16 Apr, 2024 @ 10:49
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Flights cancelled and delayed at major airport in Spain today due to issues with the runway

A MAJOR airport in Spain has seen flights cancelled and delayed due to runway issues. 

A popular Spanish airport is experiencing severe delays after objects were found on the runway.
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According to air traffic control, the problems started after pieces of ‘tyre’ were reportedly found on the runway. 

It has caused many flights to be cancelled, including the VLG 3501 to Barcelona. 

Another flight to Palma was due to set off at 7 am but was cancelled, forcing passengers to return to the terminal. 

According to the Diario de Ibiza, firefighters have attended the scene, alerting passengers to the presence of objects on the runway. 

Other flights to Pisa and Badajoz have been delayed. 

Meanwhile, a flight coming from Milan was redirected to Palma after it could not land in Ibiza. 

The Spanish Airports and Air Navigation group, Aena, said the ‘runway had been closed for cleaning’ but have not given any further details. 

The total number of affected flights have not been confirmed.

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Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
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She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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