Aena He has commissioned a census with the objective of determining the exact number of homeless people who spend the night at the Madrid-Barajas airport. This action is part of a coordinated response with the competent public authorities, especially with the Madrid City Councilwhich is the institution responsible for managing issues related to homeless people in the capital.
The census is being performed by the Mesa for the hospitality of Madrida group that brings together several social entities, including Cáritas, which in recent weeks has compiled data on the people who They reside irregularly in airport facilities.
The objective is to be able to identify its specific profile and Determine social needs and of attention they present. The results of the census will be delivered to the competent authorities – especially the Madrid City Council, responsible for the management of social resources for homeless people -, which, according to Aena, must implement the necessary measures to address the situation.
From the entity that manages the airport, the Madrid town hall has been emphasized and the rest of the authorities involved are aware that homeless people require adequate care, which includes social protection measures and a dignified solutionwhich cannot be living in an airport.
-In this sense, Aena has insisted that airport facilities are designed exclusively for passenger traffic and are not equipped to offer accommodation to people. This situation has generated concern among both airport workers and among the passengers themselves, since Madrid’s airport is one of the busiest in Europe.
Aena says he is in permanent contact with the Local Social Serviceswhich are taking measures to offer long -term solutions. In his statement, he recalled that the situation of homeless people at airports cannot be considered a stable situation, and that the approach must focus on offering adequate and decent housing alternatives outside the airport.
In addition, the company has stressed that, in terms of the health of the facilities, the company specialized in environmental hygiene that works at the airport has not detected the presence of any plague in the affected areas. Despite this, AENA has launched additional hygienization measures in the most sensitive areas, such as passenger traffic areas and employee resting areas, to avoid any possible health risk.
It should be noted that, after recent information about possible bites suffered by some airport workers, the airport manager clarified that No evidence has been found that these bites come from pests or infestations at the airport. The cleaning and hygienization tasks of the facilities are carried out constantly, and any incidence related to hygiene is immediately reviewed by the companies in charge of these tasks.
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