The Commuter Rail stairs at the airport start operating after being out of service for a year

It has been one of the most repeated complaints from travelers at Malaga Airport over the last year. Finally, Renfe has put into operation the escalators at the Airport station on the C-1 Cercanias line with the goal of "improving the functionality and availability of the equipment, as well as customer experience."

The company announced this in a statement, noting that the modernization of the escalators on platform 2 began in mid-January and is currently underway. These works are not affecting the regular Cercanias service.

Renfe indicates that the modernization of the four escalators at the Airport station involves an investment of 770,932.80 euros excluding VAT; and is under the responsibility of TKE, the company awarded the contract for the maintenance of the lifting equipment.

SUR reported last October that the four escalators of the Cercanias at Malaga Airport had been broken for months. Since the beginning of the year, the elevators at this important Cercanias stop, which is key to the tourist image of the Costa del Sol, had been failing like dominoes.