Delays to Spain's 8 Canary Islands airports

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Spain's national airport authority AENA says the Canary Islands' eight airports have suffered delays after an unexplained power failure at a regional control center.

AENA says power failed between 1030 GMT and 1055 GMT Sunday and grounded 43 flights at six of the resort islands' airports.

Approaching aircraft were able to land, but planes departures were disrupted, causing delays at all of the archipelago's eight airports. A number of flights from Latin America were affected.

The islands, 1,380 kilometers (858 miles) off Spain's southwestern tip, are a major winter holiday destination for Europeans.

Source:businessweek.com/