Miguel Praga

🚨 Un grave incidente ocurrió en un Boeing 737 de Ryanair en Palma de Mallorca, dejando 18 heridos, de los cuales 6 fueron hospitalizados. El incendio en la aeronave ocurrió en la pista del aeropuerto, generando pánico y evacuaciones por las salidas de emergencia. El incidente fue reportado al centro SAMU061 a las 00:36 horas, movilizando ambulancias de Soporte Vital Avanzado y Básico, bomberos y la Guardia Civil. Las causas del incendio aún son desconocidas.

🛩 French air traffic controllers' strike impacted Europe, ending Friday with 260 controllers involved. Mallorca faced the most disruptions in Spain. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary criticized Ursula Von der Leyen, asking for her resignation over ineffective crisis management. Affected were 1,500 flights and 300,000 travelers, who are not entitled to compensation but are provided accommodation by airlines. O'Leary noted that unlike France, strikes in Italy or Spain don't affect overflights.

✈ A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from American Airlines experienced technical issues after leaving Barcelona for Chicago. While flying over Zaragoza, the crew requested permission to return to El Prat. The plane landed with full fuel tanks and was given priority to runway 24R. Emergency services were on standby, but they did not need to intervene.

🛩 French air traffic controllers went on strike, impacting thousands of European travelers over two days. Only 270 of 1,400 controllers participated, causing Ryanair to cancel 170 flights and affecting 30,000 passengers. France asked airlines to cancel 30-50% of flights at 12 airports, including Paris and Corsica. Eurocontrol reported serious disruptions in Reims, Marseille, and Brest. Ryanair criticized European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen, while French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot called the strike during holidays "unacceptable.