Each year, several millions of travelers come to Spain and Costa Blanca through Alicante airport. Despite its small size, it is one of the most busy airports in Spain. For many travelers, it is the beginning point of their vacation on the Mediterranean. Alicante airport is well connected with many cities of Europe. About 80% of all the travellers are from UK, Germany, France, Holland and other European countries. In addition, it is indirectly connected with the rest of the world by local flights from Madrid or Barcelona.
The airport is situated quite close to Alicante - just about 10 kilometres (6 miles) away from the city center. You can locate it between places of Torrellano and Urbanova, near to the city of Elche, following the roads A-79, N-338 and N-332.
The airport halls are expansive, with an abundance of light, having large entrance doors. They are organized in three levels. The arrival hall is in the lowest level, with a coffee shop, offices of several travel agencies and a Police station. Around the arrival gate you can also find offices of Alicante car hire agencies. There are 6 of them on the side of the coffee shop: Solmar, Goldcar rental, Europcar, Auriga crown, Record and Avis. Another 4 are positioned near to the exit: Sixt, Hertz, National-Atesa and Centauro.
The check-in area of Alicante Airport is situated on the middle level (the first floor). It has two parts. In the first hall (above the arrival gate), there are 38 regular check-in posts of terminal T-1 (numbered from 1 to 38) and one post for bulky luggage (number 39). Passing by the last post and walking further through a corridor, you enter the hall of terminal T-2. There are additional check-in posts, marked 51 to 64. The departure area is positioned on the second floor (upper level), with a customary shopping and restaurant section.
Near to the stairs and the elevator, connecting all three levels, you can find the Information desk, as well as offices of numerous airline companies which travel to Alicante: Iberia, Flybe, Monarch, Air Europa, Spanair, Jet2, Air Algerie and Airberlin. You can also have a snack in a self-service coffee bar La Marina. The offices of other agencies (such as Alicante air service, Thomas Cook, Air Finland, ServisAir, Thomson Tui, Travelplan, Aga airlines, Easy Jet and Menzines Aviation) are situated near the corridor connecting halls of two terminals.
In front of the airport building, you can find a large car park. Currently, new additions are also in the process of being built. Once the new Terminal 2 is completed, the airport will provide a large parking area for more than 6000 vehicles. The new terminal, which should be finished during 2009/2010, is added as an answer to an increasing number of flights. Some of the airlines (such as Ryanair and EasyJet) are already operating from the new terminal.
The staff of the airport is highly professional, friendly and always ready to help. Most of them do speak English. The airport is arranged well - I personally never had any poor quality experiences. My luggage consistently arrived; it was at no time lost nor broken. However, if it happens that your luggage is missing, just act in accordance with the standard procedure. Fill in the form and let the airport staff help you. In the worst case, you will get a survival kit for your basic daily needs. In the most cases, the missing luggage is found within 24 hours.
When planning your flights to Alicante, check them on time and book them early. Visit the websites of travel groups in order to find potential bargains. One of them is AENA - Aeropuertos Espa?oles y Navegaci?n A?rea . It provides complete information about scheduled flights from and to Alicante, obtainable in both Spanish and English languages.
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