Chaos at passport control sees hundreds miss flights at Madrid airport
A combination of increased passenger traffic, understaffing and a technical glitch led to major delays at Madrid’s Barajas Airport on Wednesday, resulting in hundreds of
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Spain’s Aena gets green light for €3.2bn expansion of Barcelona-El Prat airport
The Catalan government has given approval for Spain’s airport operator Aena to carry out a 3.2 billion euro expansion of Barcelona airport – officially the
Madrid airport to restrict access for non-travellers due to homeless encampment problem
Spain’s airport authority is set to restrict access to Madrid’s Barajas Airport during certain hours of the day as a precautionary step aimed at preventing
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary calls Spanish minister a ‘crazy communist’
Tensions between Ryanair and Spain’s minority coalition government (PSOE–Sumar) have intensified after the Irish low-cost carrier cut several regional routes, citing what it calls ‘excessive’
Spanish airports saw record 283 million passengers in 2023
Passenger traffic at Spanish airports hit a record high in 2023 as tourism rebounded strongly after several years of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A
Last day of Iberia ground staff strike, but ‘thousands of suitcases’ still displaced
The fourth and final day of the Iberia ground staff strike started on Monday, and while the anticipated delays did not materialise as severely as
Airport security rules in Spain to be relaxed for liquids & electronics in 2024
Spain’s AENA, the public company that manages the country’s main airports, announced on Monday that passengers at its airports will no longer have to take
Ryanair cabin crew strikes in Spain now planned weekly until January 2023
Two trade unions in Spain have announced that they are extending the Ryanair cabin crew strike days, which began in June, until 7 January 2023.
Barcelona airport expansion plan given go-ahead with €1.7bn investment
The Spanish and Catalan governments have reached an agreement to move forward with the expansion of Barcelona airport with a huge €1.7 billion investment plan, aiming to transform
Snow and Storm Filomena cause havoc across Spain
Storm Filomena has brought the heaviest snowfall ‘for 80 years’ in Spain combined with an on-going, persistent blizzard, leaving thousands of drivers trapped in vehicles and the
