Ibiza, against the airport expansion: "No more people can enter"

PalmaThe president of the Consell d'Eivissa, Vicent Marí, has spoken out against the planned expansion of the island's airport. In statements to IB3 Ràdio, the president assured that these works "go against the tourism model proposed by the Consell" and, furthermore, harshly criticized that he had to learn about both the expansion and the details of the works through the media. "We must not grow in quantity, we must grow in quality," Marí stated.

It is not only the Consell d'Eivissa that is against it, but hoteliers and environmentalists also oppose this measure. Hoteliers demand that a balance be sought between the current situation and the future expansion of the airport and argue that the most important thing is not to bring more tourists, but that these changes come with a plan to guarantee services on the island and to offer a quality experience to visitors.

For their part, GEN-GOB has completely rejected the expansion and described it as "counterproductive". "It cannot be that the number of tourists arriving each year continues to grow, what should be done is the opposite, find a way to reduce the arrival of tourists," he stated.

It should be remembered that the tender for the project for 10.5 million euros has already been made public, with a total budget exceeding 220 million. Now, the design phase will last five years and the works are expected to be ready by 2034. Among other improvements and expansions, with the works, the airport will have 15 more boarding gates, that is, it will go from the current 17 to 32.