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Spain approves massive €100m investment in Palma Airport to relocate air traffic control centre

SPAIN has approved a major investment around €100 million to move the Balearic Islands’ air traffic control centre from Palma Airport (Mallorca) to Marratxi. The

19 May, 2026 @ 15:20

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

A MALLORCA taxi driver has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a British passenger and received a €2,880 fine. The 29-year-old cabby told the victim ‘that’s

9 Mar, 2026 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and tries to keep it at Mallorca airport

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

A DISHONEST man found a wallet stashed with cash at Palma Airport and tried to keep it before he was caught by the Guardia Civil.

24 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Brit detained at Palma airport on drug trafficking warrant from South Korea

A BRITISH man was arrested at Palma de Mallorca airport after the Policia Nacional discovered he was wanted for drug offences in South Korea. The

6 Oct, 2025 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport

A MAN has been arrested at Mallorca’s Palma airport after biting a Guardia Civil officer in a row over lost luggage. The 32-year-old aggressor was

19 Jul, 2025 @ 08:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Angry passenger head-butted and broke teeth of female Ryanair worker during excess luggage dispute at airport in Spain

Travel chaos in Spain as hundreds of travellers left stranded at Mallorca airport

A wave of flight delays and cancellations has thrown travel plans into chaos at Palma de Mallorca Airport, as severe thunderstorms in Northern Europe triggered

4 Jun, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Mallorca

Why selfish motorists could be fined up to €200 at Mallorca’s airport

PALMA’S Policia Local have stepped up patrols to stop the chaos of cars blocking traffic lanes to airport car parks as they wait to pick

13 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Nine Dutch tourists are arrested at airport in Spain after ‘trashing their Mallorca hotel rooms’

NINE young Dutch tourists were arrested at Palma airport on Sunday after thrashing three rooms at their Mallorca hotel. The group of friends aged between

6 Aug, 2024 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Ryanair will fine disruptive passengers €500 if they are kicked off a flight

Brit found guilty of sexually assaulting male Ryanair flight attendant during trip to Spain

A BRITISH tourist has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence after pinching a nipple of a Ryanair cabin crew member on a flight between

16 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Young British cyberhacker wanted by FBI for stealing bitcoins worth over 27 million US dollars is arrested at Mallorca airport

A BRITISH man, 22, has been arrested at Palma airport on Mallorca in a joint operation between the FBI and the Policia Nacional. The man

14 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Ryanair bumps up the number of seats to Spain it is slashing next summer to 1.2m - and kills off Asturias completely

Ryanair flight from Dublin to Ibiza is forced to divert after ‘drunk tourists assaulted a flight attendant’

FOUR drunk passengers were removed from a plane on Saturday after assaulting a Ryanair flight attendant en route from Dublin to Ibiza. The plane left

1 May, 2024 @ 17:40

Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Young woman, 21, is hospitalised after drinking a vending machine coffee that had INSECTS in it at major airport in Spain

A PALMA airport employee nearly died after drinking a coffee contaminated by insects from a vending machine. The 21-year-old woman spent 36 hours in intensive

25 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

Briton, 43, accused of raping his son’s friend at a hotel in Spain’s Mallorca faces up to nine years in jail if convicted

A BRITISH man, 43, faces nine years in prison after being charged with raping his son’s female friend at a Magaluf hotel in May. The

19 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airport

A TOTAL of 850 fake football shirts of top European teams have been seized at Palma airport. Officers detected two suspicious parcels arriving at the

13 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Ryanair asks tourists to pay an extra €45 to take their ensaimadas to the plane in Mallorca

RYANAIR told two tourists they needed to pay €45 for taking a box of Mallorca’s famous ensaimada inside the plane at Palma Airport. The airline

20 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News

British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH man in his mid-forties has been jailed after being accused of raping a friend of his son’s at a Magaluf hotel. The offender

15 May, 2023 @ 11:22

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

New Road Barrier Laid Down Stopping Bottlenecks Caused By Illegal Parking At Mallorca Airport In Spain

New road barrier laid down to stop traffic jams caused by illegal parking at Spain’s Mallorca airport

A red and white plastic barrier has been installed along the road to the entrance to Mallorca’s Palma airport to stop illegal parking that has

