Overview
- Lavacolla closed Thursday for 35 days through May 27 to resurface its runway, a safety project that lays about 73,000 tonnes of new asphalt with sections dug more than a meter deep.
- Alvedro is taking roughly 80% of diverted flights, lifting its schedule from 856 to about 1,486 operations during the closure, while Vigo’s Peinador adds only about five daily flights.
- Aena’s temporary setup at Alvedro includes two extra remote gates for boarding and arrivals, more security screening staff, a reinforced taxi queue system and a 700-space overflow car park with a shuttle.
- The Xunta, at Aena’s request, added direct buses between Santiago’s intermodal station and Alvedro to six each way on weekdays, though the first morning saw delays and confusing signage for travelers.
- Early operations in A Coruña ran largely as normal with the busiest periods expected mid‑morning and late afternoon, as unions flag ERTE paperwork delays for ground staff and air‑traffic controllers strike under 100% minimum staffing that keeps flights running.