The Local Spain 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 Lufthansa fires up 'jumbo jet' for surge in German tourists bound for Mallorca German airline Lufthansa said Friday it was taking "extraordinary measures" to meet surging bookings for the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca, deploying a jumbo jet to ferry passengers from Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.es/20210611/lufthansa-fires-up-jumbo-jet-for-surge-in-german-tourists-bound-for-mallorca Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:16:59 +0200 lufthansa-fires-up-jumbo-jet-for-surge-in-german-tourists-bound-for-mallorca 'Not an invitation to go there': Germany urges against Mallorca holiday following lifting of travel warning Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged his countrymen to think twice about rushing to Mallorca over the Easter holidays after the sun-soaked Spanish island was taken off the coronavirus risk list. https://www.thelocal.es/20210317/not-an-invitation-to-go-there-germany-urges-against-mallorca-holiday-following-lifting-of-travel-warning Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:45:25 +0100 not-an-invitation-to-go-there-germany-urges-against-mallorca-holiday-following-lifting-of-travel-warning Where to next? Join The Local’s new travel group on Facebook The Local has launched a new travel-focussed Facebook group and we’d love you to share your insights. You’ll also be in with a chance to win flight vouchers. https://www.thelocal.es/20181218/join-the-locals-new-travel-group-on-facebook Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:07:24 +0100 join-the-locals-new-travel-group-on-facebook Germanwings co-pilot saw 'dozens' of doctors The co-pilot believed to have deliberately crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 had seen "dozens" of doctors in the two years before, state prosecutors said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150608/germanwings-co-pilot-saw-dozens-of-doctors Mon, 08 Jun 2015 19:28:37 +0200 germanwings-co-pilot-saw-dozens-of-doctors Crash co-pilot did 'trial run' of fatal dive The co-pilot who is believed to have deliberately crashed a Germanwings jet in the French Alps may have "rehearsed" steering the plane into a rapid descent on an earlier flight, Bild reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150506/crash-co-pilot-tested-dive-on-trip-out Wed, 06 May 2015 10:08:44 +0200 crash-co-pilot-tested-dive-on-trip-out Pilots' doctors want stricter psych checks German aviation industry doctors said Tuesday that pilots should undergo more extensive medical checks in the wake of the Germanwings crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people. https://www.thelocal.es/20150407/pilots-doctors-want-stricter-psych-checks Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:19:33 +0200 pilots-doctors-want-stricter-psych-checks Germanwings insurers plan €279m payout Insurers are setting aside €279 million in provisions for the air crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people, German airline Lufthansa said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150331/germanwings-crash-4u9525-insurers-plan-279m-payout Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:29:00 +0200 germanwings-crash-4u9525-insurers-plan-279m-payout Co-pilot had 'serious' depressive episode Update: Police said they had no "smoking gun" after a search of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's home, after tabloid Bild reported on Friday that Lubitz received treatment for a “serious depressive episode” during a break in his training six years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20150327/germanwings-4u9252co-pilot-had-serious-depressive-episode Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:47:50 +0100 germanwings-4u9252co-pilot-had-serious-depressive-episode