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Updated: Tue 4 Aug 2026 13:00 CET

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Strikes have been scheduled at Barcelona airport this summer. Photo: LLUIS GENE / AFP

Barcelona’s El Prat Airport faced considerable disruptions on Tuesday August 4th as an indefinite strike by ground handling staff began, with Spanish authorities estimating two million passengers could be affected this summer.