Now that the Pope has left Spain, members of the aviation schools, which would normally operate on the site taken over by the papal visit, are demanding compensation for the fact that they had to close to allow the airfield to be taken over by the pilgrims.
The closure of the site was even worse than might have been considered, given the amount of rubbish that was left behind by those who visited. The smallest fragment of debris can have catastrophic effects to aircraft, as proven by the disaster that led to the fatal crash and subsequent grounding of Concord.
Given the circumstances of potential damage from foreign objects, some people have now questioned whether the site was in fact a good and correct choice. Meanwhile, a group of those affected have started a class action complaint to the Spanish airport authority, and will have their first meeting, along with their lawyer, on Wednesday of next week.
One of the companies involved has filed a loss of income of 50,000 euro as a result of the closure, collectively it is said that the group of companies have lost between three and ten thousand euro each day.
Normally operating around 137 flights per day, the site was closed for a period of two weeks. The site had to be closed for 15 days before the visit, for security reasons, and then afterwards when the 127 tons of waste was removed from the site.
Source: http://www.theleader.info
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