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With 141 direct flights to 30 countries, Alicante Airport kicks off the summer

On Sunday, 30th March, El Altet Airport in Elche opened for the summer season with 141 direct services to about 30 countries, three more than the previous year, including connections to Greece, Moldova, and Serbia. This coincided with the time change.
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport will host 29 aircraft during the 2025 summer travel season, which runs through to October 26th. Additionally, the airport serves up to 31 airlines.
With 25 direct itineraries, the UK has once again emerged as the nation with the most connections at El Altet Airport this summer. Second place goes to Germany, where there are about fifteen direct flights.
Yesterday, Monday 31st March, three new routes were introduced. Two are run by Ryanair, with connections to Poland and Austria, and one by EasyJet, which links Elche Airport with Athens.
Additionally, a new route to Linz, Austria, run by low-cost airline Ryanair, will be introduced today Tuesday, April 1st. Jet2 will start operating a new connection to London Luton on Thursday.
Next month, connections will be added to Bordeaux and Chisinau, the capital of Moldova; flights to Belgrade will be added beginning in June; and in July, a route to the Channel Island of Guernsey will be introduced.
Airlines have booked 14.7 million seats at Elche airport between arrivals and departures, which is 3.2% more than what was planned for last summer and 6% more than what was really used.
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Two police officers injured by a distracted driver in Santa Pola

According to the official channels of the force, a severe road accident on Avenida del Mediterráneo in Gran Alacant, Santa Pola, has resulted in the injuries of numerous individuals, including two local police officers.
The accident occurred as a result of a distracted driver at the wheel, resulting in the car colliding with the police vehicle.
The images released show the significant impact suffered by the officers’ vehicle, as well as the frontal damage to the other vehicle involved.
No details have been released regarding the severity of the injuries of those involved, although a message of hope for a speedy recovery has been conveyed to the injured.
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Firefighters rescue driver trapped in car on Torrevieja seafront

Firefighters from the Torrevieja fire station rescued a woman after her vehicle plunged off the seafront promenade at 06:07 this morning; emergency personnel responded with the assistance of the local authorities.
The driver, a 79 year old woman of foreign nationality, was driving the vehicle along the promenade when it was involved in an accident. The vehicle plunged down the embankment, a drop of over half a metre and leads to the rocks in the heart of Torrevieja.
The victim was unable to exit the vehicle independently due to the door being obstructed by the rugged terrain, necessitating the arrival of firefighters to the scene. Medical services treated her for minor injuries following the rescue. Cars are only authorised on the promenade for residents.
The local authorities are currently conducting an investigation into the causes.
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Alicante couple arrested for trying to defraud lottery winner out of 40,000€ with a fake 6€ ticket

In Alicante, National Police officers have arrested a 37-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, who are purportedly involved in fraudulent activities. After successfully deceiving the proprietor into believing that the prize was only €6, the suspects attempted to cash in a lottery ticket valued at €40,000.
A citizen lodged a complaint alleging fraud, which prompted the investigation. She complained that she had acquired a lottery ticket and, the day following the drawing, visited a lottery kiosk to determine whether the ticket was eligible for a prize.
The seller informed her that the system was not functioning properly and that she could verify it using her mobile phone after verifying the ticket with the authorised ticket dispenser (POS). The vendor informed her that the ticket had a prize of six euros when she viewed it on the terminal.
For her part, the victim trusted the provided information and accepted the money without suspecting deception. At the same time, the seller retained the lottery ticket.
A few days later, the complainant discovered that the was infact worth 40,000 euros and that she had been deceived. She returned to the stand where she had checked the ticket to claim her prize, and the seller informed her that she was unaware of this and that she had thrown it in the bin.
Then, she proceeded to the authorised offices of the aforementioned lottery drawings to report the incident. Upon his arrival, she was instructed to submit a complaint regarding the events.
The agents verified that the coupon was indeed a prize after collecting all the information. The saleswoman confirmed on three separate occasions that she had retained the coupon after deceiving the complainant about the prize amount.
The investigation phase also disclosed that the lottery ticket had been attempted to be redeemed by the seller’s ex-partner. However, this was not accomplished due to the fact that the authorised collection offices were aware of the incident and the agents had requested that the payment of the prize be blocked.
The officers were able to corroborate that the seller and the individual who attempted to cash in the winning ticket were both involved in a fraudulent activity as a result of the investigations.
The investigators’ findings confirmed that the two suspects had reached an agreement to collect the winning ticket. They also discovered that the woman, a lottery seller, had deceived them by faking the malfunction of the POS machine and falsely informing the complainant that the prize was six euros.
Following the investigation and the collection of sufficient evidence to establish their involvement in the events, they were apprehended and charged with fraud.
The courts in Alicante were informed of the situation subsequent to the police investigation.
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