BRITS have been warned about “nightmare” queues at a Spanish airport this summer, with holidaymakers being “trapped” on arrival. Tourists jetting into Alicante airport are facing a horror start to their vacation due to a lack of transport. 3 Brits face a long wait for transport having touched down at Spain's Alicante airport Credit: Alamy 3 Hoteliers and tourism bosses have called for 'drastic measures' to be taken about a lack of transport from the airport Credit: Getty Hoteliers and tourism leaders are calling for urgent action, saying it is giving tourism a bad image and putting holidaymakers off.
They say "drastic measures" must be taken immediately to solve a problem which has been going on not just for weeks but for years. Massive queues of up to 100 people are being formed for taxis, especially after 10.30pm, and are predicted to get worse as the busiest part of the summer season rapidly approaches.
"This bad image must stop being a nightmare repeated year after year," said one official. Tourists who arrive late at night or in the early hours of the morning are being trapped because there are insufficient or no taxis. There is also no bus service at these late hours.
As a result, tired holidaymakers are trapped in a long queue at the taxi or bus ranks until some sort of transport arrives. The Hotel and Tourism Business Association of the Valencian community (Hosbec), says the repeated scenes are "embarrassing" and is calling for "extraordinary measures" to solv.
