Protest against expansion of Palma Airport, Mallorca
The airport clearly plays a crucial role. This was a protest against expansion in September 2021.
Palma Airport hit by flooding
The airport was hit by flooding outside and inside on Tuesday.
Government wanting an urgent meeting with Palma Airport management
Flooding inside the terminal building "must not happen again".
Palma flood at the airport
A bus pushing a van, a worker splashing at the airport and car parks flooded at Son Sant Joan airport.
Images of the chaos caused by the storm at Palma airport
The strong warnings regarding the weather were theoretically due to arrive on Wednesday but, as the storm advanced, it caught key facilities such as Palma airport, Son Sant Joan, completely unprepared. The flooding has caused operations to be paralysed for hours, flights to be diverted and, above all, a flooded car park that has meant an incessant parade of cars and tourists in the rain.
A worker's dip in Palma airport's large ‘swimming pool’
Image of a worker at Palma airport taking a dip in the large ‘swimming pool’ that the handling area has become after the storm on Tuesday.
Palma Airport reopens after flooding; passengers told to check with their airlines
More than 40 litres per square metre in one hour.
Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 (OE-LBM, built 2001) sustained extensive damage to its nose, windshields and other forward-facing surfaces due to intense hailstrike
Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 (OE-LBM, built 2001) sustained extensive damage to its nose, windshields and other forward-facing surfaces due to intense hailstrike
Palma selected for drone plane test flights
The test flights for a cargo drone are scheduled for November 2025.
Important UK travel rules and regulations reminder if heading for Mallorca this summer
Stick to the current rules for liquids and laptops when preparing their hand luggage for airport security.
Balearic tourism minister asks for protests to be peaceful
"Collapsing Son Sant Joan Airport has no place in society. Protests must be peaceful and without endangering people's safety."
Arrivals at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Talk this year of total tourist numbers in the Balearics increasing by two million.
Woman flies high out of Mallorca with drugs stuffed in her bra!
The 34-year-old was caught by customs officers at Nuremberg Airport.
Passengers at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Passenger numbers in April increased by 400,000.
"Urgent" reduction in flights demanded, as Mallorca "is experiencing collapse"
A reduction would be one of the main measures for decreasing tourist numbers.
Holidaymakers arriving at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Arrivals at Palma Airport; this was a scene in 2022.
Mallorca tourism protests - Plans to bring the airport to a standstill
A "massive" demonstration will be organised, although no date has been set.
Storm, sunloungers and suffering pensioners: Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories that have made the news over recent days.