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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - airports]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Parliament will demand that Congress co-manage the Balearic airports]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/misc/parliament-will-demand-co-management-of-the-balearic-airports-in-congress_1_5667699.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/4c0ae72d-3da3-4c39-be96-7170b704204f_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:19:26 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Palma Airport]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The PP supports an initiative by MÁS per Mallorca and Más per Menorca]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Balearic Islands remain under a yellow alert for fog.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/fog-forces-three-flights-from-ibiza-to-valencia-to-be-diverted_1_5657696.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/a1565679-7794-417f-9be2-93c266a950e5_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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. </p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:05:41 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Fog in Palma.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The other airports in the Balearic Islands are not affected by the fog]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ryanair employee loses five teeth after being punched by a passenger at Palma airport]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/they-report-the-assault-an-airline-worker-at-palma-airport_1_5642814.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/9faf5fe7-f6ff-429e-a069-6d0449b69050_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aina Vidal]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:14:24 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Palma Airport]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The incident occurred last Friday on a flight from Palma to Madrid after the employee reminded the passenger of the check-in policy.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Balearic Islands have become an airport: passenger numbers have grown by 75% in 24 years]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-balearic-islands-have-become-an-airport-passenger-numbers-have-grown-by-75-in-24-years_1_5573498.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f54371d9-2865-429a-9533-3ec52cde7283_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaume Perelló]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:52:05 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Palma Airport]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The economic model of the Islands is based on continuing to increase CO2 emissions, far from the targets for 2030 and 2050.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Balearic Islands exceed 14 million international passengers until September, 2.6% more than in 2024.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/business/the-balearic-islands-exceed-14-million-international-passengers-until-september-2-6-more-than-in-2024_1_5534887.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/915eb9c3-7c95-4010-853b-056687cb5146_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:42:07 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Tourists in the surroundings of the Seu.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[In September alone, the islands' airports received 2.2 million passengers, a figure that is 1% higher than the same month last year.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Balearic Islands' airports have experienced 275 delays and 55 cancellations due to rain.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-balearic-islands-airports-have-experienced-275-delays-and-55-cancellations-due-to-rain_1_5491714.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/129d78d4-9a8a-4460-824d-412f8af56432_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:35:48 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The AEMET has also forecast rain for this Wednesday.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Aemet has also declared an orange alert for this Wednesday.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Spanish government rules out managing the Balearic Islands' airports: "They are not to blame for overcrowding."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/politics/the-spanish-government-rules-out-managing-the-balearic-islands-airports-they-are-not-to-blame-for-overcrowding_1_5467821.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/cd7afb6f-328b-4aab-bb0c-051211b9bff9_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 10 Aug 2025 08:59:48 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Passengers at Palma airport]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Demands Prohens take measures to curb the growth of tourism]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[A gold mine for Aena in times of saturation: 120 million euros for restaurants and shops at Balearic airports.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/business/aena-earns-120-million-annually-in-the-balearic-islands-from-bars-shops-and-advertising_130_5462982.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/a4e7a733-6aad-402a-89c2-e5a3f2122dbe_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_1051807.jpg" /></p><p>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.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaume Perelló]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:09:33 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Palma airport.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The company bases its business at the island's airports on increasing the area for commercial rentals, which is close to 30,000 m2. Users criticize the high prices.]]></subtitle>
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