Relentless weekend storms across Catalonia have led to major disruptions at Jose Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) and created a backlog of delays that is rippling across Europe.
Heavy downpours, which peaked at nearly 9 cm per hour on the weekend, have kept planes from taking off at BCN. As of Monday morning, FlightAware showed 298 flight delays in and out of BCN and 55 cancellations.
British Airways and Vueling are seeing the largest impacts, reporting 39 and 44 cancellations respectively. Short‑haul carriers across Europe are also being squeezed: easyJet has logged nearly 600 delays across its network, while KLM is reporting 142 delays so far. Wizz Air Malta, Jetstar and Air France are also reporting about 100 delayed flights each.
Ground travel is also affected by the downpours. Flooding on the Rodalies rail lines and on access roads around BCN has led to staff shortages, and passenger transfers are currently unpredictable.
Several European carriers have activated flexible rebooking options for travellers heading through Barcelona, including Iberia, Vueling and British Airways.
