Category: Palma Airport News

TUI, the Germany airline has once again begun operating at Palma Airport since last October 15, just a couple of months after it was interrupted. TUI will choose to share flights with other tour operators and German airlines in order to reduce costs in this phase, flying with companies such as Eurowings or Lufthansa, instead […]

There has been some debate about whether or not it was justified to include Mallorca in the travel warning, as the number of cases has remained much lower than in some other regions of Spain. What is the current situation? How many cases are there in Mallorca, which areas are most affected and what are […]

The Foreign Office is now advising against all but essential travel to mainland Spain. This is due to the country experiencing several regional coronavirus outbreaks, which are being controlled by the re-introduction of some restrictions in the areas concerned. The Foreign Office does not advise against travel to the Balearic Islands, including Mallorca. The rate […]

In general, the wearing of a face mask is compulsory whenever you are in a public space, i.e. as soon as you leave your hotel room or holiday apartment. This applies regardless of whether you are in a building or outside, even if it is easily possible to keep a safe distance of at least […]

First clinical trials with a drug called Aplidin are currently being conducted with Coronavirus patients in Spain. The drug’s active ingredient is derived from a marine invertebrate called Aplidium Albicans, which can be found in the waters off Mallorca’s neighbouring island Ibiza. Aplidin has been around for some time – it was originally developed as […]

The state of emergency in Spain came to an end on 21st June 2020 and people are getting used to what is widely termed “the new normal”. But what exactly does this mean to holidaymakers in Mallorca? The most important aspect for Mallorca-lovers is certainly the fact that visitors from other EU countries are now […]

The 21st of June will not only mark the long-awaited end of the state of emergency in Spain but will also be the date when visitors from other European countries will once again be welcomed. This was an announcement by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday. After some initial confusion, it was clarified that […]

Yesterday the Spanish government gave the green light for a tourism pilot scheme that will allow Mallorca to welcome German visitors to the island from 15th June. As numbers of coronavirus cases have been relatively low in Mallorca and the Balearic Islands throughout the pandemic, the region has been declared as a safe tourist destination […]

Following last year’s pilot project, access to Cap de Formentor will again be restricted for cars and motorbikes this summer. This is due to the high volume of vehicles and the long and frequent traffic jams that have been occurring in the area during high season for many years. In order to improve the situation, […]

On Tuesday, 9.10.2018, heavy storms and torrential rainfall led to a natural disaster with several deaths in the eastern part of the island, where a torrent overflowing its banks caused severe flooding. The small town of Sant Llorenç in the east of the island, several kilometres from the coast, was particularly hard hit, but flooding […]