The last Spanair flight landed at Madrid at 22:00 on Friday night and at 02:00 this morning the company ceased trading and declared bankruptcy.
A time to remember
Various commemorative events are taking place throughout the country today, the first anniverasary of the tragic crash at Madrid’s Barajas airport in which 154 people lost their lives.
Spanair strike starts today
Workers from Spanair General Services in Palma have today begun strike action which will continue for an indefinite period.
Madrid airport tragedy, conflicting reports
As the investigation continues into the tragic crash of Spanair flight JK5022 at Madrid’s Barajas airport on August 20th in which 154 people lost their lives, media attention is currently focusing on whether the airline thought about changing planes just before the crash.
Funeral for crash victims postponed
To date, 130 of the 154 victims of the Madrid air crash on August 20th have been positively identified, mostly through DNA testing.
Another Spanair incident
There was tension amongst the 158 passengers on board Spanair flight JK6621 yesterday after a ‘technical problem’ forced it to turn back after only 15 minutes in the air.
Spanair flight forced to land in Málaga
A Spanair flight from Barcelona to Lanzarote was forced to land in Málaga yesterday after the captain reported a technical fault.
Spanair to shed jobs and axe some routes
Spanair are to shed 1,100 jobs and cancel 9 routes in an effort to become competetive once more.