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The strong storms that are being felt in Catalonia, in Spain, forced cancellation of 50 departure flights and diversion of another 17 at the Barcelona-El Prat airportwhere some flooding also occurred in the lobbies and parking lot.
The airport area was one of the most affected by the intense rains in the morning, a situation that led the authorities to suspend the Rodalies regional train service.
The director of the airport, Aena, indicated in a statement that so far 17 arriving flights have been diverted and sent to alternative airports, while airlines have canceled about 50 departure operations.
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You Flights that continue to depart suffer “considerable” delaysas controllers are allowing more time between flights for safety reasons. The situation led to the creation of a crisis committee at the airport to monitor the impact of the rain throughout the day.
Airport sources cited by the EFE agency said that work is being done to restore normality in the interior areas that were flooded.
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With the suspension of Rodalies and the metro service at the airport, passengers were advised to use alternative means such as taxi or bus.
Vueling, the airline that operates the most flights in El Prat, has experienced more than an hour of flight delays, as well as numerous cancellations. The company opened more counters to serve affected passengers and gave customers the opportunity to change flights if they have a departure flight scheduled for this Monday.
According to arrivals and departures information from Lisbon airport, there are two canceled flights from Barcelona, one from TAP and one from Vueling and one from Vueling also cancelled. At Porto airport, information indicates that a Vueling flight originating in Barcelona was canceled and another destined for the city was in the same situation.
Source: Observadora
