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The big EES digital border system rolls out on Sunday to great fanfare… at just one airport in Spain

MADRID airport will this Sunday be the first place in Spain to use the new European biometric and automated border control system for non-EU citizens-

11 Oct, 2025 @ 10:00

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Bird strike forces Iberia plane to perform emergency landing just minutes after taking off from Madrid

AN Iberia flight from Madrid to Paris was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing on Sunday after a bird struck the front

4 Aug, 2025 @ 14:13

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Gang paid ‘mules’ €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport

AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and

21 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Flight from Spain makes emergency landing at US airbase on tiny Atlantic Ocean island

NEARLY 300 passengers were left stranded on a remote Atlantic Ocean island for a day after a Delta jet departing Madrid was forced into an

11 Jul, 2025 @ 08:30

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Drug mule, 76, is among three passengers arrested for ‘trying to smuggle 200kg of cocaine into Madrid airport’

AN ELDERLY drug mule, 76, was among three people arrested at Madrid airport on Sunday for trying to 200 kilos of cocaine into Spain. The

3 Oct, 2024 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Luis Rubiales is arrested in Spain: Ex-football federation boss is cuffed after landing in Madrid

THE former Spanish FA president, Luis Rubiales, was arrested at Madrid airport on Wednesday morning after arriving back in the country on a flight from

3 Apr, 2024 @ 11:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News·Sport

Boeing settles lawsuit in Spain over 2008 plane crash that killed 154 passengers and crew

AIRCRAFT manufacturer Boeing has paid out an undisclosed sum to settle a lawsuit after a Spanair plane crashed in August 2008 with 154 people losing

25 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

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Madrid airport workers busted for stealing jewellery, bags, phones, cameras, and even a violin from passenger suitcases in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has busted a group of Madrid airport employees for stealing valuables from luggage with a value of over €120,000. 16 employees of

7 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

WATCH: Baggage handler in Spain goes viral for his adorable reaction to seeing a dog in a carrier

A RUSSIAN emigrant to Spain has taken to TikTok to share a heartwarming video of a baggage handler offloading her dog from the plane she

1 Feb, 2024 @ 10:48

Animals·Lead·Madrid

Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms a government

A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain’s next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic flights

25 Oct, 2023 @ 11:24

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·National News·Politics·Travel News

Air Europa and Iryo to launch first ever combined plane and train ticket in Spain

AIR Europa and Iryo have announced the launch of combined plane and train tickets in Spain from September. The agreement will include flights connecting Spain

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

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British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland

A BRITISH drug trafficking gang operating out of southern Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two properties in San Miguel de Salinas

5 Jun, 2023 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Duck mom and 10 ducklings seen at Madrid Airport

A WILD duck mom and her 10 ducklings were spotted at Madrid Airport on Friday May 12. The birds were seen in the early afternoon

15 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Environment·Madrid·Other News

Drug mules posed as tourists to smuggle cocaine to Spain’s Castellon area from Peru

A cocaine trafficking gang that employed mules posing as tourists flying to Madrid from Peru has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. The drugs

8 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencian Community

Specialist fire rescue team from Spain’s Valencia joined by chef Jose Andres to help Turkey earthquake victims

A specialist response team of Valencia firefighters has been sent to Turkey to help rescue victims of the earthquake disaster. The crew flew out from

8 Feb, 2023 @ 12:12

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain imposes Covid checks on air passengers from China

Spain to introduce Covid checks on air passengers from China

PEOPLE flying into Spain from China will have to produce a Covid vaccination certificate or show proof of a negative Covid test. Friday’s announcement from

30 Dec, 2022 @ 11:13

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

BREAKING: Plane with broken wheel preparing to make emergency landing at Madrid Airport

A PLANE is preparing to make an emergency landing at Madrid airport, it has been announced.

3 Feb, 2020 @ 16:43

Lead·Travel News

STRIKE: 300 Madrid airport workers walk out until New Year after company refuses them warm clothes for winter

AROUND 300 Madrid airport workers have gone on strike because it is too cold, placing thousands of British holidaymakers in jeopardy. As New Year arrives,

29 Dec, 2018 @ 13:00

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