Law
Government acts against "pirate" transport and taxis
Taxi drivers were complaining that the minibuses were still operating yesterday and that there weren't police. Business reaction to Thursday's events has been critical of the taxi drivers.
Transport
Taxi drivers resume airport services after confrontation with "pirates"
There was chaos at the airport as tourists were caught up in the confrontation between taxi drivers and the "microbus" operators.
Transport
Palma airport "parking express" ready this month
There will be fifteen minutes free parking with 90 spaces close to arrivals.
Tourism
Parliament turns down hotel modernisation extension
The tourism committee also rejected a proposal that the Royal Family should be excluded from the official opening of the Palacio de Congresos.
Majorca
Barceló, Branson, Brexit: last week in Majorca
Tourism minister Biel Barceló was under pressure, there was chaos at the airport and there were arrests because of a fake cancer "cure".
Transport
Technical fault grounds hundreds of planes and passengers for four hours
The fault at the airport control centre occurred at 13.15 and was not repaired until 17.15.
Transport
Palma to become new Mediterranean base for major airlines
EasyJet opened its new base - its 28th across Europe - at Palma yesterday.
Transport
Més leading the way for airport co-management
Més and others want half the airport's profit to stay in the Balearics.
Transport
Parliament opposes investment that will increase flight capacity
Aena has announced that there will not be any increase in the number of flights.
Majorca
Strikes, flights and Urdangarin: the week in Majorca
The husband of Princess Cristina was at liberty, everyone seemed to be planning on going on strike, there were worries about an increased number of flights, and it was revealed that it will cost half a million euros to change the name of the airport.
Transport
Anger over plans to increase Palma air traffic
Aena’s plan is to increase the number of flights handled by Palma airport from 60 per hour to 80.
Transport
Changing the airport's name would cost 500,000 euros
The Council of Majorca believes that Aena should pay for the cost of the name change.
Transport
Palma airport expecting over 350,000 passengers up to 2 January
Yesterday was the busiest day of the whole period at the three Balearic airports; the second busiest day will be 30 December.
Transport
Aena accused of hiding airports' financial performance
It is a "clear strategy" of creating fewer problems from a regional government which is advocating co-management of airports.
Transport
Airport transport checks resulted in only 37 prosecutions
Sixty per cent of checks were because of the campaign to stamp out illegal transport providers.
Transport
Aena spending 100 million euros on Palma airport
One aspect of the investment will be the creation of a free parking area at arrivals.
Transport
Air Europa sees possibilities because of Air Berlin's Palma withdrawal
The situation with Air Berlin "isn't great news, but the current economic situation will enable other operators to enter the market".
Palma airport
Nearly half a million passengers at Palma airport could be affected by French industrial action this weekend.
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.
Employment
Government concerned about airport handlers' working conditions
Aena, the airports authority, turned down the government's suggestion for another meeting to consider working conditions.
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