- Ryanair condemned a power supply failure at Barcelona Airport’s control tower
- The incident affected almost 2,000 Ryanair passengers
- This marks the second electrical failure in two months
- The airline is demanding AENA and ENAIRE explain the failures
- Ryanair is calling for an urgent investigation and robust backup systems
Ryanair has condemned a power supply failure at Barcelona Airport’s control tower on the night of 6 October 2026. The incident caused last-minute cancellations and delays affecting almost 2,000 Ryanair passengers. This marks the second such electrical failure at the tower in just two months, following a similar outage in August that disrupted more than 6,000 Ryanair passengers during the peak summer season.
The airline describes it as unacceptable that critical air traffic control infrastructure at one of Europe’s busiest airports continues to suffer repeated power cuts without an effective backup system. These recurring electrical problems come on top of two separate A-CDM system failures at Barcelona Airport within three weeks. Ryanair argues that the sequence of operational issues exposes passengers and airlines to repeated and avoidable disruptions.
The carrier is demanding that AENA and ENAIRE urgently explain why these repeated failures are being allowed to continue and implement robust backup systems at Barcelona immediately. Airlines pay high airport and air traffic control charges yet continue to receive deteriorating services while passengers face preventable cancellations and delays.
Alejandra Ruiz shared “It is frankly surprising that Barcelona Airport’s control tower has suffered another electrical failure just two months after the previous one, which affected more than 6,000 Ryanair passengers in the middle of the peak summer holiday season. At one of Europe’s busiest airports, passengers and airlines should be able to rely on basic critical infrastructure, including a backup power supply system that works properly.”
