{"id":57610,"date":"2024-10-31T21:03:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=57610"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T16:53:44","slug":"aeronautical-chaos-due-to-the-cold-drop-in-spain-and-the-great-work-of-air-traffic-controllers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/10\/31\/aeronautical-chaos-due-to-the-cold-drop-in-spain-and-the-great-work-of-air-traffic-controllers\/","title":{"rendered":"Aeronautical chaos due to the cold drop in Spain and the great work of air traffic controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The catastrophe caused by the cold snap in several regions of Spain also had serious effects on civil air traffic.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/10\/31\/the-incomprehensible-delay-of-the-government-in-deploying-the-army-due-to-the-cold-drop\/\">The incomprehensible delay of the government in deploying the Army due to the cold drop<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/10\/30\/the-military-deployment-in-spain-after-the-cold-drop-catastrophe-in-pictures\/\">The military deployment in Spain after the cold drop catastrophe, in pictures<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>Planes and helicopters cannot fly in certain extreme weather conditions. In this video published by AEMET we can see <strong>Meteosat images showing the weather situation in Spain<\/strong> between the night of October 28 and the afternoon of the 29th:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f24 horas de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dana<\/a> a vista de Meteosat de 3\u00aa generaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Se observan muy bien los n\u00facleos tormentosos de primeras horas en el sur peninsular y c\u00f3mo, a partir de la ma\u00f1ana, se han ido regenerando una tras otra las tormentas sobre la Comunitat Valenciana y zonas pr\u00f3ximas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pbHkxuDef0\">pic.twitter.com\/pbHkxuDef0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEMET_Esp\/status\/1851370159044452563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>ENAIRE<\/strong>, the state agency that manages air navigation in Spain, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ENAIRE\/status\/1851405199392354772\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stated on the night of October 29-30<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\"<strong>La DANA ha causado enormes dificultades en la gesti\u00f3n del tr\u00e1fico a\u00e9reo en el Este peninsular. <\/strong>La activaci\u00f3n de regulaciones, los vuelos en espera y el desv\u00edo de aeronaves ha sido frecuente en las aproximaciones a los aeropuertos de Valencia y Madrid en las \u00faltimas horas de la jornada. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ENAIRE controllers and technicians have worked hard to ensure the safety of the operation<\/strong> despite the difficult weather conditions and problems with access to the facilities.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We can get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe effects of the cold snap with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/controladores\/status\/1851390812501823706\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this video posted on Twitter by @controladores<\/a> on Tuesday night, October 29, <strong>showing the \"crazy afternoon\" they had at the ENAIRE Control Center in Valencia<\/strong>, <em>\"managing multiple crew diversions to alternative airports due to storms in the east of the peninsula that have hit Valencia airport.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Tarde de locos en el centro de control de Enaire en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Valencia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Valencia<\/a> gestionando m\u00faltiples desv\u00edos de tripulaciones a aeropuertos alternativos por las tormentas en el este peninsular que han impactado de lleno en el aeropuerto de Valencia. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SafetyFirst?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SafetyFirst<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0f1UdhWS2t\">pic.twitter.com\/0f1UdhWS2t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83d\ude09Controladores A\u00e9reos \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 (@controladores) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/controladores\/status\/1851390812501823706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here we can see <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/controladores\/status\/1851402723482288538\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">another video from @controladores<\/a> showing <strong>the work of the air traffic controllers in Malaga and Seville that same day:<\/strong> <em>\"they had to bring order to the chaos of the arrival and departure routes at Malaga airport by coordinating flight by flight to facilitate <strong>takeoffs that were continually diverted, affected by the storms that were located for several hours north of the airport<\/strong>.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Tampoco queremos olvidarnos hoy del gran trabajo de los controladores a\u00e9reos de la torre de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/M%C3%A1laga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#M\u00e1laga<\/a> y los del centro de control de Sevilla que han tenido que poner orden en el caos de rutas de llegada y salida del aeropuerto de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/M%C3%A1laga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#M\u00e1laga<\/a> coordinando vuelo a vuelo para facilitar los\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PkbGEE2qUv\">pic.twitter.com\/PkbGEE2qUv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83d\ude09Controladores A\u00e9reos \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 (@controladores) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/controladores\/status\/1851402723482288538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the morning of October 29, Malaga Airport was already registering many aborted flights<\/strong> due to inclement weather, as we can see in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/meteo365_es\/status\/1851178690224263388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video from @meteo365_es<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tormenta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tormenta<\/a> en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/M%C3%A1laga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#M\u00e1laga<\/a> - V\u00eddeo increible (c) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0HO64cSIjW\">https:\/\/t.co\/0HO64cSIjW<\/a> - Numerosos despegues abortados por cambio de direcci\u00f3n del viento - En directo<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUklIhKJ8u\">https:\/\/t.co\/YUklIhKJ8u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tzLkE9IQi2\">pic.twitter.com\/tzLkE9IQi2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; meteo365.es (@meteo365_es) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meteo365_es\/status\/1851178690224263388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Below these lines we can see <strong>another video of Malaga Airport<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/controladores\/status\/1851218311276585137\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">published by @controladores<\/a> which shows the situation on Tuesday, October 29 at noon, with <strong>many delays due to bad weather and a maximum alert for lightning<\/strong>, which is why refueling operations had to be restricted. <strong>The video clearly shows the amount of water that was already on the runways and platforms<\/strong>, due to the rain that fell in the previous hours:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Ajustando operaciones por pistas 13 y 30.<br \/>Alerta M\u00e1xima por rayos, con lo cual todas las operaciones de repostaje est\u00e1n restringidas. Muchas demoras por seguridad. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2iUPhKs7sj\">pic.twitter.com\/2iUPhKs7sj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83d\ude09Controladores A\u00e9reos \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 (@controladores) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/controladores\/status\/1851218311276585137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aeroVLC\/status\/1851381995026465042\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Valencia Airport published this video<\/a> recorded from the Air Nostrum hangar, <strong>showing the flooding of its platform due to heavy rains:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El aeropuerto de Valencia desde el hangar de Air Nostrum <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EYBs00st3Y\">pic.twitter.com\/EYBs00st3Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aeropuerto Valencia (@aeroVLC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aeroVLC\/status\/1851381995026465042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, aerospace engineer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DetrasdeSergioHidalgo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sergio Hidalgo<\/a> <strong>has published an interesting video analysing the diversions suffered by some flights<\/strong> due to the strong winds that were being recorded at the airports of Madrid and Valencia (the video is in Spanish, you can activate automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Como se Evit\u00f3 una Tragedia A\u00e9rea en la Dana\u2026?\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3Z63F9V35s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The great news is that there were no accidents<\/strong> despite the extremely harsh weather conditions that Spain suffered during those hours, a situation that caused serious damage to roads and railways. <strong>We must recognise and applaud the great work that the air traffic controllers have done in the midst of this chaos.<\/strong> Thanks to them, an extremely complicated situation was successfully managed.<\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Main photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/vuela.enaire.es\/enaire-implanta-con-exito-la-nueva-posicion-de-control-aereo-ifocucs-en-el-centro-de-control-de-valencia\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ENAIRE<\/a>. 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