Air quality

and emergency services attended the aircraft, spraying water on the tyres to cool them down and passengers were picked up by bus and taken to the terminal.

Some aircraft waiting to take off were redirected to runway 24R and there was considerable delay as air traffic control had to arrange a rota whereby both arriving and departing aircraft could safely use the single runway. and the daily limit value for PM10 have both been exceeded in one zone (Aviles in Barcelona), there has been an improvement in terms of the annual limit value for PM10 and also for the target value for the protection of health and vege­ tation for ozone. Particles are defined by their diameter for air quality regulatory purposes. Those with a diameter of 10 microns or less (PM10) are inhalable into the lungs and can induce adverse health effects.

A new aircraft was assigned by Vueling and the passengers, (with no significant injuries, although some were hurt during the evacuation) from the aborted flight eventually departed Barcelona at 12.30pm, with a story to tell about what happened to their flight.

IMPROVEMENT: Compared to previous years.