Jet2 Holidays has warned holidaymakers of “prolonged wait occasions” and terminal adjustments on account of ongoing upkeep work at Majorca (Palma) Airport.
On Sunday evening up to date recommendation hinted at the potential for lengthy immigration queues for travellers leaving or arriving on the fashionable Spanish island.
The most recent journey info on the Jet2 web site reads: “There’s presently upkeep work happening at Majorca (Palma) Airport. We’re working with the airport to make sure that any disruption to your airport expertise will likely be stored to a minimal.
“Resulting from this ongoing work chances are you’ll be ready barely longer than regular to clear immigration in each departures and arrivals, our pleasant Buyer Helpers will likely be readily available to assist.”
“We thanks upfront to your persistence and understanding do you have to expertise an prolonged wait time, which is past our management,” the airline added.
As Spain’s third busiest airport by footfall – following Madrid and Barcelona – and Majorca’s solely aviation hub, the upkeep work may impression tens of millions of passengers on account of depart or arrive on the Balearic Island.
In January, knowledge from AirHelp revealed {that a} third of UK air passengers had suffered delays or cancellations when flying in 2023.
Knowledge from the passenger rights organisation discovered that 34 per cent of the 131 million passengers travelling final 12 months had been held up, with 3.8 million folks having their flights cancelled altogether.
London Gatwick was ranked the worst offender when it got here to disruption, with 42 per cent of passengers affected, whereas London Stansted got here in a detailed second with a 39 per cent disruption fee. Probably the most punctual airport was Durham Tees Valley Airport, the place simply 19 per cent of flights had been disrupted.
