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January 9, 2021 12:30 pm CET. By Aitor Hernández-Morales. Filomena, the worst snowstorm to hit Spain in 20 years, has forced the closure of Madrid's international airport and left thousands of commuters stranded throughout the country.
Jan 13, 2021 · Officials at the Madrid Barajas International Airport have been battling to keep the runway snow-free on the outskirts of the Spanish capital where 300 flights were scheduled to arrive yesterday.
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- Disruption Since Yesterday Evening
- Efforts to Clear The Airport of Snow
- The Coming Hours and Days
The extensive disruption to the airport's (and indeed the whole country's) operations resulted from Spain's heaviest snowfall in almost half a century. While flights did manage to operate for much of yesterday, the situation worsened later in the evening. The tweet below from flight-tracking website FlightRadar24.com shows multiple aircraft in hold...
As the video below depicts, the airport has an immense job on its hands to clear its runways and taxiways of snow. It shows the view from the cockpit of one of the last aircraft that did manage to land in Madrid yesterday evening. Such weather is extremely rare in Spain. This means that airport staff may not be as well prepared to deal with the con...
At the time of writing, FlightRadar24.com was only showing six flights currently inbound for Madrid. These are all transatlantic services from Latin-American destinations, and they will likely find that they too have to divert. As for departing passengers, Spanish flag carrier Iberia is advising passengers not to travel to the airport. Meanwhile, i...
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Jan 9, 2021 · MADRID (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall from Storm Filomena left thousands of Spanish drivers trapped in their cars on Friday as roads were blocked and Madrid airport was closed.
The Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas International Airport - the main gateway in and out of Spain - will remain closed throughout the day due to the weather with most flights cancelled, said airport ...
Jan 13, 2021 · A weather advisory remains in effect due to extreme low temperatures, which have turned the snow to ice. Schools won’t reopen until Monday at the earliest, and it will be weeks until the city ...
Jan 9, 2021 · The snow converted Madrid's famous Puerta del Sol into a winter sports venue, as skiers -- and even a man on a sled drawn by five dogs -- took to the normally busy thoroughfare. In total, 36 of ...
