Airport access chaos

ACCESS problems contin ‐ue at the Arrivals termi ‐nal of Palma airport.

Large numbers of drivers continue to clog up the access road every day to avoid paying for the car park, which led airport managing body Aena to install barriers to stop vehicles parking on the outside lane. However, the move has not solved the issue as drivers now leave their cars on the inside lane or the hard shoulder.

The situation has wors ‐ened over the last few weeks with the arrival of the tourist season and is causing complaints among travellers and the authorities responsible, Aena and Palma Town Hall, who are passing the blame on to each other.

According to Aena, they do not have the authority to fine drivers for parking incorrectly and the re ‐sponsibility falls to the

Local Police.

Meanwhile, Palma Council insists that it is Aena’s job to regulate the airport car park with the private security firm they employ.

In addition, the town hall claims that the air ‐port management body has a direct contact to re‐quest the presence of the Local Police during emer ‐gencies, which it has re ‐portedly not done recent‐ly.

Organised by the Spanish Tourism Institute (Turespaña) in collaboration with the Mal‐lorca Island Council and the Balearic Islands Tourism Strat‐egy Agency (AETIB), the event began on Tuesday April 18 and ends today Thursday April 20.

Up to 75 travel agents and tour operators from North America and Canada landed on the island to meet with their counterparts in the Span‐ish tourism sector.

The participants were select‐ed by the Turespaña delega‐tions in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Toronto. Mallorca Turisme, the tourism department of the Is‐land Council, has taken part in the various workshops and presentations held over the three days and also organised outings for the 75 international participants to discover the is‐land’s most unique spots.