Tourism
Three per cent increase in airport passengers this year
Nationally there were just under 214 million passengers at Spanish airports, a rise of 4.8%.
Immigrants
Palma being used for attempted UK illegal immigration
At the weekend, five people with forged passports were arrested.
Court
British man sentenced for assaulting four policemen at Palma airport
Incident occured in July 2016.
Industrial action
Passport control workers strike is called off
A new proposal was tabled on Wednesday; this led to the strike being called off.
Police
Tourists attack police officer at the airport
Two Swiss tourists were arrested after an altercation at Palma airport.
Transport
Fines for drunken tourists on Palma flight
The Spanish Air Safety Agency will decide on the level of fine for fourteen British tourists.
Travel
Son Sant Joan registered highest passenger increase in January
The 19% increase in Palma created a record number of passengers for a January.
Industrial action
Fourteen flights cancelled because of Ryanair strike
Some 3,000 passengers were affected as a result of the cancellations.
Industrial action
Cabbies bring Palma to a halt
Taxi drivers at the airport stopped working for five hours yesterday.
Travel
Extra police and scanners for passport control at Palma airport
The police union had asked for sixty more officers; there will be 25.
Transport
The constant growth of Palma airport
It was 1959 when commercial traffic was first transferred to Son Sant Joan from Son Bonet.
Transport
Low-cost airline bases in Palma to double next summer
Information from airlines and tour operators suggests that the total number of passengers in 2017 will top the 27 million mark.
Travel
Palma airport, second for low-cost flights in Spain
Spain is number two in Europe when it comes to low-cost routes.
Record number of airline seats for Palma this winter
The implication of the increase is that the islands are gradually moving in the direction of reducing tourism seasonality.
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