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 WATCH: British Airways flight emergency lands in Spain after cabin fills with smoke Passengers describe the terrifying, panic-filled moments on board a British Airways flight from London to Valencia as the cabin filled with smoke just prior to landing. https://www.thelocal.es/20190806/watch-british-airways-flight-emergency-lands-in-spain-after-cabin-fills-with-smoke Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:00:13 +0200 watch-british-airways-flight-emergency-lands-in-spain-after-cabin-fills-with-smoke Iberia robs Barcelona of transfer hub reign British-owned airline Iberia has announced it is not planning to offer any long-haul flights from Barcelona's El Prat airport and focus instead on Madrid Barajas, a decision which has not yet been linked to Catalonia’s separatist bid. https://www.thelocal.es/20141006/iberia-dashes-barcelonas-hopes-of-transfer-hub-reign Mon, 06 Oct 2014 16:36:00 +0200 iberia-dashes-barcelonas-hopes-of-transfer-hub-reign Iberia staffers agree to pay cut to end dispute Spanish flag-carrier Iberia on Friday settled months of bitter dispute over layoffs and cutbacks by striking a final deal with unions to cut ground staff's salaries, managers said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140314/spain-airline-iberia-says-cutbacks-dispute-settled Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:07:00 +0100 spain-airline-iberia-says-cutbacks-dispute-settled Dozing BA crew delays Spain-bound passengers Dozens of holidaymakers who had checked in for a British Airways flight from the Scottish city of Aberdeen to Barcelona were kept waiting for over three hours early on Sunday morning because all the cabin crew were fast asleep. https://www.thelocal.es/20130603/dozing-ba-crew-keep-spain-bound-passengers-waiting Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:41:00 +0200 dozing-ba-crew-keep-spain-bound-passengers-waiting Union on anti-BA demos: 'This is not Trafalgar' Iberia staff and union representatives have denied that recent strikes over job cuts have been anti-British - despite protesters carrying banners with anti-British messages and defaced union jacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20130306/iberia-staff-and-union-this-is-not-trafalgar Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:34:00 +0100 iberia-staff-and-union-this-is-not-trafalgar Iberia demonstrations take off as strike soars Thousands of striking workers of Spanish flag-carrier Iberia protested noisily in Madrid on Wednesday in a display or rage at management plans to cut 3,800 jobs following the carrier´s merger with British Airways. https://www.thelocal.es/20130221/iberia-demonstrations-fly-high-in-central-madrid Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:41:00 +0100 iberia-demonstrations-fly-high-in-central-madrid