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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. For the first time since its creation in 2007, the national severe weather advisory system has placed the capital and nine provinces under ...
- 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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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 10, 2021 · People walk on the snow next to La Almudena Cathedral during heavy snowfall on January 09, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. Spain is on red alert for a second day due to storm Filomena, which has brought ...
Jan 8, 2021 · 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 M-30 and M-40 motorways near Madrid were among more than 400 roads where snow hindered vehicles, traffic authorities said. The Red Cross took food to trapped lorry drivers on the A4 in Madrid.
Jan 9, 2021 · More than 50cm (20in) of snow fell in the capital - the highest recorded over a 24-hour period since 1971, according to the national AEMET weather agency. It was in Madrid that a 54-year-old man ...
Jan 8, 2021 · The capital is currently under a red alert for heavy snowfall, with the M-30 and M-40 motorways forced to close since Friday afternoon. The Cercanias train service in the capital will also be shut ...