Multi-millionaire poker star in Mallorca court for private jet full of drugs
During his career as a live tournament poker player he has won almost three million dollars. In a single game he won 600,000. The hearing continues.
Private jets at Palam airport.
Private jets at Palam airport.
Climate change
New tax threat to private jets and luxury yachts in Spain
In Spain, there were 27,122 private jet landings in 2023, 7,502 at Palma airport.
New, fully customized Four Seasons Private Jet to fly to Mallorca
“The new Jet extends the comfort and style of our hotels up into the sky like never before."
Private jets at Palma airport.,
Private jets at Palma airport.,
Mallorca and Ibiza handle most private jets in Spain
Greenpeace is calling for a ban on private flights as ‘the most unequal, divisive and polluting form of transport’.
Palma is one of the busiest private jet destinations in Europe during the summer.
Palma is one of the busiest private jet destinations in Europe during the summer.
Mallorca takes off to new heights of super luxury
It’s not cheap however: It costs $115,000 a day and seats up to 48 people.
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."
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