Britons are warned to expect 'significant and major chaos' at Spanish airports

Britons are warned to expect 'significant and major chaos' at Spanish airports which are 'still unprepared for a 'burst' of arrivals this summer due to understaffing' Britons traveling to Spain expected brace for 'significant chaos' this summerSpecial warnings for Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Malaga and Mallorca airports Expected delays attributed to 'explosion' of demand for returning Britons Shortage of staff, flight cancellations and airline strikes to blame,

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Posted: 12:33 BST, Jul 7, 2022 | Update: 1.36pm BST, 7th July 2022

Britons traveling to six Spanish airports are warned to prepare for 'greater chaos' this summer .< /p>

The tourism alliance, Exceltur has designated airports in the south and north of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Malaga and Mallorca for special warnings.< /p>

The organization says there will be "significant and major chaos" as these airports are particularly popular with Britons.

And Exceltur says it is "urgent" to improve the provision of border controls to try to improve the situation.

Exceltur vice-chairman José Luis Zoreda said the chaos is being created by the "strong explosion" in demand and will be particularly severe at airports which see the biggest arrivals of British tourists. This will include all airports in the Canary Islands.

At Madrid-Barajas airport, the lack of staff at controls needs to be "urgently" remedied passports, Mr Zoreda added.