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L'Altet Alicante Airport

El Altet – Alicante Airport increases its flight frequency to Moscow and the Nordic countries in response to the increase of the passenger number during 2011.

The Altet will be in 2012 the only touristic airport in Spain with two daily flights to Moscow (one operated by Siberia airlines and the other by Aeroflot Airlines)  as the confidence rises in the Costa Blanca holiday market after a 43% growth in the Russian passenger traffic in the Alicante airport  in 2011.

Since June 2012, two regular daily flights will be operated by Siberia Airlines (Domodedovo airport, currently connected to the Costa Blanca three

times a week), and the former Soviet state-owned Aeroflot, which will begin operating between Alicante and Sheremetrevo airfield.

According to data provided by AENA, some 40,000 Russian passengers have used El Altet airport as destination point during 2011. Together with the Nordic countries, Russia has experienced the most remarkable growth in visitants the past months.

In the case of Scandinavian passengers, the airport of Alicante will open new frequencies during the next peak season (April-October) with two new low-cost carriers  linking Alicante with Reikjavic, making Alicante the best connected Spanish airport with Iceland.

For 2012 El Altet will also strengthen its flight schedule to the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Belgium.