Thirty flights were cancelled and several flights were delayed at El Prat Airport due to heavy rain.

BarcelonaThe forecast of heavy rain in Catalonia over the next few days has forced several airlines to take measures. In Barcelona alone, Josep Tarradellas Airport recorded a day with cancellations and delays for several flights due to bad weather. Specifically, 29 flights were canceled and more than 40 were delayed, according to Aena data.

In fact, 15 of the departures scheduled for this Thursday have been canceled, and 14 of the flights scheduled to arrive in Barcelona will not arrive, on a day when heavy rain is forecast for the Barcelona coast. The Catalan Government's Civil Protection Department maintains the alert for the special emergency plan for floods in Catalonia (Inuncat) and has urged extreme caution in light of the forecasts for greater intensity and accumulation of rain in Catalonia this Thursday.

Departure delays exceed an hour in most cases, and several airlines are affected. Enaire, the air traffic controller, has warned that pending the development of the weather, operations may be affected on routes to and from Barcelona and the Balearic Islands. As is usual during stormy weather, air traffic controllers are establishing additional safety regulations and rules due to reduced visibility. According to information from Barcelona Airport, the cancellations affect planes bound for Lisbon, London, Menorca, Paris, and Milan, among others.