Bomb threats have disrupted dozens of flights in Europe over the past week. At airports in Rome, Madrid and Warsaw, travelers were more frustrated than fearful.
A plane operated by Wizz Air at a Budapest airport on Monday. The flight from London, originally bound for Sofia, Bulgaria, was diverted after a bomb threat.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wanted to campaign on inequality and housing, but the second major rail accident this year has put his government’s competence on trial.
The transport minister said a judge would investigate controllers’ actions, including authorizing a train to proceed at high speed though another was stalled in front of it.
After a high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain, killed at least 69 people, rail safety experts said the rough consensus that it is best to sit in the middle of a train has its limits.
Óscar Puente, Spain’s transportation minister, said he watched a reconstruction of the crash and listened to recordings of communications between the control center and the trains that crashed.
Fernando Seco, 62, said he and others moved at least a dozen wounded passengers from the crash site, using parts of the wreckage as makeshift stretchers.
Óscar Puente, Spain’s transportation minister, said he watched a reconstruction of the crash and listened to recordings of communications between the control center and the trains that crashed.
Residents say a proposed Chinese car plant in northern Spain will create new jobs. Others say it’s a long-term risk, distilling a debate about the costs and perks of ties to China.
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