News of the day 13 September 2017
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Palma airport affected by the French strike as were many other airports.

Transport

French air-traffic controllers cause more flight misery

By around ten o'clock yesterday evening there had been a total of thirty cancellations of flights into and out of Palma.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

The bus fire seen from the air.

Emergencies

Another bus fire, this time in Pollensa

There were 26 passengers on board. Everyone was able to get off the bus safely.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Hugh Laurie leaving the Caballito de Mar in Palma while in Majorca for filming The Night Manager.

Entertainment

Palma enjoying a growth in filming

Last year there were more film shoots - 171 - than in the previous four years (in 2012 the number was 117).

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

A problem with tourism is its lack of economic value added.

Tourism

Tourism's declining contribution to GDP

In fact, the contribution of tourism to Balearic GDP has been increasing. But per capita incomes are not, in relative terms, what they once were.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Passenger numbers in Palma just keep increasing.

Transport

Airport passenger numbers rose by 5% in August

Palma airport had 4.18 million passengers in August, up by 5.2%.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

Work on a hotel in the Palma district of Son Armadans.

Construction

Building licence demand causing delays in Palma

Applications for building licences are now higher than before economic crisis, but they are being delayed because of a a lack of personnel.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter

News / Comment

Comment

Catalonia's referendum

One million people marching through Barcelona on Monday calling for independence should get the alarm bells ringing.

Jason Moore

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