All arrivals and departures out of Madrid–Barajas Airport in the Spanish capital has been suspended.

A spokesman at the airport has confirmed it has “stopped operations to Barajas” after detecting the “presence of drones in the immediate vicinity of the airport”.

Online flight tracking tool, FlightRadar, has also confirmed there are no flights in sky and all aircrafts are grounded.

Aviation Analyst Alex Macheras wrote on Twitter: “Madrid Barajas airport has suspended all departures/arrivals following a possible drone sighting.”

A number of furious passengers have taken to social media whilst being grounded on the runway. 

One passenger wrote on Twitter: “Waiting on the runway at Madrid Airport waiting for flight to depart.. drone sighting by ATC so no takeoff in sight…”

A second passenger said: “Idiot flying a drone at Madrid airport, let’s hope they get them quickly otherwise I could be sitting on this plane for a long time!!”

This is a developing news story, more to follow.