Spain opens new Havana visa application centre to tackle consular backlog
Barcelona–El Prat ground-handling strike drags into ninth week despite new minimum-service order
Vueling restores Barcelona–Madrid shuttle with ten weekly flights targeting corporate demand
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Spain launches major police operation to clear Trampolín migrant camp in Ceuta
Spanish police and security forces began dismantling the Trampolín beach migrant camp in Ceuta on 4 October, relocating over 3,000 occupants to a processing centre or the Moroccan border. The move aims to end a two-month encampment that had strained local services and triggered temporary Schengen border controls. Business travellers and logistics operators hope the clearance will ease cross-border checks with Italy and North Africa, though NGOs warn of knock-on displacement along other routes.
Storm paralyses Catalonia’s rail network and grounds hundreds of flights at Barcelona El Prat
Severe storms on 4 October shut down Barcelona’s Rodalies commuter network, delayed the AVE high-speed line for half a day and triggered over 380 flight cancellations at El Prat airport. Airlines issued weather waivers, and logistics firms diverted freight as Catalonia’s key business hub ground to a halt. The incident highlights growing climate risks to corporate travel and supply-chain reliability in Spain.
Two Dead, One Missing as Floods Sweep Catalonia, Triggering Further Travel Warnings
Reuters reports two deaths, one missing and multiple road closures after torrential rains hit Catalonia on 4 October. The flooding adds to existing rail and air disruptions and may require emergency EU assistance to repair damaged infrastructure.
Two-hour queues persist at Melilla’s Beni-Enzar crossing despite end of summer rush
Although summer crowds have subsided, drivers still spent around two hours waiting to cross the Beni-Enzar border from Melilla into Morocco on 4 October. Spanish officials cite slower Moroccan processing, while businesses warn that lingering delays add logistics costs and deter day-trip tourism. Plans for electronic pre-clearance lanes are being discussed ahead of the 2027 OPE season.