Cancelled flights today at Barcelona airport after Monday protests

  • Minor disruptions in Catalonia’s road and train network due to early Tuesday rallies against Catalan Trial verdict

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VilaWeb / Catalan News Agency
15.10.2019 - 09:02
Actualització: 15.10.2019 - 11:02

Passengers at Barcelona El-Prat are once again left without a flight on Tuesday with 45 more flights cancelled in the aftermath of the heavy protests at the airport on Monday. Monday saw over 100 flights cancelled after pro-independence organization ‘Tsunami Democràtic’ urged campaigners to block the airport in a condemnation of the verdict to the Catalan referendum trial, in which 9 pro-independence leaders were convicted to lengthy jail sentences of between 9 and 13 years.

Airlines affected include all American airline flights to New York, Miami, Chicago and Philadelphia, and British Airways, Vueling, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa and Swiss Airlines have also cancelled flights.

There were still disruptions on Tuesday morning elsewhere in Catalonia, with road and train line closures due to more small-scale rallies. In the early morning, main roads the C-12, C-25, C-17, C-65, C-66, N-11, N-141 were all closed due to demonstrations, as well as train lines in the early hours of the morning including the RG1, R1 and R11 all of which have now been reopened.

Monday had also seen all routes to the airport temporarily cut off to prevent protesters reaching, with many travelling several kilometres on foot to partake.

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