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 Airline passengers across Europe may face decreased compensation rights for delayed and cancelled flights, after the EU Council controversially agreed to raise thresholds for airline compensation. https://www.thelocal.es/20250606/passenger-compensation-for-flight-delays-set-to-decrease-in-europe Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:23:39 +0200 passenger-compensation-for-flight-delays-set-to-decrease-in-europe A top Madrid health official has accused Spain's national government of negligence for reportedly being aware that less than 10 percent of Covid tests are being carried out on inbound travellers at the Spanish capital's airport, as well as allowing in people who have tested positive for Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.es/20210528/a-ridiculous-lack-of-control-madrid-slams-spanish-govt-for-allowing-barajas-travellers-in-with-positive-pcr-tests Fri, 28 May 2021 20:44:19 +0200 a-ridiculous-lack-of-control-madrid-slams-spanish-govt-for-allowing-barajas-travellers-in-with-positive-pcr-tests Spanish airports saw some of the highest increases in passenger numbers across the EU last year, with Malaga, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca all surging by more than 10 percent. https://www.thelocal.es/20171011/spanish-airports-see-surge-in-passenger-numbers-with-malaga-and-barcelona-leading-the-charge Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:59:08 +0200 spanish-airports-see-surge-in-passenger-numbers-with-malaga-and-barcelona-leading-the-charge