Military takes control of Spanish airspace as walkout hits flights
Spain’s military have taken control of the country's airspace after air traffic controllers staged a massive sickness walkout that stranded at least 330,000 travellers on the eve of a long holiday weekend, forcing the government to shut down Madrid’s big international hub and seven other airports.
About six hours after the walkout started, causing total travel chaos, Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba announced that the Defence Ministry had “taken control of air traffic in all the national territory”.
