Flights at Palma de Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan Airport will be paused between 11:30 and 13:00 on Saturday, 8 November to allow an Air-Force aerobatic display marking the base’s 75th anniversary. The closure, pre-coordinated with operator Aena, means no commercial departures or arrivals are scheduled in the slot, but corporate flight departments and ad-hoc charter operators have been warned that take-off slots will be unavailable.
While the impact on scheduled carriers is minimal, ground handlers expect a brief backlog of arriving aircraft in the early afternoon as operations resume. Business-aviation dispatchers should plan for possible holding patterns or revised slot times.
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The event underscores a broader trend of Spanish airports hosting public demonstrations that temporarily change operational parameters. Mobility managers moving high-priority cargo or personnel through Palma should note the NOTAM (A3943/25) and consider contingency routings via Ibiza or Barcelona if timing is critical.
Aena has told airlines that passenger-security screening staff will use the lull for training on the new EES kiosks that arrive in Palma on 19 November, maximising the downtime.
Advice: travellers departing Palma that morning should still arrive two hours early; landside retail and lounges remain open, and check-in desks will print boarding passes but bag-drop opens only after 13:00.
While the impact on scheduled carriers is minimal, ground handlers expect a brief backlog of arriving aircraft in the early afternoon as operations resume. Business-aviation dispatchers should plan for possible holding patterns or revised slot times.
The event underscores a broader trend of Spanish airports hosting public demonstrations that temporarily change operational parameters. Mobility managers moving high-priority cargo or personnel through Palma should note the NOTAM (A3943/25) and consider contingency routings via Ibiza or Barcelona if timing is critical.
Aena has told airlines that passenger-security screening staff will use the lull for training on the new EES kiosks that arrive in Palma on 19 November, maximising the downtime.
Advice: travellers departing Palma that morning should still arrive two hours early; landside retail and lounges remain open, and check-in desks will print boarding passes but bag-drop opens only after 13:00.
