ALICANTE

[Seat62K]

Does anyone know when the new terminal is expected to open and what plans there are for the existing terminal? (There's nothing on the AENA website.)

Many thanks.

[IB4138]

Alicante Airport (ALC) Information: Airport in Alicante Area, Spain (http://www.alicante-alc.airports-guides.com/)

[Capitol 203]

That website just states that the terminal will be completed in 2009. I think that's a tad hopeful judging by current progress. I flew into the airport in mid May this year and there was still a fair number of the domed steel roof pods still sitting on the apron. I think it's more realistic to suggest that the terminal should be open to commercial flights in Spring 2010, in time for the busy Summer season.

I can't help with how they propose to split up airline operations between the terminals I'm afraid.

[747flyboy]

Greeting ppruners.
Does anyone have information regarding any plans for expansion for flights to/ from LGW for the coming winter season. BA are dropping the route for the forseeable future and as a commuter, do EZY, ZB or even FR have plans to increase capacity (yes winter season I know!!)?
Any info greatly appreciated thanks.

[Morbid]

June 2010 is the current "target date"....

Airline splits between terminals haven't been announced but you can imagine scheduled services from Legacy carriers in the new terminal along with those airlines willing to pay a bit extra... The rest will probably stay where they are ie: Ryanair and the cost concious charters.

[AP1995]

I thought i would set up a thread for alicante airport;
does anyboy no when the new terminal will be completed? and what airlines will use T3?

[CVTDog]

Not read much about opening dates beyond the offical "Early 2011". It looked pretty complete now when I flew in last week.

With passenger traffic falling significantly since the start of work - there probably wont be any need to keep the current T2 operational after it does open

[AP1995]

so will T2 close? & alicante had the best month ever earlier this year so it seems to be doing okay

[GnRdL]

The current terminals will be closed.

During last weeks there were functional tests for the new terminal (SATE, lights, doors...). Tomorrow will start the basic tests for employees until 20th January to check the facilities. Between February and March there will be tests with extras (about 2.500 people in different sessions). And finally, I think the new building may start with the new summer season. Anyway, before the regional elections (late May).

[AP1995]

so are there shutting T1 & T2 when T3 opens and then rebuilding T1 & T2?

[GnRdL]

T1 and T2 will remain closed when all companies have moved into the New Area Terminal (NAT). Then, they will put a metal or wood plates on the landside and plastic on the airside to cover existing facilities (according to last comments).

Due to the bad economic situation, the future capacity of the building and the intention of making profitable the new facilities, I think that we won't see the current terminals during a long period.

[GnRdL]

Some pics of late Sept 2010:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4760/alc125sep2010.png (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/alc125sep2010.png/)

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/4294/alc225sep2010.png (http://img818.imageshack.us/i/alc225sep2010.png/)

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3646/alc325sep2010.png (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/alc325sep2010.png/)

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/4923/alc425sep2010.png (http://img812.imageshack.us/i/alc425sep2010.png/)

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/3354/alc525sep2010.png (http://img512.imageshack.us/i/alc525sep2010.png/)

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8199/alc625sep2010.png (http://img692.imageshack.us/i/alc625sep2010.png/)

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5917/alc725sep2010.png (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/alc725sep2010.png/)

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/5117/alc825sep2010.png (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/alc825sep2010.png/)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/176/alc925sep2010.png (http://img135.imageshack.us/i/alc925sep2010.png/)

[AP1995]

it looks very nicee, will t3 be bigger then t2 and t1 put together? and will it handle more passangers and aircrafts?

[GnRdL]

Yes! Much larger. :ok:

T1+T2:
Total area: 54.800 m2
Check-in desks: 52
Gates: 16
Fingers: 5
Baggage tapes: 11
Parking: 2.000
Buses: 35

NAT:
Total area: 333.500 m2
Check-in desks: 96
Gates: 26
Fingers: 16
Baggage tapes: 14
Parking: 4.200
Buses: 60

[GnRdL]

A video summarizing the first 40 months of construction:
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A video summarizing the construction of the building with aerial views:
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[Seat62K]

Many thanks for the photos! (I haven't looked at the videos yet). I must say that it looks nicer inside than I feared; approaching the airport by road from the city, the new terminal looks absolutely hideous, in my view.

Although I'm looking forward to using the NTA, part of me would like to see T2 retained. For a swift/short journey from aircraft to customs exit, it is so much better than T1 and there're nice pieces of grass in front to catch the last warm rays before flying north into winter!

[AP1995]

wizzair have added a new route to burchest in romania i think

[GnRdL]

You are welcome :)

In my opinion, the external design is more aesthetic than the new terminal at Malaga. The roof of Malaga seems an egg carton in down position. Instead the jet bridges at Alicante break the harmony (glass would be better).

Alicante: Área Terminal del Aeropuerto de Alicante. GOP. (http://www.gop.es/natalicante.html)
Málaga: Nuevo Edificio Terminal del Aeropuerto de Málaga. GOP. (http://www.gop.es/natmalaga.html)

The NTA incorporates some advantages, such as the ability to check the luggage over two hours in advance and not have to worry about your belongings during the day of departure (ideal for charter airlines). So you can spend your time like you want without the need to be 2 hours before your flight to check in your luggage (only 40 min for example to pass the control).

[Seat62K]

Do you have any pictures of the new train station? (I know it'll be years before trains run to this airport, as the last section from Mercado to Los Luceros took ages and the San Vicente line isn't finished, but I'm curious!)

[GnRdL]

Yes AP1995!

These are some of the new routes for next summer:
- Icelandair: Reykjavík/Keflavík
- Jet2: East Midlands, Glasgow, Newcastle
- Norwegian Air Shuttle: Helsinki
- Ryanair: Kaunas, Magdeburg/Cochstedt, Tampere
- Viking Airlines: London Gatwick (peak season)
- Vueling Airlines: Amsterdam
- Wizz Air: Bucharest-Baneasa

Then, Avianca has requested to Aeronáutica Civil from Colombia, to operate Bogotá-Alicante-Barcelona (4x/week), but the company has not commented yet.

And finally, additional frequencies/capacity like Ryanair to Bratislava, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow-Prestwick and Liverpool; Vueling to Paris CDG; Jet2 to Glasgow (capacity) or S7 Airlines to Moscow-Domodedovo (capacity and frequencies).

Instead, there are reductions (for example Ryanair to Billund, Bremen, Charleroi, Memmingen or Niederrhein) or cancellatations (for example City Airline to Gothenburg-Landvetter or Ryanair to Aarhus, Altenburg, Derry, Lübeck or Norrköping).

[GnRdL]

I have a picture of the space reserved for the future station, but I think that it won't be into the NTA building. Probably we will see outside for trains (Cercanias) and we will use the Alicante intermodal station to take a TRAM to Benidorm, Altea, Calpe or Denia.

Being very optimistic in 2014. Probably in 2016, when the trains will flight... :ugh:

Dic 2008:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1785/nat33or8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[GnRdL]

Render:
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Shops:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4623/tiendasnataeropuertoali.png (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/tiendasnataeropuertoali.png/)

Restaurants and Coffee shops:
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4042/restauracinnataeropuert.png (http://img651.imageshack.us/i/restauracinnataeropuert.png/)

Other services:
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/3060/aeropuertodealclocalesn.png (http://img801.imageshack.us/i/aeropuertodealclocalesn.png/)

[AP1995]

great news thank you for the flight infomation, what aircraft does avianca use? do you know?

[Fly380]

Lots of talk of trains and trams to Alicante and Benidorm but at the moment it is not possible to get direct public transport to the airport from anywhere south of the airport eg Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa where so many expats live. There is a good bus service between Cartagenia and Alicante but it doesn't stop at the airport. There is no obvious reason why there should not be a service from Torrevieja to Alicante Airport. It would be well used but perhaps the bus companies are owned by taxi drivers. :rolleyes:

[GnRdL]

@AP1995: Avianca has intention to do it with A332.

@Fly380: I agree. The public transport at Alicante airport is poor and principally with the south. I will try to put in contact with the bus company which connects Alicante - Cartagena to propose a stop at the airport.

[AP1995]

thanks for the infomation and a A330 thats good for ALC :) what aircraft will TCX and TOM operate during the summer ?

[GnRdL]

TCX and TOM operate with 737, 757 and 767 family.
BER operates with 332 and 333 some routes during the summer like DUS specially.

[AP1995]

what aircarft will MON operate?

[GnRdL]

320 and 321 are the most common. ;)

[GnRdL]

The NTA incorporates some advantages, such as the ability to check the luggage over two hours in advance and not have to worry about your belongings during the day of departure (ideal for charter airlines). So you can spend your time like you want without the need to be 2 hours before your flight to check in your luggage (only 40 min for example to pass the control).Look between the seconds 44 and 52. This is the luggage warehouse with more than two hours in advance. I apologize for being in Valenciano (like Catalan). If I can I put subtitles in English.

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[Seat62K]

Thanks, GnRdL, for the photograph. I thought a rail station was already built underneath the new terminal. If this is not the case, I'd be amazed at the power of stories which circulate and assume the status "truth"!

I suppose a Cercanias operation makes sense as the existing Alicante-Elche/Elx line is quite close and the TRAM proposal never, as far as I am aware, got past the "study" phase.

I understand that Alacant Terminal station is to be completely rebuilt to accommodate AVE high speed trains but given the current (and future?) austerity one might wonder if any of this will now take place.

Public transport to/from the airport is much better than a few years ago. Buses to the city are now every 20 minutes (from one every 40 mins) and there are connections to Elche (a large city in its own right) whilst Alsa now provides services to points farther afield.

[AP1995]

it would be nice to see monarch B757 & MAYBE THERE A300 at ALC sometime

[Seat62K]

I recall arriving on a Monarch A300-600R many years ago (20?). The pilot proudly announced that it was the largest twin flying. How things have changed!

[N707ZS]

Are there any plans to build an airport hotel? There must be a market to serve the early morning departures.

[Seat62K]

There are Ibis, Etap and Holiday Inn Express hotels quite close but "off airport". I'm not aware of any plans.

[GnRdL]

There are not plans to build an airport hotel. There are some hotels close to the airport like Seat62K has said and others nearby such as the new Areca (Torrellano-Elche).

Respect the future train station at the airport, we will see it for Cercanias (trains). It's one of the projects rescued from economic crisis. It will be a new double railway between Alicante and Torrellano (with a stop at the airport), which will not pass through San Gabriel.

http://a.imageshack.us/img820/9865/cercaniasaeropuertoalc0.png (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/cercaniasaeropuertoalc0.png/)

http://a.imageshack.us/img707/9865/cercaniasaeropuertoalc0.png (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/cercaniasaeropuertoalc0.png/)

http://a.imageshack.us/img576/9865/cercaniasaeropuertoalc0.png (http://img576.imageshack.us/i/cercaniasaeropuertoalc0.png/)


Regarding MON, sometimes you can see other models like the Airbus 300 and 330 on special dates. Respect the 757 are more easy to see it, but are not as common as 320 and 321.

