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Flights delayed, cancelled as airspace around Madrid airport CLOSED due to suspected drone presence
3 Feb, 2020 12:28
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The airspace around Spain's largest airport, Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas has been closed following suspected drone sightings. Authorities have warned of expected delays until the situation is brought under control.
According to popular open source monitoring site FlightRadar, all departing flights have been grounded and inbound flights diverted for the foreseeable future.
Spain's Civil Guard has launched an investigation into the incident in cooperation with airport authorities AENA and air traffic controllers Enaire to determine the extent of the drone threat.
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