The airport to resorts service was fully operational until the end of October, but during the winter season four routes will not run because of the lack of demand.
However, the director-general for transport, Jaume Mateu, says that a full service will be operating for twelve months next year. The summer service will start at Easter and there will be a new route from the airport to Cala Ratjada.
The Aerotib programme is being heavily promoted to overseas markets. It was officially launched at the World Travel Market earlier this month and will be rolled out at Fitur in Madrid in January and the ITB in Berlin in March.
Mateu explains that the government wants overseas tourists to know that it is expanding the network of public transport linking the airport with most of the key destinations across the island and that there are alternatives to hiring vehicles or even catching taxis.
The response from holidaymakers has been positive; hence there are plans to expand the service.
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S, I can understand your frustration but according to TIB, this service ran until the end of October. There is a phone number for enquiries on the web. May I suggest that you check timetables before your next journey ?
This is the websitehttps://www.tib.org/en/web/ctm/autobus/aerotib
I bet the taxi drivers will have something to say about this but apart from being much,much cheaper than taxis,it will also help to lower the pollution levels on Majorca so it's good for the Island.
According to the TIB website, during the winter there is one daily service during the week to Cala Millor, leaving at 12,45. Nothing at weekends. On the other hand there are two daily services from Can Picafort passing by Acudía and three daily services from Paguera. The latter two are available every day of the week. The service to Cala D’Or does not run during the winter.
I arrived at the Airport from UK around 8 pm in October, the Bus Service had finished in September. My taxi fares to Cala Millor were 90 Euros, and 90 Euros on return. The article above has TWICE incorrectly stated that the service was until October. WHO CAN I CLAIM 180 Euros COMPENSATION FROM ? As I was not aware that the service finished in September. Nor was it advertised, to my knowledge.
Brilliant service, wife and I used this bus quite a few times this year, quite simple really. 5.80 Euro against 40-45 Euro in a taxi is a no brainer!
The only tourists they allow to use the buses are the ones the car companies penalise for being over 75! In reality some drive far better than the young Spanish boys and girls in their souped up cars and the Germans in their big Mercs and BMWs and Audis. And before you say it I have owned a property here for 32 plus years and brought Brexit into the equation.
PS sorry forgot, didn’t think they would want the type of tourist who took public transport!
Not even publicised in the airport this summer.Will the taxi drivers allow publicity next year?
That’s assuming you have any tourists bit presumptuous I would say ,