Malaga Airport Guide

If you are flying into Spain and hiring a car from Malaga Airport to drive to Cordoba, then the good news is that the A45 motorway has been completed and the final section between Encinas Reales and Benamejí can now take traffic for the first time. This means that the journey time from Malaga and Cordoba has been cut to 90 minutes.

A total of €400 million has been invested on the road over the past 17 years of to build this new link.

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The low cost airline Ryanair is to open its 38th base at Malaga Airport in June 2010. They will base four aircraft at the Spanish Airport which will fly to 19 new routes (making 39 in total).

They will offer 360 weekly flights from Malaga Airport to Aarhus, Berlin (Schonefeld), Bratislava, Eindhoven, Gothenburg, Krakow, Maastricht, Memmingen (Munich West), Oslo (Torp), Paris (Beauvais), Pisa, Santander, Santiago, Stockholm (Skavsta), Tampere, Valladolid, Venice (Treviso), Wroclaw and Zaragoza.

It is anticipated that the new routes will increase Ryanair’s annual number of passengers flying to and from Malaga to over 2 million.

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The Spanish Airport Authority Aena is in the process of recruiting the 1,800 volunteer passengers needed for the trials at Malaga Airport to test the operational efficiency of the new terminal which is due to open next Easter.

The exercises will take place in January with 200 people taking part to simulate airport procedures including check in where the “passengers” will be provided with luggage and a sample ticket. Tests will also take place on boarding procedures, baggage collection and the terminal’s security controls.

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On Monday 5th October a member of the public overpowered a 58 year old Moroccan man who was threatening a female member of staff at Malaga Airport with a large knife. The hero of the hour disarmed and restrained the attacker until two police officers arrived and took into custody.

According to witnesses the man entered a travel agency demanding that the staff do something about a flight to Montreal he missed two weeks ago. When the female attendant informed him that it would cost him €200 euros for this to be done he took out a knife and held it to her throat.

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The new Thyssen museum currently under construction in Málaga city centre will incorporate some Roman archaeological remains which have been found behind the 16th century Palacio de Villalón which is the building which will form the main part of the future gallery.

The construction project has had to be altered following their discovery, and the basement which was due to be dug has been removed from the plans.

The foundations are now due for completion by the end of September and work will then begin on the structure of the museum, which is due for completion in autumn 2010. The museum complex will cover an area of more than 7,000 square metres and has a budget €11 million. It is just a 20 minute journey from Malaga Airport.

Baroness Thyssen has confirmed that the new museum will house works by artists including Sorolla, Zubarán, Zuloaga and Regoyos under an agreement to lend the works to Málaga until 2025.

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The new terminal 3 at Malaga Airport is due to open in early spring next year. It will offer passengers a great choice of places to get something to eat and drink ranging from luxurious high-end dining, to fast-food favourites.

The two-star Michelin chef Dani García (who comes from Malaga) will be opening his famous Lamoraga Restaurant in the terminal giving passengers the chance to sample the very best of Andalucian and Malaguenian cuisine.

Caviar House & Prunier will also be making their Spanish debut here. Other outlets due to open include SOHO Coffee, Caffè Ritazza, Burger King, O’Leary’s, Starbucks, Upper Crust, VIPS who are a popular Spanish chain serving mainly pizza and pasta and Cafe&Té which are one of Iberia’s leading coffee shops.

Malaga Airport handled over 12 million passengers in 2008, and is the fourth most visited airport after Madrid, Barcelona and Mallorca. The new concessions will increase the existing food and beverage facilities at the terminal by 30%.

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Early morning flight with Easyjet from Malaga to Gatwick 8am gets into London 9.30am till October 4th.

HiI have just returned from Malaga and bought a few items of pottery in the gift shop [brightly coloured circles] and having got it home discovered how well it went in the kitchen and would love to get some more. Have you any idea where I could buy some more in England or Spain? I dont remember the name of the shop in the airport but I think it was next to the handbag shop ! Any information would be great.ThanksJane

Hi Jane There is a little shop in the old town of Marbella that sells alot of pottery, bowls plates etc all hand painted....next time you come. But in the airport - was it in the passenger area? If so have a look through this link to see if its one of these shops. Regards Joanne

Air Andalus now have flights twice a week to Marrakech. They are on Thursdays and Sundays.

A long weekend from 24th to 27th September works out today at 291€ per person.

Air Andalus also fly Malaga to Barcelona, Malaga to Nador & Malaga to Santiago de Compostela,

It would be great to hear what you think of Air Andalus so please do email in or leave a comment.