NEW Murcia Airport

I don't think that Ryanair has pulled out of Murcia yet, but they are certainly threatening to if the Murcian Regional Govt refuses to negotiate more.

Here is today's article in simply networking

http://www.simplynetworking.es/news-3374-31-ryanair_threaten_to_cut_7_of_the_nine_routes_which_serve_the_region_of_murcia.html

Guy

Hi

I don't think it's just Ryanair because Easyjet have not released their Winter flights from Bristol yet although they have into Alicante.

Just have to keep an eye on things......

Phil

 But Ryanair only started flying to Murcia from Leeds in March this year . Thought it might give Jet2 a kick up the jacksie, but it hasn't .

Thanks for posting Colin's pictures Sue.

Mark

Hi

First Valencia, then Manchester  and now Murcia.The usual bullying Ryanair tactics- "reduce our costs or else" scenario I suppose.

Looks like we will all be trekking back to Alicante again.

Jean

Just looked at booking a  flight Murcia to LIVERPOOL and there is nothing NOV, DEC. They have clearly pulled the route.

Here is the latest. It looks for definite Ryanair have pulled flights to Murcia

http://www.simplynetworking.es/news-3388-31-ryanair_shut_down_murcia_routes_more_details_emerged_today.html

 I checked the winter schedules last night from Leeds (which was released on 5th July) and Murcia was already gone :(

Mark

I heard it is only for Nov, Dec and Jan and they will be flying in again to Murcia from begining of Feb.....also there is strong talk about Jet2 taking over the routes as they know they are always packed.

I could write a small play/farce on the time I had to amend one character in a name made on a jet2 web booking.

They are crap but they are the only show in town if you want a winter flight to murcia.....

I look after a few properties and when people are due to arrive I always check arrivals online, in case their flights are delayed.

Yesterday I checked the Jet2 flight from Birmingham to Murcia and it said it was 49 minutes late, so I delayed my arrival at the villa.  Surprise, surprise the family were all there waiting for me when I got there, and said the flight had been on time! 

I try to be organised and efficient but what is the point?????

Hi Claire,

Use www.aena.es for flight arrival information, it's not always right but most of the time it is.

Kel

I use this link to check for flight information, and have found it quite reliable.  I believe that you can also ask for flight info to be texted to you, and it also does in flight updates:

San Javier Airport Departures & Arrivals

I have used flightstats for Alicante and it has been accurate, however when my daughter and her husband came over just after Christmas they flew into Murcia and hired a car, as they were planning to go to Madrid for a few days and drop the car off there.  It appeared that their flight had either not taken off or was delayed, however we had agreed to meet them in Murcia and have something to eat there, so I was relying on the text facility to tell me when they actually landed. 

We were sitting in a bar having a glass of wine (as you do!) wondering how late they would be, as there had been no text to announce they had landed, when I had a call from Vicky saying "We are here, where are you?"  Her husband Ivan had spotted the bar and said we would be in there, so they were already headed our way....!  It turned out that they had actually landed on time, so since then I have been a bit wary about relying on this website.  I did wonder if it was something to do with the fact that Alicante is an International airport only, whereas San Javier also has military aircraft?

Sue

hiya ive heard that its not opening till the middle of 2011