Apart from the planned strikes by air-traffic controllers in France and security personnel at German airports which are adding to Mallorca tourism industry concerns, there are other potential problems as well which will also hit the summer.
France is installing a new air traffic control system and this is going to mean that many flights may have to use German airspace until the new French system is up and running and that could lead to flight delays.
Furthermore, concerns have already been raised about long queues at passport control at Palma airport as a result of Brexit.
All non-Spanish residents will have to have their passport stamped on entry and departure and opposition political parties are calling on the government to increase the number of immigration officers at key airports like Palma to prevent massive queues this summer.
And, despite warnings from UK travel industry bosses last year, Border Force UK staff at key airports, such as Manchester and Dublin, are short-staffed and they are having problems recruiting and training new employees.
Travel agents have said that queues will only get worse if additional staff are not hired before the Easter holidays.
Manchester airport said staff recruitment was underway but problems had been exacerbated by staff illness.
In Palma opposition political parties are calling for extra immigration police to be deployed at all airports to ease the pressure and reduce queues.
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Oh, blimey. Mallorca tourism is dying because a handful of Brits need to wait in customs queues, and can't afford it anymore. Despite all evidence to the contrary. But if makes you feel better.
Mallorca really need to get their act together. Do they want tourists or not?? Stop bothering about tourist marketing PR spending and sort the vital services
This is the Sad reality of having a referendum on weather your country wants to stay in the club or not such a foolish thing to do and now the consequences lines Long Lines wait till it gets Hot a lot harder then the Older people are already afraid of traveling after hearing all the scare talk and all the frickin paperwork if you think your gonna have problems wait till something goes wrong a traffic accident we not in the EU well your here and these are our rules . this is all so Nationalistic and save me idealistic thinking it's pathetic .
Not quite sure what business UK Border Force have at Dublin airport? At least since 1921?
Sorry for that. Good job most tourists aren't subject to these problems, otherwise, it could have an impact.