Majorca
Drunks and passport delays: the week in Majorca
Measures were being adopted to get a grip with the passport control queues; Palma's mayor was vowing to get rid of drunken tourism; Calvia was dealing with Magalluf prostitutes; and a key piece of Balearic legislation was a fiasco.
Police
More police for airport passport control
More police are being drafted in for passport control, and there are now more scanners for boarding passes.
Majorca
Passport and traffic queues: the week in Majorca
There was chaos at passport control, there were too many vehicles on the road, and the government was talking tourist limits.
Travel
Police ask for UK flights to be staggered in Palma
Spain's police union on delays at passport control: "The new rules and regulations are slowing the process down."
Travel
Urgent action being taken to resolve passport chaos
Aena and the National Police are working together in resolving the issues and three steps are being taken.
Travel
Tour firms getting passengers to airport extra early
The police confederation said yesterday that the main problem is that the number of officers has been cut.
Travel
Passport chaos for Britons at Palma airport
The number of National Police officers on passport duty is not within the airports authority's jurisdiction.
Passports are stamped because of the new ninety day rule
Passports are stamped because of the new ninety day rule.
Britons changing Mallorca holiday plans because of new EU entry scheme
The majority of Britons will have to create a digital record and register their biometric details, such as providing fingerprints and having their photo taken, when they enter the Schengen area.
- What a carry on! European Union abandons full launch of new travel entry system for Britons in favour of "phased rollout"
- Uncertainty surrounds EU Entry/Exit System implementation
- Fresh hope for Golden Visa in Spain
- Living in Palma Airport - Safe and warm
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”