Eight months of work to improve connections between the terminal building at Palma Airport and the multi-storey car park are at an end. The airports authority Aena says there is now a more convenient link between the arrivals level and the second level of the car park thanks to elevated walkways and escalators. Walking distances will be reduced. The new route allows passengers to exit the arrivals level, access the elevated platform via the escalators, and proceed directly to the car park’s second level. For
those arriving at the airport, there is now a more direct route to the terminal. The ruling Partido Popular in the Balearics have not been congratulating Aena on this development. Instead, they have submitted a motion to parliament demanding that the airports authority and the Spanish Government implement an urgent plan to improve parking and access to all three airports in the Balearics. The party draws attention to the pressure on parking spaces and to increased costs for residents, workers and transport operators. This is
the latest move by the PP in what has become an increasingly fraught relationship with the airports authority. Examples of this relate to PP calls for regional government co-management of Palma, Menorca and Ibiza airports; to projections for passenger numbers in Palma (up to 36 million per year); and to the recent controversy over the advertising banner at the airport. The PP’s Salomé Cabrera says the party receives complaints on a daily basis from airport workers, taxi drivers, transport operators, and regular commuters who cannot
find parking or who have to pay increasingly higher charges. “This is not an isolated incident. It is a problem that directly affects thousands of families and that Aena has failed to resolve for far too long.” “We are demanding more parking spaces for residents, better organisation of parking areas, and rates that don’t penalise those who need parking to work every day.” The PP want discounts or reduced rates. “This isn’t just another piece of infrastructure. Airport parking is a real concern for thousands
of residents and workers in the Balearics, and Aena needs to address it now.”
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