The Government and most of the islands' parties have once again attacked Aena's management of the airport. The plenary session of the Parliament unanimously opposed this Tuesday the advertising campaign of 'Malle' by a German financial group. Furthermore, with the PSIB voting against it, it has censured both the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, and the president of Aena, Maurici Lucena, both for inaction in removing this advertisement and for promoting airport policies against the interests of the citizens of the islands, including the expansion of Ibiza airport.

The director of Eivissa Airport, Marta Torres, defended this Thursday the expansion project promoted by Aena and denied that the objective is to increase the infrastructure's capacity or attract more tourists. "There is no intention related to a change in capacity," she assured during a press conference in which she presented the main lines of an action that foresees an investment of 230 million euros between 2027 and 2031.

The Government has once again lashed out at Aena over the advertising campaign located at Palma airport, which it considers to be encouraging excessive tourism. The Executive has taken the opportunity to advocate for the airport co-management law – pending approval in Congress – as a tool to have more decision-making capacity in situations like this.

‘Malle’ is Mallorca. Thus, with this word, ‘Malle’, the slogan of a huge advertising billboard that you can see on the facade of the Son Sant Joan airport car park refers to the island, and which has caused disgust due to the idea it conveys about Mallorca, as a place of uncontrolled tourism where anything goes and one doesn't need to be picky about anything. You can read in ARA Balears's chronicle by Aina Vidal about the billboard and the controversy it has generated.The slogan in question is written only in German: “Was auf Malle passiert, wird auf Malle beglichen”, that is, “What happens in Mallorca is settled in Mallorca”. The reference to “settlement” is understandable because the advertising company is Wero, a digital payment service —like PayPal and Bizum— designed to operate within Europe. The advertisers' ingenuity cannot be disputed. What they are trying to tell German tourists (who are the target audience of the advertisement) is: “pay for your parties in Mallorca with Wero”. Pardon: not “in Mallorca”, but “in Malle”. What does “Malle” have to do with Mallorca?” It has to do with the fact that it is a diminutive, a kind of nickname that aims to be affectionate and at the same time roguish, for a place of ill repute. It plays on the reference to Las Vegas (the famous phrase ‘what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas’) and simply starts from the idea that Mallorca is a destination for beach, sex, and drunkenness tourism. It is not the equivalent of Mallorqueta or sa Roqueta, bland and prim denominations, which the most smug Majorcans still use to reduce themselves to a commonplace (which is not the same as a toilet). Malle has a resonance more of party, more nocturnal, more rowdy. It is the diminutive that the vicious but not very vicious, those who allow themselves an excess from time to time because they can afford it, give to the place they go to be naughty without having to give explanations. This is Malle: an island where it doesn't matter if it's five or fifty, where you don't have to worry about anyone being offended by your behavior, because what they want is for you to go there to lose yourself. All you need is money in your current account and a digital platform for small payments to cover the cost of your vice. The rest is secondary, starting with the native population of Malle, a completely irrelevant and despicable people, starting with their language. It is possible that you may encounter some of these natives, but do not pay the slightest attention to them.All this is also stated by Wero's sign on the facade of the Son Sant Joan car park: not in the text but in the subtext and context, which are equally important. To advertise like this (without even respecting that signage, by law, must be at least in Catalan, and also in Spanish) is an act of arrogance and contempt for which Aena is also responsible, allowing its advertisers to advertise in this way (the same Aena that also wants to double the capacity of Ibiza airport, because it is the main competitor in the race to finish squeezing the Balearic Islands and the Pitiusas until the last drop of juice they can give). The main responsible parties, however, are we Majorcans ourselves, who for decades have persisted in presenting ourselves as an island of greedy people fascinated by easy money, to the point of allowing anyone who fancies it to advertise at the airport —the gateway to the island, the first thing anyone arriving finds— saying that this place here is ca na Brutes and that it doesn't matter to suffer for anything, the only thing to do is pay and no one will say a peep. The saddest thing is that they are right. Welcome to Malle, Majorcans.

Aena has responded to the Government's criticism over the installation of a large advertising banner at Palma Airport which, according to the Executive and a large part of the public opinion of many residents, projects an image of Mallorca associated with tourist excesses.

A new advertising poster entirely in German installed at Palma Airport has once again ignited the debate about mass tourism in Mallorca. The campaign, located on the facade of the car park building and visible from the main exit of the arrivals terminal, uses the slogan 'Was auf Malle passiert, wird auf Malle beglichen' ('what happens in Mallorca is settled in Mallorca').

