Disaster at Barajas Airport

There has been a major accident today at Madrid's Barajas airport. Apparently, a Spanair flight to the Canary Islands veered off the runway as it tried to take off. Witnesses reported seeing an engine on fire. The Guardian is now reporting up to 150 dead. The airport is, understandably, closed.

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August 20, 2008 | Filed Under Spain 

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2 Responses to “Disaster at Barajas Airport”

  1. trevor on August 20th, 2008 6:06 pm

    wait a minute, isn't that john chappell's job?

  2. Tom on August 20th, 2008 6:08 pm

    He's too Friki for it nowadays. Or so I'm told.

    Don't worry: I'm off on holiday again in an hour so this won't turn into a blow-by-blow death vigil party.

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