[GnRdL]

@Fly380:
Lots of talk of trains and trams to Alicante and Benidorm but at the moment it is not possible to get direct public transport to the airport from anywhere south of the airport eg Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa where so many expats live. There is a good bus service between Cartagenia and Alicante but it doesn't stop at the airport. There is no obvious reason why there should not be a service from Torrevieja to Alicante Airport. It would be well used but perhaps the bus companies are owned by taxi drivers.
I have sent an email this morning to Costa Azul. If I have news I will tell you.

Merry Christmas to all!

[Seljuk22]

GnRdL, do you know how many a/c FR got at ALC this winter (and how many of them are used) and do you know how many a/c FR will need next summer?
I think it was something about 9 last summer but I don't think FR will need so many right now.

I'm also interested in these figures from the other Spanish bases of FR. I wouldn't be surprised if we end up by nearly 60 a/c based in Spain next summer.

Merry Christmas

[GnRdL]

ALC:
W 2010: 5 a/c (all of them are used).
S 2011: 9 a/c with the current schedules (like last summer).

Merry Christmas!

[Seat62K]

Fantastic to see the Renfe Cercanias map and to know the project will go ahead! Thank you!

Feliz Navidad!

[N707ZS]

Thanks Seat62. I still think a hotel on site would make money.

[GnRdL]

Resolution of December 13, 2010, Bureau General for Transport and Logistics, which is agreed preliminary approval for the establishment of a new regular public transport service permanent passengers by road between Torrevieja and Alicante Airport and the opening of a reporting period public.

Official document: http://www.docv.gva.es/datos/2011/01/07/pdf/2010_13652.pdf (http://www.docv.gva.es/datos/2011/01/07/pdf/2010_13652.pdf)

Details:
- 12 expeditions daily in both directions. All year.
- Direct services by the highway (63 km).
- Price: 7 euros approx.
- Timetable: From 7:30 - 22:30 during the winter. As will be extended until midnight in summer.

Details published in the newspaper Information : http://www.diarioinformacion.com/vega-baja/2010/12/28/torrevieja-contara-servicio-autobus-directo-altet-reivindicaciones/1079451.html (http://www.diarioinformacion.com/vega-baja/2010/12/28/torrevieja-contara-servicio-autobus-directo-altet-reivindicaciones/1079451.html)

[GnRdL]

A view of the new terminal at Alicante airport on 26th December 2010:

http://www.aviationcorner.net/public/photos/9/0/avc_00193890.jpg

*****

Regards and Happy 2011!

[Fly380]

Thanks GnRdl - I saw it in the local freebies. Hope they do it to Corvera if it ever opens.:}

[oldbaldeagle]

GnrdL,

Thank you for your valuable posts on Alicante Airport. I hope the airport prospers and justifies the investment; Fortune Favours the Brave in these troubled times. I live in the mountains behind Denia but the thought of using the train from Denia to Alicante is laughable since it is drawn by the retired white mice from Cinderalla's coach.

There has been a campaign for years to put a decent rail link between Valencia and Alicante serving the prosperous coastal towns. The thought of being able connect by rail to either Valencia or Alicante airports is attractive and, despite the taxi operators opposition, would be a financial boost for the region. My information on this is poor, can you tell us something?

[alm1]

Why there are no buses to early morning flights to Alicante airport? The first bus from city is at 6:30 and arrives to airport when a bunch of Ryanair flights have already left.

[AP1995]

that picture is fantastic alicante looks great

[GnRdL]

GnrdL,

Thank you for your valuable posts on Alicante Airport. I hope the airport prospers and justifies the investment; Fortune Favours the Brave in these troubled times. I live in the mountains behind Denia but the thought of using the train from Denia to Alicante is laughable since it is drawn by the retired white mice from Cinderalla's coach.

There has been a campaign for years to put a decent rail link between Valencia and Alicante serving the prosperous coastal towns. The thought of being able connect by rail to either Valencia or Alicante airports is attractive and, despite the taxi operators opposition, would be a financial boost for the region. My information on this is poor, can you tell us something?

Well, maybe you have seen, read or heard before.
Railway infrastructures - Community of Valencia 2010-2020: (http://www.adif.es/en_US/infraestructuras/planes_infraestructura/plan_cerc_valencia.shtml)
Adif - Plan de Cercanías para Valencia (http://www.adif.es/en_US/infraestructuras/planes_infraestructura/plan_cerc_valencia.shtml)

In the video link, you'll notice a project for a line between Valencia and Alicante on the coast with stop in Denia (min. 3:10 - 3:28).

Due to the bad economic situation, all the railway projects for 2010-2020 in Community of Valencia are stand by, except the new double railway between Alicante and Torrellano (with a stop at the airport).

Why there are no buses to early morning flights to Alicante airport? The first bus from city is at 6:30 and arrives to airport when a bunch of Ryanair flights have already left.

Last year, I contacted the bus company that performs the service. I proposed to extend the hours during morning and evening periods. They were interested and asked me detailed information on the early morning flights and the latest arrivals. But there was no response. I spent most of my time in nothing...

[oldbaldeagle]

Thanks for that GNrdl,
I had not seen that before; So it is the motorway and the car park for the rest of my travelling days!:(

[GnRdL]

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9471/natabril20101a.png (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/natabril20101a.png/)

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/3170/natabril20102a.png (http://img818.imageshack.us/i/natabril20102a.png/)

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[Mr.Bloggs]

Shame about the non-NOTAM'ed runway WIP. Hundreds of pax bags left behind last week as a result. ALC management are not so clever after all. (At least some of them)

[N707ZS]

Low cost airline to fly between Durham Tees Valley airport and Alicante three or four times a week. Passengers waiting, sick of having to travel to NCL or LBA. 90% loads on most flights in 2010.

Please contact DTVA managment.

[GnRdL]

@Mr.Bloggs:
NOTAM B8795/10

B8795/10 NOTAMR B8731/10
Q) LECB/QMNTT/IV/BO /A /000/999/3817N00033W005
A) LEAL B) 1009290709 C) 1112302359 EST
E) TRIGGER NOTAM-AIP SUP AIRAC 20/10 WEF 21-OCT-10
WORKS ON THRESHOLD RUNWAY 10 REPAIR AND EXTENSION OF AIRCRAFT HOLDING BAYS.
CREATED: 29 Sep 2010 07:09:00
SOURCE: EUECYIYN

Currently the runway is shortened to 2380 meters until the start of the summer season. I think is enough for most flights.

[AP1995]

RYANAIR has added Humberside and Manchester to there summer timetable :)

[GnRdL]

RYANAIR has added Humberside and Manchester to there summer timetable

Yes and that's all. 9 aircrafts, 54 destinations and 254 freq/week (three more during the peak season).

Low cost airline to fly between Durham Tees Valley airport and Alicante three or four times a week. Passengers waiting, sick of having to travel to NCL or LBA. 90% loads on most flights in 2010.

Please contact DTVA managment.

I hope to see a low cost service soon... DTV was working very well.

[Seljuk22]

FR:
ALC-Brno (Czech Republic) 2 times weekly from end of March
ALC-STN twice daily, ALC-LBA daily, ALC-MAN 9 weekly and ALC-PMI 12 weekly
Ryanair abre una nueva ruta con Brno y aumenta sus frecuencias con Reino Unido. europapress.es (http://www.europapress.es/comunitat-valenciana/noticia-ryanair-abre-nueva-ruta-brno-aumenta-frecuencias-reino-unido-20110209120251.html)

Maybe a 10th a/c will arive?

[GnRdL]

Maybe a 10th a/c will arive
Yes, I think. I don't see other way.

Also Jet2 increases Manchester (7x/w => 9x/w) and Newcastle (4x/w => 6x/w).

[GnRdL]

Alicante:
Ryanair will reinforce their operations only in July with an additional aircraft (eleven, if I am right). Additional frequencies to BLL, ORK, BVA, CRL, NRN, GSE, NYO, HAU, RYG or TRF and the temporary reopening of AAR (it seems).

[airmail 1]

hi all down at alicante,it says on aena web site that a TU 154 is dep there tom afternoon to kazan. its an transkeu airways aircraft.any idea what the yak 42 aircraft was doing at alc on the 29 also still there on the 31st.thanks paul

[GnRdL]

hi all down at alicante,it says on aena web site that a TU 154 is dep there tom afternoon to kazan. its an transkeu airways aircraft.any idea what the yak 42 aircraft was doing at alc on the 29 also still there on the 31st.thanks paul

Charters by sports teams that they make their "preseason" on the Costa Blanca and/or Costa Calida. One Yak-42 was for (if I am correct) the CSK Moscow (RusJet Aircompany). The other that you mention (Tulpar Air), I don't know exactly, but it could be for the Mercedes Training that is being carried out between February and March. The Tu-154 of today must be the Rubin Kazan (the team is here now).

Tulpar Air:
http://www.aviationcorner.net/public/photos/6/9/avc_00197869.jpg

Tulpar Air:
http://www.aviationcorner.net/public/photos/0/6/avc_00197506.jpg

RusJet Aircompany: from 18th? January until 27th Januaryhttp://www.aviationcorner.net/public/photos/3/7/avc_00197437.jpg

[ALC_Airport]

Busiest UK & Ireland routes from ALC Airport, by city pairs:

1º LONDON 1.192.944
3º MANCHESTER 452.854
6º BIRMINGHAM 297.799
8º LIVERPOOL 280.313
9º BRISTOL 259.927
12º GLASGOW 219.975
13º NOTTINGHAM 209.159
14º LEEDS 189.306
15º NEWCASTLE 181.522
18º DUBLIN 151.241
20º BELFAST 118.365
25º CARDIFF 92.872
28º EDIMBURGO 86.852
33º SHEFFIELD 69.302
38º BOURNEMOUTH 57.691

TOP 40 busiest routes - ALC Airport (http://bit.ly/eXpx83)


Regards

[GnRdL]

12th Feb 2011

Tu-154 to Kazan:

Tatarstan Airlines:
Tupolev 154 at Alicante airport
(http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/big/ready/t1297530153.2382t154ra85799.jpg)

[GnRdL]

15/02/2011

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9276/alc04.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/alc04.jpg/)

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2549/alc02.jpg (http://img337.imageshack.us/i/alc02.jpg/)

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4360/alc05.jpg (http://img835.imageshack.us/i/alc05.jpg/)

Source: La Verdad.es - Gallery (http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/multimedia/fotos/ultimos/71706-prueba-figurantes-nueva-terminal-aeropuerto-alicante-0.html)

[CVTDog]

Driving down the N332 today I saw what appeared to be a Iberia A340 doing some touch and go practice landings - is the new development going to be supporting international flights ? Anyone on the ground there today who knows anything

[GnRdL]

Iberia Landing Practice.
Driving down the N332 today I saw what appeared to be a Iberia A340 doing some touch and go practice landings - is the new development going to be supporting international flights ? Anyone on the ground there today who knows anything
Yes. You were right. It was a training session. The aircraft was EC-GUQ (343).
The new terminal has one stand (35) to support this model, with 2 jetways. It's on the corner and only can be used by schengen traffic and EU no schengen traffic.
Regards!

