Palma Son Sant Joan airport
Palma Son Sant Joan airport.
Eurowings plane at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport
Winter flight demand has slumped for obvious reasons.
Air travel
Airport passenger numbers set to decrease by 70% this winter
Some two million seats are currently programmed for the winter season.
Palma Son Sant Joan Airport
Palma Airport had more flights than other airports in August.
Air travel
Palma Airport topped 1.2 million passengers in August
The second highest number of passengers, but the fall was 71%.
Air travel
Palma passenger numbers exceeding Madrid and Barcelona
Palma would normally rank third behind Madrid and Barcelona in terms of passenger numbers.
Coronavirus
Spanish company providing Palma airport temperature control system
Indra is an information systems company which specialises in automatic test equipment.
Coronavirus
Balearic government wants control of passengers from Catalonia
At present, there are no controls of travellers from other regions of Spain.
Majorca
Airport chaos returned: the week in Majorca
It was like the good old days at the airport; England was coming home to Majorca; but Magalluf - BCM at any rate - was closed.
Infrastructure
Environment commission rejects airport development project
The Balearic Environment Commission opposes the project because it will increase capacity at Son Sant Joan Airport.
Transport
Government not authorising airport minimum taxi fare increase
The Prices Commission has not accepted an increase to 16 euros for daytime journeys.
Transport
Palma airport forecasting a loss of 22 million passengers this year
There is an estimated total of 7.7 million passengers for the whole year; roughly a quarter of 2019's total.
Transport
Government reports critical of plans for the airport
Unfavourable reports from the directorate for energy and climate change.
Majorca
Costas and coronavirus: the week in Majorca
Protocols for coronavirus; Costas Authority bureaucracy and battered beaches; the port, the airport and protesting retailers.
Environment
Airport water consumption will increase 18%
Airport water consumption is greater than a majority of Majorca's municipalities.
Transport
Travel agents back plans for the airport
The travel agents association says that the plans are about improvement, not expansion.
Transport
Aena to alter Palma airport project
There will be no increase in car parking or in the number of aircraft parking stands.
News
Palma Airport Extension Plans Rethink
AENA has been forced to rethink its plans to extend Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma.
Transport
Opposition to Palma airport expansion mounting
By 2025 there will be 33.8 million passengers, four million more than at present.
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