Spain's Civil Guard to handle Barcelona airport security during strike


  • World
  • Friday, 11 Aug 2017

People with suitcases go to the arrival area at Barcelona-El Prat airport, Spain August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Civil Guard will handle security controls at Barcelona's airport from Monday to limit disruptions from a planned strike by security staff, the Spanish government said on Friday.

The deployment seeks to avert delays and long queues at Barcelona's El Prat airport for holidaymakers arriving in record numbers to Spain this year.

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