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 Passengers on zig-zagging airport bus force drunk driver to pull over A bus driver with a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit had to be stopped by his own passengers, who feared for their lives along the highway to Barcelona's airport. https://www.thelocal.es/20150928/passengers-force-drunk-coach-driver-to-stop-zig-zagging-bus-headed-for-airport Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:16:52 +0200 passengers-force-drunk-coach-driver-to-stop-zig-zagging-bus-headed-for-airport No-show passenger: 'It's a second chance at life' Claudia Vásquez was meant to be on board doomed Germanwings flight 4U9525 but a twist of fate meant that she is alive today. https://www.thelocal.es/20150326/woman-on-passenger-lists-lucky-escape Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:52:50 +0100 woman-on-passenger-lists-lucky-escape Broke Spaniards lose taste for public transport The number of people using Spain’s long-distance trains jumped 7.5 percent in 2013 but the overall rate of public transport use is still sliding in the crisis-hit country. https://www.thelocal.es/20140812/spaniards-jump-on-board-trains-renfe-privatize-railway-operator Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:04:00 +0200 spaniards-jump-on-board-trains-renfe-privatize-railway-operator