Transport
Anger over plans to increase Palma air traffic
Aena’s plan is to increase the number of flights handled by Palma airport from 60 per hour to 80.
Transport
Changing the airport's name would cost 500,000 euros
The Council of Majorca believes that Aena should pay for the cost of the name change.
Transport
Palma airport expecting over 350,000 passengers up to 2 January
Yesterday was the busiest day of the whole period at the three Balearic airports; the second busiest day will be 30 December.
Transport
Aena accused of hiding airports' financial performance
It is a "clear strategy" of creating fewer problems from a regional government which is advocating co-management of airports.
Transport
Airport transport checks resulted in only 37 prosecutions
Sixty per cent of checks were because of the campaign to stamp out illegal transport providers.
Transport
Aena spending 100 million euros on Palma airport
One aspect of the investment will be the creation of a free parking area at arrivals.
Transport
Air Europa sees possibilities because of Air Berlin's Palma withdrawal
The situation with Air Berlin "isn't great news, but the current economic situation will enable other operators to enter the market".
Palma airport
Nearly half a million passengers at Palma airport could be affected by French industrial action this weekend.
Transport
Protests, delays and cancellations at Palma airport
THE eleventh French air traffic controllers’ strike in three months caused flight delays and cancellations in the Balearics yesterday.
Employment
Government concerned about airport handlers' working conditions
Aena, the airports authority, turned down the government's suggestion for another meeting to consider working conditions.
Tourism
Record number of passengers at Palma in 2015
A total of 23,745,131 passengers passed through the airport last year.
Tourism
Typical passenger numbers at the airport this weekend
Figures for next weekend are estimated to be 161,446 passengers on Saturday, 15 August, slightly fewer than today’s 164,629
Record start to the peak of the season
Palma’s Son San Joan has got off to a record-breaking start to August today as foreign demand for holidays in Majorca continues to grow.