<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Alicante&ndash;Elche Miguel Hern&aacute;ndez Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">El Altet airport opened on 4 May 1967, replacing the older aerodrome La Rabassa that had served Alicante since 1936. It took its name after the El Altet area (a part of Elche's countryside) where it was built. The first commercial flight that landed at the airport was Convair Metropolitan by Aviaco. In November 1969, Iberia established regular connections to Madrid and Barcelona.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Historically, up until 2003, Iberia was the leading airline at the airport. With the decline of conventional airlines, low-cost EasyJet took the lead in 2004. Transatlantic service commenced from Alicante in June 2006, when an Avianca Boeing 767 touched down from Bogot&aacute;, Colombia.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Alicante served as a stop on the outbound portion of the airline's once-weekly Bogot&aacute;-Barcelona flight. Two years later, Avianca announced it would eliminate the halt in Alicante after the Spanish aviation authorities granted it permission to fly nonstop to Barcelona.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In November 2007, Ryanair, the largest European low-cost airline established a base at Alicante. It has since grown to become one of the leading carriers at the airport, and by 2011 it had increased its presence further with eleven based aircraft, 62 routes, and had carried more than 3 million passengers.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In March 2011, Alicante-Elche's current terminal opened, which replaced the previous 2 terminals.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport is located within Elche's comarca and so there had been a historical petition from Elche to include the city's name in the official name of the airport. On 12 July 2013, the name of the airport was officially changed from Aeropuerto de Alicante to Aeropuerto de Alicante&ndash;Elche with the IATA airport code (ALC) remaining unchanged.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 pt-5">Transportation Alicante&ndash;Elche Miguel Hern&aacute;ndez Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">From Alicante Airport, passengers will find the following transport options:</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> By both local and interurban buses is possible to transfer to downtown Alicante, and other popular destinations within the region (Calpe, Murcia, Torrevieja, Torrellano, Guardamar and Santa Pola).</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Train:</strong> From Alicante Airport it is possible to transfer to either train or tram.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxi: </strong>It is fairly easy to get to downtown Alicante from the airport within 20 minutes by taxi. Radio Taxi Elche is the main taxi company serving Alicante Airport.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car Hire:</strong> Alicante region offers an amazing experience thanks to its sand gold beaches and its pleasant climate. Do not hesitate to hire a car at Alicante Airport.</li>
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