The state of emergency decree which has put all Spanish airports under control of the military will be extended until the 15th of January, after a special Council of Ministers authorised the government to extend the measure. The state of emergency was decreed after air traffic controllers made an undeclared strike, causing hundreds of thousands of people to be stranded at Spanish airports during the early Decembers long weekend. Representatives of hotels, travel agencies and tourism organizations were especially pleased with the measure because it "ensures the Christmas travel season continues without illegal activities to disrupt it". Some 600,000 people are expected to stay in hotels from December 22 to January 6th (Feast of Kings), for instance, and this time of year is peak travel time for airlines. Meanwhile, Minister of Development Jose Blanco announced yesterday that the air traffic control system in Spain is to be privatised, with full privatisation scheduled by the end of 2011.
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