PD. New Terminal will be open on 23 March and all the passengers will start to use it from 24 March.

[CVTDog]

Thank you .... really looking forward to using the new terminal - looks very imposing and as I fly in and out every month I hope to give it a lot of use !

I have shared this thread with the many expats (Scandanavian, Irish and Brits) who live in my part of Alicante and have been fascinated by the info.

More than we get in our local papers !

[GnRdL]

You are welcome. I did a mistake. Stand 35 can be used by EU no schengen also.

More useful info for your colleagues:
Irish and Brits (EU no schengen) will board through the doors B21-B35 and C37-C38. That is, the "dam" of the new Terminal -South side, overlooking the runway-. Scandinavian will do it through any door (B21-B35 and C37-C50).

[GnRdL]

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977622634&ssbinary=true

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http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977623877&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977623193&ssbinary=true

Source: AENA - Alicante Airport: New Terminal: Nueva Terminal del aeropuerto de Alicante - Aena.es (http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?SiteName=NATAlicante&c=Page&cid=1228220370028&pagename=NATAlicante)

[GnRdL]

Alicante Airport opens a new gateway to the skies:
- Opening ceremony on 23 March 2011 at 10:00 o'clock -local time-.
- Start of operations on 24 March 2011

Airbus 343 at Alicante Airport (http://www.aviationcorner.net/public/photos/6/5/avc_00202865.jpg)

[GnRdL]

More pictures:

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977886669&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977887989&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977623285&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977888156&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977623375&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977886759&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977886714&ssbinary=true

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1239977886624&ssbinary=true

Source: AENA - New Terminal at Alicante Airport
(http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=42X487496&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aena.es%2Fcsee%2FSatellite%3FSiteName%3 DNATAlicante%26c%3DPage%26cid%3D1228220370028%26pagename%3DN ATAlicante&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pprune.org%2Fairlines-airports-routes%2F382514-alicante-4.html)

[GnRdL]

Expansion of bus service between the airport and Alicante



The service expands on a stretch of 50 minutes each morning and night, all the year.
With this expansion adds two frequencies during the morning and one at night.


20-March-2011
From next Thursday, 24 March 2011, comes into operation the new terminal at Alicante Airport.

The bus stop located at the Airport of Alicante is transferred to the newterminal at the departures area , eliminating the current stop.

Map showing the location of the new stop:
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/412/planoparadaautobusaerop.png (http://img38.imageshack.us/i/planoparadaautobusaerop.png/)

From the same date, will be revised the schedules of the line, extending the service from 05:30 to 24:00 h:

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3484/horariosautobusaeropuer.png (http://img835.imageshack.us/i/horariosautobusaeropuer.png/)

Source: www.subus.es (http://www.subus.es/Lineas/Modificaciones.asp?linea=ALCC6&numero=55)

More info: Alicante Airport - Ground Transport
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicante_Airport#Ground_transport)

[UPS@EMA]

GnRdl,

Do you know whats happening with the car hire companies that are currently in the car park such as Dickmanns etc? Are they moving to the new car park or is it going to be a looooong walk for the customers?

[GnRdL]

Do you know whats happening with the car hire companies that are currently in the car park such as Dickmanns etc? Are they moving to the new car park or is it going to be a looooong walk for the customers?
All the companies will be in the new park. ;)

[Evanelpus]

That's good to know because my car hire in June is with Dickmanns.

[GnRdL]

Presentation of the New Teminal at Alicante Airport:

YouTube - Alicante Airport - Presentation of the New Terminal

[Dartsinsync]

All the companies will be in the new park. ;)

I will be arriving in the next few weeks and have just been told that I will have to get a Courtesy Bus to the car hire. This is Sol Mar

[GnRdL]

New terminal should help Alicante pass 10 million mark this summer;

Ryanair now accounts for one-third of traffic


http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/888/aeropuertoalicanteconsu.png (http://img832.imageshack.us/i/aeropuertoalicanteconsu.png/)
While the opening ceremony for Alicante Airport’s new terminal is today and flight operations begin tomorrow, staff from the British Consulate in Alicante already visited the grand new construction. Although the share of the airport's total passengers travelling to and from the UK has declined in the last few years, the UK country market remains by far Alicante's largest and six further British routes will launch this year.

This week sees the opening of Alicante’s new terminal, which will help the airport (the sixth busiest in Spain on an annual basis) meet the expected growth in demand, especially during the peak summer season. Last year, the airport on Spain’s east coast serving the Costa Blanca region grew by 2.7%, exactly the same as for all airports in Spain. Between 2000 and 2008, passenger numbers grew by almost 60% before the recession in Europe took its toll on leisure traffic in 2009.

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/157/alicante2chtalc0010.png (http://img851.imageshack.us/i/alicante2chtalc0010.png/)

One thing that has changed significantly in recent years is the ranking of the leading airlines at the airport. Up until 2003, Iberia was the leading carrier at the airport, but in 2004, it was overtaken by easyJet. easyJet gained a presence at the airport when it took over Go, the low-cost carrier that once belonged to British Airways, in 2002. easyJet remained the leading airline at the airport until 2009. After opening a base at the airport in 2007, it took Ryanair just two years to become the leading airline, and last year it handled one-third of all passengers, making it twice as big as the next biggest carrier, fellow low-cost carrier easyJet, who saw passenger numbers fall in 2010 after the carrier dropped flights from its abandoned base at East Midlands airport in the UK.

UK remains #1 country market
The UK remains the leading country market for flights to and from Alicante. Between 2000 and 2004, the UK’s share of passengers grew from 45% to 55% as the likes of Go and easyJet helped stimulate the market previously dominated by charter airlines. However, since then, the UK’s share of the markets has declined to just 42% in 2010, although that still makes it five times bigger than any other international country market.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8306/alicante3chtalc0010cnt.png (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/alicante3chtalc0010cnt.png/)

The airport’s international network has become more dispersed. In 2003, the top five country markets of the UK, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway accounted for 90% of traffic, but by 2010, this had fallen to just 80%, meaning that the number of passengers from outside of these top five markets had doubled from 10% to 20% in just seven years.

Traffic peaks in August; new record in 2011?
A look at monthly passenger figures since the beginning of 2008 shows a consistent seasonality profile with demand peaking in the key holiday months of July and August.

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4608/alicante4chtalcseasonal.png (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/alicante4chtalcseasonal.png/)

So far in 2011, passenger numbers are up 3% in January and 3.5% in February, suggesting that the airport may be on course to beat its previous annual record and may even exceed 10 million passengers for the first time, assuming that summer flights are not disrupted by industrial action either at the airport, or from air traffic control services.

Ryanair leads new route growth in 2010 and 2011
Despite modest growth of under 3% in 2010, the airport welcomed a host of new services, primarily from low-cost carriers, and in particular Ryanair as it continued to expand its presence at the airport.

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9660/alcairlinesdestinations.png (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/alcairlinesdestinations.png/)

So far for 2011, new services from the UK seem to be leading the way, with Jet2.com revealing plans to start low-frequency flights from four of its UK bases this summer, while Ryanair is adding new services from Humberside and Manchester.

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/9660/alcairlinesdestinations.png (http://img861.imageshack.us/i/alcairlinesdestinations.png/)

Other LCCs adding services this summer include Norwegian, Vueling and Wizz Air, while Icelandair is the only non-LCC to be adding a new service, from Reykjavik.

Source: www.anna.aero (http://www.anna.aero/2011/03/23/new-terminal-should-help-alicante-pass-10-million-mark-this-summer/)

[GnRdL]

I will be arriving in the next few weeks and have just been told that I will have to get a Courtesy Bus to the car hire. This is Sol Mar
According to the info that I received, car hire companies which were in the old park, will be in the new park now.

[AP1995]

which airline/flight will be first using the new terminal?

[Evanelpus]

Just received an e-mail from DoYouSpain, the company I used to book my car at Alicante.

They are advising that when you arrive make your way to the bus staion Points 1/2 and catch a shuttle bus to Dickmanns. They reckon the journey time takes about 5 minutes.

That to me would suggest that the car hire companies will be where they always have been, opposite the old terminal.

happy holidays!

[GnRdL]

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8918/aeropuertodealicantenue.jpg (http://img200.imageshack.us/i/aeropuertodealicantenue.jpg/)

[GnRdL]

They are advising that when you arrive make your way to the bus staion Points 1/2 and catch a shuttle bus to Dickmanns. They reckon the journey time takes about 5 minutes.

That to me would suggest that the car hire companies will be where they always have been, opposite the old terminal.

happy holidays!
Hi Evanelplus,

Maybe the info that I have it's wrong, but the old park will be separated in three parts: 1) long stay parking; 2) for employees 3) 340 public places.
The info also says that rent companies will be in the new park. Anyway, the rent company will be more informed.

I regret that info is contradicted.
Sorry again

[Fly380]

How about the bus service to Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa? Seems that the taxi drivers are holding it up. True or false?

[wowzz]

Anyone used the new terminal? If so, perhaps you could let us know what it was like.

[Hwks]

Travelled through the new terminal on wed with easyjet.it all works very well, although their is a ditinct lack of seating at some of the gates.the car hire works very well.a lot more choice of eating,i,m not sure of the policy on gate allocation .saw two planes at airbridges but two on remote stands although there where free airbridges. Hundred percent better than before.

[Hwks]

Sed the new terminal last weekend,arrived from madrid dep gatwick. All worked very well,a long walk from the domestic gates though.not a lot of seating at the departure gates either.the car hire is better than before,all the ques. On one side now..not sure how they assign gates thoigh watched two easyjet go to remote stands while the gatwick flight had airbridge.some confusion upon boarding as there is an unmanned passport desk before the boarding gate,this caused some confusion when they called the flight and asked for sb passengers.all in all thoigh its much better

[GnRdL]

How about the bus service to Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa?

