August 10, 2007
Low Cost Flights Make Up Half of Malaga Arrivals
With three airline companies bringing half of the arrivals to Malaga Airport, it is expected that there would be a 7.5 percent growth in passenger number this year, bringing the total to a whopping three million passengers on low cost airline alone. The airline companies, Easyjet, Monarch and Air Berlin, are expected to accommodate 800,000 extra seats to Malaga this summer. With half of visitors riding with these airline companies, chartered flights are no being occupied by at least 20 percent of passengers.
The number of tourists arriving to Malaga prompted officials to construct another and second runway for the airport – this is the size of 200 football pitches. Last week, it was reported by Aena that as many as 527 properties, covering two million square meters, will be stepped on in order to achieve these properties and in order for them to build the airport. The properties consist of parking areas, cultivated and irrigated lands, apartments, railways and underdeveloped countryside. Most of these properties are within the area space of Malaga. The airport is expected to be operational by 2010.
In its 60 years, Malaga experienced its worst weather, causing at least 1.5 million euros in damages. The storm, which fell within the vicinity of Antequera last week, caused roads to be flooded. There were also reported mudslides in the area. It was in the village of Cuevas Bajas that was most affected when a local river burst within its banks, causing 40 liters per square meter to fall at around 2:00AM. Also affected in the area were crops and greenhouses. Roads for the time being were also closed due to the storm, especially in the Granada province.
Despite all of these setbacks, one in five people from Britain and a third of Germans are expected to come into Spain, according to a new survey by property consultants King Sturge, in which they interviewed several Brits and Germans over the age of 50.
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