![Queuing for security at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Queuing for security at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
Security at the airport on Wednesday.
Private transport to provide more competition and operate services from Palma Airport
The airports authority is to establish a system whereby private transport operators can sell tickets for services from the airport.
![Barriers on the road to arrivals parking at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport in Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Barriers on the road to arrivals parking at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport in Mallorca
Not clear how long the barriers will remain in place.
Security guards insist they have no authority to control Palma Airport traffic
Palma police don't get involved because the town hall isn't paid to provide police service.
Tensions mounting at Palma Airport because of "pirate" transport
The transport federation is demanding that the government takes firm action against pirates.
Palma Airport traffic chaos continues
Installing barriers was supposed to have put an end to this.
![Queuing at access to arrivals parking at Palma Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Queuing at access to arrivals parking at Palma Airport, Mallorca
The barriers don't appear to have solved the problem after all.
An end to waiting on the road to pick up at Palma Airport
Drivers have been avoiding using car parks.
![Lane blocked off at Palma Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Lane blocked off at Palma Airport, Mallorca
The outside lane has been blocked off.
![Queuing for taxis at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Queuing for taxis at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
The airport is where demand is at its greatest.
Traffic queues for Palma Airport arrivals
Drivers wait rather than use the car park with fifteen minutes free parking.
![Queuing for taxis at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Queuing for taxis at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
Queuing for taxis at the airport.
![Flight information board at Palma de Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Flight information board at Palma de Mallorca
Disruption next week threatens to drag on.
![Passengers at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Passengers at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
The residents' discount rose from 50% to 75% in July 2018.
"In Madrid they think everyone on the islands is on holiday"
Canary Islands politician Pedro Quevedo applauds Balearic policy to limit holiday rentals and tourist accommodation places.
![Passengers at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Passengers at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
European tourism markets likely to be hit by recessionary forces.
![Air-traffic control in Palma, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Air-traffic control in Palma, Mallorca
Foreign operators already interested in Palma.
Balearic government opposed to Palma Airport control tower privatisation
Palma's control tower is the third most profitable in Spain.
![Check-in at Palma Airport, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Check-in at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Indications are that Palma will exceed the 2019 record number of passengers in 2023.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"