The bus service between Torrevieja and the airport could be ready later this month.


La conexión por autobús con el aeropuerto estará este mes



Este mes de abril 2011 podría comenzar el servicio de transporte por carretera entre Torrevieja y el aeropuerto de Alicante (El Altet).


09-Abril-2011
El servicio, que será directo sin parada intermedia, se prestará los 365 días del año, de lunes a domingo, con 12 viajes de ida y 12 de vuelta.

El alcalde de Torrevieja, Pedro Hernández Mateo, anunció en la mañana de ayer la apertura de plicas, ya realizada, por parte de la Dirección General de Transportes y Logística de la Generalitat Valenciana, para la nueva concesión administrativa del transporte directo entre el Aeropuerto de El Altet y Torrevieja, por la CV-905.

En breves fechas, probablemente este mismo mes de abril 2011, pueda comenzar a funcionar este nuevo servicio de transporte público directo de viajeros por carretera entre Torrevieja y el aeropuerto de El Altet.

El servicio de transporte de viajeros entre Torrevieja y el Aeropuerto de Alicante no llevará ninguna parada intermedia, constituyéndose en un servicio exprés entre el aeropuerto y la estación de autobuses de Torrevieja.

Se ha seleccionado como itinerario del servicio el interior por la autopista A-7, en detrimento del costero por la N-332, dado los mejores y más favorables tiempos de recorrido que ofrece esta alternativa interior frente a la situación –especialmente en época estival- de retenciones y menor velocidad de la carretera costera N-332.

Source: www.torrevieja.com (http://www.torrevieja.com/es/torrevieja/aeropuerto-alicante-torrevieja.html)



El recorrido será por la CV-905 (carretera de Crevillent) para unir una ciudad que tiene el 52,7% de su población de origen extranjero con un aeropuerto conectado con docenas de destinos internacionales, especialmente europeos. Precisamente, el 60% de los habitantes extranjeros de Torrevieja son europeos en situación de jubilación que han trasladado su residencia a una zona de clima más calido, pero que no dejan de hacer varios viajes al año a sus países utilizando el avión. Esta carretera se ha escogido en lugar de la nacional 332 sobre todo porque en época estival las retenciones hacen que sea una alternativa más lenta.

Además, y al objeto de garantizar la fiabilidad horaria en cuanto a las horas de salida y llegada del autobús, se ha determinado que no habrá paradas intermedias, de modo que será un servicio "expres" que partirá de la estación de autobuses de Torrevieja.

Source: Diario Información (http://www.diarioinformacion.com/vega-baja/2011/04/09/conexion-autobus-aeropuerto-estara-mes/1114571.html)

[AP1995]

anyone got any pictures of aircraft using the new terminal?

[GnRdL]

anyone got any pictures of aircraft using the new terminal?
I have some pictures, but low quality:

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/2306/alcplataforma.png (http://img807.imageshack.us/i/alcplataforma.png/)
(http://img31.imageshack.us/i/aeropuertodealicante.jpg/)

[GnRdL]

An arrangement of the Terminals from the Control Tower:

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5145/aeropuertodealicante.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/aeropuertodealicante.jpg/)

[GnRdL]

The full video of the Presentation of the New Terminal (in the previous video there was a lag between audio and image, in addition to missing half a minute):

yGLlq27y-yk

[AP1995]

thanks for them photos they look great! are they on any websites? & do you have any more?

[GnRdL]

thanks for them photos they look great! are they on any websites? & do you have any more?
You are welcome!

We have a forum with all the news regarding at Alicante airport (in Spanish): Aeronoticiario de El Altet (http://aeroaltet.foroblog.net/)

To see the pictures and links you have to be registered.

[AP1995]

thank you very much!

[wowzz]

From the pics it looks as if Ryanair aren't using the air-bridges
How long before they add a €2 surcharge to pax flying to/from ALC in order to pay or an air-bridge?

[GnRdL]

From the pics it looks as if Ryanair aren't using the air-bridges
How long before they add a €2 surcharge to pax flying to/from ALC in order to pay or an air-bridge

Not all Ryanair aircrafts are using the airbridges. Some of them go to remote positions.

Ryanair didn't add €2 surcharge to fly to/from ALC. This was due to policy cancellations in all Europe.

[GnRdL]

thank you very much!
You are welcome,

We've added the google translator for those who wish to follow the forum of Alicante airport.

Forum: Aeronoticiario de El Altet (http://aeroaltet.foroblog.net/)

Greetings

[EI-BUD]

Hi GnRdL,

Can you tell me which terminal do Aer Lingus now use old or new? Or is there any info as to which airlines will be using the old/new facility?


EI-BUD

[wowzz]

EI-BUD
There is now only one terminal at ALC - the new one. The two old terminals are shut.

[Aisle2c]

The bus service between Torrevieja and the airport could be ready later this month.

La conexión por autobús con el aeropuerto estará este mes


Este mes de abril 2011 podría comenzar el servicio de transporte por carretera entre Torrevieja y el aeropuerto de Alicante (El Altet).

09-Abril-2011
El servicio, que será directo sin parada intermedia, se prestará los 365 días del año, de lunes a domingo, con 12 viajes de ida y 12 de vuelta.


Thanks, that's great news. The lack of such a service has defied logic up to this. I can see this being very popular, hopefully they will have enough buses at peak times.

[N707ZS]

Any idea what is going to happen to the old terminals and car parks? Demolition?

[GnRdL]

From next Monday, MAY 23

New bus service between Torrevieja - Alicante Airport


Monday, 16th May 2011
Details:


Bus company: Costa Azul.
Bus service all year.
8 expeditions daily in both directions from May until September.
2 expeditions more during July and August.
Direct services by the highway (63 km).
Journey: 1 hour.
Price: 6,79 euros with bonuses for pensioners and large families..

Timetable:

Torrevieja - Alicante Airport: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00.
Alicante Airport - Torrevieja: 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:00, 20:00, 22:00.

Source: Flores anuncia el inicio del servicio de transporte por carretera entre Torrevieja y el aeropuerto de El Altet (http://www.vegabajadigital.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1613:flores-anuncia-el-inicio-del-servicio-de-transporte-por-carretera-entre-torrevieja-y-el-aeropuerto-de-altet&catid=39:torrevieja&Itemid=6)
Source: Torrevieja / Anuncian conexin directa con el aeropuerto de Alicante a partir de la prxima semana (http://bajo-segura.com/noticias_2011/torrevieja_aeropuerto_160511.htm)

[carlj2]

Hi
Does anybody know what the music is on the presentation of the new alicante airport terminal?

[GnRdL]

Alicante new terminal presentation
Hi
Does anybody know what the music is on the presentation of the new alicante airport terminal?
Hi carlj2,
Sorry to replied late. I don't know the title of the soundtrack of the video, but I can give you the name of the editor. He is Javier Guijarro. The techniques used are the timelapses and HDR. More than 40.000 pictures in 3 days, 22 timelapses, motorized slider...

yGLlq27y-yk

You can try to ask him about the music on the presentation in this forum:

Nueva Terminal Aeropuerto Alicante (http://timelapses.tv/foro/javier-guijarro/nueva-terminal-aeropuerto-alicante)

[GnRdL]

Tests:
On Friday 27 May, Ryanair carried out two tests for boarding and deplaning walking on two stands of the New Terminal. AENA will announce the results of such tests and the viability of next week.

Source: El Aeropuerto realiza las pruebas para evaluar la viabilidad del embarque y desembarque a pie. europapress.es (http://www.europapress.es/comunitat-valenciana/noticia-aeropuerto-realiza-pruebas-evaluar-viabilidad-embarque-desembarque-pie-20110527151109.html)

New routes:
On Friday 26 May, Jetairfly.com announced a new route between Alicante and Charleroi (3x/week): Mo, We, Fr. Starting on 28 Oct 2011.

The airline will connect the four main airports of Belgium with Alicante (ALC) during the coming winter.

Source: http://pers.jetair.be/pressroom/persberichten/20110526_Jetairfly.pdf

Other new routes announced during last weeks:


Jet2.com to Edinburgh (4x/week): Mo,Th, Sa, Su. From 29 Mar 2012.



bmibaby to Belfast City (3x/week): Mo, Fr, Sa. From 26 Mar 2012.



Norwind Airlines has started its operations from Alicante to Moscow Sheremetyevo on May 17 (2x/week): Tu, Fr. New russian operator (charter) at Alicante Airport.


Wizz Air cancels Cluj Napoca flights from mid June. Last flight on Jun 14.

[MKY661]

The two old terminals are shut.

I hope they are reopened in the future, apparently they are being done up.

[wowzz]

MKY 661
I can't imagine why the two old terminals should be re-opened, given that the new terminal is bigger than the 'old' 1&2 combined. I would say that the new terminal is a vast improvement on the previous terminals.
At current pax levels the new terminal is more than big enough [even too big considering how far it is to walk to some of the gates] for the immediate future.
The only possibility I could see, given MoL's current dispute regarding air-bridges, is for terminal 2 to be re-opened purely for RYR flights. However, given the o/heads involved, I can only see this as being very unlikely.

[AP1995]

i was onboard the ryanair flight from manchester which didnt use the airbridges, it worked moderatly okay but everyone was cramped onto a bus and it was very hot, it is quicker to use the airbridges and the ryanair staff are so rude it wasnt a good flight!

[MKY661]

Well i did read in an airport Magazine that works at Alicante are not going to be complete until 2014.

Any of you got any pics inside the old T1?

[james170969]

I flew out of the new terminal at Alicante last Saturday evening. The terminal itself was very impressive however there was no air conditioning whatsoever and many people were complaining about the heat and no air. The catering really left a lot to be desired. I expect to pay a bit more at an airport but the prices at Alicante were far too high and the quality of food on offer was very poor. Stale sandwiches were around 6 euros and a very small roll that was so hard cost 5 euros 10 cents. Many people were going into outlets to buy something to eat but when they saw the prices they just walked out. If the prices were brought down to a resonable level then people would buy more. At Malaga airport there are loads of machines where you can buy cans or bottles of water, cola or juice. There were no such machines at Alicante. I hate to be so negative but the new terminal is a disgrace.

[Prestonian]

I'm afraid I have to agree with all the criticisms. Flew out of the new terminal a couple of weeks ago and was hoping that many of the deficiencies mentioned here were just teething problems or works waiting completion. Given the latest reports it appears not:

i. virtually no seats fitted at departure gates
ii. lack of and expense of food outlets -the cafe area in the old terminal on the left hand side just as you emerged from security was fine. Nothing to compare in the new terminal and the prices and lack of availability in the few small outlets!!!
iii. the arrows on the signs are totally confusing while the numbering of the floors defies logicality.
iv. entrance to the departure gates via the back of the Duty Free shop is just a joke.

