Flights cancelled in Portugal and Spain due to power cut
Summary
A large power cut in Spain and Portugal led to the cancellation of several flights and disruption to rail and road networks. Although the reasons behind the outage are still unknown, restoration of power is expected to take between six to ten hours.Key Facts
- A major power outage occurred in Spain and Portugal, causing disruption in various sectors.
- The power cut led to the cancellation of 96 flights from Portugal and 45 from Spain.
- Airports in Lisbon, Barcelona, and Madrid are most affected by the disruptions.
- Power restoration is expected to take between six and ten hours, according to the head of Spain's electricity grid.
- Also impacted by the power outage were rail and road networks, causing further disruption to the transport system.
- No flights from the UK to Spain have been cancelled.
- Despite the wide-scale power outage, Spain's national airline Iberia claims its systems are "operating at 100%".
- Spain's Transport Minister suggested that medium and long-distance trains might not resume normal service on the same day of the power cut.
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