Spain. The problem of the Madrid airport. “This shameful message has circulated the whole world”

Spanish media and regional authorities inform about hundreds of people in the crisis of homelessness and bugs at one of the terminals of the Barajas airport in Madrid. Local authorities estimate that this may harm the image of the country.

The Spanish press regularly reports hundreds of people in the crisis of homelessness, which are camping at the terminals of the 4th capital Barajas airport. It was also informed about bugs in some parts of the terminal, which was confirmed by the operator of the Aena airport. A facility disinfestation company was also employed.

“This shameful message circulated the whole world and overstated our valuable tourist image even more,” commented on Wednesday the daily “ABC”. According to the newspaper “El Mundo”, photos and videos from Barajas, showing the chaos at the airport.

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Isabel Diaz Ayuso, heading the Madrid community, called the central government to act, explaining that among the asylum seekers at the airport. In turn, the government claims that there are no such people there, and the issue of the homeless belongs to the competences of the regional authorities.

Quoted by Dziennik Ayuso expressed the fear that the situation at the airport would affect the perception Spain Among foreign tourists, willingly visiting this Iberian country. – The situation on Barajas can harm the tourist image of the Madrid community – added Laura Martinez Cerro, responsible for tourism in the region.

In 2024, Spanish was visited by a record number of 94 million foreign tourists. The tourist sector is responsible for over 12 percent of Spanish GDP, giving a job over 2.5 million people, which is 11.6 percent of total employment.

The World Council for Travel and Tourism (WTTC) estimates that the participation of this sector in the development of the Spanish economy will grow, and in 2034 it may be responsible for 17 percent of GDP.

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