Airports
Bizav Avoids the Worst of Power Cuts in Spain and Portugal
Airport disruption appears to have been more serious in Portugal than Spain
ExecuJet FBO in Spain
ExecuJet expanded its network in Spain and Portugal with the May 2024 acquisition of the Sky Valet chain. © Luxaviation

Business aviation appears to have avoided the worst of the disruption caused by power cuts across Spain and Portugal on Monday. With airline services slowly recovering from the displacement of aircraft and flight crews, FBOs in both countries reported mixed fortunes in terms of dealing with the emergency.

According to traffic data from industry analyst WingX, the number of business jet departures from Spanish airports on April 28 was 24% less than on the previous five Mondays at 104. By contrast, departures from Portuguese airports on the worst day of the power cuts was 3% above the average over the same period at 26.