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Balearic govt 'to take all necessary measures' to thwart Majorca airport shutdown

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Ilaria Grasso Macola
29 May 2024

The government of the Balearic Islands has criticised plans by activists to bring Majorca’s airport to a standstill this summer as part of ongoing overtourism protests in the archipelago.

Palma, Majorca, airport, (Credit: iStock)

Demonstrators have pledged to bring the airport to a standstill this summer (Credit: iStock)

Authorities told TTG on Wednesday (29 May) they would take “all the necessary measures” to avert disruption at Palma’s Son Sant Joan airport and to thwart protests it deems to risk relations between residents and tourists.

"We respect all opinions, all opinions are legitimate,” said a government spokesperson. “But we do not support protests that are not carried out in a legal way.