Month: January 2020

Catalan regional premier Quim Torra says that if the Supreme Court upholds a ruling barring him from office, and the regional parliament abides by that sentence, then elections will be called in the northeastern region. Magistrates are considering an appeal by Torra against a ruling by the Catalan regional High Court, which found him guilty of disobedience for refusing to remove pro-independence banners from public buildings during an election campaign. […]

Alicante-Elche airport was closed following the outbreak of a fire in the terminal yesterday at around 13.30. The fire started on one of the floors in the departures terminal, which forced the evacuation and closure to air traffic, both incoming and outgoing flights. Firefighters from the airport’s own facility were first onto the scene, they were subsequently joined by tenders from surrounding areas. Air traffic was finally resumed around 4 […]

News is reaching us of an outbreak of fire at Alicante airport. The terminal has been completely evacuated and police and the emergency services are all in attendance. Anyone attempting to enter the airport is being ushered away by police and we now understand that the airport approach has been closed to traffic. The fire broke out on the roof of the terminal of the Alicante-Elche airport which has forced […]

The 10 safest budget airlines for 2020 have been named, and Catalunya-based Vueling is among them. Australian national airline Qantas takes the top spot yet again – having been leader in practically every major developments and advances in operational safety in the last 60 years. Owned by the IAG group, which also owns Iberia and British Airways, Vueling joins other European low-cost carriers Flybe and Wizz Air, both of which […]

A British fugitive wanted for two killings in the UK has been arrested in the Canary Islands. John Kennedy, was held over the Glasgow deaths of Jamie Campbell in 2006 and Kenny Reilly in 2018. He was detained in Tenerife on a European Arrest Warrant as he left a supermarket in the south of the island.

The first measure adopted by the the new coalition Cabinet, which met yesterday, was a 0.9% rise in pensions, a move that had been on hold until a government could finally be formed. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the new executive wants to quickly make up for lost time, and plans on seeing out its full four-year term, despite lacking a working majority. Sánchez did not go into detail about […]