Should you be worried flying from Palma Airport? (MALLORCA)

Are literally dreading the fly over this summer but I want this video to hopefully show you it’s not as bad as it looks every single day over here at Palmer airport now obviously with the run up to Easter we’ve got a lot of Travelers heading out today it’s the Thursday before the

Easter weekend it’s going to be busy but I’m hoping we do not see the crowds that we’ve seen in the Press recently and security is busy and you can see the cues of backing up to the entrance of the eate entry points and it’s very very slow getting

Through so it’s taken about half an hour to get through security the morning which is actually quite a long time it’s the longest weight we’ve had at security but it’s not too bad if you get to the airport in good time we’ll be able to get through okay we’re going to head on

Now through Terminal A we’re going to go and see what what passport control is like this Morning [Applause] Okay so after the initial cues over in security I’m actually quite surprised to see that this main area just outside of dutyfree isn’t actually that busy normally during the summer months it’s actually quite packed and uh and over the summer you always see these restaurants are absolutely chucker block full too but not

Today now there’s been rumor in the Press of of people working to rule possible strike action at the airport which we haven’t heard anything about so it’s interesting why those cues at security were just so long when really it doesn’t look like there are that many people traveling anyway we’re going to

Head on now into the direction the terminal a and we’re going to see what it’s like getting through border [Applause] control Okay so I was told that um Terminal A was going to be opening today on the 27th it’s not I can see we’re boarding over in terminal C and it’s already boarding like an hour and 20 minutes before the flight so I think we’re going to head on over there quite quickly I

Suspect they’re going to be awful cues actually so we’re going to we’re going to head over there at high speed now I have read in the press that they’ve recommended getting to the airport 3 hours in advance of your flight we got here 2 and 1/2 hours in

Advance of our flight and we haven’t really hung around too much so I’m a little bit worried about what we’re going to see over in terminal C if you follow my flights over Christmas you’re going to know that just with a very very small border border checkpoint with just a

Couple of policemen working the cues there got very very long so I’m really hoping that we do not see that today although I do suspect that we will it’s a morning flight so we’ve got a lot of flights going out in these first couple of hours of the morning and

As you can see we’ve got quite a few people coming into now you may well have seen my accessibility video which I put out just a few days ago if not go and check it out I do recommend if you do have problems walking long distance that you

Do get special assistance at the airport this Airport’s pretty big it’s quite a walk to get to whichever gate particularly down to the far end of terminal sea oh for goodness sakes now as he now comes through the airport really frequently I mean we have to otherwise

We never get off the islands but we were Racing for the wrong flight because actually and this is not often that this happens there’s two flights going out to Bristol this morning morning and we were running for the wrong one we easy jet this morning not on Ryan Air thank

Goodness okay so that was a huge Panic about nothing this morning admittedly security was super slow going through it took us half an hour to get through the gates and completely clear security so if you are coming over particularly if you’ve got bags to check in just maybe

Give us an extra half an hour on your flight so get here about 2 and 1 half hours beforehand some of the airlines are now advising three I don’t think it’s necessary not at least right at the moment either um hopefully the airport will sort out whatever problems it’s

Having with regards to Personnel on the security area as we go on into the summer now coming through security just now through border control um where we show our passports there’s literally nobody there so we got through in millisecond so um that was a huge relief cuz well we’ve all seen the media

Reports we’ve seen the photos and all I have to say is that sometimes the chaos isn’t going to be every single day and not every single flight is going to be like that and today you can see that we’ve got lucky and we are going to keep seeing stories in the Press particularly

Over Easter about long cues at the airports at security or border control but please don’t worry too much it can’t be like this every single day going through the summer but I was told that Terminal A was going to be opening up today obviously you can see it hasn’t so we’re

Back down here at the far end of terminal sea but when we’re coming back back into the island we should be coming back through Terminal A so don’t forget to consider subscribing if you haven’t done so already and you want to catch that video and you want to see what it’s

Like okay I’m going to go and see if our flight’s on time we should be boarding pretty soon fingers crossed it goes out on time we haven’t got any delays I can’t see any delays here at the airport this morning you would have thought it would have been absolute chaos here just

In advance of the big Easter weekend but um but it’s not so don’t always believe what you read in the papers it’s not always as bad as you read anyway let’s go and check out the flight so just turning the camera around here this could well be our flight

