Airlines issue travel warning for Spanish airport with 100 flights cancelled following flash floods
AIRLINES have warned passengers to not travel to a major Spanish airport following huge flooding.
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport was left submerged with water earlier today following flash floods.
Spanish airport operator Aena issued a statement on social media from the airport operator warning travellers to check with their airline for a flight update.
Aviation analytics company Cirium said more than 100 flights due to operate to or from the airport have been cancelled.
The following flights from the UK to Barcelona have also been cancelled:
- 3:50pm British Airways from Manchester
The following UK to Barcelona flights have been delayed:
- 3:55pm British Airways from London Gatwick
- 4:15pm easyJet from Liverpool
- 5:25pm easyJet from London Gatwick
- 5:35pm British Airways from London Gatwick
These delays and cancellations will also cause a knock on effect to the Barcelona flights returning to the UK with the following delayed:
- 3:35pm British Airways to London Heathrow
- 3:40pm British Airways to London CityFlyer
- 4:50pm easyJet to Liverpool
- 5:10pm British Airways to London Heathrow
An easyJet spokesperson told Sun Travel that passengers are being advised to allow plenty of time to get to the airport.
This is because a number of motorways have been flooded across Barcelona, with train serviced cancelled.
They said: “While our flying programme at Barcelona is currently operating, due to adverse weather conditions in the area we are advising customers to check local travel advice, leave plenty of time to get to the airport and check our flight tracker for the most up to date information on their flights.
“The safety and wellbeing of customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority and while this is outside of our control, we are sorry for any inconvenience caused by the weather.”
A Ryanair spokesperson also said: “Affected passengers will be notified and any passengers travelling to/from Spain on Mon 04 Nov should check their Ryanair app for the latest updates on their flight.
“We regret any inconvenience caused to passengers by these weather conditions, which are outside of Ryanair’s control and affect all airlines operating to/from Spain Mon 04 Nov.”
The Sun has also contacted BA for comment.
The Sun's Head of Travel on what this means for holidaymakers
The Sun’s Lisa Minot, Head of Travel, has explained what this will mean for passengers affected by the Spanish cancellations
ASTONISHING images of runways turned to rivers and water gushing into Barcelona’s modern airport terminal are a shocking reminder of the brutal force of nature.
Coming just days after the devastating rainfall and flooding that claimed the lives of hundreds in Valencia and surrounding towns and villages, it will heap yet more pressure onto the Spanish authorities to get a grip on the impact of the storms.
Barcelona is one of the busiest airports in Spain, with 41.6million passengers travelling through it each year it is second only to Madrid.
The inevitable chaos that will come as a result of the airport closure will see hundreds of thousands of traveller’s plans ruined.
While the atrocious conditions have led to a large number of cancellations and delays, passengers unfortunately cannot claim compensation.
As the problem was out of the airline – or anyone else’s control – there is none due but airlines do have a duty of care to look after you.
You should expect to receive food and drink vouchers and a way to communicate should your delay be longer than two hours.
And if your flight has been cancelled altogether, your airline should be booking you onto the next suitable flight that will get you to your destination as soon as possible, even if that involves another company.
A red alert “extreme danger” warning is in place across Barcelona with people warned not to travel “unless strictly necessary.”
It comes after more than 200 people were killed after flooding in Valencia last week.
The UK Foreign Office has since updated their travel advice for Spain.
The website reads: “Severe weather and flooding is affecting many areas of Southern and Eastern Spain, particularly the Valencia region and Castilla La Mancha. Journeys may be affected.
“Check the latest weather warnings from Spain’s meteorological office before you travel and follow instructions from local authorities.