Spanish airport operator Aena to expand UK presence at Leeds and Newcastle airports
Spanish state-owned airport operator Aena said on Thursday it had agreed a £270 million deal to acquire stakes in two UK airports, further strengthening its...
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Aena to challenge €10 million facial-recognition fine from Spain’s data watchdog
Spain’s airport authority Aena has announced it will challenge in court the 10-million-euro penalty issued by Spain’s Data Protection Agency (AEPD) over its biometric boarding...
Spain’s airport operator Aena slams Ryanair for ‘lies’ in row over flight reductions
Spain’s state airport operator has accused Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary of shifting blame onto Aena to shield himself from passenger anger over flight cancellations....
Spain’s Aena to invest €12.9 billion in upgrading airports during 2027-2031
Spanish airport operator Aena announced on Thursday that it intends to more than triple its investment programme, committing 12.88 billion euros for the 2027–2031 period...
Ryanair cuts 1 million seats and 36 routes in Spain amid fee dispute
Ryanair has followed through on its threat from last week and will withdraw one million seats from its winter schedule in Spain, cutting 36 direct...
Ryanair could cut nearly a million seats on flights to and from Spain this winter
Nearly one million fewer seats on flights to and from Spain’s regional airports could be available this winter, following Ryanair’s decision to cut capacity in...
Chaos at passport control sees hundreds miss flights at Madrid airport
A combination of increased passenger traffic, understaffing and a technical glitch led to major delays at Madrid’s Barajas Airport on Wednesday, resulting in hundreds of...
Spain’s Aena gets green light for €3.2bn expansion of Barcelona-El Prat airport
The Catalan government has given approval for Spain’s airport operator Aena to carry out a 3.2 billion euro expansion of Barcelona airport – officially the...
Madrid airport to restrict access for non-travellers due to homeless encampment problem
Spain’s airport authority is set to restrict access to Madrid’s Barajas Airport during certain hours of the day as a precautionary step aimed at preventing...
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary calls Spanish minister a ‘crazy communist’
Tensions between Ryanair and Spain’s minority coalition government (PSOE–Sumar) have intensified after the Irish low-cost carrier cut several regional routes, citing what it calls ‘excessive’...
