A 40 year old woman died this morning in the parking area at Madrid’s Barajas airport after being hit by a car occupied by three or four masked men.
Proposal to extend tender deadline for El Prat and Barajas airports
The president of AENA, Juan Lema, is to propose to the Board of Directors that the deadline for the submission of tenders for the running of El Prat and Barajas airports be extended until January 31st 2012.
Security Forces blow up suspicious package at Barajas airport
State Security Forces have carried out a controlled detonation of a suspicious rucksack left in the parking area of T4 at Madrid’s Barajas airport.
Weather causing flight cancellations in Madrid
A total of 131 flights have so far had to be cancelled at Madrid-Barajas airport this morning due to the adverse weather conditions, with 67 outgoing and 64 incoming flights affected.
A time to remember
Various commemorative events are taking place throughout the country today, the first anniverasary of the tragic crash at Madrid’s Barajas airport in which 154 people lost their lives.
Snow causes temporary suspension of flights at Barajas airport in Madrid
Madrid’s Barajas airport suspended operations at 11:50 this morning due to adverse weather conditions including heavy snowfalls. The suspension is only temporary and measures are being taken to clear away the snow, but anyone flying from Barajas today should check with their travel agent to confirm the latest situation.
Barajas crash – Wing flaps wrongly deployed
The preliminary report into the tragic crash of Spanair flight 5022 at Barajas airport, in which 154 people lost their lives, concludes that the plane’s wing flaps were wrongly positioned, but a warning system failed to alert the pilots. The plane, an MD-82, reached an altitude of just 12 metres before crashing and bursting into flames, killing all but 18 …
Two more bodies recovered from flight JK5022
Firefighters have discovered the bodies of two passengers unaccounted for after the crash of Spanair flight JK5022 at Madrid’s Barajas airport. The bodies are those of a baby and an adult, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to 155. There are still 19 survivors in various hospitals, four of whom are in a critical condition and six are described …
Plane skids off runway at Barajas airport, Madrid
A Spanair plane with at least 160 passengers on board has skidded off the runway at Madrid’s Barajas airport.