<![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - place name]]> 10 <![CDATA[Only Palma]]> few things bother me more, as a Palma resident, than hearing Palma de Mallorca. Or, even worse, when you say Palma and they ask you: “From Mallorca?”. And you have no choice but to answer yes. Lest they confuse it with Palma del Río, La Palma del Condado, La Palma or Las Palmas. The Canary Islands are our cross to bear when you go to the Peninsula and they force you to roll your eyes.

]]> <![CDATA[The OCB asks Madrid to change the name of Palma airport to conform to official toponymy.]]>

The Balearic Cultural Organization (OBC) approached the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to change the official name of Palma de Mallorca Airport to "Palma Airport." To reinforce this request, the OCB met with the airport director, Tomás Melgar.

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