Fights erupt amid Spain travel CHAOS as passport control ‘collapses' at major holiday airport sparking queue mayhem
Holidaymakers were seen fighting after endless passenger queues formed at Madrid-Barajas Airport due to overcrowding.
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Hundreds of passengers are understood to have missed their flights due to longer wait times.
Spanish Civil Guard were forced to take charge after passengers engaged in minor scuffles.
One traveller told a local media outlet that chaos erupted after the passport control at T4 of the airport "was too slow" to clear out passengers, which led to overcrowding.
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