Biarritz is no problem at all i used it as a night stop last year on a trip to spain.
I found all the spanish airports very good to use with the staff (airside) all very helpfull , the only snag i found was that the fuel companys will NOT take credit cards so cash was the order of the day or get your self a BP or SHELL card this they will take. (dont leave the fuel card aplication to long it took me the best part of 3 months to get one)
I may also be able to do you a deal on a liferaft.
The only snag with the french airports is that getting things done at lunch time is imposable !.
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