British tourist fined for stealing perfume at Palma Airport
The fine was instead of a two-month sentence.

Palma Airport, Mallorca
Passengers hit by delays in Palma on Thursday.
Qatar royal jumbo jet fails to impress Palma air traffic controllers
Its size makes life difficult for controllers

Tomas Melgar, director of Palma Airport, Mallorca
Tomas Melgar, director of Palma Airport, explaining work at the airport.
Palma Airport roof collapse attributed to subcontractor worker's negligence
The worker in question "bypassed all procedures and without warning".
Hotel strike is called off, major relief for Mallorca tourist industry
13.5 percent pay deal has been agreed

Last week's incident at Palma airport.
Last week's incident at Palma airport.
Concern over congestion at Balearic airports
In response to complaints from trade unions and consumer groups about conditions at Palma airport and the recent episode of debris falling from the arrivals terminal, the PP has urged the Ministry of Transport and airport authority Aena to take ‘urgent measures’ to ‘guarantee the health and safety of staff’.
'Pirate' minibus drivers get into a fight at Palma Airport
National Police officers took the two men's details.
17 flights cancelled in Mallorca on Friday morning due to easyJet strike
Flights to and from Gatwick and Leeds have been afected, among others.

Work at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Work has been going on for weeks and is likely to continue to the end of the year.
Business confederation slams Palma Airport's "deplorable image"
"It is intolerable that this situation is occurring at the busiest time of year."

Roof collapse at Palma Airport, Mallorca
Left, the part of the building where the incident occurred; right, debris by vending machines.
Palma Airport roof collapse - "A miracle" there wasn't a tragedy
Unions have been complaining about a lack of safety for weeks.
easyJet faces major disruptions as cabin crew strike hits Mallorca flights
Passengers told to check Flight Tracker for regular updates.

Collapse at Son Sant Joan Airport: Alarm as Part of Ceiling Falls in Palma Arrivals Area
The incident caused no injuries despite occurring during a period of high passenger traffic, once again casting a spotlight on the controversial renovation works at Son Sant Joan.

Collapse of roof at Palma Airport, Mallorca
A glass roof was shattered.
EU extends flight compensation wait for four hours: What it means for travellers in Mallorca
A step in the wrong direction
- British tourist fined for stealing perfume at Palma Airport
- French air traffic control strike sparks Balearic flight chaos, Mallorca hit hard
- Mallorca flight nightmare: over 80 flights cancelled in the Balearics on second day of French strike
- Mallorca holiday alert: Spain taking some euro notes out of service
- War on sun loungers in the Balearics
Comment
Managing Mallorca’s image
It’s a small world, folks, a very small and a very rapid world, one in which news of a roof coming down travels way more swiftly than it takes to fly from a UK or German airport to Palma.
Andrew Ede04/07/2025 11:58