The airport in Palma is a significant place for all residents of Mallorca. In the course of a lifetime of residency this place is known to us all. Sometimes the actual building and its facilities are of interest to us. Especially now when the walk from landed aircraft to the baggage collection can take an age. This is currently because major renovations are taking place which will make it a futuristic airport to be proud of. At the moment it’s a disaster zone for all those with even the smallest of mobility issues.
Winter arrivals are not experiencing the airport at its best. The kindest act for the winter of 2025 would have been for the airport to give a ‘shout out’ to all slow walkers to use the mobility service. This has to be booked when you reserve your flight but please go ahead. The expectation of the walk through the terminal is unreasonable and causes distress.
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I came through the “European” channel just last week with my UK passport and Spanish TIE. No problems.
What at totally irresponsible article. ‘My advice to all is to book assistance, save yourself the stress of Palma Airport creaking under its refurbishment works’. Do you know how overworked and underappreciated the assistance staff are? Part of the reason they are overworked is due to passengers who are simply too lazy to walk, leaving those who genuinely need assistance having to wait long periods. Do you also advocate able bodied people parking in disabled parking bays because the only available spaces are at the far end of a car park? I’m not permanently disabled but do have experience of the excellent assistance due to a broken leg and being on crutches, hence I was genuinely incapable of making my way to the gate unaided. This shameful article should be deleted.
“Many TIE holders were incensed as legal residents and taxpayers in Mallorca they expected to be treated differently”. “No taxation without representation” was one of the reasons the American colonies declared independence from the British crown. Unfortunately, and as far as I can see Shirley, you “legal residents” and also taxpayers, aren’t afforded such a luxury and any complainers are politely told from where and when the next plane home is leaving from.
My family’s current speed record for getting through the airport is 15mins. That’s international arrival not domestic and the time is from stepping off the plane to passing through gate C. Recent attempts at breaking this have failed by a long chalk and are now regularly and considerably longer.