Aena has its own plans for the Eivissa airport and they are not what the Eivissa residents would want. At least, they are not what the Eivissa Council would want, which officially defends that the island has already reached its peak in terms of visitors. So much so that, in Eivissa, just like in Formentera, the number of vehicles that can access it by sea during the summer is limited and regulated. But in Eivissa, visitors arrive mainly by air. And many arrive. Only until April, 1,374,000 passengers have already passed through the Codolar airport. Almost triple those who have passed through Menorca in the same period; let this comparison serve to give an idea of the impact of the Eivissa airport. And the peak season has not yet begun, at the end of the year there will surely be more than 9 million.

The Council of Ministers has authorized this Tuesday the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to tender, through Enaire, the relocation of the headquarters of the Balearic Regional Air Navigation Directorate, including the construction of the Balearic Air Traffic Control Center, on land at the Son Bonet aerodrome, in Marratxí.

The debate about the future of Son Bonet continues to generate movement in Marratxí. This Saturday, Pla de na Tesa hosted a participatory meeting between political representatives, entities, and residents to discuss possible protection measures for the aerodrome's surroundings.

The Son Bonet Pulmó Verd (SBPV) platform has expressed its “indignation” towards the President of the Government, Marga Prohens, for the lack of a clear stance on the photovoltaic megaproject that Aena plans for the Son Bonet area, in Marratxí.

Aena's announcement to expand the aircraft parking platform at Son Bonet aerodrome has prompted an immediate response from MÉS per Marratxí and the PSOE of Marratxí, who reject any increase in airport activity and accuse the company of making decisions behind the municipality's back.

The citizen platform Son Bonet Pulmó Verd has denounced what it considers an attitude of “despite and disregard” by Aena towards the residents of Marratxí, following plans to increase activity at Son Bonet airport.

The Platform Against Airport Expansion warns that expanding airports in the Balearic Islands could worsen the housing crisis and the over-tourism of the archipelago. In a statement, the organizations that make up the platform—including the GOB (Balearic Ornithological Group)—express "serious social concern" about the direction of Aena's airport policy, which—they claim—has the approval of both the Spanish government and the Balearic government. The activists recall that the Dora II Plan (2019-2025) already expanded the facilities, with more walkways, the widening of Terminals A and D in Palma, and increased parking capacity. But they warn that the future Dora III Plan (2027-2031) "is a ticking time bomb": it plans to allocate 600 million euros to Palma within a total package of 13 billion euros across Spain.

The First Vice President, Government Spokesperson, and Minister of Finance, Antoni Costa, accused the Spanish government on Tuesday of categorically refusing to accept joint airport management to regulate tourist flows. He also noted, contrary to the claims of Aena, the company that manages the airport, that "if you look at the airport, on the right-hand side, there appears to be some expansion."

The Son Bonet Pulmón Verde (Son Bonet Green Lung) platform has collected more than 2,300 signatures in defense of protecting the public space of Son Bonet, in a further demonstration of citizen rejection of the photovoltaic mega-park project promoted by AENA (the Spanish airport authority). The petition, launched a few months ago both digitally and in person, has garnered nearly a thousand signatures through the Change.org platform and more than 1,200 signatures collected in the streets and squares of the municipality. This figure adds to the more than 1,200 objections already submitted against the declaration of the project as being of strategic industrial interest. Despite this sustained citizen support, the platform denounces a complete lack of institutional response. They assert that, after more than two months of requesting meetings, they have still not been received by the President of the Balearic Government, Margalida Prohens. They also don't hide their displeasure with the attitude of the mayor of Marratxí, Jaume Llompart, whom they accuse of avoiding clear explanations about the project's true status and the steps taken by the authorities.

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has once again activated a yellow alert for fog in the Balearic Islands, affecting practically the entire archipelago except for Ibiza and Formentera. On Wednesday, a flight from Barcelona scheduled to land in Ibiza had to return to Barcelona due to the fog. According to information provided by Aena, this was the only incident recorded at Balearic airports on Wednesday due to fog.

In September 2025, a non-binding resolution from the People's Party (PP) regarding airports was approved, as well as a proposed organic law, initiated by the MÉS parties for Mallorca and Menorca, for the creation of an Airport Authority for the Balearic Islands, which is currently under parliamentary review. However, in my opinion, this debate is neither serious nor objective. Airport management is a complex issue that cannot be analyzed or addressed based on prejudice or simplistic assumptions.