The Minister of Transport, Jose Luis Ábalos, referred this Sunday to the controversy generated by the takeoff of the Real Madrid Course to Pamplona Friday to play against him Osasuna, despite the storm, and said that the airport in Playing cards It was not closed and that the decision was made by the pilot, who understood that the safety conditions to fly were in place.
When asked at a press conference why the plane that transferred the Real Madrid to Pamplona, Open them He has said that when the plane took off the Barajas airport was not closed, but “with many operational problems” due to the snowfall and it was a decision of the pilot who considered that the maneuver was safe.
According to the minister, it was the last flight that operated in Barajas, when the closure of the facilities was being decided, because “the pilot, who is the one with the decision-making capacity, understood that the security conditions were in place.”
He said that the Barajas airport will start operating this afternoon, after two of its runways have been cleared of snow, although operations will begin “very gradually.”
Open them He explained that, for the moment, the planes that were diverted this Friday and Saturday due to the snowstorm will return to their bases, and then the rest of the operations in a progressive manner.
However, the holder of Transportation, has asked users to inform themselves before scheduled flights and to check with their airline.