Air-traffic controller in Palma, Mallorca
It could take up to thirty minutes to get from the general car park.
Air-traffic controllers in Palma fear "operational risks" because of new parking arrangements
Air-traffic controllers will no longer be able to park right by the control centre gate.
More than 50 flights from the Balearic Islands may be affected this Thursday by the strike at French airports
54 operations are scheduled today between the airports of Palma, Ibiza and Minorca and the French airports.
Passengers affected by the air traffic controllers' walkout in December 2010
The December 2010 walkout caused massive disruption.
Air travel conflicts cast shadow on Mallorca's tourism season
Stoppages by French air-traffic controllers in March and April caused huge disruption to flights.
Air traffic control in Palma, Mallorca
Air traffic control in Mallorca is affected by what happens in Marseille.
Balearics wanting less power for Marseille air-traffic control
The Marseille centre's control extends south towards Algeria.
Air traffic control in Palma, Mallorca
More controllers for Mallorca.
More air-traffic controllers for the Balearics
In April, the control centre in Palma handled more flights than in pre-pandemic April 2019.
Law
Air traffic controllers court hearings to be staggered
The 82 air traffic controllers who took "sickies" in 2010 face possible four-year sentences for sedition.
French government under pressure to prevent air traffic controllers’ strike
It is not only French air traffic controllers who are taking industrial action, controllers in Barcelona have until Friday to decide whether to strike or not.
Law
Air-traffic controllers do not have to pay three million euros bond
As high earners, the air-traffic controllers will have the means to pay fines resulting from the 2010 stoppage.
Palma airport
Nearly half a million passengers at Palma airport could be affected by French industrial action this weekend.
- Ryanair to base 16 aircraft at Palma airport this summer, an investment of $1.6 billion and supporting 7,000 jobs
- Police tackle crime wave in top Mallorca resort
- Residents furious in Palma NO-GO area
- Mallorca has the “third best beach in Europe”
- Mallorca set to welcome back young British seasonal workers
Comment
Holding passengers hostage - Air travel strikes
There is a French proposal to ban strikes by air traffic controllers and others at certain times of the year.
Andrew Ede25/02/2024 13:14