Barcelona Airport

23.04.2013 - 09.08 pm British Airways-Iberia to own 90% of Vueling after many shareholders decided to accept the takeover offer IAG, the company resulting from the merger of British Airways and Iberia, improved its initial offer from €7 per share to €9.25 to buy 100% of the...	04.04.2013 - 10.01 pm Play golf next to the sea while waiting for a flight transfer at Barcelona El Prat Airport The Spanish Airport Authority (AENA), which owns and manages Barcelona El Prat Airport, has issued the tender to allocate the construction and...	18.01.2013 - 09.03 pm Barcelona El Prat is the main airport linking Spain to the Middle East and Asia The main Catalan airport is increasing the number of intercontinental flights in terms of both destination and frequency, one of the strategic drives...	10.01.2013 - 09.54 pm Barcelona El Prat Airport transported 35.15 million passengers in 2012, breaking its own record The number of people travelling through the main Catalan airport reached a new record last year, despite the economic recession. 35,145,176 people...
09.01.2013 - 10.58 pm Barcelona taxi drivers end their protest after reaching an agreement to eliminate the new shifts After two days of protests making Barcelona El Prat Airport being without cabs for several hours, taxi union representatives and the Metropolitan...	28.11.2012 - 08.16 pm Ryanair will reduce its presence in Barcelona El Prat by 23% because of the airport tax increase From the next summer season, the Irish low-cost airline will cancel 4 routes from Barcelona Airport and reduce the frequency of 20 others due to the...	12.11.2012 - 09.45 pm Barcelona El Prat Airport received 30.7 million passengers in the first 10 months of the year The number of passengers going through Barcelona’s Airport between January and October grew by 4%, compared to the same period last year. In just 10...	17.10.2012 - 02.26 pm Vueling airline to link Barcelona to 100 destinations in summer 2013 The Catalan company presented its strategic plan for next two years, which fosters its main hub, Barcelona El Prat Airport, by adding 28 new routes...
10.09.2012 - 09.12 pm Barcelona El Prat Airport had almost 3.9 million passengers in August, up 7% compared to last year Catalonia’s main airport had 3,874,131 passengers in August which is the highest monthly figure the airport has ever achieved. In the first 8 months...	02.07.2012 - 05.54 pm Taxis will have a flat rate for trips from Barcelona El Prat Airport by 2013 Barcelona’s Metropolitan Taxi Institute (IMET) will apply a flat rate from next year, which could be set at €15 for trips from or to El Prat Airport...	31.05.2012 - 07.29 pm Barcelona Airport allows cruise passengers to check-in from the airport terminal Passengers that catch a cruise after arriving in Barcelona by plane can check-in at the airport until November 6th. At the same time, travellers who...	23.05.2012 - 10.45 pm Emirates will link Barcelona and Dubai with a daily flight from July 3rd UAE’s airline Emirates has announced it will link the Catalan capital with its main operations base in the Persian Gulf, Dubai. Emirates has...
14.05.2012 - 07.25 pm Barcelona Airport: Best airport in Southern Europe for second consecutive year Barcelona El Prat Airport has won the Best Southern Europe airport award based on 11 million passenger surveys according to which travellers were...	21.03.2012 - 09.45 pm Catalan airline Vueling to open a permanent base at Rome Fiumicino Airport Vueling will offer almost 1 million seats from Rome in eight different routes, including a new direct connection with Nantes. Rome will be Vueling’s...	21.03.2012 - 03.55 pm Barcelona Airport to be connected by metro with the city centre by 2014 The Catalan Government has modified the work schedule and funds for Barcelona’s metro lines L9 and L10 in order to connect the Catalan capital with...	07.02.2012 - 09.46 pm Ryanair aims high and takes six former Spanair routes from Barcelona El Prat The Irish low-cost airline has announced six new destinations from Barcelona El Prat Airport, as well as an increased frequency of flights on several...