Is the air conditioning problem just a breadown or has it not been installed (yet)?

[wowzz]

Totally agree with your comments, Prestonian.
I especially hate being forced to walk through duty-free, immediately after security, in a vain attempt to make you buy something. Self-defeating in my view, as having walked through it in order to find a seat/buy an expensive coffee, you are unlikely to want to walk back.

[EI-BUD]

I expect to pay a bit more at an airport but the prices at Alicante were far too high and the quality of food on offer was very poor

Spanish airport are notorious for extorionate pricing, never seen anything like it anywhere. Puts me right off eating at the airport for what is usually not particular good quality at an enormous price.

EI-BUD

[GnRdL]

I flew out of the new terminal at Alicante last Saturday evening. The terminal itself was very impressive however there was no air conditioning whatsoever and many people were complaining about the heat and no air. The catering really left a lot to be desired. I expect to pay a bit more at an airport but the prices at Alicante were far too high and the quality of food on offer was very poor. Stale sandwiches were around 6 euros and a very small roll that was so hard cost 5 euros 10 cents. Many people were going into outlets to buy something to eat but when they saw the prices they just walked out. If the prices were brought down to a resonable level then people would buy more. At Malaga airport there are loads of machines where you can buy cans or bottles of water, cola or juice. There were no such machines at Alicante. I hate to be so negative but the new terminal is a disgrace.
Hi James,
There is air conditioning in all the new terminal. Perhaps it was off or poorly regulated. Inside the terminal there are air vents through the towers and from the facades. Also through the glass wall, which is adapted to insulate the terminal. I was on Friday morning and it worked perfectly.

Regarding the prices I'm not agree with you. Where did you buy the sandwiches? Maybe in a Subway... I advise you to eat in places with less common names.

And finally say that the terminal has vending machines, but it is true that there are not many.

Spanish airport are notorious for extorionate pricing, never seen anything like it anywhere. Puts me right off eating at the airport for what is usually not particular good quality at an enormous price.
For example, on Friday I did breakfast there in "La Pausa". The price of coffee was 1,50. In Charleroi the price is 2,70. I bought also a bottle of water there by 1,50 euros, while in Charleroi I pay 3 euros. There are more expensive airports...

[Evanelpus]

I'm off to Alicante on 16th June and back on the 30th.

The food has always been a contentious issue. The sandwiches were a joke, an expensive one at that and god help you if you are getting one of the last flights of the day home, just about everything used to shut before midnight. I hope that's all changed.

I'll post my findings when I get back.

[AP1995]

which a/c do tcx operate on the alicante routes? does anybody know?

[james170969]

GnRdL, with the greatest of respect, I am not alone in saying that the prices at the new terminal are FAR too expensive. There were several outlets selling rather stale unappetising sandwiches for anything up to 6 euros. A very small roll that was so hard you could almost sole your shoes with it, cost 5euros 10 cents. In the old terminal there were vending machines to buy water, cola etc but honestly, when I was there on Saturday 28th May there were none.
I stand by everything that I said about the terminal. It looks very nice but the heating and ventilation was horrendous and the catering is extremely expensive and most of what was on offer was not very appealing. Charleroi airport is exactly the same. The next time I have to fly out of Alicante airport I will purchase food from Mercadona. Unfortunately because of the restrictions on what I can take through security I am unable to bring my own drinks.

[Evanelpus]

Unfortunately because of the restrictions on what I can take through security I am unable to bring my own drinks.

Conspiracy Theory Number 1Security are in league with all terminal drink vendors and get a cut at the end of each month.

[Evanelpus]

OK, back from our Holstein and here is my take on Alicante.

On arrival, everything was fine. Straight off the aircraft, through passport control (there wasn't any, not one of the booths were manned) and off to collect suitcases. Very clean baggage area and efficient delivery of bags and was out of the terminal less than 25 minutes after arrival. Down to -2 to look for the Dickmanns minibus which had just set off before we reached the bay. I held up my hand as he went by and he stopped straight away and got out of the bus and loaded up our luggage and off we went to collect our hire car. If I had been in England, the minibus wouldn't have stopped!

Coming back was a different matter. Returning the hire car was a piece of cake (I thoroughly recommend Dickmanns). Got to the Easyjet check in booths and out of about 6, only 2 were open for those who hadn't been enticed to pay for speedy boarding. However, it only took 20minutes to check in which I wasn't too bothered about. After bag search it's through Duty Free to get to the gated areas and this is whe ALC blew big time. Anyone who thinks this place has Air Con is living in a dream world. If they have it, they need to switch it on. Also no free wifi which is available at other Spanish Airports. Spoke to one of the workers in one of the shops who told me that the staff have aired their views, especially about the Aircon to the airport operator but their views are ignored. I was encouaged to write about my experiences and send them to the airport, this guy reckoned if everyone was to do the same, something might get done..........maybe!

About the food. Why is everything more expensive at airport franchises than they are in the towns. Burger King is the classic example. In Torrevieja the BK ice-cream was 50 cents cheaper than at the airport and this differential went through the menu. I thing the long chicken meal was a difference of over one Euro. Do airport food outlets use different ingredients? I didn't notice any drink vending machines but I have to admit I didn't look that hard.

Overall, I would give the new terminal a 7 out of 10 rating. It was a totally charmless experience but efficient none the less.

[GnRdL]

I'll get in contact to regulate the temperature. Regarding the vending machines, I saw some on the arrivals level (-2).

Regards

[MKY661]

Do we have any confirmed dates of the day that ryanair stop routes from ALC or are we still unsure what is happening yet?

[GnRdL]

Do we have any confirmed dates of the day that ryanair stop routes from ALC or are we still unsure what is happening yet
Until August 15, anything is possible (slot handback deadline).

AENA has to announce the results and the viability of tests which Ryanair did it for boarding and deplaning walking on two stands of the New Terminal.

[PhilW1981]

For those complaining about drinks prices airside in Spain, on my last 4 trips back from Spanish airports I have had a couple of small Don Simon red wine cartons of red wine in my hand luggage and a bottle of water concealed in my trouser pockets. On none of the 4 occassions were any of them confiscated, the Spanish security seem to be quite relaxed about such things.

[GnRdL]

Areas (the company that manages 16 establishments in the New Terminal) is preparing a claim to AENA by poor refrigeration of the terminal. Complaints similar to yours are coming.

Source: Usuarios de El Altet se quejan del paso obligatorio por la tienda 'duty free'. La Verdad (http://www.laverdad.es/alicante/v/20110705/provincia/usuarios-altet-quejan-paso-20110705.html)

[Delight]

Used the new terminal at the weekend and was impressed as everything worked pretty efficiently. I don't like being "flushed" through duty free after security but this nothing new for UK passengers. Plenty of space but could do with some more seats. Didn't find the price of food and drink any worse than other airports. As other people have said, the terminal is warm but I didn't find it uncomfortable.
The thing that did bug me was the touts that suddenly appeared when boarding was announced. They sprung into action when the "Ryanair scrum" formed, asking people to do a "survey". I refused to give my details but a few people did. Pretty crafty waiting for boarding so they were less likely to be spotted, but hopefully the airport staff will get wise to this and get rid of them.

[Evanelpus]

The thing that did bug me was the touts that suddenly appeared when boarding was announced. They sprung into action when the "Ryanair scrum" formed, asking people to do a "survey".

I forgot to mention this in my previous post. Yes, it was really annoying, two middle aged women mingling with the queue. One of the womens first words to me were "Are you a UK taxpayer?" I didn't know the woman from Adam so I said no in a very Brummie accent. She didn't look happy but I'm glad she moved on as my next line was going to be a lot less polite.

[STATSMAN]

I said "I do not give out that information", but in welsh. Moved on very quickly.

[wowzz]

I hear on the local radio that ALC is refusing to allow Ryanair to use buses to load/off-load pax, claiming that it is too time consuming [?]
Will MOL make good his threat and now leave ALC?

[Evanelpus]

I hear on the local radio that ALC is refusing to allow Ryanair to use buses to load/off-load pax, claiming that it is too time consuming [?]
Will MOL make good his threat and now leave ALC?

That's always been the stance of ALC from day one.

Will he, won't he. We'll have to wait and see. Could Mercia take the ALC operation onboard?

[wowzz]

Murcia could handle additional flights, but the terminal is not big enough to deal with more than 3 or 4 flights flights departing/arriving within an hour of each other.
The new airport at Corvera should be opening soon [but hey, this is Spain so exactly when is anyone's guess] and could certainly handle a fair number of flights.
However, both of these airports are south of ALC, and I would guess that at least 30% of pax head to the Benidorm area, so neither of these alternates would be attractive for these pax.
Or could MOL operate a divide and rule strategy, by using all of the three mentioned above, plus increasing the number of destinations from Almeria?

[GnRdL]

Hi guys,

I arrived yesterday at ALC airport and the refrigeration is working well finally. ;)
Also I've seen vending machines in the boarding area in front of the gates C45 and C46 (if I'm correct) and in the arrival area. However the prices are almost the same than other restaurants that you can find inside (1,50 euros for a bottle of water half a liter).

[MKY661]

Until August 15, anything is possible (slot handback deadline).

AENA has to announce the results and the viability of tests which Ryanair did it for boarding and deplaning walking on two stands of the New Terminal.

Do we have these results yet and if we do were they a success?

[Jamie2k9]

Ryanair have to use air bridges and not allowed to walk passengers off aircraft.

[GnRdL]

Ryanair have to use air bridges and not allowed to walk passengers off aircraft.
Yes, however AENA has given viability for boarding walking during the winter season in six stands in the new terminal. Furthermore, other six stands will be inoperative to perform this kind of operations safely.

[Fly380]

It seems Ryanair aren't too impressed with the new un-needed Alicante Airport Terminal and no one seems to know what is going on at Corvera. Don't believe any ' official communications'. It would be nice if Ryanair moved all its ops out of ALC to MJV. Well it's nearer for me. :E
Ryanair to cut routes at Alicante airport (http://www.tumbit.com/news/articles/3751-ryanair-to-cut-routes-at-alicante-airport.html)

[MKY661]

Just been looking at some pictures at Alicante on Jetphotos and i have noticed there are red and white barriers outside the terminals:

JetPhotos.Net Photo » EC-IDC (CN: 7622) Iberia Regional (Air Nostrum) Bombardier CRJ-200ER by Fabrizio Gandolfo (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7232618&nseq=5)
JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-TOYK (CN: 28870) bmibaby Boeing 737-33R by Fabrizio Gandolfo (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7232620&nseq=3)
JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-EZBO (CN: 3082) easyJet Airbus A319-111 by Fabrizio Gandolfo (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7231351&nseq=7)

Anyone know what these are for?

