Spanish Travel News
API (ADVANCED PASSENGER INFORMATION) INTRODUCED FOR TRAVELLERS TO ALL SPANISH AIRPORTS FROM 13TH JUNE, 2007
Following the foiled airline bomb plot at Heathrow last year, European ministers agreed to set up a pan-European system for exchanging passenger information. Travellers to the United States have faced similar demands since early 2005.
Spain is the first EU country to start collecting API (Advance Passenger Information) from incoming travellers, but the practice is expected to be introduced in other member countries within 12 months. All passengers flying on or after 13th June 2007 will be required to provide their airline with specific information including their full name, nationality, date of birth and passport number either through the airline websites, travel agents or at check-in.
This information must be supplied to Spanish customs authorities before anyone boards an aircraft, so check-in will be the last time passengers can provide their details. During the peak periods of July and August travellers may be asked to turn up at airports half an hour earlier than normal. At some airports a third option of providing API via a self-service kiosk may be available, but this method is not guaranteed at all airports.
Airlines including Easyjet and British Airways have set up an online system so that their passengers can provide this information in advance. If you have any questions, contact your airline or travel agent for more information.
(Posted 2nd June 2007)
Thinking of buying a Spanish holiday home?
(Posted 5th September 2005)
As always there are many articles in the newspapers about the Spanish Holiday home market. Why buyers should buy near certain Spanish Airports etc, but there was an interesting article in the Sunday Times on 28th August 2005 which questioned the wisdom of putting your Spanish Holiday home and other things within the wrapper of your Sipps Pension.
David Budworth from The Times warned investors to be wary of the hype that surrounds A-Day (6th April 2006). From A-Day the list of allowed investments in your personal pension will expand to include everything from your own home, holiday homes and buy-to-lets to art, fine wine, classic cars, yachts and even assets such as fine diamond earrings. Basically anything that counts as an asset can be held within your Pension fund.
You can read the full article in The Sunday Times- Money Section
Flyglobespan flights to Tenerife
Flyglobespan have announced that they are to start their first routes from Stansted this winter. The Scottish based, low cost company that is run by entrepreneur Tom Dalrymple is hoping that the flights from Stansted to Geneva and Stansted to Tenerife will be the first of many new routes from the first base that is south of the border.
It is also believed that Flyglobespan flights from Aberdeen Airport are on the cards from as early as the summer of 2006.
Flyglobespan already fly to 14 different destinations including Faro Airport, Madrid Airport, Barcelona Airport, Alicante Airport and Majorca Airport.
( Posted 8th August 2005 )
Mytravellite To Fly Eu Jet Passengers Home From Spain
A lifeline has been thrown to the customers of EU Jet who have been left stranded following the collapse of the low budget airline. Mytravellite are offering EU Jet clients the chance to fly back to the UK form selected Spanish Airports for just £25 plus tax.
( Posted 28th July 2006 )
New Flights From Humberside To Spain
Excel Airways are expanding the number of flights that they are now offering to Spain from the UK. Excel have just signed a deal with Humberside Airport to fly to 9 different European destinations from May 2006.
The new service offers a combination of low cost flights and a more traditional charter flight service. The nine new destinations are Rhodes, Phaphos, Lanzarote Airport, Faro Airport, Palma Airport, Malaga Airport, Tenerife Airport and Alicante Airport.
( Posted 26 th July 2005 ) - Original Article
Monarch Flights From Blackpool, Aberdeen & Newquay
Monarch Airlines are starting three new routes to Malaga Airport from Nobvember 2005. The new routes on offer are from Newquay, Aberdeen and Blackpool. All the routes are dur to start in November but tickets are on sale now.
( Posted 26th July 2005 )
British Airways Online Check In for Flights To Spain
British Airways is pressing ahead with its plans to produce a service which is both ticket and queue free.
You are now able to fly to 20 European destinations from Heathrow Terminal 1 using BA's online check in system.
The 20 new destinations where you can use this service include the follwoing Spanish Airports: Barcelona Airport, Madrid Airport and Malaga Airport.
This brings the overall number of destinations for self service, BA online check in to 33.
( Posted 26th July 2005 )
Jet2 Flights From Newcastle To Murcia
Jet2 are starting to offer flights from Newcastle to Murcia.
( Posted 13th July 2005 )
Low cost airline Jet2 have announced a new route from Belfast direct to Murcia in Spain.
( Posted 13th July 2005 )
Thomsonfly Flights To Tenerife
Low cost airline Thomsonfly have started to offer flights to Tenerife from Bournemouth and Doncaster as well as flights to Gran Canaria from Doncaster
( Posted 12th July 2005)
A new guide to Faro Airport has just been launched. Featuring advice on all flights to Faro, car hire at Faro Airport along with information on all Faro Airport (FAO) facilities and services. Faro Airport is only 30 minutes from the Spanish border.
