Ryanair has called on Spain’s Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, to urgently address the “malfunction and understaffing” of the air traffic control (ATC) service in Spain, which has affected more than 28,600 Ryanair flights and more than 5 million Ryanair passengers so far this year.
According to Ryanair: “Transport ministers, such as Minister Puente, are responsible for national air traffic control services. They must ensure that these are managed and adequately staffed, especially in the peak summer season, and not allow air traffic control delays to be repeated. Ryanair urges its Spanish passengers to visit the website “Air traffic control ruined your flight” and demand that Minister Puente take measures to adequately staff Spanish air traffic control services and avoid further unnecessary delays.”
Ryanair’s Head of Communicationss for Spain, Alejandra Ruiz Garcia, said: “It is unacceptable that the mismanagement and lack of staff of the Spanish ATC continue to cause disruption to Spanish flights and passengers. So far this year alone (from 1 January to 25 August), more than 5 million Ryanair passengers, many of whom were travelling on holiday with young families, have suffered unnecessary and avoidable delays from the ATC, and all because Minister Puente has not taken measures to adequately staff Spanish ATC services.
“Ryanair calls on all passengers to visit the ‘Air Traffic Control Ruined Your Flight’ website and demand that their national transport minister, as well as Minister Puente, take urgent action to fix national air traffic control services and end these unnecessary delays.”