[Whispering Giant]

The red and white barriers in front of the old terminal at ALC are there because there is work going on there between the terminal and the ramp area. When I was last there there a couple of weeks ago looked like they were digging a trench as there was a trenching machine at work.
So all the barriers are there for is just to notify pilot's and groundcrew that the area is closed off, whilst the work is in progress.

brgds

W.G

[CVTDog]

Any word on what is happening - it seems that they are not doing anything from ALC to BHX or EMA (or any other airport for that matter)

Anyone any idea what the plan is or should I book book with Monarach before the prices increase much more ?

[GnRdL]

Ryanair Summer 12 ?
Any word on what is happening - it seems that they are not doing anything from ALC to BHX or EMA (or any other airport for that matter)

Anyone any idea what the plan is or should I book book with Monarach before the prices increase much more
I wouldn't wait too much. In my opinion, Ryanair fares have gone up significantly and are not as competitive. Check prices with baby, easyJet and Monarch (in the case of Birmingham) and baby or Jet2 (in the case of East Midlands).

[mart901]

I'm suprised Ryanair feel they can opt out of such a key market as Alicante, but there is a lot of competition out there and bmibaby seem to have ramped up frequency especially out of EMA. In this neck of the woods they have nothing from Stansted where this summer they had as many as 3 flights a day. I wonder what their gameplan is? Sorry if I've missed it but have they ever resolved the dispute over the airbridges or are they being forced to use them? Some routes they evidently will operate as they recently announced flights to Alicante from Knock.

[MKY661]

I would just Book Monarch service is much better and sometimes cheaper that Ryanair I have seen flights from BHX quite cheap. Ive enen seen a £3 one once, but that was from Malaga though but im sure Alicante will be similar.

[Fly380]

Maybe Ryanair like white elephants and are planning to take over Corvera:confused:

[MKY661]

Old terminals at ALC to reopen to create more space:
OLD ALICANTE AIRPORT TERMINALS TO REOPEN | Costa Blanca | Leader - News, Sport, Spanish Property, Advertising, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain (http://www.theleader.info/article/31943/old-alicante-airport-terminals-to-reopen/)

This may make Ryanair slightly happier

[Fly380]

Quote " Once the work is completed, the terminal buildings will boast 388,300 square meters of space, housing 149 check-in desks and 42 boarding gates "

That's the problem with Spain. Got to be better than everyone else although they don't have any money.
Corvera is supposed to be opening early next year. NO CHANCE. The Murcian government are supposed to be closing MJV which has a 2nd runway now and millions have been spent on upgrading the terminal, carparks etc.
Who the hell is going to use Corvera? People will change from using MJV and go back to Alicante. Corvera was supposed to take tourists to Paramount Studios and Polaris World golf courses. Polaris went bust - their rescuers may have kept their name. At the moment there is hardly anyone here on Orihuela Costa but they are building one of the largest commercial centres in Europe - La Zenia Boulevard. Spain is an extremely CORRUPT basketcase.:ugh: ps look at Castellon Airport near Valencia.

[Seljuk22]

ALC finished the year with an increase of 8.8% and handled 9,638,860 passengers.

2012: 8,855,444 -10.7%

[Fly380]

The last I heard of the fate of the old terminal building in 2013 is that it is to become yet another shopping centre.:ugh:

[MKY661]

The last I heard of the fate of the old terminal building in 2013 is that it is to become yet another shopping centre.

I've heard that they are making a connecting hallway between the New Terminal and Terminal 1 to allow a greater area of the airport to be used:

OLD ALICANTE AIRPORT TERMINALS TO REOPEN | Costa Blanca | Leader - News, Sport, Spanish Property, Advertising, Classifieds - Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Calida, Costa de Almeria, Spain (http://www.theleader.info/397/article/31943/spain/costa-blanca/old-alicante-airport-terminals-to-reopen/)

[Fly380]

Benidorm all year round.: Old Alicante airport terminal to get a new lease of life (http://www.benidormallyearround.com/2013/05/old-alicante-airport-terminal-to-get.html)

[eu01]

This shopping centre is still in planning phase. According to the most recent news (http://issuu.com/euroweeklynews/docs/1487-costa-blanca-south/8) (this month), Aerovillage has just presented the updated €40-million project to the Spanish Airports Authority (AENA). The company aims to build a 40,000 sq. m complex, with 109 shops and restaurants, a hotel, indoor karting track and an area for flight, skiing and racing simulators, which is expected to create 650 jobs. It is, however, worth mentioning that the project has not yet been approved by AENA, the negotiations are being held for more than two years now.

[Zorua]

I re pick up this thread for comment the news about ALC. ALC ended 2015 with 10,574,484 passengers with an increase of 5.1% being historical record of passenger :) For summer 2016 we have 31 new routes, another historical record, previously held by summer of 2013 with 23 new routes.

We also have already 10 new airlines for S16: Aeroflot, Atlantic Airways, Bulgaria Air, Eurowings, Lufthansa, Neos (to Tel Aviv), SWISS, TAROM, Thomas Cook and TUI Netherlands. The increase calculated for the busiest months (June, July and August) is 171 flights per week more, over additional 25 daily flights.

PD: Sorry for my english :)

A greeting!

[MKY661]

Alicante just had it's busiest ever year, and by the end of next year it could be the 5th Busiest in Spain overtaking Gran Canaria, which it has been catching up with :)

[Nightstop]

Don't let your kids climb on your suitcase near these hazardous openings outside the new ALC Terminal Floor +2, it's a five floor drop to Floor -2 :eek:

http://www.pprune.org/members/3549-nightstop-albums-alc-picture209-alc-fall-hazard.jpg

http://www.pprune.org/members/3549-nightstop-albums-alc-picture210-alc-fall-hazard-4-floors-down.jpg

[AvGeek1]

I didn't realise this thread already existed and made a new one, so I have deleted it now. Here is my original post:

S16 looks like a significant year for Alicante already. The airport has a total of 35 new services launching in 2016 and it looks like a very busy year for Alicante :D. This is also due to the tourism boom in Spain, due to the decline in tourism in places like Turkey & Egypt.

Here are a summary of all of the new services the airport will receive in 2016:

Aeroflot - Moscow Sheremetyevo (begins 1 June 2016)
Aer Lingus - Belfast-City (begins 29 April 2016) (Seasonal)
Atlantic Airways - Vagar (begins 9 April 2016) (Seasonal Charter)
Bulgaria Air - Sofia (begins 30 April 2016) (Seasonal)
easyJet - Milan Malpensa (begins 11 June 2016)
Eurowings - Dusseldorf (begins 29 March 2016), Vienna (begins 27 March 2016)
Flybe - Doncaster/Sheffield (begins 25 March 2016), Norwich (begins 25 March 2016)
Iberia Regional - Palma de Mallorca (begins 27 March 2016), Vigo (begins 5 July 2016) (Seasonal)
KLM - Amsterdam (begins 4 July 2016)
Lufthansa - Frankfurt (begins 2 April 2016)
Neos - Tel Aviv (begins 23 June 2016) (Seasonal Charter)
Ryanair - Belfast-International (begins 2 September 2016), Glasgow (begins 30 October 2016), London Gatwick (begins 31 October 2016), Newquay (begins 3 April 2016), Rome-Fiumicino (begins 27 March 2016)
Swiss - Zurich (begins 19 March 2016)
TAROM - Bucharest (begins 4 June 2016) (Seasonal)
Thomas Cook - Manchester (resumes 22 May 2016)
TUI Airlines Netherlands - Amsterdam (begins 19 April 2016) (Charter)
Transavia - Munich (begins 31 May 2016)
Travel Service - Wroclaw (begins 8 June 2016) (Seasonal Charter)
Volotea - Bordeaux (begins 10 April 2016) (Seasonal) Nantes (begins 2 April 2016) (Seasonal)
Vueling - Birmingham (begins 17 June 2016), Edinburgh (begins 16 June 2016), Manchester (begins 17 June 2016), Milan-Malpensa (begins 17 June 2016), Nantes (begins 9 April 2016), Zurich (begins 16 June 2016)
Wizz Air - Cluj-Napoca (begins 24 July 2016), Sofia (begins 27 March 2016)

There are also many frequency increases planned as well.

With all of this growth, do you think they will plan to expand the airport where the old terminal site was or will they build a new terminal of the land of the old terminal? I have travelled to Alicante and it gets very busy in summer at around 10-11am and it is about to get even busier.

Also are there any routes that Alicante are still missing that could be realistic and successful if operated?

[Zorua]

Ryanair announces a new route between Alicante & Belfast Intl., starting 2 September with 3 weekly flights, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays :)
Yesterday, Ryanair announced too an increase in the ALC-NCL route for W16, up to 4xw. Great news this new route as there are few flights ALC-BFS in winter

ALC - BFS
FR1308: 21:10 - 23:10 - 1/3/5
BFS - ALC
FR1307: 16:40 - 20:35 - 1/3/5

A greeting!

[David Sharpe]

It will be interesting to see monthly passenger and movement figures for all the major airports in Spain as we move into the Summer months.

There seem to be never ending announcements of new services and additional frequencies on routes from the UK, certainly helped by the uncertainty in other parts of the world, and the listing for the new airlines at Alicante seems to indicate that a similar pattern can be seen in other European countries.

All in all, it looks like 2016 will be a bumper year for a number of the Spanish Airports.

[Zorua]

New route and airline! KLM announces daily flights between Alicante & Amsterdam since 4th July :) The airline will operate this route with Boeing 737. 33th new route here in ALC for this year's summer season!

ALC-AMS
12:55 - 15:40 - 1/2/3/4/5/7
17:15 - 20:00 - 6
AMS-ALC
09:30 - 12:10 - 1/2/3/4/5/7
13:50 - 16:30 - 6

A greeting! :)

[AvGeek1]

New route and airline! KLM announces daily flights between Alicante & Amsterdam since 4th July :) The airline will operate this route with Boeing 737. 33th new route here in ALC for this year's summer season!

ALC-AMS
12:55 - 15:40 - 1/2/3/4/5/7
17:15 - 20:00 - 6
AMS-ALC
09:30 - 12:10 - 1/2/3/4/5/7
13:50 - 16:30 - 6

A greeting! :)

Wow, great news for ALC! These new services just keep rolling in! What a year for ALC this year! I will be travelling to ALC in July and would love to see some of these new carriers!

[Lon12]

Last 3 routes announced in ALC are the same routes have been launched from Valencia...

