Bilbao Airport
More than 300 Volotea flights cancelled at Bilbao Airport
The company has 22 routes from Loiu Airport, five from Hondarribia and three from Vitoria-Gasteiz, while Noain was planning to set up a Sevillan-San Sebastian Airport.
Several flights between Loiu and Barcelona have been cancelled due to the storm in the Mediterranean
The request to add the Lehendakari Aguirre to Bilbao airport has been approved by the Basque Parliament
Thus, the Basque Government will submit to the bilateral airport body between the Basque Country and the State the request for the change of name of the infrastructure, for which Aena is still competent.
Aena has tendered the management of improvements to Bilbao airport for almost EUR 23 million
The new design envisages, among other things, the installation of six additional platform and boarding gateways for the terminal.
EUR 497 million will be earmarked for the renovation of the airports of Loiu, Foronda, Hondarribia and Noain
The objectives are to increase the volume of airports, enhance efficiency and security, and improve the quality of service.
A fire broke out in Derio, very close to Loiu airport
At about 8:30 p.m. a fire broke out in Derio, very close to Loiu airport. The fire originated in a forest in the San Isidro district of Mount Aiartza and has not affected the operation of the airport for the time being. The firefighters are working to extinguish the flames.
A passenger with 4050 packets of smuggled tobacco has been arrested at Bilbao airport
The tobacco packets, valued at 19,440 euros, were unreported boarding the plane, which had just arrived from Luanda, Angola.
Bilbao airport carries out random checks on passengers from Italy without incident
The measure was activated this Saturday and will last until 7 September in response to the Italian Government's decree to suspend the Schengen area for travellers from Spain.
The proclamation to use the name of President Aguirre has caused a great deal of dust
PNV and EH Bildu are at odds over who will take the legacy of Lehendakari Aguirre. Pello Otxandiano, after proposing to Bilbao airport to name the lehendakari, today Aitor Esteban entered the debate.
EH Bildu proposes that Loiu Airport be renamed Lehendakari Aguirre Airport
EH Bildu has proposed that Loiu airport officially bear the name of lehendakari José Antonio Agirre, while lehendakari Imanol Pradales has replied that he will study the proposal.
United Airlines will offer direct flights between Bilbao and New York until September 23
The company will offer three flights in the week A between Loiu and Newmark airports, a service that first started operating last summer and received more than 14,400 passengers in 2025.
The conflict in the Middle East is creating "unprecedented levels of uncertainty" in the tourism sector, according to Aena
The Spanish airport operator has assured us that the supply of fuel and kerosene is guaranteed for the coming weeks, although he has warned that "everything will depend on the duration of the war".
The director of Bilbao Airport doesn't think flights will be cancelled because of fuel prices
Ivan Grande has pointed out that the current geopolitical situation may affect the economy of airlines and airports, but believes that kerosene production plants in Spain guarantee fuel "in the short term."
Spanish air industry employers say fuel supply is guaranteed for the summer
Spanish airlines are expected to increase passengers by 5.7% this summer compared to last year, with a projected turnover of EUR 260 million.
This weekend, 26 special flights are scheduled at Basque airports on the occasion of the Copa Final
From the airport of Vitoria, seven flights will depart to Andalusia, six to Seville and one to Jerez, while from the airports of Bilbao, San Sebastián and Pamplona, two flights will depart to Seville.
Iberia will cancel direct flights to Cuba from June due to the energy crisis
For the duration of the suspension, passengers wishing to travel to Cuba will be offered by Iberia to go to Panama and from there to the island. Iberia will keep its offices open in Havana.
12 flights have been cancelled at Bilbao Airport as a result of the Lufthansa strike
In total, more than 500 flights worldwide have been cancelled due to the strike called for this Friday by the staff of the Lufthansa cabin .
Handling staff have another day of strike this Monday, and 175 flights are scheduled in Loiu
Last Monday there were delays of up to 90 minutes and some flights were cancelled.
The Basque Country and the Spanish State will set up a bilateral commission to participate in airport management
The agreement on airport infrastructures provides for the establishment of a cooperation body between the two administrations which, in accordance with the current competition regulations, will enable the Basque Country to intervene in strategic decisions.
Aena has defended its management model following the agreement between the Spanish Government and the Basque Government
The public company insists that the new bilateral body will be "merely advisory" and will not change its powers. It also warns that legislation may be compromised if the limits of the current regulations are exceeded.