Thousands of Brits are stuck in Spain following a power outage in the Iberian Peninsula yesterday.

Spain, France and Portugal experienced major problems to traffic signals, railways and airports, with millions plunged into darkness.

British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair and TAP have all cancelled several flights, leaving many stranded in airports. One user @CherylMalone2k, from London, posted on X: “I got stuck in an elevator with my boyfriend for 4 HOURS and communications were down ALL DAY in Spain... ALL DAY.”

Other Brits are facing complications financially with card readers being down. Another user @MFootball3 added: “'I’m stuck in Spain with no cash at all, I've learnt my lesson now.”

Some were even about to set off on their holidays when the outage occurred. Jane Warden from Norfolk posted to Facebook explaining that after checking in at Luton Airport, planning to travel to Lisbon with her seatbelt on, news arrived of the power outage. 

She commented: “Holiday update - it didn’t happen!”

She added: “We took on more fuel in case we needed to circle or land elsewhere, then they were not accepting flights, then it was a 3 hour delay, then took us off the plane and said back to gate at 4.10 to fly at 5, then called to gate 6 and all cancelled.”

For other Brits, the repercussions of the outage has affected them where they live in Spain.

Benjamin Williams, a Brit living in Barcelona Spain, took to Sky News explaining that he was on his way to the gym, when he saw everyone was standing outside. 

Realising the power outage was affecting not just his area but others in Barcelona, Williams stated, “a lot of people went to the supermarket, such as myself. I had no cash so trying to find somewhere where it would accept a card was pretty tricky.”

The power outage also forced British tennis player Jacob Fearnely’s game to be suspended at the Madrid Open. 

Fearnley had saved a match point in his third-round encounter against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov when play was suspended on the main court. 

The power cut meant the electronic line-calling system- which has replaced line judges- and scoreboards stopped working and Fearnley was taken off the court. 

Aena, the public body that owns and operates the majority of airports in Spain, warns people, advising them to check with their airlines, stating “There could be issues with access and ground transportation." 

The UK Government has similarly advised Brits travelling to the countries affected.

The new advice reads: “We are aware of reports of power outages across Andorra, mainland Spain and mainland Portugal and are monitoring the situation. There may be travel disruption, check with your tour operator or airline for more information before travelling. Follow the advice of the local authorities and monitor local updates.”