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At Alicante-Elche airport, nine out of ten foreign travellers fly with low-cost airlines

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In 2024, Alicante-Elche Airport broke all previous records. After having the greatest start to the year ever, it has surpassed 2023’s passenger numbers by 17% with 18.4 million, and the first month of 2025 has not far behind. The expansion of the Alicante terminal is surpassing the 2024 average for Spanish airports, which was 9%, and solidifying its standing as a national standard.

International traffic, which reached 15.8 million, is partially to blame. The airport’s performance and projections have only improved due to the numerous links with Europe and the variety of airlines that have established bases at El Altet, including Ryanair and EasyJet.

In actuality, the entry of this kind of low-cost airline is what propels traffic at the airport in Alicante-Elche. According to the ‘Sector Report on Tourism in the Province of Alicante. Balance 2024 and prospects 2025’, which was prepared by the Alicante Chamber of Commerce and Cajamar, nine out of ten foreign passengers who arrived at the terminal did so with a low-cost firm.

The number has increased by 17% since 2023, with over seven million passengers arriving on low-cost carriers. Furthermore, with 10.9% of the country’s total passenger traffic, the Alicante terminal is already the fourth-highest airport in Spain for businesses of this kind, trailing only Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, and Malaga.


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Benidorm, police catch man with 600 marijuana plants in his car

A 49-year-old man was caught in Benidorm by the National Police for transporting marijuana plants and other supplies needed for their growth in his own car. A crime against public health has been charged against the man who was caught.


The man was arrested as the last step in an investigation that began when the National Police learnt about his activities in the province of Alicante, which included moving drugs (mostly marijuana) and building infrastructure for future hydroponic crops.

In the beginning, police focused on finding the man and his car. After making sure of both of these things, investigators did a number of surveillance and monitoring operations to confirm how he worked. It was proven that the suspect was carrying drugs and the nutrients needed to grow marijuana hydroponically in people’s houses in the province of Alicante as they drove.

Last but not least, the arrest happened after one of the operations to spy on and track one of the trucks.

When he was arrested, his car was checked, and police found 600 marijuana cuttings, €1,500, two mobile phones, and thirteen five-litre drums of fertiliser and plant growth nutrients.

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The arrested man was given to the Benidorm Investigative Court after the police looked into the case.


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21 expensive cars that were stolen in the U.S. were found Valencia port

Together with the US Container Security Initiative, the Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency found 21 high-end cars that were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to Africa in the port of Valencia. The cars, which were worth a total of €1.1 million, were reported stolen and were being moved in containers.

The cars were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to different places in Africa, stopping in Valencia’s port. Risk analysis units made up of Guardia Civil and Tax Agency officers were able to find several packages that might not have had the goods that were claimed to have been inside.

With the help of the information gathered, it was confirmed that stolen cars that had been in Valencia on their way to the United States had actually arrived. The groups that ship stolen cars either traded legally declared cars for stolen ones or directly declared the stolen cars as other goods, like furniture or mattresses.

In the past few weeks, 21 vehicles have been found and will be sent back to their home countries to be given to their original owners.

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14 immigrants were saved on a boat 45 miles off the coast of Alicante

On Wednesday, 2nd April, the Maritime Rescue ship Salvamar Leo saved 14 immigrants who were travelling in a boat about 45 miles from Alicante.

In the middle of the afternoon on Wednesday, Maritime Rescue sent out its Helimer 223 helicopter and the Salvamar Leo, which is based in Alicante, to save the people on a small boat.

Their journey began on the Salvamar Leo, which took them to the Temporary Assistance Centre for Foreigners in the port of Alicante. There, the Red Cross took care of them.

The Red Cross says that all of the refugees they saved were men, and two of them were younger than 15 years old. They were all healthy after being treated.

The National Police took over the refugees after getting help from the Red Cross. They are now trying to find the boat’s captain so they can arrest him, as is normal in these situations.

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