Spain’s “Gota Fria” or “Cold Drop” is affecting air traffic at its east coast
Spain's "gota fria" (in English cold drop) is affecting air traffic at the east coast of Spain. This Friday morning, the airport authorities closed...
Emirates to launch services to Mexico City via Barcelona
New route brings daily flight services between Spain and Mexico to cater to underserved demandEmirates announced today its plan to launch a new daily...
Wing tip of TAP Air Portugal Airbus A319 meets mobile stairs vehicle up close
On 18 June, a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A319 (CS-TTC) operated flight TP1035 between Barcelona, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal. During (or just after) parking...
Arkia Israeli Airlines (operated by Neos) suffers compressor stall after take-off Barcelona Airport
On 14 April, an Arkia Israeli Airlines Boeing 767 (I-NDOF), operated by Neos departed Barcelona Airport for flight IZ272 to Tel Aviv. During take-off,...
Multiple birdstrike on Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Barcelona Airport
On 5 May 2018, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 was about to touch down on runway 25R at Barcelona Airport. Suddenly, a flock of seagulls...
Norwegian launches two seasonal transatlantic services: New York JFK-Athens and Chicago-Barcelona
Norwegian will introduce new nonstop service from New York to Athens and Chicago to Barcelona for the 2019 summer season.Service from Chicago's O'Hare International...
Emirates wins fifth freedom rights to fly from Barcelona to Mexico City
Emirates has won the right to operate a fifth freedom flight between Barcelona and Mexico City, probably because no other airline is currently linking...
Etihad Airways launches flights to Barcelona
Etihad Airways has launched its first ever scheduled flights linking Abu Dhabi and Barcelona. The inaugural flight, EY49, departed Abu Dhabi this morning carrying...
Ryanair bets on Catalonia with the opening of 6 new routes in summer, including Girona-Brussels
The low cost will open six new routes in Catalonia, which will add a total of 100 new routes between the three airports in...
Power bank catches fire on board a Ryanair Boeing 737 from Barcelona to Ibiza; emergency evacuation initiated
On Tuesday afternoon 31 July, a Ryanair Boeing 737 was ready for take-off at Barcelona Airport -destination Ibiza Airport- when a fire started on...
Air traffic disruptions at Barcelona Airport due to severe thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms on Wednesday morning have restricted flight operations at Barcelona El Prat Airport, with many delays and cancellations. Airport authority Aena reports that...
Cathay Pacific increases services to Barcelona, Tel Aviv and Fukuoka
Airline to operate the most non-stop flights to Spain from Asia with launch of year-round service to Barcelona, while popular Japanese and Israeli hotspots...
More flights between Barcelona and Helsinki with Vueling
Spanish airline Vueling will add more flights to Helsinki in winter season 2017–2018
Vueling has been operating the route between Barcelona and Helsinki previously in...
EULEN workers keep the strike, but queues are minimised at Barcelona Airport
EULEN's strike committee remains firm in its decision to keep planned shutdowns, as it has failed to reach any agreement with the company at...
New Jetairfly Ostend-Barcelona route aims at two-way traffic
Investment to bring Spanish tourists via Ostend to the Flemish citiesThis morning the first Jetairfly flight to Barcelona took off from the airport of...
Vueling to launch Birmingham Barcelona
Vueling, Spain's leading low cost carrier, will launch flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona on 1st June 2015. The airline will start with three...