IN a momentous year spanning more than a century of operations, 2023 has so far been one of remarkable achievements for Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport, boasting records like handling over 80,000 passengers in a single day and managing a peak of over 560 daily flights. In fact, the airport has just concluded its most successful […]
MALAGA-Costa del Sol Airport and Jet2 have successfully launched their new air route to Bristol. The debut air route, launched last Tuesday, July 25, offers a total of eight flights per week, including arrivals and departures on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. For this summer only, the airline has made available 11,000 seats for arrivals
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A THREE-YEAR-OLD kid has died after drowning with his dad in a swimming pool in a residential complex in Calvia on Monday. Their unmoving bodies were spotted floating on the water by a neighbour who contacted emergency services. A number of residents pulled them from the water and performed CPR following phone instructions from emergency
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On July 24 an ice delivery truck lost control due to brake failure and sped down a 40 metre hill in Menorca. On its way down it ran over a nine year old girl and a 66 year old woman. They were both sent to the emergency walk in service of Mateau Orfila hospital. The
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HOTEL guests in the Balearics are facing the prospect of sleeping in soiled sheets after laundry workers voted to go on strike. Tourists visiting the islands in August should check their bedding carefully after the UGT and CCOO unions voted for an indefinite walkout from the first day of the month. They will refuse to
A DUTCHMAN searched for arms and drug trafficking has been arrested in Orihuela (Alicante). Guardia Civil started an investigation in March after being informed the 43-year-old was hiding in Orihuela. Officers examined CCTV footage from the area and discovered the fugitive had a girlfriend who was a resident in the town. The 43-year-old was arrested
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A GIBRALTAR director described the ‘precious’ win of two awards at the British National Drama Festival in Coventry, England last weekend. Signed Me by Christian Santos and Hannah Mifsud got awards for Outstanding Festival Contribution and Best Team Backstage. The overall winning play at the Gibraltar Drama Festival last March also came second in the
THREE locals have drowned in a beach closed for swimmers in Valencia. The bathers, two men and a woman aged between 57 and 63, went for a swim at a beach in the municipality of Xeraco, in the Safor region. They entered the water in a beach area known as Marenys, which has no lifeguards
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THE MADRID regional government will next month begin work to dismantle the monument in Atocha station commemorating the victims of the 2004 terrorist attacks in the Spanish capital. The plan is to install a new homage to the 192 people who died, in what was the worst ever such attack on European soil. The news
SIN Street in Sitges was the surprisingly apt location for a massive brawl that broke out between boozy blokes that saw bottles and chairs thrown with police helpless to reign it in last Sunday night. The chaos reportedly originated from a confrontation between a doorman and another man linked to a notoriously volatile family clan
