By Michael J Lee
Alicante is quickly becoming one of the most modern and dynamic airports in Spain, Offering great business and holiday connections to this extraordinary part of the Mediterranean coast, seventh busiest airport in Spain over 9 million passengers passed through Alicante international in 2007, this number continues to increase every year.
Budget cheap airlines are making travel to Spain much more flexible and practical from the UK. There are now far more regional airports offering flights to Spain, which essentially means you wont have to travel as far before you have even left the UK. These smaller regional airports can often offer cheap prices to the customer; primarily because airport taxes for the companies to fly in and out are less expensive and they dont have to pass the expenses on to the customers in the price of their tickets.
Thomsonfly, EasyJet, Ryan Air and Thomas Cook Airlines are the four largest operators currently flying to Alicante airport. As with all of these budget cheap airlines their prices vary wildly sometimes on a daily basis. Look out for any sale week ends they have or promotional offers. Another way to save on the cost of your flights is to ensure you book them as far in advance as possible, try to reserve your flights at the same time as you book your holiday. This way you can be sure to avoid any disappointment whilst also benefiting from the cheap flights.
The vast majority of flights come into Alicante on time; they rely heavily on the passengers checking in on time for their flights. However this doesnt necessarily mean that you have to be at the airport two hours before your flight. Today a vast majority of the airlines are offering online check-in or quick check-in this can save you having to queue at the airports and can also mean that you dont have to arrive so early. Be sure to check the exact details with your airline though as its still wise to ensure you leave plenty of time so that you can arrive for your flight relaxed and on time.
Although these airlines are extremely convenient and get to your destination safely and on time they might not offer services like on board food or drinks. Flight time to Alicante is around three hours and they are one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, dont forget to alter your watches or you could find your self being late all week long.
To give you a good idea of where to start looking listed below are several airlines that fly to Alicante, along with the airports in the UK that they operate from.
bmibaby ( Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands, Manchester )
British Airways ( London Gatwick )
First Choice Airways ( Bristol, Glasgow International, London-Gatwick, Manchester )
Flybe ( Exeter, Southampton )
Flyglobespan ( Aberdeen, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow International )
Jet2.com ( Blackpool, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester )
Monarch Airlines ( Birmingham, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester )
Palmair ( Bournemouth )
Thomas Cook Airlines ( Belfast-International, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, Leeds/Bradford, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle )
Thomsonfly ( Birmingham, Cardiff, Coventry, Doncaster / Sheffield, Durham Tees Valley, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle )
EasyJet Belfast International, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow-International, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester begins 29 September, Newcastle.
Ryanair Birmingham [begins 28 October], Bournemouth, Doncaster/Sheffield, Dublin, Durham Tees Valley, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford [begins 28 October], Liverpool, London-Stansted, Newquay,
Flying to Spain couldnt be easier today; if youre hiring a car from Alicante Airport their offices are all located either within the terminal building or just outside. With so many airlines flying to Alicante the choice is really with the consumer so if you hunt around you can be sure to find a great deal leaving you more money to spend and enjoy on your actual holiday.
A Car Hire Alicante is the perfect way to explore the region. With so many interesting places to discover a Car Hire Spain is the recommended and most cost effective transport option. See www.lamangaspain.com
Source:www.isnare.com |
