Travellers heading to Spain have been issued severe weather warnings after Storm Konrad struck parts of the country. Passengers have been hit with severe winds during their flights
Spain: Plane knocked off course by strong winds at Malaga Airport
Holidaymakers aboard a passenger plane were left horrified after the aircraft was literally knocked sideways by a fierce storm.
Shocking footage captured the moment the jet was struck by Storm Konrad, sparking travel disruption across several flights. In the clip, the aircraft drastically veered to the right as it headed to Malaga Airport, Spain. The video showed the jet land at an angle before it straightened up on the tarmac. It is unclear where the plane took off. Holiday-goers have since been warned to brace themselves for further chaos.
The turbulent conditions has left many parts of Spain on alert for rain, wind and even snow. The strong winds also affected three flights heading for Tenerife South Airport. Two planes, including one coming from Edinburgh, were diverted to the island’s other airport in the north yesterday and a third to the neighbouring island of Gran Canaria.
The arrival of the new storm followed several days of bad weather in areas like the Costa del Sol. A landslide caused by torrential rain last weekend led to the closure of the well-used road between the coast and the popular tourist town of Ronda. Officials indicated yesterday the A-397 would only partially reopen in just over four months time and a full re-opening is still about six months away because of the damage done.
The closure has affected around 75,000 people who work on the coast but live inland and use the road to commute and now face an alternative journey lasting twice as long. But news things will not be back to normal until the end of September or the beginning of October means tourist day-trippers who normally flock to Ronda in the summer from the Costa del Sol will also be affected.
British holidaymakers in Marbella were left disappointed last week when their hopes of winter sunshine were dampened by day after day of rain. And the bad weather is continuing with only a day of sunshine predicted for tomorrow in-between others of rain. The holiday hotspot was even hit by hail briefly yesterday.
The only ray of light is that the drought fears that led to water restrictions last summer have dissipated and current estimates are that Malaga now has enough water to last almost three years if another drop of rain doesn’t fall from the sky.
Elsewhere, in Orihuela on the Costa Blanca, a mini-tornado yesterday brought down trees and ripped tiles off roofs. Earlier this week towns like Torremolinos on the Costa Blanca were affected by flooding. One disgruntled British holidaymaker took to X to complain: “Despite the old saying the rain in Spain definitely does not stay on the f**king plain.”