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By summer of 2025, Alicante-Elche Airport will serve 140 destinations with direct flights operated by 29 airlines

Miguel Hernández Airport in Alicante-Elche is getting ready for what is predicted to be the greatest summer season in its history. Beginning on March 30th, 2025, and lasting until October 26th, the airport’s summer season is anticipated to set new passenger records each month.

Thanks to the advent of Greece, Moldova, and Serbia, Elche Airport will begin the new season with direct flights to 30 countries for the first time in its history—three more than in 2024.

There will be 140 direct flights between the Costa Blanca and 28 airlines, including 10 new routes and two expansions to the yearly routes of two linkages that were started in the winter to Riga and Naples.

On March 31st, 2025, the route to Athens will be inaugurated, and more destinations suggested by various companies will be added after that date.

With 24 direct routes, the UK is solidifying its status as the airport’s top summer destination. Germany, with 15 direct links, the domestic market, with 13, and Poland, with 10, come next.

After increasing more than 2 million passengers in a single year, Alicante-Elche Airport achieved a new historic milestone in 2024 by surpassing 18 million passengers.

Two significant obstacles to its growth restrict its long-term viability and competitiveness. The first is the absence of a train connection, which is not anticipated to be built before 2030.

Alicante Airport Departure Boards — Copyright: Derek Appleton

Second, the current terminal will be expanded, the platform will be improved, and a second VIP lounge will be built as part of the Alicante-Elche airport extension project, which was recently announced by AENA with the project’s tender.

The airport’s capacity to handle increasing demand, particularly during the busiest summer months when operations in specific time slots are nearly saturated, is constrained by the fact that building is not anticipated to start until 2027 at the latest.

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80-year-old woman dies on a beach in Los Alcázares

While bathing in the sea atLos Narejos, a municipality of Los Alcázares, an 80-year-old woman passed away on Thursday.

At 1:33 p.m., the Emergency Coordination Centre of the Region of Murcia received a call informing them that a lifeguard had initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres after several individuals rescued an incapacitated bather from the water.

A patrol from the Civil Protection of Los Alcázares has arrived at the location of the Civil Guard and a Mobile Emergency Unit, which is staffed by health personnel from the Emergency and Health Emergency Management 061. Despite their efforts, they were unable to save the victim.

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One dead in the Pilar de la Horadada tunnel after an accident between a car and a truck

A lorry with flammable materials on board overturned in the AP-7 tunnel near Pilar de la Horadada, as it travelled towards Cartagena, resulting in a severe traffic accident. This resulted in a spectacular conflagration and the truck driver’s death.

It appears that the tragedy was the result of a tyre burst on a heavy vehicle. The ferocity of the flames was exacerbated by the truck’s “non-hazardous” cargo and the accident’s location within the tunnel. Additionally, the same sources indicate that at the time of the accident, an additional vehicle was present within the tunnel, unaffected by the fire. The driver of this vehicle was able to escape independently.

The Consortium has dispatched three command headquarters units (UMJ), two heavy urban fire trucks (BUP9), three heavy tanker trucks (BNP), a rescue van (FSV), an officer, two non-commissioned officers, a sergeant, three corporals, and 14 firefighters from the Torrevieja, Almoradí, Orihuela, and Elche fire stations to extinguish the fire.

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AP7 Motorway tunnel at Pilar de la Horadada CLOSED due to fire

A significant fire outbreak has been documented in the southbound tunnel of the AP7 at Pilar de la Horadada, as evidenced by the emergence of video footage.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown; however, it appears that the tunnel is currently closed to traffic in both directions.

The tunnel is presently enduring a substantial modernisation project with the objective of enhancing energy efficiency and ensuring safety. The tunnel’s lighting system is presently undergoing upgrades; however, it is uncertain whether this is related to the closure.

The fire has generated a significant quantity of smoke, which has accumulated within the tunnel and is a threat to motorists. This smoke is visible from a distance. Consequently, the culvert was closed by the authorities to guarantee safety. The tunnel’s ventilation systems have been activated to dispel the haze, and fire crews are currently present.