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2mo ago

Reports Place Sánchez at Rota En Route to Doñana as Spain’s U.S. Flight Ban Faces Scrutiny

Tight limits on inspecting U.S. cargo at the shared base raise questions about how the prohibition can be enforced.

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Dos agentes en la base militar de Rota

Overview

  • Flight logs reported by ABC indicate the prime minister’s jet landed at the Rota naval base before a trip to the Doñana residence.
  • La Moncloa declined to confirm or deny that Pedro Sánchez used the base as part of his travel.
  • The route described shows a Super Puma lift from Moncloa to Torrejón, then a Falcon with callsign Lince02 to Rota, and a quick return to Madrid.
  • A U.S. C-130 Hercules from Sigonella touched down at Rota minutes after Sánchez’s Falcon, according to the same records.
  • Spain recently barred aircraft tied to the U.S. ‘Furia Épica’ operation from using Rota or Doñana, yet officials say they cannot verify U.S. cargo on shared-base flights, limiting how the ban can work in practice.