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In October 2025, the European Union implemented a new border control and management system, known as the Entry/Exit System or EES. The Entry/Exit System applies to non-EU nationals travelling to one of the 29 countries in the Schengen Area for a short stay.

If you are a non-EU citizen without the need for a visa, with a maximum stay of 90 days in any 180-day period, and you want to enter the Schengen Area, you must go to the automatic passport control kiosks to register with the new Entry/Exit System (EES).

If you have already registered in another EU country, your registration is valid for 3 years and you will be able to pass through this control quickly.

For more information, check the official website of the European Union's Entry/Exit System (EES) and of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.

According to the regulation introduced by the National Airport Security Committee of the Spanish Civil Aviation Authority, we must ask all our passengers, regardless of their destination, to show their national ID card (the physical card is recommended as proof of identity), passport or driving licence issued in Spain to verify that their identity matches the information on their ticket and boarding card.
Check the documentation you must show at the check-in desks and boarding gates to confirm it.

If you are entering or transiting the UK, UK authorities will ask for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), a mandatory digital form to:

• Non-European citizens who don't need a visa will need an ETA to travel from 8 January 2025.

• European citizens will need an ETA to travel as from 2 April 2025.

We advise you to apply as far in advance as possible. To process the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) and to get more information, please visit this page GOV.UK/electronictravelauthorisation.

If you are going to travel to or in transit through the United States, be advised that citizens of the countries included in the Visa Waiver Programme "ESTA" must apply for an electronic travel authorisation. It is best to complete the registration procedure a minimum of 72 hours before the flight departs in order to get official authorisation in time. We recommend that you carry a printed copy of the authorisation together with all the other necessary documents for your trip.

If you have been to Cuba since 12 January 2021 and therefore have a Cuban stamp in your passport, you will not be able eligible to use the ESTA scheme and will have to apply for a B1 or B2 visa at the Consulate General or Consular Section of the Embassy of the United States in your place of residence.

The number on Spanish passports consists of 9 characters: 3 letters followed by 6 digits. Due to the typography used, the number 0 (zero) is sometimes confused with the letter O, and vice versa. Make sure that you enter all the characters correctly when you fill in the ESTA application.

Here you can get detailed information about ESTA

Airlines are required by law to provide the US authorities with the details of passengers on flights to the US through the Advance Passenger Information (API) system. You can do it any time prior to your flight at Manage your booking.