Spanish Airport Guide News

Despite the Spanish Airport’s instructions that all UK flights are arriving and departing from the original Terminal 2 at Malaga Airport this is not proving to be the case.

At the moment if you have baggage you should check in as normal at Terminal 2 upstairs in the departures hall, but you are then directed along a long corridor which connects it to the new terminal 3 where you will clear passport control and security.  So if you are travelling with only hand luggage and have your boarding pass go straight to terminal 3 and get to the departures lounge from there.  It will save you lot of walking.

When you land at Malaga Airport again you are directed into Terminal 3.  Make sure you follow the signs and go down the escalators to the baggage reclaim (even if you only have hand luggage) as this is also the way out of the terminal and where the Malaga Airport bus stops and taxi rank are.  If you carry on without going down the escalators you will meet passengers who are coming through security and there is no way out.

Aldeasa are opening a new duty free store in the new terminal 3 at Malaga Airport.  It is due to open at the end of April and will be located close to the baggage carousels. Spanish law forbids the sale of tobacco at arrivals stores so it will concentrate mostly on wines and spirits but will also sell perfumes, food and toys. The arrivals store will also conduct cross-selling promotions, enabling passengers that buy at arrivals to receive a discount for any purchase made at the store on departure.

Arrivals shopping is already possible at the new terminal as all passengers arriving from Schengen countries pass through the same area as departures, where they can make purchases. But the new   Aldeasa arrivals shop will be downstairs at level zero, close to the baggage carousel.

Malaga Centro-Alameda which is the city centre railway station has reopened to the public in time for Semana Santa. The station first opened in 1975 and has just undergone a €4M refurbishment. The C-1 line will transport more than nine million passengers a year, making it one of the most profitable lines in Spain.

During the closure period passengers wanting to get into the city centre of Malaga had a 15 minute walk from Malaga Maria Zambrano to the Alameda Station which is located by the river near the El Corte Ingles building and the central post office.

There is also a new timetable for the C-1 line between Malaga Airport and Fuengirola which came into effect on March 23rd. From Alameda the service will be the same as it was before the closures, with a train every 30 minutes, on the hour and at half past the hour with the first train leaving at 05:30 and the last at 22:30. The first departure from Fuengirola will be at 06:30 and the last at 23:30 p.m. The total time taken to travel the entire route will be 50 minutes.

Despite the fact that Aena have announced that no UK airlines are currently operating out of the new Malaga Airport Terminal 3, for the time being all flight arrivals are being handled  there.

Departures will be as normal from all 3 Terminals.  You can find a list of the airlines operating out of Malaga Airport Terminal 3 by clicking on the link.

Entrance to new terminal 3 at Malaga Airport

The new terminal 3 at Malaga Airport opens on Monday with all the UK flights still arriving and departing at Terminal 2.

We have noticed that the opening of the new terminal has thrown the shopping area in Malaga Airport Terminal 2 into disarray with fewer shops now open.   Hopefully this is only temporary and they are involved in opening another outlet in terminal 3 where over 50 shops are due to open next week.

When the dust settles we are going to spend a day checking out the new Malaga Airport so will keep you posted.  The large duty free outlet Aldeasa is still open, but for the time being don’t bank on having too much choice for last minute shopping in Terminal 2.

new terminal 3 at Malaga Airport

This winter Monarch Airlines are launching daily flights from Blackpool to Malaga Airport. The means that you can now get daily flights from Blackpool to two Spanish Airports: Malaga and Girona Airport.

Blackpool is one of a number of new airports that Monarch will fly from over the next year. It currently flies from Manchester, Gatwick, and Luton, but will add Cardiff and Aberdeen to its list of UK airports next year, and Blackpool this year.

Monarch’s MD said “Blackpool attracts millions of tourists each year. The council and regional tourism bodies are right behind us and can’t wait for the influx of Spanish passengers – up to 20,000 that we’ll bring in each year.”

Prices to Malaga start from £39.99 single fare and £74.99 return with the tickets already on sale.

The new Terminal 3 at Malaga Airport opens to the public on March 16^th and the Spanish Airports Authority (AENA) has started a new SMS text service which enables travellers to the airport to send short text messages from one cell phone to another.

So if you want flight information at Malaga Airport you just need to send the name of your airline or flight number to 27472 and you will receive an SMS with information on the flight, including the departure terminal at Málaga.  If used on a Spanish phone the cost of the service is 35 cents including VAT.

There is also a 24 hour phone information line 902 404 704.

New Terminal 3 and Control Tower at Malaga Airport

The new Terminal 3 at Malaga Airport is going to be officially opened by the King of Spain on 15^th March.

To find out which airlines are operating from the new terminal, car parking facilities, where to catch the bus and train and where to find the taxi rank, visit our guide to Terminal 3 at Malaga Airport.

We also provide details on the new shopping area, where to get something to eat and drink and all passenger amenities at the new terminal.

If you are a passenger with special needs/mobility problems then again we supply all you need to know on how to obtain travel assistance.