Málaga Airport

[legoman]

Mrs L and I are heading to Nerja on Sunday, flying in to Málaga late morning 29/3.

Hearing horror stories of the queues to get the biometrics done and passports stamped and also long delays on departure too.

Anyone here have recent experience and have any good tips to share?

 

[Professor]

Mrs L and I are heading to Nerja on Sunday, flying in to Málaga late morning 29/3.

Hearing horror stories of the queues to get the biometrics done and passports stamped and also long delays on departure too.

Anyone here have recent experience and have any good tips to share?

Yes- Tenerife last month. Machines are extremely unreliable. Close to an hour wait (and was not that busy). Bring some water and go to the loo before joining the queue.

 

[Cooperman]

This thread is towards the bottom of the first page, some recent experiences within. Plan for the worst and anything less is a bonus.

Thread 'New EU passport & biometric entry requirements'

Oct 25, 2025

Flew into Stockholm earlier having regrettably missed the match and the passport entry queues at Arlanda Airport were very lengthy. Took 90 minutes to process a plane of 120 passengers, with 4 booths open.

Fingerprints, photos which are a new EU rule.

Load of bollocks from the EU. If you are going to illegally enter it is highly unlikely you will do so on a BA flight from Heathrow to Arlanda where the security at the British end is equally tight.

Ironically, there were two Eurocrats on the flight who were fast tracked through passport control so they didn't have to endure their...

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We are going to Seville on Sunday afternoon and are not expecting a smooth transition.

To make matters worse there are also a series of strikes by airport workers; both Malaga and Seville are within the scope of industrial action.

Spain airport strikes to hit as March and April dates confirmed

The action could disrupt Easter travel for tens of thousands of UK holidaymakers

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[LaJollaJack]

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Prescient thread Mr L

Popped over ydy to Malaga in early readiness to watch my beloved Los Boquerones…. The weather is totally bliss right now

Proper jams at both machines, then funnelled unceremoniously into the Border Control mayhem - staff are clearly overstretched and pretty edgy, at best

Patience, cool clothing and a cool head are essential - and that’s on a cool Tuesday

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