Transiting via Madrid to Venice

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A couple of things here to be aware of. You are arriving in the Schengen area in Madrid and will have to clear Spanish / EU passports immigration in Madrid

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Madrid-Barajas/en/Page/1237565045453//Arrivals.html

This may mean a significant proportion of time waiting at immigration

I would also reconfirm with your that your baggage will be checked through, as I believed that if you are clearing immigration in Spain, you also had to clear customs. The flight connections page

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Madrid-Barajas/en/Page/1237565034728//Flight-connections.html

Suggests that connection with luggage are made at the baggage reclaim hall. I think you then immediately re deposit your luggage at the flight connections desk

You will need to ensure that you have boarding passes issued for the Madrid Venice segment, if you do not have these as print at home documents you may have to collect these at Madrid from the airline transfer desk.

You will need these to re enter the security controlled area at Madrid, there are often queues for this at madrid.

The airport website suggested time to clear security and get to gates for the EU leg is 120 mins

http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Madrid-Barajas/en/Page/1237565036782//Departures.html#Security%20checks

Hope this helps

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I do not even understand why this is a question. Obviously yes and the airline has absolutely nothing to do with it. If you are starting from Malaga you are legally admitted to Spain already so why on earth would you not be able to leave the airport to another Spanish city? (not to mention that Venice is in the Schengen area too, but that's irrelevant)

It'd be an intriguing historical question whether in the Soviet Union in a similar situation this would've been allowed but in today's Spain, this is not a question.

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