https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new petition is calling for signatures to pressure budget airline Ryanair to reinstate the popular direct route between Madrid and Newcastle. https://www.thelocal.es/20190917/madrid-residents-lobby-ryanair-for-direct-flight-to-newcastle Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:49:25 +0200 madrid-residents-lobby-ryanair-for-direct-flight-to-newcastle Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have confirmed plans to hold 10 days of strikes in September after the airline cannounced plans to close several bases in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20190821/ryanair-cabin-crew-in-spain-threaten-10-days-of-strikes-in-september Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:10:44 +0200 ryanair-cabin-crew-in-spain-threaten-10-days-of-strikes-in-september Low-cost airline Vueling have been forced to cancel hundreds of flights to and from airports across Spain this week after its pilots stage a 24-hour strike. https://www.thelocal.es/20180502/travel-chaos-for-vueling-passengers-as-hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-pilot-strike Wed, 02 May 2018 12:49:53 +0200 travel-chaos-for-vueling-passengers-as-hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-in-pilot-strike Spanish airline Iberia said Monday it will stop asking new employees to take pregnancy tests after it was slapped with a fine of €25,000 ($29,000) for discrimination. https://www.thelocal.es/20170711/iberia-airline-fined-for-insisting-new-employees-take-pregnancy-tests Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:12:06 +0200 iberia-airline-fined-for-insisting-new-employees-take-pregnancy-tests IAG, the parent group of British Airways and Spain's Iberia, on Thursday launched its new long-haul, low-cost airline Level with a flight from Barcelona to Los Angeles as it joined a growing trend of cheap, long-distance carriers. https://www.thelocal.es/20170602/british-airways-company-launches-low-cost-trans Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:12:17 +0200 british-airways-company-launches-low-cost-trans Footage of an air steward trying to sell Ryanair scratch cards to passengers by belting out his own version of hit song Despacito has gone viral. https://www.thelocal.es/20170531/watch-singing-spanish-flight-attendant-entertains-on-ryanair-flight Wed, 31 May 2017 13:51:57 +0200 watch-singing-spanish-flight-attendant-entertains-on-ryanair-flight Pilots at Spanish airline Air Europa have called four days of strike between July 30th to August 2nd promising to bring delays and cancellations at one of the busiest times for holidaymakers. https://www.thelocal.es/20160715/air-europa-pilots-call-four-day-strike Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:04:39 +0200 air-europa-pilots-call-four-day-strike A man has been arrested after making a fake bomb threat when he was refused beer on a Ryanair flight in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160506/man-issues-bomb-threat-after-being-refused-beer-on-flight-in-spain Fri, 06 May 2016 13:27:43 +0200 man-issues-bomb-threat-after-being-refused-beer-on-flight-in-spain A low-cost airline in Spain has been slammed for illegally charging candidates to apply for jobs as pilots and cabin crew. https://www.thelocal.es/20160114/budget-airline-charge-for-cabin-crew-job-interview-spain Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:03:53 +0100 budget-airline-charge-for-cabin-crew-job-interview-spain Ryanair ground crew at Madrid Barajas airport have called an open-ended strike, which is currently affecting every one of the airline's flights to and from the Spanish capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20150601/ryanair-strike-affects-flights-to-and-from-madrid Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:20:08 +0200 ryanair-strike-affects-flights-to-and-from-madrid The holiday airline will take a new "hardline" against any disruptive or inappropriate behavior from passengers on its flights following a rise in drunken incidents on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20150601/jet2-announces-zero-tolerance-on-flights Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:26:00 +0200 jet2-announces-zero-tolerance-on-flights Spain has ordered an investigation in a bid to discover the identity of twitter trolls who used the Germanwings accident to send “anti-catalan” messages. https://www.thelocal.es/20150325/twitter-trolls Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:37:26 +0100 twitter-trolls An American dentist is suing British Airways after being mistakenly flown 4,000 miles in the wrong direction to the Caribbean island of Grenada instead of the Andalusian city of Granada in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140624/man-sues-airline-over-grenadagranada-mix-up Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:40:00 +0200 man-sues-airline-over-grenadagranada-mix-up The Spanish Air Security Agency is preparing a controversial new law which will order all pilots and air traffic controllers in Spanish airspace to speak only English. https://www.thelocal.es/20140616/spanish-pilots-ordered-to-speak-english Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:43:00 +0200 spanish-pilots-ordered-to-speak-english A Madrid man has been arrested for setting up a fake airline which cheated 67 people out of a total of €50,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20131024/phantom-airline-scam-grounds-67-passengers Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:33:25 +0200 phantom-airline-scam-grounds-67-passengers International Airlines Group (IAG) is betting on its budget carrier Vueling instead of struggling national carrier Iberia to recapture the Spanish market as indicated by a giant order of new aircraft. https://www.thelocal.es/20130818/iag-bets-on-budget-carrier-to-lift-spanish-ops Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:34:31 +0200 iag-bets-on-budget-carrier-to-lift-spanish-ops