Long queues at passport control for both national and international (UK) passengers. | R.L.
The Spanish association of hotel chains only last month issued a warning that there were going to be problems at key holiday airports unless extra border control staff were deployed, but the Ministry of the Interior said it was all under control and they are well experienced with dealing with peak spikes in passengers. Well is doesn’t look like it. There have been a number of days of long queues at passport control for both national and international (UK) passengers and the season has not even properly started, although hotel occupancy has been extremely high, which is encouraging. At the same time, the powers that be have stated that there will not be a repeat performance of a lack of taxis at the airport. Well, it looks like it’s all kicked off again.
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Ulla JacksonGet your facts right. It's not the passport butthe country of departure.
The two opinions about EU nationals and passport control are both wrong. EU nationals arriving from a country outside the EU also have to gothrough passport control, albeit rather faster than UK nationals.
I hate to rain on your parade Humphrey, but National (indeed any Schengen) arrivals don't even go through passport control. It's straight to the baggage hall, try it some time.
Stan The ManHere we go again. It's not just the British, it's ALL non EU passports. And that's their job to check. No issue and not even worth an article. This is rehashed over and over, umpteen times.
The queues of Brish Tourists will be constantly delayed at Passport Control, both on arrival and departure. As the Airport Policia are hoping to catch those on over 90 day arrival or departure. Plus any wanted criminals.
******** "There have been a number of days of long queues at passport control for both national and international (UK) passengers" ******** Not sure how to interpret that line, but it's probably worth pointing out that national (or EU) passengers aren't subject to passport control, and, "international" isn't only the UK. Funny though, I recently flew to and from Germany and it was a breeze getting through PMI. Really, straight in and out. No passport control of course, but the vast majority of visitors originate from EU member states and have no passport control, so it's not clear what or where this "disaster" is. ******** "with the Paseo Maritimo having being turned into a giant building site - if anything one of Palma’s most emblematic water fronts looks like a bomb site" ******** Also, I was on the Paseo maritimo a few days ago, and I saw no "bomb site". Have you actually seen this "bomb site", or is this just a presumption? (?)