If you are flying into Spain and hiring a car from Malaga Airport to drive to Cordoba, then the good news is that the A45 motorway has been completed and the final section between Encinas Reales and Benamejí can now take traffic for the first time. This means that the journey time from Malaga and Cordoba has been cut to 90 minutes.
A total of €400 million has been invested on the road over the past 17 years of to build this new link.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
New trains on Malaga Airport-Fuengirola route
If you are flying in to Malaga Airport and catching the train to Fuengirola, then the current UT446 trains which have been in service since 1989 and reach a maximum speed of 100kph, are now going to be replaced with the new, more comfortable Civia models.
These trains are larger with access and facilities for the disabled as well as providing easy access for the elderly people or anyone carrying children. There is a passageway which connects the cabins, the ergonomic seats are modular, the wagons are air conditioned with PA systems and colour screens showing the route and stops.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Ryanair to open new base at Malaga Airport
The low cost airline Ryanair is to open its 38th base at Malaga Airport in June 2010. They will base four aircraft at the Spanish Airport which will fly to 19 new routes (making 39 in total).
They will offer 360 weekly flights from Malaga Airport to Aarhus, Berlin (Schonefeld), Bratislava, Eindhoven, Gothenburg, Krakow, Maastricht, Memmingen (Munich West), Oslo (Torp), Paris (Beauvais), Pisa, Santander, Santiago, Stockholm (Skavsta), Tampere, Valladolid, Venice (Treviso), Wroclaw and Zaragoza.
It is anticipated that the new routes will increase Ryanair’s annual number of passengers flying to and from Malaga to over 2 million.
They will offer 360 weekly flights from Malaga Airport to Aarhus, Berlin (Schonefeld), Bratislava, Eindhoven, Gothenburg, Krakow, Maastricht, Memmingen (Munich West), Oslo (Torp), Paris (Beauvais), Pisa, Santander, Santiago, Stockholm (Skavsta), Tampere, Valladolid, Venice (Treviso), Wroclaw and Zaragoza.
It is anticipated that the new routes will increase Ryanair’s annual number of passengers flying to and from Malaga to over 2 million.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Passenger Trials at Malaga Airport to Start in January
The Spanish Airport Authority Aena is in the process of recruiting the 1,800 volunteer passengers needed for the trials at Malaga Airport to test the operational efficiency of the new terminal which is due to open next Easter.
The exercises will take place in January with 200 people taking part to simulate airport procedures including check in where the “passengers” will be provided with luggage and a sample ticket. Tests will also take place on boarding procedures, baggage collection and the terminal’s security controls.
The exercises will take place in January with 200 people taking part to simulate airport procedures including check in where the “passengers” will be provided with luggage and a sample ticket. Tests will also take place on boarding procedures, baggage collection and the terminal’s security controls.
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