Moscow, Tel Aviv and Amsterdam.... With Aeroflot or KLM.

And LH group have launched recently routes already operated from VLC.

Frankfurt 1 weekly from ALC / 2 daily from VLC

Düsseldorf 3 weekly from ALC / 1 daily from VLC

Zurich 3 weekly from ALC / 3 or 4 daily from VLC

But that doesn't happen when for example Norwegian, Jet 2 or Easyjet open something from ALC.... Valencia never appears in their plans....

[Jetblast79]

BA Cityflyer could open LCY, It would be great, at least during summer.

And of course, BA should reopen LHR. Many BA frequent flyers own a villa in the zone and a lot of business traffic is flying ALC-MAD-LHR-XXX stopping 2 times to get to a final destination.

[Zorua]

3 more new routes for S16 in ALC, up to 36: Tenerife South (Vueling), Vigo (Air Europa) and Manchester (Norwegian). And maybe we will have another one soon :)

February stats in ALC

Pax: 610.441 pax. (+21,2%)
Ops: 4.495 ops. (+20,7%)
Kg: 472.500 kg. (+162,9%)

Accumulated
Pax January-February: 1.203.590 pax. (+20,1%)
Ops January-February: 9.112 ops. (+19,9%)
Kg January-February: 853.205 kg. (+137,4%)

In two months we¡ve already 200,000 additional passengers! The estimated growth for this summer is 20% and 25% in some months, awesome. This year 11,5M passengers minimum :)

[wowzz]

ALC is obviously benefiting [if that is the right word] from the atrocities in other holiday destinations last year, leading to a greater demand for flights to Spain.
The new terminal already suffered from lack of seating and poor a/c before these extra pax - glad I won't be travelling through there this year.

[AvGeek1]

BA Cityflyer could open LCY, It would be great, at least during summer.

And of course, BA should reopen LHR. Many BA frequent flyers own a villa in the zone and a lot of business traffic is flying ALC-MAD-LHR-XXX stopping 2 times to get to a final destination.

I agree with this entirely, I think they made a mistake with ending the LHR-ALC route. If it wasn't working for them in the winter months they should have at least made it a seasonal A320 flight. I remember the flight being operated with the A321 aircraft in the summer season.

[Zorua]

New route! 37th new route in ALC for S16. BA Cityflyer opens ALC-LCY route from 27 of June with 4 weekly flights :)

Alicante-Elche (ALC) - London City (LCY): 4xw [1/2/3/5]

ALC-LCY
11:00 - 12:30 - 1/3
14:15 - 15:45 - 2
12:00 - 13:30 - 5
LCY-ALC
06:45 - 10:15 - 1/3
10:05 - 13:35 - 2
07:00 - 10:30 - 5

[AerRyan]

What are the expected PAX numbers for 2016? Will the existing infrastructure be able to cope with the increases traffic?

[AvGeek1]

Another great route for Alicante!:ok: Nearly 40 new routes in S16, amazing! I cannot find any information about the capacity of the terminal building. From experiance, the terminal is quite opened planned and spacious and it is only noticeably busy in the morning at around 10-12am.

[Zorua]

Official forecasts for S16:

Seats: 9.874.866 seats approximate (+17,4% & +1.463.566 seats)
Operations: 57.300 operations approximate (+16,6% & +8.000 operations)
New routes: 37 (record)
New airlines: 11
Markets/Countries: UK (4M), Germany (690.000 & +19,7%), Norway (600.000) & Netherlands (580.000 & +25,3%)
Planes based at ALC: Up to 23 (9 Ryanair, 4 Vueling, 4 Norwegian, 2-3 Air Nostrum, 2 Jet2 and 1 Swiftair)
Amazing! 11 million of passengers minimum coming this year... :)

PD: ALC was in second place in the scale of medium-sized airports across Europe during Febraury.

[MKY661]

Expect ALC to be the 5th Busiest Airort in Spain then this year.

[AvGeek1]

With all of this huge growth in S16 and plenty of new routes being added, are there still some routes or airlines missing at Alicante?

Also is there any news of any of the based airlines to increase the number of planes based at the airport in the future?

[Zorua]

Only about 2-3 routes are lost for S16. Ryanair next winter will base an additional plane and it seems more likely another, up to 6. So in summer 2017 will add more planes too. Vueling also add one more in W16 (3) and Norwegian may also.


New route for S16! Ukraine Intl. Airlines (UIA) announces new charter route Alicante - Ivano-Frankivsk with one weekly flight from June to September on a B735 :)

Alicante-Elche (ALC) - Ivano-Frankivsk (IFO):
PS936: 01:30 - 06:00 - 1
Ivano-Frankivsk (IFO) - Alicante-Elche (ALC):
PS935: 21:55 - 00:40 - 7

[Seljuk22]

Spain will gain a lot of new tourists this year as Africa (Tunisia, Egypt) as well as Turkey are suffering losses due to terror attacks the last months.

[Zorua]

Impressive growth during March! + 25.1% :) In three months we have 369,261 additional passengers

March stats in ALC

Pax: 837.094 pax. (+25,1%)
Ops: 5.905 ops. (+24,7%)
Kg: 479.231 kg. (+118,9%)

Accumulated
Pax January-March: 2.040.684 pax. (+22,1%)
Ops January-March: 15.017 ops. (+21,7%)
Kg January-March: 1.332.436 kg. (+130,4%)

Some airlines occupations:
- Ryanair: 91,5%
- Norwegian: 94%
- Vueling: 75%
- SWISS: 83% (new airline)
- Eurowings + Germanwings (2 flights): 63,5%
- WizzAir: 91%

In the April 15-March 16 period we have 10,944,040 passengers, almost 11 million. Real growth of this summer has not started yet... We'll stay near or in 12M this year :)

[Seljuk22]

FR to launch ALC-POZ 2 weekly from 3rd November

[Zorua]

Recent news:
Aeroflot extends ALC-SVO route in W16 with 4xw
easyJet & Transavia increases operations in W16
Volotea extends ALC-OVD route in W16 with 2xw
Ryanair announces new ALC-POZ route in W16 with 1xw
Jet2 increases ALC-EDI flights in S17 up to 8xw

More information about this:

Alicante (ALC) - Asturias (OVD): 2x/sem [1/6]
Alicante (ALC) - Edinburgh (EDI): 6x/sem => 8x/sem [1/2/3/4/5/66/7]
Alicante (ALC) - Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO): 4x/sem [2/4/6/7]
Alicante (ALC) - Poznan (POZ): 1x/sem [4]


For the W16 we have about 106 weekly flights more! :)

[Zorua]

Jet2 will base a B738 instead of a B733 in ALC during next summer, so they will increase capacity too.

BFS will be operated for the first time with this model thanks to 1xw that operates from here. The second plane based on standby will remain a B733.

Rotations of B738 are almost 100% already. Increases and others things are to be announced.
Provisional

Summer Season 2017 (August):

1) ................... - (15:35) EMA (22:00) - 1
1) (07:35) BFS (14:35) - (15:35) NCL (22:30) - 2
1) (08:05) LBA (14:35) - (15:35) GLA (22:50) - 3
1) (08:05) LBA (14:35) - (15:35) EMA (22:00) - 4
1) (07:40) NCL (14:35) - (15:35) EMA (22:00) - 5
1) (07:55) LBA (14:20) - (15:35) LBA (22:05) - 6
1) ................... - (15:35) EMA (22:00) - 7

[Zorua]

Great increase during June with 170,000 passengers and +15.7%! The interannual July15 - June16 accumulates 11.4M passengers, so the forecast of 12M is getting closer :)

June stats in ALC

Pax: 1.242.372 pax. (+15,7%)
Ops: 8.633 ops. (+16,8%)
Kg: 533.976 kg. (+109,5%)

Accumulated
Pax January-June: 5.438.066 pax. (+16,1%)
Ops January-June: 38.925 ops. (+16,8%)
Kg January-June: 2.878.203 kg. (+118,1%)

During this time they have announced several new routes or extensions:

Primera Air: Billund - S17
Jet2: Birmingham - S17
Vueling: Tenerife and Ibiza - W16 (extension)
Ryanair: Aberdeen - W16

A greeting!

[HeartyMeatballs]

Oh dear. Numbers reaching the forecast. Quick, let's build another airport to meet demand!

[Zorua]

Another record month in ALC this summer. July passengers increased by 17,1% and is the first month in the history achieving 1.463.623 passangers.

The forecast for the end of the year is reach easily the 12 million of passengers. Interannual August 2015 - July 2015 today is of 11.539.688 passengers. Is expected the return of Finnair the next summer from 26 March after to show ALC as direct destination and the dates/period of operation :)

July stats in ALC

Pax: 1.463.623 pax. (+17,1%)
Ops: 9.914 ops. (+18,9%)
Kg: 395.089 kg. (+4%)

Accumulated
Pax January-July: 6.901.689 pax. (+16,3%)
Ops January-July: 48.839 ops. (+17,2%)
Kg January-July: 3.273.292 kg. (+92,6%)

[AvGeek1]

Great to see the airport growing significantly and gaining so many new services. Finnair to Helsinki sounds encouraging and great news. Alicante sees its fair share of full-service carriers, most recently KLM and Lufthansa. Could we see any more of these? Maybe Lufthsana will increase its weekly Frankfurt flight in 2017. Any more routes the airport is trying to get hold of?

What is the capacity of the current terminal? They have the old site of Terminal 1 and 2 adjacent to the current terminal so they do have the space to expand if capacity is reached in the terminal.

[Zorua]

The current capacity of the "new" terminal is approximately 20 million passengers :) Hopefully Lufthansa will increase its capacity for S17, they get an occupation close to 100% every month in ALC-FRA route. KLM began operating daily last month and the occupation of July was an impressive 97%!

[AvGeek1]

The current capacity of the "new" terminal is approximately 20 million passengers :) Hopefully Lufthansa will increase its capacity for S17, they get an occupation close to 100% every month in ALC-FRA route. KLM began operating daily last month and the occupation of July was an impressive 97%!

Those loads are very impressive, these carriers also make connections available through their hubs so more routes are available from Alicante (one stop). Hopefully we will see Lufthansa add a second weekly frequency in S17 and maybe in the future they will add a Munich service. KLM could also use the larger 737-800 maybe next year if loads are that promising. What is the frequency of the route currently?

How is Swiss doing with there new Zurich service?

