jetXtra.com are pleased to announce that following continued demand for our Alicante service on offer over the summer months and having listened to customer feedback, flights to Alicante will operate over selected December 2014 and January 2015 dates allowing for Christmas and New Year holidays from Humberside Airport. jetXtra.com founder Daniel Reilly said; “We are […]
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Winter flights confirmed for Alicante from Humberside
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Construction cogs turn once again as Costa Blanca property market shows signs of recovery
According to official statistics from the College of Technical Architects and Surveyors of Alicante, activity in the construction sector, which suffered a significant slump after reaching record highs during the boom years, has begun to show signs of recovery, returning to levels witnessed at the beginning of the crash in 2008. Indeed Alicante alone ended […]
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Norwegian starts Turku-Alicante flights
Flights from Turku to Alicante start this week, operated by Norwegian airlines. The connection is operating as a trial, initially until August 2014. Turku airport lost a number of connections when Ryanair announced it would leave the south-western city. Now it plans a comeback with Norwegian, which will fly to Alicante and back once a […]
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Costa Blanca’s a top Nordic choice
THE Costa Blanca is the top destination for Nordic visitors on mainland Spain. Between January and August this year 435,087 visitors from Nordic countries moved through Alicante-Elche airport with around 32,000 citizens from Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden now regularly working in the province. Last year these tourists spent around €600 million. Only the Canary […]
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Holiday flights to Alicante and Majorca to return
FLIGHTS from Humberside Airport to Alicante and Majorca will return next year after a successful first summer. Operator jet Xtra.com has confirmed it will run the flights again from the airport. Departures from Humberside to the two sunshine destinations took off weekly from May to September. Daniel Reilly, founder of jet Xtra.com said: “It has […]
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Alicante expands light rail network
THE light rail network in Alicante became Spain’s largest on September 4 with the official opening of the city’s fourth line, which links the city centre with the university and the nearby town of San Vicente del Raspeig. Line 2 services share tracks with the three existing lines (1, 3 and 4) on the 1.6 […]
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Big boom in flights from Southend Airport to hotspots
SUNSEEKERS heading to summer hotspots and new routes across Britain and Europe have boosted Southend Airport passenger numbers by a third. Almost 112,000 people used the airport in July – the highest figure in the airport’s history and up 32 per cent on July last year. The big three which have driven up figures are […]
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‘Priority’ Shannon to Alicante Ryanair route resumes
DIRECT flights from Shannon to the Costa Blanca have resumed just in time for summer with Ryanair’s restored seasonal service to Alicante. The Spanish resort had been identified as a priority by the new management team at Shannon, chairman of the SAA Rose Hynes said. “We are delighted to see this Alicante service commence today […]
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Airlines and the internet shape where we buy property abroad
Improved air access and cheaper fares combined with the convenience of the internet have changed how and where people buy overseas property today, according to a recent survey by the Overseas Guides Company. Recent survey evidence shows that 50.6 per cent of people buying abroad want their new property to be within an hour of […]