The Mixed Commission on Insularity of the Congress and the Senate approved this Tuesday a motion in favor of airport co-management for the Balearic and Canary Islands, an initiative defended by the deputy of MÉS per Mallorca, Vicenç Vidal, which went ahead with the favorable votes of MÉS and the PNB, the abstention of the PP and the PSOE, and the rejection of Vox.

PP and MÉS per Mallorca have allied to vote in favor of airport co-management in this Tuesday's plenary session. The two parliamentary groups have railed against Aena for its "expansionist logic" and their "colonial treatment" respectively. The spokesperson for the eco-sovereignists, Lluís Apesteguia, has railed against the company and its president, Maurici Lucena, for hindering the movement of residents. "We are condemned to more overcrowding and saturation to maximize Aena's profits," he denounced.

The PP and MÉS per Mallorca have allied to vote in favor of airport co-management in Tuesday's plenary session. The two parliamentary groups have criticized Aena for its "expansionist logic" and its "colonial treatment" respectively. The spokesperson for the ecosovereignists, Lluís Apesteguia, has criticized the company and its president, Maurici Lucena, for hindering the movement of residents. "We are condemned to more massification and saturation to maximize Aena's profits," he denounced.

Parliament will call for the creation of a special committee on the Balearic Islands' airports to oversee airport co-management. Más per Mallorca and Más per Menorca have presented an initiative to this effect, which also has the support of the People's Party (PP). Therefore, it is expected to pass.

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.

A Ryanair employee is on medical leave following a brutal attack that took place last Friday at Palma airport on a flight to Madrid. The assailant began punching the employee in the face after the employee reminded him of the airline's baggage policy, as the man and his partner had three suitcases and could either take only two or check the third. According to sources from the Workers' Commissions (CCOO) union, the passenger, without any prior argument, went directly to punch the employee in the face, leaving him no chance to defend himself or see the attack coming. Due to the severity of the attack, the victim suffered a dislocated jaw and lost five teeth. Medical services treated him at the scene. The National Police arrested the assailant. However, the union regrets that the professionals' response could have been faster if the airport had the necessary protocols and resources—demands that, according to CCOO, have been made for some time to guarantee "full" security. CCOO has condemned the attack, considering it "completely unacceptable" that passengers react violently against airport workers. Furthermore, they have reminded airlines that they must guarantee support, advice, and compensation for victims. The union indicated that it will contact Aena to review the current situation, as they believe it is necessary to review and improve security measures, "while also emphasizing the importance of airlines being aware of situations that can increase the risk of attacks and, therefore, taking measures to prevent them." "We stand in solidarity with the assaulted worker and demand a review of current security measures," they stated in a press release. The CCOO union will contact Aena to review the current situation and improve security measures at the airport.

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 Balearic Islands welcomed 14.01 million international passengers during the first nine months of 2025, 2.6% more than in the same period last year, according to data published this Monday by Turespaña.

Delays of several hours and flight cancellations due to rain continued Tuesday afternoon at the airports of Mallorca and Ibiza and extended to Menorca, which had been nearly affected this morning.

The Spanish government is not considering the possibility of co-managing the Balearic Islands' airports with the regional government and considered it "a trap" to point to the infrastructure managed by Aena as the cause of tourist overcrowding.

Coffee with milk and a croissant, the kind you can't take apart because it's frozen for the hospitality industry, 6.5 euros. A tortilla sandwich, beer, and coffee, 28 euros. This isn't a luxury restaurant, but rather an ordinary bar with shared tables, usually at any of the airports in the Balearic Islands and the rest of Spain. "It's shameful to pay this much for a coffee and pastry. It makes me so angry that, if I can avoid it, I don't have anything. But you can't always. I travel practically every week, and sometimes, on the way back, you have no choice," explains Marta Riera, an executive who works at ARABalears.