I expect huge damages. This goverment thought they could negociate with ETA, and this is the end of the truce. As far as ETA is concerned, this thugs usually call before, and there´s no casualties. In this case, three policemen slightly wounded. Some planes are circling waiting for instructions to land. Don´t worry, there´s no danger in Spain, at least ETAs.

I hope Easyjet A319s are not as cramped as Iberia ones……terrible pitch. I small, well about 1,74 and have substantial difficulties in placing my legs when seated.

I used to like Easyjet, I don´t like them now. I have seen how they came to a “council”……and said

-How much do you give us for a flight between a and b?.
-NONE….the officials said.
-So we go to the neighbours to tease you…..

So no EASYJET any more. I understand and defend subsidies, but only when the local authorities offers them to the airlines. No this kind of begging and then using the airline to punish the airport which hasn´t accepted their proposals. Undecent at all. Sorry for my oppinion.

Clickair´s only concern now destroying Vueling as much as they can. The usual stuff. Iberia can´t compete, and has a troublesome staff of pilots who don´t want to match Vueling working conditions so as a move to threaten them, IB CEO opens Clickair to transfer flights from the main branch. There´s mounting anger in Iberia pilots headquarters and don´t rule out another strike soon. Too many emergencies in Clickair which uses old ageing Iberia A320……so I don´t really see them making a MAD-EDI for the moment. But one never knows in this “funny” country

As soon as they get Vueling out of the way, clickair will close down.

More fresh news. Spanish goverment ministers working on sunday. Woww, I am impressed. Press conference by Mrs Magdalena (our minister of transport) and some questions by media.

-Did the goverment considered the airline unsafe?
-No, the life of the passengers were not in danger. But we had detected some irregularities in their procedures…..
-Couldn´t had it been solved by a fine and keep them flying?
….uhhh, not definite answer…..well, what we have to say is that we did what we had to….

Did the Spanish officials acted just after seeing the video?. I have flown in this particular plane, and looked inmaculately. It doesn´t matter who shabby is a cabin, if avionics, structure, engine….are in good shape. Stinks in Denmark….well sorry in Madrid. How I see the whole thing?. Let´s share the responsability.

-Iberia wanted to get rid of the airline and the goverment made the very best to do it.
-The CEO has acted foolishly for not foreseen the success of the airline and increase fleet to cope with the huge numbers of flights. Despite the goverment is responsible, it´s a wise but inmoral move, to shut it down, and reopen the airline after restructuring.
-Passengers?. Well not really. However delays in the airline are well known, and most of us prepare to risk if we pay less than 400 euros for an intercontiental flight.

Should the SPanish citizen assume the cost of the charter flights for solving the caos?. Not so sure.

Do you remember Laker Airways and the dirty tricks for years by goverment and BA?. Well, don´t think these are things from the past…..NO monopoly still happens in Spain. Power and Iberia which dominates goverments, media and all mechanism are the same thing. The first longhaul low cost in Spain (and successfull) which had dared to attack Iberia main markets (southamerica) can´t be tolerated.

Since the beginning lots of burden, media campaigns and “ficticious” faults in maintenance. I wonder why any other aviation board in the countries they flew didn´t ever find any irregularities. Just closed down for delays (due to their lack of fleet). I wonder if an Ministry of Aviation can close an airline for their operating procedures. I have always thought that aviation boards were to tackle with security…..NOT IN SPAIN. They shape the market.

No intervention when Iberia employees blocked Barcelona Airport, no intervention in the great number of emergencies Clickair is having, no interventions when the Madrid New Terminal (paid with our money to favour Iberia) design make passengers to loose connections all the time….WE CAN¨T touch Iberia.

Air Madrid was a pain in Iberia ass, and the goverment has come to rescue her. I am ashamed to be SPanish today.