The Spanish Aviation and Airport Regulation Entity reported, in a statement published on Wednesday, that it will limit for certain hours of the day access to terminals only to passengers with boarding cards, employees and caregivers.
The search measure Combat the large number of people in a situation of homeless that it was possible to see at Madrid airport and resorted to the same so that they could stay overnight.
During the periods of time when the airport goes through a low amount of matches and arrivals, the Entry will be exclusive For people who have boarding cards, employees of the airport and passenger escorts.
Second Diz to Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (Anea), Maior Aeronautical Operator of the Worldthese measures will come into force already in the coming days. The statement does not detail What are the specific hours or moments when they will happen.
Local communication agencies, who have been following the situation for a few months, point out that the number of homeless people attending the terminals has been growing, having reached the hundreds.
According to it, it was possible to observe a Large number of sacks-cama in remote terminal zones and near the bathrooms.
Anea stresses in its statement that “Airports are not conceived places to livebut infrastructures intended for traffic only, which under no case offer adequate conditions to stay overnight. ”
The aeronautical operator said this week that asked months for months from the government From Madrid to solve the problem, but it has so far received “insufficient support.”
Spain is one of the countries that has benefited the most with tourismhaving reached a new record, with its airports to receive more than 94 million international tourists.
