Earlier in the day an Iberia airlines plane was seen ploughing through the high water on the airport's flooded runway. British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair are among the airlines affected, each with several flights delayed. EasyJet issued a message to ...

Barcelona's El Prat airport is being flooded by heavy rain in Catalonia on Monday, with flights being cancelled or diverted as passengers avoid the water streaming in from the roof and push their suitcases around the slippery terminals.

The city is facing a red alert for dangerous torrential rain and the dangerous downpours are causing major flight disruption.