“Cheaper to travel to New York than to the mainland over Christmas...”

IT is not only the British who are complaining about a shortage and the cost of flights this winter, the Majorcans are furious with airline bosses who have increased the cost of their fares for the Christmas period.
The Balearic Association of Travel Agents say that in some instances it is cheaper to travel to New York than some parts of the mainland.
“Every year we are more isolated because there are fewer flights and we are paying more,” said Sylvia Riera, President of the local association of Travel Agents.
Over the Christmas period thousands of Balearic residents will head to the mainland to spend the festive period with their families and loved ones. But they face a hefty bill. And spare a thought for the people of Ibiza and Minorca whose spending money will be subsantially reduced as a result of the enormous cost of the fares.  During the winter months in Minorca there is no direct flight to London.