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 Spain's AENA, the world's biggest airport operator by passenger numbers, said Wednesday it plunged into the red last year as the coronavirus pandemic decimated the travel sector worldwide. https://www.thelocal.es/20210224/spains-aena-worlds-biggest-airport-operator-flies-into-the-red Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:52:53 +0100 spains-aena-worlds-biggest-airport-operator-flies-into-the-red An Air Canada flight, with a damaged undercarriage, had been circling Madrid’s Barajas airport since 3pm trying to use up fuel before it made an emergency landing. https://www.thelocal.es/20200203/madrid-airport-prepares-for-emergency-landing-of-air-canada-flight Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:31:38 +0100 madrid-airport-prepares-for-emergency-landing-of-air-canada-flight Aviation authorities closed the airspace at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport on Monday forcing delays, diversions and cancellations after an unauthorized drone was detected in the vicinity of the airport. https://www.thelocal.es/20200203/airspace-closed-at-madrids-barajas-airport-after-drone-sighting Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:13:24 +0100 airspace-closed-at-madrids-barajas-airport-after-drone-sighting Security staff at Barcelona’s El Prat will begin an indefinite strike at midnight on Thursday with authorities warning passengers to expect long queues. https://www.thelocal.es/20190808/delays-loom-as-security-staff-start-indefinite-strike-at-barcelona-airport Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:35:57 +0200 delays-loom-as-security-staff-start-indefinite-strike-at-barcelona-airport Those flying in or out of Barcelona’s El Prat airport over the weekend should prepare themselves for delays and cancellations as Iberia ground staff down tools over working conditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20190726/weekend-strike-at-barcelonas-el-prat-airport-could-affect-1000-flights Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:47:34 +0200 weekend-strike-at-barcelonas-el-prat-airport-could-affect-1000-flights In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.es/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Unions that called for 25 days of general strikes at airports across Spain starting on September 15th have delayed action pending further negotiations next week with airport authorities. https://www.thelocal.es/20170908/good-news-for-travellers-airport-strikes-called-off-as-talks-continue Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:01:43 +0200 good-news-for-travellers-airport-strikes-called-off-as-talks-continue Travellers passing through Barcelona’s El Prat airport have already suffered long queues and delays during August when security staff took industrial action during some of the busiest travel days of the year. https://www.thelocal.es/20170816/spanish-airport-strike-horror-looms-from-september Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:46:21 +0200 spanish-airport-strike-horror-looms-from-september Travellers are being warned to turn up at least three hours ahead of flights from Barcelona’s El Prat airport as striking security staff cause delays on one of busiest holiday weekends of the year. https://www.thelocal.es/20170804/hellish-delays-at-barcelona-airport-as-security-staff-stage-strike Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:20:30 +0200 hellish-delays-at-barcelona-airport-as-security-staff-stage-strike As the tourism season in Barcelona is at its peak, security agents at the popular Mediterranean city's El Prat airport will go on strike from Friday in what could considerably lengthen queues for visitors https://www.thelocal.es/20170803/holiday-queue-nightmare-as-barcelona-security-go-on-strike Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:28:50 +0200 holiday-queue-nightmare-as-barcelona-security-go-on-strike Spain vowed Thursday to boost security staff at Barcelona airport to end long delays for travellers sparked by the introduction of tighter document checks. https://www.thelocal.es/20170518/spain-vows-to-end-travel-delays-at-barcelona-airport Thu, 18 May 2017 20:05:22 +0200 spain-vows-to-end-travel-delays-at-barcelona-airport Itchy the cat went missing in Barcelona airport when his crate broke while being offloaded after a Monarch flight from Manchester almost two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20170323/desperate-owner-launches-search-for-itchy-the-cat-lost-at-barcelona-airport Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:26:33 +0100 desperate-owner-launches-search-for-itchy-the-cat-lost-at-barcelona-airport Nearly 200 Mexicans have been forced to sleep rough for days on end at Madrid’s airport in after a cheap flight deal turned sour, sparking a wave of public support. https://www.thelocal.es/20160808/dozens-stranded-at-madrid-airport-in-mexican-budget-airline-con Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0200 dozens-stranded-at-madrid-airport-in-mexican-budget-airline-con Air traffic operators have called for a strike on June 28th and 29th at Madrid's Adolfo Suárez Barajas airport. https://www.thelocal.es/20160617/air-traffic-operators-call-two-day-strike-in-madrid Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:50:18 +0200 air-traffic-operators-call-two-day-strike-in-madrid A Spanish man has been arrested at Cologne-Bonn airport after a security alert forced police to evacuate all passengers. https://www.thelocal.es/20160530/confused-spaniard-causes-shut-down-at-cologne-airport Mon, 30 May 2016 16:59:51 +0200 confused-spaniard-causes-shut-down-at-cologne-airport Spain's National Police have arrested a group involved in a network that helped people enter the UK illegally through Spain in order to apply for asylum. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/police-nab-gang-using-spain-as-gateway-to-uk-for-immigrants Thu, 03 Mar 2016 09:58:59 +0100 police-nab-gang-using-spain-as-gateway-to-uk-for-immigrants Madrid's Barajas airport was put on alert on Thursday after a Saudi Airlines pilot reported a threat. https://www.thelocal.es/20160204/breaking-barajas-airport-on-alert-after-threat-on-madrid-riyadh-flight Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:03:33 +0100 breaking-barajas-airport-on-alert-after-threat-on-madrid-riyadh-flight EU counter-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove has called for the European parliament to secure an agreement with member states that would require airlines to share passenger data by the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.es/20151130/eu-anto-terror-chief-backs-spain-calls-for-passenger-data-collection Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:19:19 +0100 eu-anto-terror-chief-backs-spain-calls-for-passenger-data-collection When the first commercial flight touched down on the virgin runway at Castellón in September it seemed to spell an end to the troubles of Spain’s infamous ghost airport. https://www.thelocal.es/20151124/ghost-airport-pays-ryanair-to-receive-flights Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:27:20 +0100 ghost-airport-pays-ryanair-to-receive-flights The controversial practice of passenger profiling could be the best way to prevent terror attacks, conclude experts at a conference in Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20151119/airport-passenger-profiling-is-key-to-thwarting-attacks Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:10:32 +0100 airport-passenger-profiling-is-key-to-thwarting-attacks