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Major Spain airport near holiday hotspot to close with all flights cancelled

Santiago de Compostela Airport in northwest Spain will close its doors next week from April 23 until May 27 to allow for multi-million-pound maintenance work to go ahead

A major airport in Spain has announced it will be closing – with passengers warned all flights will be cancelled.

Santiago de Compostela Airport in northwest Spain will close its doors from April 23 until May 27 to allow for multi-million-pound maintenance work to go ahead.

It means thousands of Brits could face travel disruption over the coming weeks as multiple airlines – including Vueling, Ryanair, Iberia and British Airways – operate at the site, which also has routes into tourist hotspots like Barcelona and Madrid.

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