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Date Published: 23/09/2022

ARCHIVED - Spain had one of the highest numbers of flights cancellations in Europe this summer

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Thanks to airline strikes and airport chaos, Spain ranked number 6 for the most axed flights

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Spain had one of the highest numbers of flights cancellations in Europe this summer

2022 was the first summer since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic that things in Spain returned to some semblance of normality, and actually, it went quite well: bars and restaurants have certainly come up trumps, cashing in on tourist spending that even exceeded 2019 levels. At the same time, hotels and other vacation accommodation were in hot demand, reaching record occupancy in some areas like the Costa del Sol.

Without travel restrictions, though, airports were under the pump and the high season was marred by pilot and cabin crew staff strikes and general chaos as carriers struggled to cope with the renewed surge of tourists.

All across Europe flights were delayed or cancelled and the full impact of the disruptions has now been quantified by AirHelp. Spain has come somewhere in the middle of the bunch, registering the sixth most cancelled flights in Europe after axing 1,718 operations out of a total of 275,595 between May and June.

See also: Peed off—Ryanair flight to Spain diverted when drunk passenger urinated on seat

This may seem like a lot at first glance, but the numbers fall far short of the worst affected country, Germany, which cancelled 6,107 out of 219,255 flights. Next in line was the UK, which had its own airport problems throughout the summer, axing 4,486 flights, followed by Italy (2,885), France (2,671) and the Netherlands (2,076).

On the other hand, Spain’s neighbours in Portugal fared quite well, cancelling just 1,366 operations. They are followed by Denmark (1,063), Sweden (1,014) and Austria (721).

Remember, if your flight is cancelled or delayed by more than three hours, you can opt for alternative transportation and may even be entitled to some compensation.

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