Early on Sunday there were long queues for security control at Palma Airport. The airports authority AENA said it was a "one-off incident" and that "normal operations" soon returned.
Waiting times to pass through security were at least fifteen minutes, the airport's director, Tomás Melgar, having explained that various measures implemented at the airport aim to ensure that waits are no longer than ten minutes at peak times.
These include scanners that allow passengers to pass through security without opening their bags to remove liquids (still limited to 100 ml) or computers. This "significantly" streamlines the screening process. There is also the ATRS (Automated Tray Return System), an automated method for optimising the flow of trays at security checkpoints.
All the improvements should allow for a "more comfortable travel experience", removing the need to go up to the fourth floor, which will now be used exclusively for passenger distribution and expanding the commercial area.
On Sunday, a total of 1,057 flights were scheduled for the airport, ten fewer than on the first Sunday of August last year.