US EditionMadrid Airport Battles Insect Infestation and Rising Homelessness
- Spain's airport authority AENA announced on Wednesday that entry to Madrid's airport will be restricted during periods of low flight activity.
- The decision follows months of homeless encampments occupying terminal spaces and insufficient help from Madrid city officials.
- During periods with limited flight activity, access to the airport will be restricted exclusively to passengers who have valid boarding passes, airport staff, and individuals escorting ticket holders.
- Local media estimate hundreds of homeless individuals have camped near walls and bathrooms in the terminals, while Spain welcomed 94 million tourists in 2024.
- This preventive measure aims to stop further encampments in facilities not designed for living, though political blame has left the issue largely unaddressed.
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Spain's largest airport hit by 'bedbug outbreak' with terminals being fumigated
Terminal 4 of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas in the Spanish capital has been struggling to deal with a reported insect infestation this week, as political tensions grow over rough sleeping at the airport
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