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www.aena.es (spanish airports)
Air traffic controllers en masse leave their jobs and disrupt air traffic in Spain
Posted on Friday, December 3, 2010 at 19:00
Due to massive neglect by air traffic controllers of their jobs, air traffic in Spain has been interrupted. Aena recommends that all passengers who do not go to airports and contact their airlines. We are unable to give more information because the restoration of service depends on the will of the air traffic controllers.
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Update 03/12/2010 – 21:30
Military ‘ready’ to take control of the airports
The Military are now ready to take control of the air traffic control towers in Spain to try and end the chaos in Spains airspace, although they hoping the current AENA controllers will return to their places of work