Alicante International Airport is a small but sufficient airport of the Alicante province and Murcia region in Spain. The airport is located just 9 kilometers away from the city centre of Alicante.
The Alicante International Airport first opened in 1967 and its precursor was called La Rabassa. Convair Metropolitan was the first flight to land in the airport. Constant renovations and extensions of runways were performed over the course of the years as passenger traffic had increased dramatically.
This airport, according to a recent survey of passenger traffic ranks sixth in the busiest airports of Spain and has a top 50 position when compared with other airports in Europe.
Presently, there are only two terminals that are in operation but a third one is being built and should be completed by the end of 2009. Cheap car hire at Alicante Airport: Landing in Spain and experiencing it fully requires a certain amount of Spanish knowledge and the most effective way to practice your Spanish is to speak to the taxi drivers who are ever smiling and helpful.
The car hire area at the airport in Alicante is situated right next to the arrival area’s exit. You should be able to see a whole lot of car hire companies’ desks easily as they are quite flashy. Cheap car hire is on the main reasons why people prefer to take car rentals instead of using public transport. In case you leave the exit area and cannot get back in, do not worry. The car hire companies’ desks are open to the outside as well.
