Aena stages full-scale aircraft emergency exercise at Seville airport
Seville Airport hosted a full-scale emergency exercise on 20 October simulating an aircraft fire and evacuation. Aena said about 170 people took part as agencies tested their response coordination.
Event / data period: 2026-10-20
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The scenario involved a fuel spill and fire while an aircraft was boarding and refuelling. It carried 39 simulated occupants: 35 passengers and four crew. Three simulated fatalities, 20 injuries and 16 people escaping unharmed were part of the exercise, not a real crash.
Aena said the exercise tested the airport’s self-protection plan and activation of Andalusia’s regional civil-protection emergency plan. Airport firefighters, medical teams, police, rescue services and teams supporting victims’ families participated.
Data
Seville airport exercise
About 170 actual personnel took part on October 20, 2026; casualties and injuries in the scenario were simulated.
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Full-scale exercise
Simulated aircraft fire and evacuation; no real accident occurred.
Methodology
Aena report; casualties are solely part of the staged scenario.
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Actual participation and exercise scenario
Participating personnel and scenario occupants are separate counts.
| Actual participating personnel, approximately | 170 |
| Total simulated aircraft occupants | 39 |
| Simulated fatalities | 3 |
| Simulated injured occupants | 20 |
| Simulated unharmed occupants | 16 |
Methodology
Aena gives an approximate personnel count. Other rows describe the staged aircraft scenario, not real casualty statistics. Do not add total occupants to their component groups.
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