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• Several flights between the UK and Milan, Amsterdam, Paris, Munich and Madrid will have A320 aircraft with capacity for 186 passengers, instead of A319 aircraft which can only carry 156 passengers. Kent Online
• Flights on the Toronto-Stockholm route will increase to up to four times weekly, while the frequency of flights from Toronto to Madrid will increase to daily. Prince of Travel
• By the summer of 2025, Ryanair plans to increase its capacity by between 2 and 3% at Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga and Alicante airports. The Local Spain
• There are at least 15,000 illegal tourist apartments in Madrid while in Barcelona the city council says it will not renew the existing 10,000 tourist apartment licences when they expire in 2028. The Guardian
• Valencia will become the fourth city in Spain to be served by the carrier alongside Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga. Aviation Week Network
• Other regions, including Spain's Madrid and Barcelona, have reported increases, indicating that bedbug infestations pose a growing issue across Europe, provoking fears among the public and travelers alike. Entomology Blog
• Hong Kong, along with Egypt's capital Cairo, Spain's capital Madrid, and the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh and Jeddah, topped the list of climate hazard flip cities facing increasing dry extremes. Earth.Org
• All European cities analysed exhibit drying trends over the past 42 years, including Madrid, the French capital Paris, and London, which could lead to more frequent and long-lasting droughts. University of Bristol
• Flights from Addis Ababa will operate four times a week using a Boeing 787 aircraft, operating via Spain's capital Madrid. Aviation Week Network
• Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain; www.repsol.com) has announced plans to invest €800 million in the Ecoplant project in Tarragona, Spain, which will be the first plant in Europe to produce renewable methanol from waste through gasification. Chemical Engineering
• A contract signed between Metro de Madrid and Alstom will see the 23.5 km circle line, which has 28 stations serving over 400,000 commuters daily, enabling full automation of one of Madrid's busiest lines. RailAdvent
• Cities like Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia are expected to attract buyers due to their vibrant culture, improved infrastructure, and employment opportunities. Olive Press News Spain
• A swarm of earthquakes recently struck along the New Madrid fault line in the Midwest, reviving fears among scientists and emergency officials of a potential catastrophic seismic event. Business Times
• After opening a rolling motorway between Madrid and Valencia and proposing a similar project between Algeciras and Zaragoza, Spain now plans to establish a rail-road combined transport link between Madrid and Vitoria in the Basque Country. TrasportoEuropa
• Sydney in 2034 will have a similar population and density as Kyoto in Japan and the European cities of Rome, Barcelona and Madrid. ABC News
• An earthquake on the New Madrid Fault Line could be up to 20 times larger than an earthquake with a SoCal epicenter. LADbible
• Cities such as Melbourne, Madrid, Rome and Paris have restricted or banned public, shareable e-scooters, mostly over safety fears. ABC News
• Opposition politicians accused the left-wing central government of acting too slowly to warn residents and send in rescuers, while Madrid has said regional authorities were responsible for civil protection. businesslive
• Opposition politicians accused the central government in Madrid of acting too slowly to warn residents and send in rescue teams, prompting the Interior Ministry to say regional authorities were responsible for civil protection measures. OnManorama
• New depots were established in Rome and Nancy, and after the successful launch of the new Madrid hub last year, in 2024, new automated hubs will open in Paris and Berlin in time for the peak season. TradingView
• The Madrid government said that it will be the largest green hydrogen generation plant in Spain to use recycled water. Go 15
• The Community of Madrid will invest €100.7 million to install platform screen doors on Metro Line 6, enhancing safety, efficiency and paving the way for automation. Global Railway Review
• The Community of Madrid will invest €29.5 million in improvement works on Metro Line 7 B, alongside providing significant financial support to affected residents and businesses. Global Railway Review

Last updated: 26 June 2025