Ibiza will demonstrate on the 20th against the airport expansion
The protest, called by the Association of Young People of Ibiza, will begin at 6 p.m. in Vara de Rey and will end in front of the island council
PalmaThe Eivissa Youth Association (AJE) has called a demonstration for next Sunday, September 20, to protest against the expansion of Eivissa airport. The mobilization will begin at 6 p.m. in Vara de Rey and will go through the main streets of the city until it reaches the island council, where a manifesto will be read.
The entity rejects the increase in the number of boarding gates planned in the reform project promoted by Aena. It also opposes the expansion of the VIP lounge and the creation of an exclusive area for non-Schengen flights.
According to the AJE, these actions will increase the pressure on the territory and on essential public services such as healthcare, mobility, and water resources. The association also considers that the expansion of airport facilities will ultimately negatively affect the well-being of the island's residents and workers.
Criticism of Aena's management
During the press conference where the demonstration was announced, the Eivissa Youth Association also denounced an alleged illegal dumping of sewage attributed to Aena in the Ses Salines Natural Park.
The entity calls for a more balanced and consensual model of tourist management that allows addressing mass tourism and the problems that, according to its defense, derive from it.
For this reason, the AJE has called on citizens to participate in the mobilization on the 20th. "Now more than ever Ibiza needs us," have claimed sources from the association.