Chaos ensued yesterday afternoon at the Son Sant Joan airport due to the taxi drivers.  For about two hours taxis leaving the airport ceased to run and to make matters worse they didn’t let any coach, minibus or pre-arranged taxi leave in protest against the illegal taxis known as ‘pirates’. The conflict began when a […]
Aeroplane makes emergency landing in Palma due to birth in flight A 26 weeks pregnant woman gave birth during the morning when flying from Nigeria to London Earlier this month a plane flying from Nigeria to London made ​​an emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca airport after a passenger gave birth in flight.  The woman, […]
Spain’s Development minister reveals a 34% increase in air traffic passengers for the Balearic’s over the 2014 Easter period with respect to 2013. The Development Minister, Ana Pastor , met  with Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, Rafael Catalá, and with the president of the Balearic Islands, Jose Ramon Bauzá , to review […]
The Balearics however saw a 22.3% downturn in air passengers, a decline of 19.8% from Palma de Mallorca airport alone. The low cost airlines in Spain took 4.82 million passengers in the first quarter of this year, a 7.1% rise in respect the same period last year,  according to data published by the Subdirección General […]
A committee representing workers at EFS, the company responsible for maintenance and baggage handling at the airport of Son Sant Joan de Palma de Mallorca, have called a strike for the 16th of April through to the 21st right over the Easter week. In a statement released, workers state that the strike (strikes) will be […]
Module A has been closed since last November to reduce operating costs at Mallorca Son Sant Joan airport. The module has now reopened culminating with the start of the summer season. The closure, as in previous years, was motivated by the sharp drop in passengers at the end of the summer season. AENA-Palma therefore closed […]
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