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Delays at Spanish and Portuguese airports
4:35 CAT | 28 Apr 2025
File photo: Lusa
Madrid’s international airport – Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas – and Barcelona’s Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Pratairport currently have notices saying “some incidents are occurring” as a result of the power outage. The airports add that contingency generators are active, but warn anyone travelling to check with airlines as disruptions may affect access and ground transportation.
Lisbon and Porto airports similarly warn that “operation constraints” may occur.
Portuguese news agency Lusa is reporting that airport operator Ana has activated emergency generators – enabling essential operations to continue in Porto and Faro, but Lisbon is seeing further limitations.
Looking at departure boards, airports including Madrid, Barcelona and Porto are seeing delays.
- A massive power cut has hit large parts of Spain and Portugal
- The president of the EU Council and the Portuguese prime minister say there’s “no indication” of a cyber attack
- The Portuguese electricity operator earlier said the outage was caused by a “rare” atmospheric phenomenon, related to variations in temperatures
- The mayor of Madrid warns people to stay off the roads and only call the emergency services if it’s “truly urgent”
- The Spanish electricity operator says some power is being resorted to several parts of the Iberian peninsular
- People report driving to find open petrol stations, teaching in the dark – and trying to find beer pumps in Benidorm
Source: BBC
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