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 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 Fourteen people were lightly injured when a flight operated by Spanish charter airline Evelop from Mauritius to Madrid hit severe turbulence, the company said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190822/plane-plunged-from-the-sky-like-a-fairground-attraction Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:11:51 +0200 plane-plunged-from-the-sky-like-a-fairground-attraction 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 Four passengers were arrested by Spanish police after “disruptive drunken behaviour” on board their flight from Edinburgh to Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20161007/stag-do-drunks-arrested-in-spain-after-scuffle-on-plane Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:12:03 +0200 stag-do-drunks-arrested-in-spain-after-scuffle-on-plane A police officer’s gun accidentally fired in the cabin of a Vueling passenger jet on the runway at Ibiza causing alarm among passengers. https://www.thelocal.es/20160823/ibiza-flight-scare-after-cops-gun-goes-off Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:05:30 +0200 ibiza-flight-scare-after-cops-gun-goes-off A flight from Liverpool to Alicante was forced to land in France on Thursday after two drunken British nationals began fighting on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20160428/drunk-liverpool-fans-booted-off-ryanair-flight-to-alicante Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:41:27 +0200 drunk-liverpool-fans-booted-off-ryanair-flight-to-alicante Passengers were left in tears after learning that there was an unidentified bag on their flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle, and that an "Arab" man had failed to board after checking in. https://www.thelocal.es/20160414/panic Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:46:01 +0200 panic Ryanair ground crew at Madrid Barajas airport have called an open-ended strike, which is currently affecting every one of the airline's flights to and from the Spanish capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20150601/ryanair-strike-affects-flights-to-and-from-madrid Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:20:08 +0200 ryanair-strike-affects-flights-to-and-from-madrid The holiday airline will take a new "hardline" against any disruptive or inappropriate behavior from passengers on its flights following a rise in drunken incidents on board. https://www.thelocal.es/20150601/jet2-announces-zero-tolerance-on-flights Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:26:00 +0200 jet2-announces-zero-tolerance-on-flights 62-year-old British woman Lamenda Kingdon had been longing to visit the Alhambra in the Andalusian city of Granada. Little did she know she was booked on a flight to the Caribbean island of Grenada. https://www.thelocal.es/20131028/mix-up-lands-granada-bound-granny-in-caribbean Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:02:00 +0100 mix-up-lands-granada-bound-granny-in-caribbean