Mallorca's summer sensation: record number of airport passengers in a single day

The Balearic island of Mallorca broke its own record over the weekend by handling 160,000 passengers in a single day, according to officials at Palma International Airport.

Charlotte Ashton, a visitor from London, arrived at Palma airport on Saturday 6th August and commented, “The airport was heaving with thousands of people from Britain, Germany, France and Holland arriving. The flight from London Stansted was full and the airport at full capacity with every baggage carousel being used and arrivals chock-a-block with visitors ready to enjoy the sights of Mallorca.”

Palma’s Airport is one of the top twenty busiest airports in Europe, ranked 16th in 2010 when over 21.1 million passengers passed through as well as being the third busiest in Spain, after Madrid Barajas and Barcelona El Prat.

In 2007, Palma Airport hit record numbers welcoming 23.2 million passengers but numbers had since declined due to the global economic recession. However, it is expected that until the 14th August 2011 the Balearic tourism industry will see bumper numbers of tourists visit the islands while hotel occupancy rates are predicted to once again hit levels seen before the economic slump.