The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Flights to and from Spain cancelled amid French strike Air passengers travelling to and from France faced more disruption on Monday as the second day of a French air traffic controllers strike saw more flights cancelled and delayed. https://www.thelocal.es/20160321/flights-cancelled-in-spain-as-french-air-traffic-strike-continues Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:20:28 +0100 flights-cancelled-in-spain-as-french-air-traffic-strike-continues Air traffic control strike continues for second day Spain's air traffic controllers have complained that the minimum service demanded by the government "violates" their fundamental right to strike. https://www.thelocal.es/20150610/air-traffic-controllers-strike-continues-for-second-day Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:56:54 +0200 air-traffic-controllers-strike-continues-for-second-day Madrid gets 'F' grade for clean air efforts Spain's capital city failed to pass the test of promoting clean air, according to city rankings released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150331/madrid-gets-f-grade-for-air-pollution Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:52:40 +0200 madrid-gets-f-grade-for-air-pollution Tearful crash victims' relatives gather at airport Tearful relatives of passengers of the German airliner that crashed in the French Alps Tuesday gathered grieving at Barcelona and Duesseldorf airports as officials announced none of the 150 people on board survived. https://www.thelocal.es/20150324/tearful-crash-victims-relatives-gather-at-airport Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:10:39 +0100 tearful-crash-victims-relatives-gather-at-airport Spanish priest with Ebola won't receive ZMapp UPDATED: A Catholic missionary infected with the deadly Ebola virus who arrived in Madrid early on Monday morning after being flown home from Sierra Leone will not be treated with the experimental ZMapp medication as global supplies have dried up. https://www.thelocal.es/20140922/spain-sends-plane-to-africa-fly-back-ebola-victim Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:40:00 +0200 spain-sends-plane-to-africa-fly-back-ebola-victim Spanish pilots ordered to speak only English The Spanish Air Security Agency is preparing a controversial new law which will order all pilots and air traffic controllers in Spanish airspace to speak only English. https://www.thelocal.es/20140616/spanish-pilots-ordered-to-speak-english Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:43:00 +0200 spanish-pilots-ordered-to-speak-english