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BNG Seeks Halt to Vigo’s Remote Control Tower Launch

It calls for a dialogue with technical staff and unions to assess the system as AENA’s debut date stays unresolved

Nueva torre de control remota del aeropuerto de Peinador en su presentación en febrero
Presentación de la torre de control digital del aeropuerto de Peinador, en Vigo, la primera de su tipo en España. Equipo de Aena. En imagen, entre otros, la directora de Seguridad de Aena, Gema Martín (5i); la jefa de la futura torre, Lesly Iglesias (6i) y la directora del aeropuerto, Ana Molés (4i).
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Overview

  • On June 10 the BNG formally requested that Spain’s Congress suspend the remote control tower at Vigo’s Peinador airport, warning against a planned June 11 activation.
  • The party warns the experiment may reduce controllers’ field of vision and impose operational restrictions from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., limiting simultaneous flights.
  • BNG leader Néstor Rego says the project risks centralizing air traffic control for Galicia and could strain safety protocols and working conditions at Alvedro in A Coruña.
  • AENA has yet to confirm when the virtual tower will enter service, leaving the planned rollout date uncertain after pilot tests by AESA.
  • The system depends on 19 cameras, sensors and microphones with an initial phase of limited hours and a requirement that control revert to the physical tower in emergencies.