Brit travel warning as ‘indefinite’ strike sparks chaos at Spain’s biggest airport with ‘endless queues’ and delays

Published on September 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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BRIT tourists heading for Spain are warned of major chaos at the country’s biggest airport as well as hour-and-a-half long security delays.

Strike action is underway at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, which unions say is “indefinite and full-time”.

Long line of passengers at an airport.Brits heading for Spain are being warned of major chaos from today Long line of passengers at an Iberia airline customer service desk during a French air traffic controller strike.Passengers queue in front of Iberia airline’s customer service desk Long lines of people at an airport.Strike action is underway at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport

Passenger control staff managed by the Trablisa company began industrial action amid a dispute over working conditions.

But the strike has seen chaos grip the airport, with “endless queues” reported at its terminals.

At 9am local time, the wait to get through security was reported to be around 95 minutes.

This is almost an hour and a half longer than the previous Sunday.

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