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The train accident prompts travellers to choose flights from Barajas
After the train accident, some travellers between Madrid and Andalusia have changed their plans and decided to fly from Barajas. Passengers on a flight to Seville describe feeling relieved to have chosen the plane and express concerns about the safety of the AVE.
On an Iberia flight bound for Seville, several passengers said they felt relieved to have chosen to fly. One traveller explained that her return journey would have been much more complicated if she had had to take the train.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport is receiving people who have opted to fly due to the difficulties of travelling by train between Madrid and Andalusia. Madrid Directo found that some travellers had to change their routes.
The accident has also caused unease. One passenger admitted that now he thinks twice before travelling by train; another said he doesn't want to take the AVE.
The rail disruption affecting travel between Madrid and Andalusia is also mentioned in the information about Atocha.