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BA and Iberia to Merge
British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia have announced they are merging. The merger is expected to be completed in late 2010 will create the world’s sixth-largest airline and Europe’s third-largest (behind Lufthansa and Air France-KLM)...
More Iberia Strike Action at Madrid Airport
Following the second day of strike action Iberia cabin crew have called for eight more days of walk outs at Madrid Airport meaning that flights will be cancelled again over a number of dates in December. Both the unions and management con...
Iberia Airline strike Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th October
The Spanish national airline Iberia has been forced to cancel 400 flights on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th October as cabin crew call strike action as their TCP union demand increased wages. The flights affected are those which connect Madrid Airp...
Madrid Airport Reports Passenger Growth in September
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 month...
Taxi drivers at Madrid Airport want to charge for luggage
Taxis in Madrid Taxi Drivers in Madrid have obviously been using low cost airlines for their holidays as they want to charge €1 per suitcase with effect from next year. This charge was introduced in Madrid about ten years ago but was later abandone...
Spanish Airports Go Green and Ban Noisy Aircraft
The Spanish Airports Authority, Aena, has announced new green measures to ban noisy planes from its airports in Barcelona, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Gran Canaría, Tenerife South, Valencia and Alicante. The regulation is already in force at Madri...
Extra flights added to Barcelona-Almeria route
The Spanish airline Andalus has just announced that due to popular demand it is increasing the number of flights between Almeria and Barcelona El Prat Airport to four a week. Flights will now depart from Barcelona on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays an...
New petrol station at Madrid Airport
Madrid-Barajas Airport has a new fuel service station close to the new Terminal T4. The new Repsol petrol station has been designed by the architect Norman Foster and offers 4 multi-product petrol pumps, a cleaning area with car wash and 4 pressu...
Free Godiva chocolates at Madrid Airport
The luxury chocolatier Godiva has opened a ” shop-in-shop” with duty free retailer Aldeasa in terminal 1 at Madrid Barajas Airport. It is their first such concept in Spain and will act as a flagship travel-retail store for the suppli...
Two new routes from Madrid Barajas Airport to New York
Both Air Europa and XL Airways France are operating non-stop flights from Madrid Barajas Airport terminal 4 to John F Kennedy Airport in New York Air Europa flies daily from Madrid in an Airbus jet that can accommodate up to 300 passengers and XL A...
New luggage system for early check in at Madrid Airport
Siemens Mobility recently won an order from AENA to expand the baggage handling system in Terminal 4 of Madrid-Barajas airport. Three early bag stores (EBS) holding a total of 7,400 baggage items have now been integrated into the existing system. ...
Telephone number of Zara at Madrid Airport
Thanks linda Hi Alex, The telephone number is +34 913 338 263 or you can fax them on +34 913 338 291 Linda Hi Gary, I forget my jacket in Zara at the Madrid airport (Terminal 4). Do you have their phone number b...
PLANE CRASH AT MADRID AIRPORT
A passenger plane bound for Gran Canaria has skidded off the runway on takeoff at 14:30 local time from Terminal 4 at Madrid airport today. It is a Spanair charter flight with around 160 people on board. At the moment there are conflicting reports of...
Airport transit visa at Madrid
Hi Chris,I'm afraid I'm no expert on transit visas and would be very reluctant to give you advice. Have you tried contacting the UK Embassy in Madrid as they are usually very helpful and know the Spanish immigration rules and regulations inside out...
Airport transit visa at Madrid
Hi Chris,I'm afraid I'm no expert on transit visas and would be very reluctant to give you advice. Have you tried contacting the UK Embassy in Madrid as they are usually very helpful and know the Spanish immigration rules and regulations inside out...
Email address for Madrid Airport Administration
Hi Kenneth,You can contact Madrid Airport admin at clientesmad@aena.esLinda I am trying to contact the administration at the Madrid Airport. Would you have e-mail address(es) of the contacts? Thank you, Kenneth S. Rothschild...
Ryanair at Madrid Airport
Hi Basil,Ryanair operate from Terminal 1 at Madrid Airport.Linda Sorry to disturb you, can you tel me from which terminal does Ryan air fly from in Barajas airport Madrid? Ther are 4 terminals there... thanking you in advance, basil...
Transfers at Madrid Airpot
Hi Deb,Well the good news is that both Continental and Easyjet operate from Terminal 1 at Madrid Airport so you won't have to change terminals. On that basis 2 hours will be enough time. I suspect you will have to re-check your bag in at the Easyje...
