Overview
- Over 400 homeless individuals have been sleeping nightly in Madrid-Barajas Airport, raising significant health, safety, and infrastructure concerns.
- Aena's nightly access restrictions, implemented on May 21, limit entry from 9 PM to 5 AM to passengers, companions, and airport workers, with no major incidents reported so far.
- The City Council of Madrid is monitoring 105 individuals at the airport, but only a small number have accepted relocation to municipal shelters.
- Aena and the City Council have agreed to commission NGO Fresno to conduct a detailed census of the homeless population by June, with costs covered by Aena.
- Weekly coordination meetings between Aena, the City Council, and other stakeholders have been established to review progress and address the crisis collaboratively.