Coronavirus
Balearic government wants control of passengers from Catalonia
At present, there are no controls of travellers from other regions of Spain.
Majorca
Airport chaos returned: the week in Majorca
It was like the good old days at the airport; England was coming home to Majorca; but Magalluf - BCM at any rate - was closed.
Infrastructure
Environment commission rejects airport development project
The Balearic Environment Commission opposes the project because it will increase capacity at Son Sant Joan Airport.
Transport
Government not authorising airport minimum taxi fare increase
The Prices Commission has not accepted an increase to 16 euros for daytime journeys.
Transport
Palma airport forecasting a loss of 22 million passengers this year
There is an estimated total of 7.7 million passengers for the whole year; roughly a quarter of 2019's total.
Transport
Government reports critical of plans for the airport
Unfavourable reports from the directorate for energy and climate change.
Majorca
Costas and coronavirus: the week in Majorca
Protocols for coronavirus; Costas Authority bureaucracy and battered beaches; the port, the airport and protesting retailers.
Environment
Airport water consumption will increase 18%
Airport water consumption is greater than a majority of Majorca's municipalities.
Transport
Travel agents back plans for the airport
The travel agents association says that the plans are about improvement, not expansion.
Transport
Aena to alter Palma airport project
There will be no increase in car parking or in the number of aircraft parking stands.
News
Palma Airport Extension Plans Rethink
AENA has been forced to rethink its plans to extend Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma.
Transport
Opposition to Palma airport expansion mounting
By 2025 there will be 33.8 million passengers, four million more than at present.
Transport
University researchers criticise airport expansion plans
Plans for the airport are described as incoherent and contradictory to declarations of climate emergency.
Protest against the expansion of Palma Son Sant Joan Airport in Mallorca
One of various protests staged in recent years.
Energy
Airport energy consumption will exceed all Formentera's
Aena plans for Son Sant Joan Airport will mean a 12% increase in energy power.
Transport
Government wants Aena to co-finance airport tram project
The airports authority has signalled its willingness to be involved with the tram project.
Transport
Aena assurance that airport capacity will not increase
The airports authority has consistently said that hourly capacity at Son Sant Joan will not increase.
Heritage
A piece of aviation history in Palma
It is hoped that the plane will eventually be moved to a special hangar.
Transport
Airport insisting there will be no increased hourly capacity
The airport director points to a difference between increased passenger demand and capacity for handling flights.
Transport
United left supporting 'no more planes' movement
It is envisaged that by 2025 there will be almost 34 million passengers a year on almost 247,000 flights.