Staff at Madrid-Barajas airport were forced to divert up to 21 flights this Wednesday afternoon after drones were observed on two of the runways, leading to the activation of the security procedure in reason for the presence of these planes in the airport. area.
According to Aena, the airport is operating normally, although with delays after landings and takeoffs were suspended following the activation of the protocol by state security forces and agencies once the drones were sighted.
Air traffic controllers themselves reported on social networks around 7:15 p.m. the presence of a drone near Barajas airport.
In total, 21 flights out of the 1,034 scheduled for Wednesday were diverted and air traffic to and from Barajas began to recover shortly before 8 p.m.
