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.

Aena has already completed 70% of the Son Sant Joan airport renovation. With an investment of over 400 million euros, this is the most significant project undertaken at this key hub for mobility and tourism in the Balearic Islands. Arriving by road at the main terminal, it's easy to see how the number of walkways is increasing considerably (fingersto access the aircraft. It's hard not to conclude that this is an expansion, but Aena has denied for years that these actions constitute one, always referring to the improvement of passenger comfort.

The Balearic Islands are celebrating Sustainable Mobility Day with staggering figures. The three island airports – Palma (PMI), Ibiza (IBZ), and Menorca (MAH) – have registered an overall increase of 75% in passenger numbers over the last quarter century. Between 2000 and 2024, total passengers rose from 26.67 million to 46.54 million, the most significant increase among Spanish airports. These figures confirm what many experts have been denouncing for years: the environmental "unsustainability" of the island's economic model, which bases its income on the increase in the number of visitors, with the highest growth rate in the entire country. As for passenger traffic by sea, the figures have almost doubled in less than 20 years. Regular passenger traffic has increased from 3.9 million in 2010 to 7.4 million in 2024, while the 2.5 million cruise passengers represent an increase of one million people between 2010 and 2024.

The report from the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard has revealed a possible scheme by the network linked to former PSOE Secretary of Organization Santos Cerdán to benefit from the Palma airport terminal renovation project worth over €198 million. This is according to the latest report, to which Europa Press had access, that investigators submitted to the Supreme Court as part of the Koldo case concerning the relationship between Acciona and Servinabar, companies that allegedly benefited from irregularities in public works projects. The investigators refer to a screenshot with handwritten notes found on businessman Antxón Alonso's mobile phone with the reference 'Edificio Procesador Palma' (Palma Processor Building), which agents believe could be linked to the awarding of the contract to Acciona for the renovation of the Processor Building and Module 8 of Module 8.

The fog that enveloped Mallorca in the early hours of Tuesday morning caused widespread delays at the airport, which, among other incidents, caused several members of parliament to arrive late to the Parliamentary plenary session.

Some 200 people gathered this Sunday at Son Bonet to protest the massive solar park that Aena plans to build there. They claim that the Spanish government's new airport investment plan includes the massive park.

The Son Bonet Green Lung Platform (SBPV) has denounced that Aena has resumed its "destructive offensive" against the Son Bonet green space following the announcement by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of an airport investment plan for the period 2026-2031. The organization warns that this plan entails reactivating the Son Bonet photovoltaic megapark project, despite the institutional and public rejection received so far.

Although it seems every year that the Balearic Islands' airports have already reached their peak, reality proves otherwise: between January and August, the main gateways to the islands saw an increase of 531,000 passengers compared to 2024, which was a record year.

Unions continue negotiations with companies handling to put an end to the strike staff that has caused delays in baggage collection and canceled flights at some airports in Spain, including Son Sant Joan. UGT is asking subcontracted companies to Aena "that they value their workers and abide by the signed agreements," explains José Negreira, secretary of the UGT airline sector in the Balearic Islands. "We cannot allow them to be slaves. We want them to have a normal life," he denounces.

One of the good news stories of the summer, and there is one, was that in just a couple of days, the GOB managed to raise more than enough money to cover the legal costs of the appeal it filed in 2020 against the expansion of the illustrious and never-beloved Son Sant Joan Airport.

The GOB has launched the "Condemned for Defending Mallorca" campaign to cover the legal costs and other expenses (€5,000) to oppose the expansion of Palma Airport. Its objective is to cover the legal costs resulting from the ruling against the entity for the appeal filed in 2020 against the Son Sant Joan expansion works, promoted by Aena. The campaign website is now live..

Between 2000 and 2024, passenger traffic through the three Balearic airports increased by approximately 74.5%, going from 26.67 million travelers to 46.54 million. Few businesses see their number of potential customers almost double, and Aena has not hesitated to expand the surface area and commercial activity to obtain maximum performance at the airports. Travel is now only one part of the business because "we're actually looking at shopping centers," says economist Aleix Calveres.