Ryanair, frustrated in the way the Murcia government allocated tourism funds slashes 7 of it’s 9 flights into Murcia San Javier.  The low cost airline, that everyone loves to hate, (love the prices, but hate to admit it) made this decision after a tourism grant of 3 million Euros was granted to the small Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum. In Spain the government is accused of favoring Spanish companies when it comes to grants and funds from tax payer money. Funny that, if only other countries followed suit I don’t think the citizens would complain too much.

Ryanair carries 49% of the British tourists arriving in the region, although this may not be good for Murcia, the government is not showing concern. Alicante Airport being of almost equal distance to Condado De Alhama I don’t think we will show much concern either. So, with Ryaniar being… Ryaniar they have signed a new deal with Alicante Airport so…does this mean they will also boycott the new International Corvera Airport due to open next year in Murcia? This we will have to wait and see but I suspect, EasyJet and other similar competitors will be more than happy to pick up their lack of interest where they left off.

Iceland’s volcano eruption halts flights out of Ireland again.

The two major Irish-based airlines, Ryanair and Aer Lingus, announced more than 200 flight cancellations and said they doubted if any Irish services would resume before 2 p.m. (1300GMT). However Aer Lingus said all but one of its trans-Atlantic services to U.S. cities would operate later Tuesday, subject to delays.

Read more on this report here http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/804047–ireland-shuts-airports-as-iceland-s-volcanic-ash-drifts-south

Hope everyone needing to get over to Condado de Alhama or back home do not have to go through the Easter eruption, which caused many to miss flights that were canceled.