6 Apr, 2023 @ 11:04

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Major €200 million three-year overhaul of Spain’s Mallorca airport gets underway

IMPROVEMENT work has started at Palma airport costing €200 million which will take over three years to complete. The project includes extending aircraft parking facilities

9 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Serial Tourist Robber Gets Banned From Mallorca's Palma Airport In Spain

Robber who preys on tourists across Spain and Europe is banned from Mallorca’s Palma airport

A serial sealer targeting tourists in Spain and across Europe has been arrested yet again- this time in Mallorca. His extensive criminal record and focus

30 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Danish tourist tries to run over police officer before escape bid from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain

A 33-year-old Danish tourist has been arrested at Palma de Mallorca airport after trying to run over a police officer. The Guardia Civil detained him

22 Aug, 2022 @ 13:33

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

EU vows to rollout its Entry/Exit System in 2025 - this is what you should know

Boozed-up British tourist bites police officers at passport control in Mallorca airport in Spain

A British tourist with an underlying psychological condition had to be restrained at Palma de Mallorca airport last week, after attacking police officers at passport

30 May, 2022 @ 18:59

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Airline selects three-year-old British girl for ‘involuntary offloading’ on overbooked flight from Spain

Many airlines practise overbooking, where more tickets are sold than there are seats available

26 Jun, 2019 @ 13:08

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Activists propose daily tax for Balearic cruise ship passengers

MALLORQUIN activists have stepped up their opposition to ‘out of control’ tourism by demanding that the authorities introduce a daily tax on cruise ship passengers.

26 May, 2018 @ 21:02

Business & Finance·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish car hire firms scamming thousands of tourists, claims watchdog

Watchdog claims Spain’s car-hire firms are scamming thousands of holidaymakers

25 Jun, 2014 @ 17:30

National News

Spain approves massive €100m investment in Palma Airport to relocate air traffic control centre

Taxi driver sexually assaults British tourist and tells her ‘that’s how things are done in Spain’

Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

Brit detained at Palma airport on drug trafficking warrant from South Korea

Police officer bitten by man fuming over lost luggage at Mallorca airport

Travel chaos in Spain as hundreds of travellers left stranded at Mallorca airport

Why selfish motorists could be fined up to €200 at Mallorca’s airport

Nine Dutch tourists are arrested at airport in Spain after ‘trashing their Mallorca hotel rooms’

Brit found guilty of sexually assaulting male Ryanair flight attendant during trip to Spain

Young British cyberhacker wanted by FBI for stealing bitcoins worth over 27 million US dollars is arrested at Mallorca airport

Ryanair flight from Dublin to Ibiza is forced to divert after ‘drunk tourists assaulted a flight attendant’

Young woman, 21, is hospitalised after drinking a vending machine coffee that had INSECTS in it at major airport in Spain

Briton, 43, accused of raping his son’s friend at a hotel in Spain’s Mallorca faces up to nine years in jail if convicted

Authorities seize 850 fake football shirts at Palma’s airport

Ryanair asks tourists to pay an extra €45 to take their ensaimadas to the plane in Mallorca

British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

New road barrier laid down to stop traffic jams caused by illegal parking at Spain’s Mallorca airport

Major €200 million three-year overhaul of Spain’s Mallorca airport gets underway

Robber who preys on tourists across Spain and Europe is banned from Mallorca’s Palma airport

Danish tourist tries to run over police officer before escape bid from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain

Boozed-up British tourist bites police officers at passport control in Mallorca airport in Spain

Airline selects three-year-old British girl for ‘involuntary offloading’ on overbooked flight from Spain

Activists propose daily tax for Balearic cruise ship passengers

Spanish car hire firms scamming thousands of tourists, claims watchdog

British tourists now pour €24 billion into Spanish economy as next-placed Germans spend just €11 billion

Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain with suspected killer taking overdose

Spain set to fry again as fresh African heat dome roasts inland areas with highs of up to 45C – Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca to sizzle in 33C

Gas explosion rips through Malaga restaurant as diners sat down to eat leaving eight injured, including two children

WATCH: Freak summer storm strikes Andalucia as flash floods sweep pedestrians down streets and underground carparks fill to the brim

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