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Spanish Airports to test body scanners

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

There is speculation that the Spanish Airport authority will start testing whole body scanners, most probably in the Cataluña Airports.

The Spanish Minister for Development has said they will be used on a “provisional and experimental basis” within the next six months to see how passengers respond. He declined to say exactly which airports could be involved but the region of Catalonia which includes Barcelona Airport, Girona and Reus Airports have been mooted.

The Minister said he was more concerned about safety than the discomfort to passengers and said that the trial would be optional for passengers initially.

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Ryanair announce new routes to Alicante, Lanzarote, Malaga and Reus from Cork

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Ryanair have just announced new summer routes from Cork Airport for the months of June, July and August.

They will have an additional aircraft at the airport to cater for increased flights to Spain which will operate to Alicante, Barcelona (Reus),  Lanzarote and Malaga Airports.

To celebrate the launch of these new summer routes Ryanair are slashing 30% off their current fares for travel in late February and March which are available for booking for three days only on www.ryanair.com

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Ryanair to fly into Barcelona Airport

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

The budget airline Ryanair is preparing to fly from Barcelona El Prat Airport at the end of March.

Ryanair’s past strategy has always been to only fly to secondary airports away from the city centre as they offer lower airport taxes.  Ryanair already flys into Girona which it advertises as Girona (Barcelona) Airport and Reus Airport.  It might well mean that these two secondary airports are not profitable enough and if Barcelona happens it would make sense for Ryanair to stop flying into them.

Ryanair’s arrival in Barcelona is also a threat for the two main airlines in Spain: Spanair which is also based in Barcelona and Iberia. The two Spanish companies lost a total of 5 million passengers in 2009 and will have to face direct competition by Ryanair in 2010.

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Madrid Airport Reports Passenger Growth in September

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Spanish  airports performed rather better during the peak summer months with average passenger numbers down around 5% in July, August and September, but a few mainland airports including Alicante and Girona reported growth during each of these months and Madrid Barajas Airport had a small increase in passenger numbers in September. Valencia is still suffering from the removal of some of Ryanair’s services.

For the first nine months of 2009 none of the top 15 airports have reported growth. Ibiza has performed best with passenger numbers down just over 2% and  Madrid (down 7.5%) has down better than Barcelona (-12.5%): in part due to the increasing presence of easyJet and Ryanair.

Because of new Ryanair routes  passenger numbers at Reus Airport are up 38.5% to almost 1.5 million. The only other airports reporting year-to-date growth are Santander (+15.7%) and Santiago de Compostela (+1.0%).

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New route to Reus Airport from Manchester

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

The budget airline Jet2.com has launched a new route to Reus Airport in Spain from Manchester airport starting next summer.  It is the only airline to offer flights to Reus on the Costa Dorada from Manchester.

The flights to Reus will operate twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays commencing 25th May 2010.

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Warning for passengers travelling to Tarragona via Reus or Barcelona Airports

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
blue shark spotted on Tarragona beach

blue shark spotted on Tarragona beach

If you are flying into Barcelona Airport or  Reus Airport and plan to visit Tarragona and its beaches then take extra care as bathers have been urged to remain vigilant following reports that an 11 year old girl was bitten on the foot by a blue shark yesterday at Sant Salvador de El Vendrell beach. The young girl was rushed to hospital but sent home just a few hours later with stitches in the two inch cut.

The local marine police are patrolling the coast just off Tarragona searching for the shark and a number of beaches have been closed to bathers as an added precaution. Blue sharks are considered dangerous to man and are known to be present off the coast of Tarragona, but rarely come near the shoreline and cause problems for bathers.

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Barcelona Summer Week August 2009

Monday, July 13th, 2009

You can fly into Barcelona Airport or Reus Airport for the week long fiesta that goes under the name of Barcelona Summer Week Festival. It is being held from 3rd-9th August and will offer the biggest names in dance music for 7 days of partying with 30 clubs, 7 beaches, 250 events, over 100 DJ’s and 50,000 people.

Superstar DJs including Tiësto, David Guetta, Layo & Bushwacka!, Erick Morillo, Armin Van Buuren, Sander Kleinenberg and Fedde Le Grand, D.O.N.S, D’Julz, Funkerman, Norman Doray, Arno Cost, Mar-T, Cevin Fisher, Smokin’ Jo, Ian Carey, Dan Ghenacia, Austin Leeds, Cedric Gervais, Greg Cerrone, Nick Terranova, Saeed Younan, Brian Cross and Arnaud Le Texier will host parties across the capital.

To find out more visit www.barcelonasummerweek.com

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New routes from Bristol to Alicante, Reus and Seville Airports

Monday, June 29th, 2009

The no frills airlines Ryanair has just announced eleven new destinations from Bristol International Airport bringing its total number of routes to 33. The airline has also doubled the number of aircraft based at Bristol from two to four to cope with the new routes.

 From the beginning of July the following new routes will be operational to Spain: Barcelona (Reus Airport), Alicante Airport  and Seville Airport .

