The tourism sector in Mallorca claims that holidaymakers are being delayed by up to three hours in getting to coaches to transfer them from the airport to their destinations.
Issues with passport control at certain times have been evident since the end of April, tour operators, coach companies and hoteliers pointing to a combination of Brexit and high passenger numbers for passport control being overstretched.
The transport federation says that it is "urgent" that the problem is solved. In this regard, there was a meeting on Monday between between transport representatives and the Spanish government delegate in the Balearics, Aina Calvo. The federation's manager, Salvador Servera, says that Calvo informed them the problem will be solved in June with the arrival of more police officers. Operation Summer, the reinforcement of state security forces in the Balearics, has been brought forward a month, Servera stressing that more police at Son Sant Joan Airport "is vital".
He explains that the most critical days are Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, which is when there are most flights from the UK, and wants coordination of services in order to prevent problems that could damage the image of the island.
Meanwhile, there are also issues with flights from the UK (although not only the UK). Flights are being cancelled because of shortages of personnel. Nevertheless, the Aena airports authority in Spain is confident that airport activity in the UK will return to normal.
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How about internal spain flights? I'm booked to fly Alicante to Palma in a few weeks. As a Spanish resident do I still get delayed at passport control?
Morgan WilliamsThe only trouble I've had recently has been at Gatwick where the airline blamed the delays on bad weather 24 hours beforehand! No problems at Palma. But the Uk's media love nothing more than having a go at nasty foreigners who all hate the British apparently.
Funny, many people arriving from the UK have been posting on social media that despite reading about all this airport chaos, they've experienced none of it. No tears, no nervous breakdowns, no PTSD. All a doddle. Could it be that we simply have more first time travellers? Or is it just sensationalism?