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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Norwegian starts Turku-Alicante flights
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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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Flights to Spain in demand from Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is seeing huge demand for flights to Spain as the destination is Mancunians favourite, according to a study. Foreign exchange specialist Travelex carried out a survey, which found over a quarter (27%) chose the Mediterranean country as their favourite. Travelex says Mancunians picked the southern region of Costa del Sol as their preferred […]
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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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Scandinavian property buyers choose Costa del Sol & Mallorca over Costa Blanca according to Taylor Wimpey España
Historically the Costa Blanca was the preferred place to purchase Spanish property at a bargain price but the tides have now changed and both the glamorous Costa del Sol and Mallorca are attracting not just the traditional British and German buyers but savvy Scandinavians looking for that dream home in the Spanish sun. Indeed, Spanish […]
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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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11% increase in Alicante airport passengers reflect high demand for the Costa ‘booming’ Blanca
Time and time again, the Costa Blanca proves to be a top destination for those visiting Spain with its mountainous interior, miles of golden sandy beaches and subtropical climate it’s no wonder it remains a top region for those wishing to purchase a holiday home in the sun. If the figures from Spanish Airports and […]
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Ryanair Launches Its Biggest Ever Winter Schedule
Ryanair celebrated the launch of its 2013 winter schedule by launching a 100,000 seat sale across its entire European network, with prices starting from just £22.99 for travel in September, which are available for booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Thur (11 July). Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “Ryanair is delighted to launch our 2013-14 winter schedule, with […]