( Posted 23rd June 2005)
Passenger Traffic Up At Spanish Airports
The Spanish Airport Authourity, AENA has announced that passenger traffic across all Airports in Spain rose by 11% this May compared with 2004. The biggest increases were seen at Madrid Barajas Airport and Barcelona El Prat Airport
Ryanair are in currently trying to reach an agreement with the Governement of Malta to offer up to 30 routes from Malta Airport. The first flights could be as early as next year with the first flights going to Girona Airport in Spain and Porto in Portugal.
(Posted 16th June)
Bmibaby flights from Birmingham to Nice, Murcia, Bordeaux and Newquay
Bmibaby are starting flights from Birmingham International Airport to 4 destinations. Murcia, Bordeaux, Nice and the UKs own Newquay are the holiday destinations on offer.
(Posted 11th June 2005)
Low Cost Flybe Flights From Norwich
Low cost Airline Flybe are set to announce a whole raft of national and International flights from Norwich Airport
(Posted 8th June 2005)
Easyjet expands at Basel Airport in Germany
Easyjet annouces three new direct routes from it´s European base at Basel
(Posted 27th May 2005)
Ryanair celebrate milestone at Nottingham East Midlands Airport
Ryanair gives its 450,000 th passenger at Nottingham East Midlands free flights
(Posted 27th May 2005)
Monarch flights to Lisbon and Granada
Monarch starts flying from Gatwick to Lisbon in Portugal and Granada in Spain
(Posted 26th May 2005)
Leeds Bradford Airport needs to smooth out those pockets of turbulence
BACK from two weeks' holiday, I've had a couple of chances to sample Jet2's services from Leeds Bradford Airport. Heralded as the first low-cost airline to operate out of this region, the operator has been lauded for its efficient services. Hit and miss is how I would describe my experiences.
(Posted 21st May 2005)
Flights From Leeds To Tenerife With Jet2.com
Low cost airline Jet2.com are due to start offering flights to Tenerife in Ocotober in response to customer demand and new competition from Doncaster/Sheffield Airport
(Posted 11th May 2005)
Using your pension to buy property in Spain
An interesting article that explores the pros and cons of buying property in Spain as part of your pension and how the new Sipps Pensions can help.
(Posted 9th May 2005)
Ryanair has formally announced Shannon Airport as its latest European base, with the location of 120 new staff and three new Boeing aircraft there.
(Posted 6th Mat 2005)
New Flights From Derry Airport
It's going to be another jet set summer for City of Derry Airport offering its largest ever range of holiday destinations throughout Europe starting in May.
(Posted 6th May 2005)
Flights to Spain from Doncaster Sheffield now in Operation
There are now 17 airports across the UK offering no-frills flights, double the number of a decade ago, with the latest, Doncaster Sheffield, beginning services on Thursday 28th April 2005.
(Posted 25th April 2005)
Malaga Airport Survey Reveals UK Travellers Are Top Of Visitor Numbers
The latest statistics released by Malaga Airport have revealed that the United Kingdom is the only tourist market that has not slumped in the last four years. British Tourists visiting the Costa del Sol still occupy the greatest share of the market and this has continued to increase since 2000.
(Posted 17th April 2005)
Doncaster / Sheffield Airport Passenger Numbers Set To Soar
A HIGH-flying 1.3 million passengers are set to travel through Finningley's new airport in its first year, it has been revealed.
(Posted 16th April 2005)
Ryanair Flights To Murcia & Reus From Liverpool
The massive rise in people from across Europe travelling to Liverpool is largely due to the growth in budget airlines, with 670,000 passengers travelling to Liverpool John Lennon Airport last year.
(Posted 11th April 2005)
More Flyglobespan Flights From Edinburgh
HOLIDAYMAKERS are set to benefit from new low-cost flights from Edinburgh to one of Europe’s top destinations.
(Posted 7th April 2005)
Thomsonfly 1st Birthday & 18 Routes To Europe
BUDGET airline Thomsonfly are celebrating the first anniversary since they launched flights from Coventry Airport. Almost one million people have used the opportunity to take cheap flights with the fledgling airline, including around 100,000 jet setters from the Coventry area alone.
(Posted 15th April 2005)
Virgin Express New Route To Murcia
Virgin Express is pleased to announce the launch of two new routes. As from May 2005 the Belgian low fare carrier will start flying from Brussels to Murcia (Alicante South - Spain) and Catania (Italy).
(Posted 23rd March 2005)
An article that looks at the European Holiday flights price war that is about to erupt on most of the many routes that offer cheap holiday flights to European destinations.
Flybe unviel plans for new routes that will offer a selection of cheap flights from Norwich
Flybe in disussion to open three more bases on the east coast of the UK.