Here is a list of new services staring in W16 & S17 so far:

- Belfast (Ryanair) (begins 2 Septemebr 2016)
- Glasgow (Ryanair) (begins 30 October 2016)
- London Gatwick (Ryanair) (begins 31 October 2016)
- Poznan (Ryanair) (begins 3 November 2016)
- Aberdeen (Ryanair) (begins 9 February 2017)
- Helsinki (Finnair) (begins 26 March 2017)
- Birmingham (Jet2) (begins 31 March 2017)
- Glasgow (Thomas Cook) (begins 2 May 2017)
- Billund (Primera Air) (begins 7 May 2017)
- London Stansted (Thomas Cook) (begins 21 July 2017)

This is 4 more new services for 2016 and 6 new services so far for 2017. Quite encouraging.

[Zorua]

Hello! Some news have been announced during this time, including the statistics of August. Interannual September 2015 - August 2016 today is of 11.727.511 passengers, more closer to the 12M of pax. expected :)

August stats in ALC

Pax: 1.447.343 pax. (+14,8%)
Ops: 9.697 ops. (+16,1%)
Kg: 376.742 kg. (+37,1%)

Accumulated
Pax January-August: 8.349.032 pax. (+16%)
Ops January-August: 58.536 ops. (+17%)
Kg January-August: 3.650.034 kg. (+84,9%)

New daily routes of Jet2 to BHX and STN have been announced, and today Finnair has released the new route ALC-HEL for S17 with 4 weekly flights from the end of March. Also Brussels Airlines increase the route ALC-BRU to daily (+4 weekly flights) :)


Alicante-Elche (ALC) - Helsinki (HEL): 4 weekly flights[1/3/5/7] - From 26-March-2017 to 28-October-2017

[AvGeek1]

Great news for that airport, it will be good to see Jet2 adding some conpetition on the Stansted-Alicante route. Good to see the new Finnair link as well another full service carrier to add to the list. I was wondering how carriers like KLM, Swiss and Lufthansa have been doing at Alicante since they commenced operations.

[AvGeek1]

Lufthansa increasing from 1 to 2 weekly flights in Summer 2017 and will also be operating flights over the Christmas period this year, to accommodate people heading home for Christmas.

[Zorua]

^^ Yes! A little increase but it's something.
Some news for S17:

- Volotea: Increases Asturias to 4 weekly and Nantes to 3xw. A new route will be announced soon
- Transavia: Increases AMS to 18 per week (+1), RTM to 10 per week (+3) and MUC to 4 weekly (+1). EIN is maintained in the 8 weekly flights.
- Blue Air: Blue Air debuts in ALC with a new route to LPL with 3 flights a week since April
- easyjet: Increases London's routes (LTN, LGW and SEN) during S17. LTN to 2 daily (+3xw), SEN to 9xw (+2) and LGW to 28xw (+2). Also MAN increase to 8xw (+1)

Likely, at the end of week, AENA statistics of September will be revealed :)

A greeting!

[AvGeek1]

^^ Yes! A little increase but it's something.
Some news for S17:

- Volotea: Increases Asturias to 4 weekly and Nantes to 3xw. A new route will be announced soon
- Transavia: Increases AMS to 18 per week (+1), RTM to 10 per week (+3) and MUC to 4 weekly (+1). EIN is maintained in the 8 weekly flights.
- Blue Air: Blue Air debuts in ALC with a new route to LPL with 3 flights a week since April
- easyjet: Increases London's routes (LTN, LGW and SEN) during S17. LTN to 2 daily (+3xw), SEN to 9xw (+2) and LGW to 28xw (+2). Also MAN increase to 8xw (+1)

Likely, at the end of week, AENA statistics of September will be revealed :)

A greeting!

This is all great news! Wonder what the new Volotea route will be?

I thought that LTN-ALC with easyJet was already 2 daily in S16 apart from Sunday. So is it just an increase of 1 weekly frequency?

[Zorua]

The new route of Volotea is likely to be Toulouse. About LTN of EZY, maybe the 13xw were in peak season, but i don't know. I saw the article of the past year about the spring 2016 and appears 11xw :)

A greeting!

[Zorua]

September statistics have been revealed today. 18% growth with nearly 200,000 new passengers, almost 1.3M. Interannual October 2015 - September 2016 today is of 11.925.031 passengers, closer to the 12M expected :)

September stats in ALC

Pax: 1.295.675 pax. (+18%)
Ops: 8.737 ops. (+19,7%)
Kg: 439.483 kg. (+25%)

Accumulated
Pax January-September: 9.644.707 pax. (+16,3%)
Ops January-September: 67.273 ops. (+17,4%)
Kg January-September: 4.089.517 kg. (+75,8%)


Also today, Volotea has announced a new route ALC-MRS for S17 with 2 weekly flights

Alicante-Elche (ALC) - Marseille (MRS): 2x/sem [3/7]

[Zorua]

Luxair returns to ALC after 10-year absence with 2xw to Luxembourg with B738 from April :)

Alicante (ALC) - Luxembourg (LUX): 2xw [4/6]


And Volotea has announced this morning his sixth route from ALC: Toulouse. With 2xw from April with A319.

Alicante (ALC) - Toulouse (TLS): 2xw [3/7]

A greeting!

[AvGeek1]

With rumours that Ryanair will be operating from Frankfurt and rumours also that they will be operating Alicante, can't be good for the Lufthansa service.

[Seljuk22]

Isn't a daily FR not better than a weekly LH?

[AvGeek1]

Isn't a daily FR not better than a weekly LH?

Service increases to 2 weekly in S17, but that's not quite what I was getting at, obviously the frequency will be better for passengers but since Lufthansa have only recently launched these flights it would be a shame to see them be crushed by Ryanair.

[Zorua]

Hello! Today TAP has announced a new ALC-LIS daily route from June 5, 2017. The route will The route will be operated by TAP Express and ATR-72

Alicante-Elche (ALC) - Lisbon (LIS): 7x/week (daily)

Also, some 3 new routes have been announced a few weeks ago:

- Danish Air Transport: Kristiansand

Alicante (ALC) - Kristiansand (KRS): 1x/week [5]

- Primera Air: Copenhagen and Stockholm

Alicante (ALC) - Copenhagen (CPH): 3x/week [2/4/7]
Alicante (ALC) - Stockholm (ARN): 3x/week [1/3/7]

A new ALC-AMS route from Ryanair is also rumored (some pages have mentioned it)

A greeting!

[Seljuk22]

Norwegian will launch 3 weekly flights to DUS and 2 weekly to HAJ next June.

[Zorua]

Yes! It is also confirmed that Norwegian will base a fifth aircraft in ALC next summer.

And then this are the stats of November: 772.856 passengers with a grow of 19,7%! The accumulated is in 11.644.725 passengers and the year will end with 12.350.000 passengers approximate. The passenger number 12 million will arrive this friday on board a Jet2 flight.

Passengers: 772.856 pax. (+19,7%)
Operations: 5.811 ops. (+19%)
Cargo: 459.409 kg. (+5,4%)

Accumulated
Passengers January-November: 11.644.725 pax. (+16,8%)
Operations January-November: 81.518 ops. (+17,7%)
Cargo January-November: 5.009.389 kg. (+58,8%)

[Seljuk22]

How many aircrafts will Ryanair base next summer at ALC?

[Zorua]

^^ To date, 9 aircraft based. There is a possibility that there is a 10 from june :)

[Seljuk22]

Eurowings will launch a weekly flight to VIE next April.

[GnRdL]

^^ 2x weekly - 1/5 - from 14th April (restarted)

Air Berlin closes all routes in Alicante from January 2017 except Düsseldorf which is also reduced from 7x to 4x weekly.

Routes closed:
Alicante (ALC) - Berlin Tegel (TXL): operated in 2016 with 4x weekly. RYR remains as only alternative in Berlin Schönefeld (SXF) with 3x weekly.
Alicante (ALC) - Munich (MUC): operated in 2016 with 2x weekly. Also served by TRA and NAX with 3x and 2x weekly respectively.
Alicante (ALC) - Stuttgart (STR): operated in 2016 with 3x weekly. NO alternative available.
Alicante (ALC) - Zürich (ZRH): operated in 2016 with 4x weekly. Also served by SWR and VLG with 3x and 2x weekly respectively.

Routes not bookable:
Alicante (ALC) - Vienna (VIE): operated in 2016 by NIKI with 2x weekly. Also served by EWG with 2x weekly.

Routes reduced:
Alicante (ALC) - Düsseldorf (DUS): from daily to 4x weekly. Also served by NAX and EWG with 3x and 2x weekly respectively.

[AvGeek1]

I think that it Ryanair is more than likely to take over the Stuttgart route. Eurowings/Germanwings should take advantage of this and add routes to Berlin-Tegel, Dusseldorf and even possibly Stuttgart if viable. Transavia or Norwegian will increase frequency on Munich route or maybe we could even see Lufthansa launching Munich.

[GnRdL]

Air Berlin/Niki evolution at Alicante-Elche airport:

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u369/Aeroaltet/Air%20Berlin%20evolution%20in%20Alicante_zpsehfujaet.png

Evolution of destinations served by Air Berlin at Alicante-Elche airport:

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u369/Aeroaltet/Weekly%20frequencies_zpslx7enls6.png

Weekly flights planned at Alicante-Elche airport (July 2017) - Austrian, German and Swiss markets:

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u369/Aeroaltet/Austrian%20German%20and%20Swiss%20markets%20in%20Alicante%20-%20Jul%202017_zpszjjadhzv.png

[AvGeek1]

Eurowings announced new route to Stuttgart, three weekly, launching 27th March 2018.

[MKY661]

Severe Fire has impacted airport operations. Jet2 will continue to use Corvera for today:
https://twitter.com/jet2tweets/status/1217601421438345216

[Johnny F@rt Pants]

At least Jet2 are providing transport between ALC and RMU, more than can be said for Valdermort Airlines passengers who are being told to stump up for a taxi at circa €130 and then try to claim it back:=

[CVTDog]

Now back open - source:

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/01/16/spains-alicante-airport-now-fully-reopen-and-operating-back-to-normal/#.XiC9S8j7SXI

[Nightstop]

Very impressed with Ryanair’s communications re the re-route of my flight on the 16th Jan from ALC into RMU due the Terminal fire. However, crowd control for the coaches was not good. It took a couple of hours outside in the fine weather (thank goodness) before I managed to secure a place on one of the last coaches. The PRM’s and those with babies and children weren’t prioritised either until the last busses left, poor show there.

[DIBO]

At lot of planned diversions and flight cancellations at ALC.

Alicante-Elche Airport will be closed from 1:00 p.m. today to 1:00 p.m. tomorrow due to the effects that the storm Gloria could have on the areas affected by the fire last week.

A0322/20 NOTAMN Q) LECB/QMALC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/3817N00033W005 A) LEAL B) 2001191300 C) 2001201300 EST E) MOVEMENT AREA CLSD