Gatwick airport; poor record on cancelled flights
It comes as Heathrow on Wednesday ordered airlines to stop selling tickets for summer flights as it imposes a cap on passenger numbers.
Travel
Heathrow tells UK do passenger testing or lose 'quarantine roulette'
Heathrow Airport, once Europe's busiest airport, called on Britain to urgently back a passenger testing regime.
Airport
Balearics braced for airport strike chaos over Easter weekend
An indefinite strike could happen the Saturday of Easter weekend.
Transport
Council wants to close Palma airport at night
City Hall also wants the name of the airport changed from Palma de Mallorca to just Palma.
Transport
Fresh fears of strike action at the airport
Runway operators and staff at Palma airport are threatening strike action.
Scams
Britons warned about about taxi scams at the airport
British tourists have been warned of “pirate taxis” charging clients triple the official rate at Palma airport.
Transport
Pirate taxi services taking over Playa de Palma
The teams of inspectors which have been deployed to Palma to crackdown on illegal pirate taxi services are having to be moved to Playa de Palma
Letters to the Editor
Recently drones stopped Aircraft landing at Gatwick Airport.
Response
Airport responds to ‘terminal Brit” complaints
It looks like the so-called ‘terminal Brit’ at Palma airport about which there have been numerous complaints, as highlighted in the Bulletin yesterday, is going to be cleaned up and services improved.
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir, Once again we have returned today, two eighty something year old pensioners to Cardiff from Palma and once again we have received wonderful treatment from the staff at Palma. You should all be proud of your airport staff.
Palma
Palma airport is Spain’s third busiest
Spain’s top 48 airports post an increase of 10.9% passengers to to 215 million in 11 months.
Majorca
New and more flights to the UK next season
Ryanair yesterday unveiled their plans for its hub at Palma airport and the carrier will be increasing the number of passengers 10 percent by operating four new routes out of the Majorcan capital and increasing frequencies to other destinations
Transport
Now the government wants to change the airport name
The Balearic government has asked the ministry for development to change the name from Palma de Mallorca airport to just Palma.
Terrorism
Explosions hit Brussels airport, metro station at least 28 killed
Spanish airports agency cancels all flights to Brussels. There were people from Majorca at the airport but it is unknown if anyone from the island has been a casualty.
Environment
Greater support demanded for soundproofing near the airport
Of 1,343 homes identified by the airports authority Aena under the plan for soundproofing, 779 have been given this.
Technology
Virtual assistants start work at airport
The very latest technology is being used to help passengers.
Comment
Comment: UK airports caught napping
Some of the main UK airports are not ready for the tourist season, why?
Humphrey Carter30/03/2022 09:44