Fresh wave of protests against superyachts and the wealthy in the Balearics
“You are kicking us off the island. Your luxury is our crisis”.
Environmentalists call for a Mallorca airport freeze and no more holiday promotion
Demands also include regulating the purchase of homes by non-residents.
Palma is one of Europe's busiest private jet terminals in the summer.
Palma is one of Europe's busiest private jet terminals in the summer.
Mallorca and Ibiza facing private jet restrictions
Mallorca has become the preferred destination for European luxury tourism in the Mediterranean.
Private jets at Palma airport.
Private jets at Palma airport.
“Greens call for a ban on cruise liners and private jets: we need to have a constructive debate...”
“We know we must do something, and on a scale that dwarfs the global pandemic of 2020-2022, not least because it will have to be permanent.”
Extinction Rebellion trash super yacht, nightclub and private jet in the Balearics
Part of the campaign “Jets and Yachts, the party is over”.
Mallorca is the new millionaires’ playground
Top end of the market is apparently booming.
The Swedish executive jet pilot who has landed at home in Mallorca
“I started flying for the Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, who is also a pilot and owns his own charter company. I was flying a Boeing 737 with a capacity for 189 passengers. Sometimes we flew together."
Private jets at Palma airport.
Private jets at Palma airport.
Palma is one of the busiest private jet destinations in Europe
"A ban on private planes would be a good sign of justice for Balearic citizens in the context of the current climate emergency."
Balearics calls for an emissions tax on private jets
Concerns about damage to the environment.
Private jets at Palma Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca
Private jets in Palma.
Clive Jackson.
Clive Jackson.
Frank Confidential
Mugger alert! Plus, do the self-isolation rules apply to everyone?
Rumours abound, to the effect that if you are rich enough to afford to hire a private jet to Majorca and beyond, you’ve no need to worry about those silly rules that apply to the rest of us.
Luxury tourism brings private jets to Mallorca
Luxury tourism brings private jets to Mallorca.
Air travel
Private jet boss sets new flight path to clean up the industry
The founder of the private jet charter company Victor, Clive Jackson, is leading the way in offsetting carbon footprint.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
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