Uk tourists warned over new 9pm to 5am rule in spain which will be 'enforced'

AT MADRID AIRPORT, IT'S ESTIMATED THAT AROUND 400 PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ROUGH, WITH MANY GOING OUT TO WORK IN THE DAY AND RETURNING EACH NIGHT TO SLEEP. 10:40, 22 May 2025 UK tourists

face a massive change at Spanish airports as the European Union transport hubs bring in new 9pm to 5am rules. At Madrid airport, it's estimated that around 400 people are sleeping

rough, with many going out to work in the day and returning each night to sleep. In response, Madrid-Barajas Airport has hired a private security firm to address the growing number of

homeless individuals sleeping overnight in its terminals. The airport operator, AENA, has reinforced its security staff and limited access to the terminals during nighttime hours,

particularly in Terminal 4. The new measures include restricting access to only five access points during the hours of 9pm and 5am. READ MORE UK FACES 27C HEATWAVE NEXT WEEK WITH 33 COUNTIES

IN ENGLAND SET TO SIZZLE Only five access points across Terminals 1, 2, and 3 and four in Terminal 4 will remain open. To address what Aena has called “unsafe and unhealthy” conditions, the

airport operator has reinforced its private security staff by deploying 22 additional officers to enforce the new entry restrictions. Israel Vellisca, spokesperson for the Federation of

Mobility and Consumer Services (Fesmc) of the UGT Madrid, said: “This is not a train or metro station with set closure hours." “Any restriction on access to a public space must be

justified and documented,” union sources emphasised. The CCOO union section in the airport authority Aena group has warned of 'the serious situation that both workers and airport users

have been suffering for months, due to the continued and growing presence of homeless people staying in various areas of the airport facilities, especially in the passenger terminals and

transit areas.' “This is a social problem, not a labor issue,” Vellisca emphasised. “Madrid Airport is the first and last image tourists have of Spain. Article continues below "We

need a long-term, humane solution that involves public institutions, social organizations, and proper support services.” The union says that in recent months they have received

'multiple complaints from workers from different groups, including cleaning, security, handling, customer service, shops, and catering, alleging unsanitary conditions, persistent

smells, the use of restrooms as overnight areas, accumulation of belongings, occasional aggression, and a lack of effective intervention by the competent authorities.'