Another EU delay on travel visa for Britons heading to Mallorca
Britons travelling to European countries in the Schengen zone will be required to apply online for an Etias at a cost of €7 and it will be valid for three years.
New EU entry visa and controls on the horizon.
New EU entry visa and controls on the horizon.
New travel rules for Britons coming to Mallorca next year, concerns of border chaos
EES will replace the current system of manual stamping of passports.
Long queues at passport control at Palma airport
Long queues at passport control for both national and international (UK) passengers.
Leading tourism companies fearing "significant" airport chaos
The Exceltur alliance highlights airports with the highest number of British tourists.
Police reinforcements for airport controls will be "insufficient"
Travel agencies association says that "urgent measures must be taken".
Fifty more police for Palma Airport control
The additional police will be deployed from June 20.
Delays up to three hours in departure of airport transfer coaches
There are due to be more police at the airport as from June 1.
Hoteliers demanding more police for passport control
Hoteliers, coach operators, the police themselves are calling for more passport control officers.
UK tour operators calling for improved passport control at Palma Airport
Delays at passport controls are having a knock-on impact on coaches in the arrivals area.
Passport check, Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
Certain airports, like Palma, have higher numbers of non-Schengen passengers than others.
45-minute passport control delays "normal"
Balearic airports said to be among those with longest delays.
“The 90 day rule should be abolished because it will have a big impact on holiday home owners...”
“The 90 day rule should be abolished because it will have a big impact on holiday home owners...”
Industrial action
Concern at the impact of air travel strikes
There is some confidence that minimum service levels set by the national ministry of development will reduce the impact.
Police
Increased police controls at airports
A key task for the National Police is passport control.
Travel
Extra police and scanners for passport control at Palma airport
The police union had asked for sixty more officers; there will be 25.
Transport
Madrid government accused of passport control "negligence"
PSOE members of Congress from the Balearics are blaming the government for the passport control situation. Yesterday was another record day at the airport. Queues, yes, but they are being dealt with.
Majorca
Drunks and passport delays: the week in Majorca
Measures were being adopted to get a grip with the passport control queues; Palma's mayor was vowing to get rid of drunken tourism; Calvia was dealing with Magalluf prostitutes; and a key piece of Balearic legislation was a fiasco.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Not a good start for Mallorca
The Easter holidays traditionally tend to give a good indication as to how the season is going to play out; Palma airport has failed already.
Humphrey Carter13/04/2023 16:31