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Crashed Russian plane used to be on the Almería route

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The plane that crashed in Moscow on Saturday, killing five people, was used last summer on the Moscow – Almería route. Operated by Russian travel company Red Wings, the Russian built Tupolev 204-100V, registration number RA64047, was used during the summer months to bring up to 200 Russian tourists at a time to Almería airport, according to La Voz de Almeria.  When the summer season ended, the plane was rerouted onto a Moscow – Prague Continue reading Crashed Russian plane used to be on the Almería route→

Russian tour operator starts new flights to Almeria airport

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Natalie Tours, a large Russian tour operator, has announced it will start a new route bringing in Russian tourists to Almeria. The Moscow – Almería route will be flown once every 10 days on a charter basis, according to the announcement. Russian tourists have an average stay in Andalucia of 10,6 days and spend around 120 euros a day whilst here, making them some of the most attractive tourists for the Junta to fly in. Continue reading Russian tour operator starts new flights to Almeria airport→

Vaya mala leche

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Somebody asked me the other to translate the phrase “Que mala leche que tenga ese”. So here goes… There’s a good TV programme on \Cuatro at the moment, called Pekin Express, in which a bunch of Spanish couples have to hitch hike from Moscow to Beijing (http://www.cuatro.com/microsites/pekin-express/). Along the way they have to carry out a number of tasks, some couples being eliminated and other getting prizes and advantadges. This week, the winning couple got Continue reading Vaya mala leche→