MADRID, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Spain's airspace will remain closed until Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on Saturday after a wildcat strike by air traffic controllers paralysed airports for a second day.
"(Airport authority) AENA has said Spanish airspace will be closed until tomorrow ... however, if the situation normalises, it could open before," Rubalcaba said during a conference after an emergency cabinet meeting on the strike.
The army took over air control towers on Friday afternoon after the walkout by controllers quickly stopped flights in and out of Spain's main airports, disrupting travel for around 250,000 people on one of Spain's busiest holiday weekends. [ID:nLDE6B21VE] (Reporting by Paul Day; Editing by Alexander Smith)