(MAD) but due to lack of passengers this route was terminated September 2008. Andalus Lineas Aereas operated morning and evening flights to Madrid during 2009, using a smaller jet aircraft, as well as a flight to Barcelona and back around lunchtime. Operations ceased in January 2010.
As of July 2012, easyJet has 11 scheduled services per week between The Rock and London Gatwick, as well as twice weekly flights from Liverpool. A daily British Airways service is available, operating to and from Heathrow. Flight schedules vary depending on the time of year. With the introduction of easyJet's operation from Gibraltar, together with the government's planned airport expansion and reduction of airport charges, it opens the door for possible new routes from Gibraltar to other European cities.
The most popular alternative airport for Gibraltar is Malaga Airport in Spain, some 120 km to the East, which offers a wide range of destinations. Malaga can be reached by bus, but there are only a few services available per day and the trip is approximately 3 hours. Jerez Airport is normally the second choice, despite being closer to Gibraltar.
By car
Queues at the border may make it less time-consuming to park cars in La Línea and walk across. While parking in La Linea immediately next to the border charges, there is free parking throughout town and next to the stadium if you are willing to walk an extra 1 km. This also has the advantage of avoiding Gibraltar's complex one way system with very narrow and badly signposted streets, and limited parking. The land border is open 24 hours a day, though expect delays when planes are landing - the only road into Gibraltar runs right across the airport runway!
However, once the airport expansion is complete, traffic (except buses) will be diverted around to the east side of the runway to ease overall traffic congestion.
Motorists, and on occasion pedestrians,
