Weather
Storm batters Costa del Sol forcing more than 20 Malaga-bound flights to be diverted
As Aemet activated amber and red alerts for heavy rain and strong winds in many parts of the province on Saturday afternoon and evening, the adverse weather affected several flights from the UK, and other parts of Europe
The heavy rain and strong winds that hit the Malaga province on Saturday afternoon and evening also affected air traffic. More than 20 flights bound for the airport on the Costa del Sol had to be diverted to other cities in the Andalucía region due to the impossibility of landing because of the adverse weather, as confirmed to SUR by sources.
The flights, mainly from European cities, were mostly diverted to the airports in Seville, Almeria and Granada, although one had to go to Madrid and two to Alicante, according to the sources.
The diverted flights came from Bristol, Brussels, Eindhoven, Karlsruhe, Milan, Arlanda, Glasgow and Oviedo.
