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Iberia has announced that it will cease to operate the historic, twice-weekly Madrid-Gibraltar route, because there is not enough demand for it. The last flight will take off for Madrid from Gibraltar Airport on September 28th. The opening of the route in 2006 was one of the very few signs of progress made in the dispute between the UK and Spain about sovereignty over Gibraltar since... well, ever. The airport-sharing arrangement involved was the result of a particularly momentous agreement, because Gibraltar Airport is doubly disputed by Spain, as it is on land not covered by the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, whereby the Rock - El Peñon - became a British possession. That's all, click the headline to leave a comment.
