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More Norwegian flights from Alicante

Only a few weeks remain until Alicante-Elche Airport’s peak season begins. a strong season that, like the one before it in 2024, is expected to break records. A considerable rise over last year’s numbers, 14.7 million seats have been scheduled thus far between March 31st and the end of October.
With around 818,000 passengers, Norwegians rank as the sixth-largest market for Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, with traffic from Northern Europe increasing annually. Another important source of passengers for airlines is Sweden, which ranks seventh, and Denmark, which is farther away.
As a result, the airline that will handle 932,000 passengers in 2024 and rank fifth in terms of passenger volume at Alicante-Elche Airport is now prepared for the summer. a time when Norwegian Airlines expands its reach in a few of its locations and adds a new route.
The Norwegian airline will run a total of 18 routes to destinations in Northern Europe, with five aircraft located at its Alicante hub. The new route, which will feature two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays, to Riga, the capital of Latvia, is especially noteworthy. Norway, Denmark, and Germany are further locations.
Norwegian Destinations
Denmark : Aalborg, Aarhus, Billund and Copenhagen.
Finland : Helsinki.
Germany : Munich.
Latvia : Riga
Norway : Aalesund, Bergen, Haugesund, Oslo, Stavanger, Trondheim and Sandefjord/Torp.
Sweden : Arlanda/Stockholm, Gothenburg, Skavsta/Stockholm and Växjö.
Norwegian will operate flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to a total of 18 cities. Additionally, the airline is expanding the frequency of a number of links, such as those to Sweden’s Arlanda and Skavsta, Norway’s Bergen, Haugesund, and Aalesund.
With up to 18 weekly flights—and more than 20 during the summer—the route that connects Alicante with Oslo Airport will have the maximum frequencies, while the Stockholm Arlanda connection will see an increase to 14. There will be nine weekly flights to Bergen, another route with greater frequency.
Aalesund in Norway and Aarhus and Aalborg in Denmark, on the other hand, only have one weekly flight during the busiest time of year.
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A 63-year-old man injured on N-332 on Orhiuela Costa

The Emergency Information and Coordination Centre has reported that a traffic accident occurred on the N-332 highway, which passes through Orihuela Costa, on Sunday morning. The accident involved a vehicle and a bicycle. A 63-year-old male who sustained multiple injuries as a result of the collision was treated by an Emergency Medical Service (SAMU) unit that was dispatched to the location. Subsequently, the injured individual was transported to Torrevieja Hospital.
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In Milena, a criminal organisation that possessed over 800 marijuana plants has been dismantled

In Millena (Alicante), an international criminal organisation that specialised in the intensive cultivation and subsequent sale of marijuana has been effectively dismantled by agents from the National Police and Civil Guard as part of the joint operation CoqVerT. The investigation led to the arrest of four individuals and the confiscation of 800 marijuana plants.
In October 2024, the Judicial Police Brigade of the Alcoi Police Station initiated an investigation into this case after detecting “substantial fraudulent electricity consumption” in an isolated country home in Millena. During the same period, the Ibi Civil Guard’s Countryside Robbery Team (ROCA) was conducting an investigation into a group of citizens who were suspected of being associated with a criminal organisation that specialised in marijuana cultivation, as stated by the Police Headquarters in a statement. Consequently, the two incidents may have been linked as a result of the collaboration between the Ministry of the Interior’s Intelligence Centre against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO) and both police forces. A joint investigation team was established to confirm the criminal activity in light of this information.
The plantation was situated within a property that was rented for €18,000 per year in cash, with payment made in two semiannual installments, according to the evidence. It was found that those involved maintained constant security measures and travelled frequently between Spain and several European countries, including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France, which made police tracking difficult.
Over the course of a four-month investigation, there was a direct connection between individuals of Albanian and Dutch descent. Some of these individuals had criminal records and pending prison sentences in Europe for public health offences. Therefore, on February 19, the exploitation phase of the operation was conducted, with the Torrevieja Citizen Security Unit (USECIC) providing assistance in the break-in and security of the residence. This phase was conducted by National Police and Civil Guard officers.
Three vehicles, 800 marijuana plants, and a variety of cannabis cultivation and processing-related objects were confiscated during the search. In an effort to escape, the two primary suspects toppled a plasterboard wall and fled through the adjacent terraces during the raid. Nevertheless, the police cordon, which was bolstered by a drone, enabled them to be intercepted despite their “significant resistance.” Consequently, two additional arrests were made: one at the police headquarters in Alcoi and the other in the vicinity of the plantation.
Two Albanian detainees, both 25 years old, and two others, a male and a woman, both 25 and 29, were brought before a court. The court ordered the two Albanian citizens to be imprisoned, while the two Dutch citizens were released on bail.
They are charged with narcotic trafficking, electricity fraud, resistance and disobedience, assaulting law enforcement officers, and belonging to a criminal organisation, depending on the extent of their involvement. The case has been transferred to the Investigative Court No. 2 of the Judicial District. The investigation is ongoing, and it is not impossible for additional arrests to occur.
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Four injured in RTA in Orihuela

The Emergency Information and Coordination Centre (CICU) and the Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium have reported that a multi-vehicle accident on Avenida Marqués de Molins in Orihuela (Alicante) on Sunday resulted in the injuries of four individuals: a 27-year-old man, two women aged 25 and 50, and a two-year-old boy.
A heavy urban fire department (BUP), a rescue vehicle (FSV) with a corporal, and three firefighters from the Orihuela fire station were dispatched to the scene after the complaint was received at 15:11 on Sunday 16th March. In the interim, the Civil Emergency Unit (CICU) dispatched two rescue vehicles and a SAMU ambulance.
All four individuals received treatment for injuries. Subsequently, an emergency medical technician transported the 27-year-old man and the infant to Vega Baja Hospital. The two women were also transported to Elche General Hospital by an emergency medical technician.
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