffic up 91 pct with Clickair - Fri 9th Oct 2009
Spanish no-frills airline Vueling on Friday posted a 91 percent climb in passenger traffic to 955,708 in September from a year ago, helped by its merger with Iberia's low-cost subsidiary Clickair in July ... more