Transport
Protests, delays and cancellations at Palma airport
THE eleventh French air traffic controllers’ strike in three months caused flight delays and cancellations in the Balearics yesterday.
Transport
Ministry denies limits will be imposed on residents’ flight discounts
The ministry adds that it would not raise proposals of this kind when it is acting in caretaker fashion.
Transport
New limits on residents' flight discount being proposed
At present, the discount is 50% on all routes regardless of the cost of the flight.
Transport
EasyJet announces its first seasonal base in Palma
EasyJet has flown more than 17 million passengers to and from Palma since its operations began in 1997.
Tourism
Now Scotland wants better ties with Majorca
The Scottish authorities would like to have people living here in Majorca making the most of the services and enjoying the delights of what Scotland has to offer.
Transport
Air Europa increases Balearic Easter flights
Fifteen more flights to the Balearics over the Easter period.
Holiday sales, flights, tourist tax: the past week in Majorca
A record for the Bulletin, holidays selling out, flight fares going through the roof: just some of the stories over the past seven days.
Tourism
Now the rush is on to book a cheap flight to the Balearics
The airlines are just filling their boots.
Tourism
Record number of passengers at Palma in 2015
A total of 23,745,131 passengers passed through the airport last year.
Transport
Air Berlin hub closure will mean 600,000 fewer passengers
The airports authority Aena calculates that the 600,000 passengers who had been passing through the Air Berlin hub represent 1.2% of total passenger numbers at Son Sant Joan.
Transport
Ryanair throws down the gauntlet over winter flights
Ryanair proposes lower winter airport costs in exchange for 1.5 million more passengers.
Tourism
Jet2holidays to expand in-hotel flight check in service to Majorca
The service gives holidaymakers the opportunity to take their passport to their hotel reception and check in for their flight home before leaving for the airport.
Transport
Air Europa and Vueling to take on Air Berlin routes
Air Europa and Vueling are both looking initially to take over the more profitable routes - notably those to Seville and Bilbao.
Transport
New airline operations from Palma to be authorised in January
“You give the impression that the loss of Air Berlin’s hub will be a disaster, when it will affect only eight routes."
Transport
PSOE to press for flat-rate inter-island flights
These provisions have been approved as an item in the party’s manifesto for the general election on 20 December.
Travel
New app launched to find the cheapest flights in Spain
Atrápalo has launched an app for searching for flights which, it says, will allow travellers flying between September and December to do so for 15% less.
Air tariffs
Inter-island flat-rate air price proposal receives business support
“We believe, however, that this should go further and be extended to essential routes serving Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia"
The flight was operated by AMC.
The flight was operated by AMC.
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