Overview

• Spain’s aviation safety agency AESA has opened an administrative review after police confiscated an unauthorised drone at Tenerife’s Virgen del Carmen festival
• The unidentified tourist admitted they held no pilot licence, insurance or awareness of Spanish drone regulations when traced at Hotel Las Águilas
• Under Spanish and EU rules, fines range from €60 for minor infractions up to €225,000 for endangering people or airspace, with this case referred for a potential €200,000 penalty
• Drone operators must register with AESA, complete open-category training, label their drones and maintain civil liability insurance before any flight
• Only three drones—two for police surveillance and one for official event coverage—were permitted at the crowded maritime procession