UK set to challenge new EU travel visa
Inquiry has been launched amid ‘alarming’ concerns that it could cause massive disruption.

British couple ripped off by taxi driver to Palma airport.
British couple ripped off by taxi driver to Palma airport.
Letter to the editor: British tourists scammed by Mallorca taxi driver
Please could you raise awareness and recommend to tourists to pay in cash only to prevent fraud.
Emergency landing in Mallorca after passenger dies
An autopsy will now be carried out to clarify the cause of the man’s death.

Flight disruption can be expected over the next few days in Mallorca.
Flight disruption can be expected over the next few days in Mallorca.

Fire in Terminal Car Park 2 at London Luton airport
Flames are seen as emergency services respond to a fire in Terminal Car Park 2 at London Luton airport in Luton.

EasyJet passengers are expected to be the most affected.
easyJet passengers are expected to be the most affected.
“Outdo the Brits”, Spanish tourism boss tells the Germans
A new drive for quality not quantity.
Carry-on baggage charge to be scrapped says EU
In 2014, the EU Court of Justice ruled that hand luggage must be free of charge.
British airships set to carry tourists to Mallorca
The airships have the ability to land on and take off vertically from grass fields and water.
UK air travel disruption to last for days -minister
Passengers still stranded at Balearics airports.
Briton arrested for touching a flight attendant’s buttocks on a Manchester flight to Balearics
Passenger spat at a flight attendant and failed to heed the crew’s instructions during the flight.
Good news for Britons heading for Mallorca, Gatwick strikes off
Strike action planned from Friday August 25 until Monday August 28 could still go ahead as scheduled.
Scoff your ham and cheese sandwich before landing in Mallorca
More Brexit blues for UK travellers!
Gatwick airport; poor record on cancelled flights
It comes as Heathrow on Wednesday ordered airlines to stop selling tickets for summer flights as it imposes a cap on passenger numbers.
Travel
Heathrow tells UK do passenger testing or lose 'quarantine roulette'
Heathrow Airport, once Europe's busiest airport, called on Britain to urgently back a passenger testing regime.
Airport
Balearics braced for airport strike chaos over Easter weekend
An indefinite strike could happen the Saturday of Easter weekend.
Transport
Council wants to close Palma airport at night
City Hall also wants the name of the airport changed from Palma de Mallorca to just Palma.
Transport
Fresh fears of strike action at the airport
Runway operators and staff at Palma airport are threatening strike action.
- Update: The 90-day rule for Britons in Spain your views keep flooding in " When we’re in Mallorca we also support the local economy"
- Mallorca hoteliers calling for eight-year sentences for British tourists' false claims
- Another EuroMillions winner in Mallorca
- Monday's weather in Mallorca
- The heroin addicts of Palma's Plaça Major
Comment
Comment: UK airports caught napping
Some of the main UK airports are not ready for the tourist season, why?
Humphrey Carter30/03/2022 09:44