Spain Launches EU Entry/Exit System Pilot at Madrid-Barajas
Palma de Mallorca Set to Become Spain’s Next ‘Smart Border’ on 19 November
Iberia Strikes Deal with Starlink to Deliver Free High-Speed Wi-Fi Fleet-Wide
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Aeroméxico to Restore Direct Mexico City–Barcelona Flights, Raising Capacity to Spain by 11 %
Aeroméxico will resume non-stop Mexico City–Barcelona flights on 28 March 2026, operating six times a week with B787s and boosting its Spain capacity by 11 percent. The move gives Spanish companies a direct link to Mexico’s capital and strengthens Barcelona’s long-haul network.
Tenerife South Airport Launches EU Entry/Exit Biometric System, Marking Spain’s First Full Roll-Out
Tenerife South switched on the EU’s new biometric Entry/Exit System on 9 November, becoming Spain’s first fully operational EES site outside Madrid. Non-EU travellers now enrol fingerprints and face data on arrival, a change expected to tighten border security and eventually streamline queues, but that may lengthen processing times in the first weeks. The move is strategically important for airlines, tour operators and corporate-travel planners who route staff through the Canaries.
UK Residents Without TIE Cards Turned Away as Spain’s New Border System Flags Overstays
Euro Weekly News says several British residents were denied boarding on 9 November because Spain’s new Entry/Exit System could not verify their status without a TIE card. The incident underscores the importance of biometric residence documents now that passport stamps are disappearing.
Passport-Kiosk Outage Triggers Hour-Long Queues at Tenerife South Days After EES Go-Live
A software failure disabled most biometric kiosks at Tenerife South on 9 November, one day after Spain’s first full Entry/Exit System launch. Manual processing created queues of up to two hours and caused some crews to miss connections, underlining the operational risks during the EU smart-borders roll-out.