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Futuro Vegetal protest at Barajas Airport

Environmental activists glue themselves to runway at Madrid’s Barajas Airport

ENVIRONMENTAL activists managed to get past security at Madrid’s Barajas Airport early on Friday morning and glue themselves to a runway in the latest of a series of protests. The demonstrators from

21 Jul, 2023 @ 10:22

Environment·Lead·Madrid

Police in Spanish capital catch luxury hotel thief who even stole the room safe

POLICE in Madrid last week apprehended a 53-year-old man on suspicion of stealing items from luxury hotels in the city – including the entire safe from one room. The Mauritanian national was

25 May, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Drugs in plane sight: Ex-airport worker at Spain’s Barajas thought to have earned €24m from drug trafficking

SPAIN’S High Court is investigating a former employee at Madrid’s Barajas Airport who is alleged to have amassed a €24 million fortune from trafficking drugs through his workplace. The suspect has been

26 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Los Pasillos De Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Practicamente Vacios Por El Covid19

Drone sighting at Spain’s Madrid-Barajas Airport causes flight disruptions on a busy Sunday

THE SIGHTING of a drone at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport caused flight delays on Sunday morning, at a time when many weekend return flights were arriving in or taking off from

26 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

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Given the bird: How falcons are used to protect Spain’s airports from the dangers of bird strikes

BIRD strikes, (airplane engines and/or landing gear colliding with birds), are a growing problem as they have become frequent, very expensive and sometimes fatal. In 2019 alone, there were 16,000 reported incidents,

6 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

Columnists·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead·National News

Madrid’s Barajas airport seizes Cristiano Ronaldo’s mum with €55,000 in her hand luggage

Mother of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo caught trying to leave Spain with €55,000 in her handbag

8 Jun, 2015 @ 15:21

Sport

Mouse delays flight by six hours in Madrid

Passengers delayed by six hours at Madrid airport after an unwanted guest appears on plane

30 Dec, 2014 @ 18:00

National News·Travel News

UPDATE: Plane grounded in Madrid after passenger shows Ebola-like symptoms

Madrid's Barajas airport carries out emergency procedures as Air France passenger is suspected of Ebola

16 Oct, 2014 @ 14:44

Lead·National News

Venezuelan woman arrested in Madrid for smuggling cocaine in fake breasts

1.7kg of cocaine were found by Spanish border control

15 Aug, 2014 @ 13:31

National News

PSOE airport plan grounded

Zapatero had planned to privatise Barajas and El Prat, but PP have decided against it

21 Jan, 2012 @ 09:48

National News

Highflyers

Storm erupts over the pay of Spain’s air traffic controllers

3 Feb, 2010 @ 11:18

National News