Access Limitations
, 's airport authority, announced a policy to limit entry to 's airport during low-travel hours, requiring visitors to show boarding passes. Exceptions will be made for airport workers and those accompanying travelers.
This measure aims to address the growing number of homeless individuals, estimated in the hundreds, using the airport as shelter amid Spain's housing crisis.
Political and Social Response
The Madrid city council has requested the national government to devise a rehabilitation plan for the homeless in the airport, criticizing the lack of a coordinated response from various governmental levels.
AENA and Madrid's city council have exchanged blame over inadequate support for the homeless, highlighting the inefficiency of the political response to the crisis.