 There are also new routes to Cagliari Airport in Sardinia, Montpellier, Toulon  and Perpignan in France, Rimini and Trieste in Italy and Malta.

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2009 Benicassim Music Festival

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
If you are yearning to visit a music festival with all the clout of the big UK heavyweights like Leeds and Reading but don’t want the risk of having to dance in torrential rain or traipse through sodden fields, then Benicàssim may have the answer. Located 92.2 km south of Valencia Airport, Benicàssim is a beautiful port town and beach resort on the east coast of Spain which each year hosts the Benicàssim International Music Festival. Past acts have included  Radiohead, Blur, The Chemical Brothers and Depeche Mode.
 
Originally launched in 1995, the Benicàssim festival will this year run for four days from the 16th to the 19th July and boasts yet another phenomenal line-up. Headlining are Oasis, Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand and The Killers, who are supported by a wealth of incredible talent including Paul Weller, Lily Allen, Mystery Jets, 2 Many DJs and the White Lies. Aside from the music acts there are a plethora of other activities to keep visitors entertained both around the venue and on the streets of Benicàssim itself. These range from art installations to short films and fashion shows, as well as examples of Spanish dance forms both traditional and contemporary. 
 
One of the big pluses of this festival is that it offers revellers the opportunity to stretch the experience out into a full blown holiday, as the 4 day weekend camping tickets actually provide for 9 days of camping all for the ticket price of £160 (day tickets are £ 67.50). This really gives people a chance to explore the region to its’ fullest and make the most of the Spanish weather and nearby beaches while here. There are several ways of getting to Benicàssim, although flying into Valencia Airport is the most popular means. Flights to Valencia are available from 12 UK airports including Bournemouth, Bristol, Gatwick, Manchester and Newcastle.
 
For those arranging a Valencia Airport car hire then it is a fairly straightforward 55 minute drive north along the coast to the event ground. Alternatively you could pay 25€ and join the festival’s FIBERClub, which, along with other exclusive advantages, entitles members to use the festival bus service. These shuttle buses run from the airport to the festival ground every hour Monday to Friday between 10am and 10pm and on the Monday and Tuesday after the festival between 7am and 5pm.
 
If you have not signed up to become a member then there are three other main alternatives. A Valencia Airport private transfer can be pre-booked and means you will be met in arrivals by a driver and whisked off straight to the event, while cheaper options come in the form of the buses and trains. Fortunately there is a train station right in Benicàssim which has direct connections from most of the major cities such as Valencia, Barcelona, Alicante, Gerona and Madrid. Although these RENFE trains do not run direct from Valencia airport there is a metro train which transfers passengers to the main Valencia train station in just a few minutes and then it is approximately an hour on to Benicàssim. Click here to find RENFE train times.
 
Unlike the trains, buses from the major cities do not go direct to Benicàssim but instead stop at Castellón Bus Station. From here buses run roughly every 15 minutes to Benicàssim between 6.15am and 10.30pm. Click here to find bus times and fares from the major cities. The exception to the bus and train rules tends to be Reus Airport,  which is the second closest airport to the festival at a distance of 167.5km. Ryanair offers flights to Reus from 17 different places in the UK including Durham, Inverness and Liverpool but both train and bus routes from Reus go to Tarragona first before go onto Benicàssim (or Tarragona, Castellón then Benicàssim in the case of the buses). For Reus to Tarragona bus times click here. Driving to the festival in a Reus Airport car hire  would take around 1hr and 40 minutes.  
 
Other then Reus and Valencia, the nearest airports are Barcelona Airport, Alicante Airport, Girona Airport and Madrid Airport. Train and drive times between Benicàssim and each of these airports is roughly the same, give or take 20 minutes. The travel time from Barcelona is around 2½ hours, from Alicante 2hr 50mins, from Gerona 3hr 30mins and from Madrid 4hr and 40mins.
 
An altogether longer option for those not wanting to fly but travelling from the UK is to go by coach, a journey of around 31 hours if departing from London. Tickets are available though National Express and Eurolines. 
 

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Getting from Reus to Sitges

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Hi Fiona,

Sitges is a 68km journey from Barcelona which takes just over an hour to drive.

You can get a train from Reus to Sitges (with one change) and to find out how to get from Reus Airport to the Renfe railway station and Reus city centre click on the link.

Your other option is to get a bus from Reus Airport to Barcelona and then another bus from Barcelona to Sitges or a train from Barcelona to Sitges

Linda

Hi Gary

I was wondering if you can help me please.

I am arriving into Reus airport on Monday 15 September at 16.45 and I need to get to Melia Hotel in Sitges.

Can you please tell me the cheapest way of getting there.
Is it possible to get a train and roughly how much it will cost?
How long the journey will take?
Price?

I will be returning on Wednesday 17th September for a flight leaving Reus at 17.10, so will need to reverse the journey.

Many thanks.

Fiona Cooper

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