Although Spanish airports remained operational during the blackout thanks to contingency electrical systems, Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport suffered significant delays and long queues due to the paralysis of check-in, passenger control and communications. As a result of the emergency situation, 300 flights were cancelled.
Aena has confirmed that “all airports are still operational” and has explained that “it is advisable to check the status of public transport services arriving at the airports”, in addition to “check with the corresponding airline the status of flights for possible rescheduling“. In any case, incidents in access and daily operations are still the order of the day.
Cancellations and delays this morning
Today, April 29, Barajas airport has reported through its website the cancellation of five flights bound for Atlanta. It has also confirmed the delay of arrivals from the United States: four flights departing from New York have arrived in Madrid two hours later than estimated.
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