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Iberia seeks passport staff for new Madrid airport control area
Iberia and other airlines have asked Spain’s Interior Ministry to provide police officers for a new passport-control area at the T4 terminal of Madrid’s Barajas airport.
The area is finished but has no staff, and was expected to open before the summer travel season.
It is intended for flights to and from the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States and Canada, which are outside the Schengen travel zone.
At present, those flights use the airport’s satellite terminal, T4S, for passport checks.
The new area could handle about 50 flights a day and around 7,500 passengers, according to industry estimates.
Moving some flights to T4 could shorten journeys between terminals for passengers and free space at T4S for more long-distance flights.
The airport operator is also considering limits on growth at busy times and in certain areas of Madrid and Barcelona airports; the Interior Ministry did not comment.
Iberia and other airlines have asked Spain’s Interior Ministry to staff a new passport-control area in Terminal 4 at Madrid-Barajas airport.
The completed Zone H facilities are intended for passengers on flights to and from non-Schengen countries.
The area has 10 traditional police booths and automated passport gates for EU and non-EU passports.
Industry estimates suggest Zone H could handle about 50 flights and 7,500 passengers a day.
Airlines say using the area could shorten journeys through the airport and free capacity in Terminal 4’s satellite building for more long-haul flights.
The Interior Ministry did not comment.
- Who
- Iberia and other airlines have asked Spain’s Interior Ministry to provide officers.
- What
- They want staff for a new passport-control area in Zone H of Terminal 4.
- When
- The airlines had expected the area to open in April 2026, before the summer travel season.
- Where
- Madrid-Barajas airport, Terminal 4.
- Why
- The area could reduce transfer times and free space in the satellite terminal for additional long-haul flights.
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Airlines had expected the new passport-control area to open before the summer travel season.
Expansión reported that airlines had asked the Interior Ministry to staff the completed Zone H facilities.
- Location
- Zone H, Terminal 4, Madrid-Barajas airport
- Police booths
- 10 traditional booths
- Estimated daily flights
- About 50, including arrivals and departures
- Estimated daily passengers
- About 7,500
- Investment
- Nearly €1 million by Aena
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