Coming in we are getting an easy jet back to Bristol if it is it’s really on time which is absolutely fantastic news and yeah that looks like our flight is coming in from Bristol and we’re going to be boarding on the opposite side Heard I’m So that was it a totally uneventful flight which arrived a little bit early thanks to the wind and we are on our way now to go and pick up our higher car but what is this I can see at Bristol airports extensive building Works taking place and I I literally cannot believe

It they’re following me everywhere so join me on my return flight back to mior and consider subscribing if you haven’t done so already and I shall see you on the next video goodbye for now

In this video, find out, “Should you be worried flying from Palma Airport? Mallorca” this Summer?

You will have seen the media reports of chaos this Easter at Palma de Mallorca Airport with long queues going through airport security and border control.

So join me on my journey through Palma de Mallorca Airport and find out if you should be worried if you have a flight booked this Summer.

You may also find this video helpful if it is your first time arriving into Palma de Mallorca Airport this Summer:
First Time Arrivals at Palma de Mallorca Airport – where next?
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35 Comments

  1. Hi all I just wanted to add we’ve been over in October for three years running iand security looked no worse than we see. The departure area very much quieter. TBH it’s an absolute pleasure compared to Gatwick on our way out. Can’t even find two seats together. We’re braving it this year and coming in September. So sorry to see the beach bars gone in Alcudia. One of our main pleasures of a lunchtime. Thank you so much for your videos they help us remember and prepare.

  2. Thanks for this update Alex. Only 9 days to go until I arrive in Palma airport. I was wondering about the delays. Hope you have great break. Best wishes, John

  3. That looks like it all went well at the airport. I loved the part at the end where you discovered another construction site 😂. They are following you around

  4. I have both arrived and flown out from Palma Airport to and from the U.K. in September and a week ago in March. Both times there were no delays at security at all, very quick and efficient. Obviously, online check-in and hand luggage only, saves a lot of time. My biggest gripe about the airport, it seems like having to walk for miles at arrivals before finally getting to the exits and at departures there are hardly any benches to rest, apart from the numerous food courts, to wait for the gate info …only one in a children’s play area ( without an info board) which then again involves a long walk as it’s split into C and D areas etc before even walking towards the gates themselves, then at the gate stairs, tarmac ( shuttle even) and stairs again to the aircraft .
    My daughter, different flight, also experienced outright hostility from passport control, officer started at her and literally slammed her British passport down at her ( and no, she isn’t nor looks look like the dreaded typical Magaluf tourist )

  5. Half an hour at security isn't too bad. We waited over 2hrs at Heathrow T5 to catch a connecting flight to Glasgow after an overnight from Orlando. That was horrific. Anyway, 2 weeks tomorrow we fly to Majorca for a short break. So excited as it's been 6 years since we've been✈️😎

  6. Have to say you were very lucky! We travelled a week ago (Friday morning flight) and experienced the chaos that has been widely reported. Over an hour to clear security (and only then thanks to some other very kind travellers), a race to Terminal C only to be faced with another long queue to clear passport control. All told it was a very stressful 2 hours from entering the airport to boarding our plane. Thankfully we only had cabin baggage and Jet 2 kindly held the flight to allow all those caught up in the fiasco to board which delayed the flight. Hopefully now resolved.

  7. Was flying home from Palma to Edinburgh on Thurs 28th March .Arrived at just after 8am 3 hrs before our flight .
    Security Queue was about 30 mins and passport control about 20 mins this was at gate C

  8. You cant get away from the building works Alex, can you. 😂. I just wish palma airport wasn't so big these days. You need a holiday after that walk to the gate.. wishing you a nice Easter weekend. Dont eat all the eggs. Lol.

  9. All quiet yesterday (good Friday). I would say it took around 10 minutes to leave the plane and get through security and then an extra 10 minutes to walk out with our suitcase

  10. Another superb video Alex, you really are amazing recording and explaing everything.Huge construction work going on at Bristol Airport building a multi storey car park.have a lovely Easter break x x

  11. To be fair I came back last Friday and it was chaos. Security strike, conveyor belts not working and we were like sardines. One fella in front of us fainted..medics were on hand fortunately. We boarded the plane 15 mins late but TUI fair play to them waited for us all. Hope things have improved since

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