The New Castles of Spain: Victims of the Euro Crisis

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Small towns tried to build showcase airports—even when there were large city terminals nearby. With the Spanish economy expected to contract 1.7% this year, few of those projects are viable. Nowadays, the new airport at Ciudad Real in Castilla-La Mancha stands empty and incomplete.

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