Over on the Ryanair thread, BleadonHell wrote:
On the subject of Murcia, the new regional airport of Murcia Province at Corvera, which is about 15 - 20 minutes drive inland from Murcia - San Javier is due to open in summer 2011, to the best of my knowledge, there are currently no airlines banging on the door to use it - except maybe FR ???
The new airport project, which is many years delayed and millions over budget had to be bailed out by the regional government when the developer ran into financial problems late last year; the project would have been stopped before completion without their intervention.
I stayed in that area in September last year but saw no sign of any airport development whatsoever.
Has anyone any further news on this airport. Is it ultimately intended to replace San Javier?