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Palma Airport by L Cadwallader
1 May 2007 Customer Rating : n/a
An airport for the energetic because of the huge distances to be covered
from arrival gate to baggage reclaim or from check-in to departure gate.
Everything seems to work well but there could be more lifts because
access from car parking/car hire collection or return to check-in
usually involves going up or down one floor with a laden trolley.
Transfer of less mobile passengers is usually efficient, but on our
return journey from Palma to Liverpool yesterday the two elderly and
less mobile members of our party were deposited at the wrong location
and I had to start searching for them! Luckily I found them fairly
quickly, but it could have been a real problem. Security is thorough
and slow moving: even wrist watches have to be removed. Passport
control en route to departure gates was also slow yesterday: two queues
50 yards or more in length gradually combining into one with just one
man to inspect the passports. All in all, you need to allow plenty of
time to make your way from check-in to departure gate: 30 -45 minutes at
least.
Palma Airport by R Gray
20 November 2006
We travelled via Palma Airport in Sept 06 and both ways it was clean
efficient and friendly. It is enormous and seems well designed to cope
with the number of folk who travel to Majorca each year. The shops
airside had prices much lower than Majorca or UK.
Palma Airport by Philippa Mizen
24 May 2006
We found it to be a very clean efficient airport - obviously noticably
busier in May then in the winter months. I can imagine it must be
heaving in July/August. Depending on where your aircraft lands you are
probably in for a long walk although there are moving walkways to
assist. There are plenty of toilets - in fact it seems that every gate
has them. There also seems to be plenty of seating especially at the
gates. Food quite expensive but then airport food always is. All in all
- a good and pleasant airport.
Palma Airport by John Oram
15 January 2006
PMI is a nice airport. It is very large so I imagine it can cope when
busy although I have seen it only in two Januarys. Spain's new smoking
laws are relatively effective thus quite properly limiting the impact of
the filthy habit in the terminal although the restrictions are not well
observed by arriving passengers. The toilets were many and very clean.
Food outlets seem limited. I rarely complain about airport or airline
food but I have to say that the alleged Gourmet cheese and ham sandwich
for which I paid 4.60 euro was quite one of the most hideous I have ever had.
Palma Airport by Roger Bryen
21 November 2005
Airport was efficient, both as an arriving and departing passenger.
The airport public areas and toilets very clean, and the eating
facilities and shops did not charge the 'rip off' prices usually
associated with airports. The signs provided for passenger guidance
were satisfactory, although perhaps better guidance could had been
provided to assist departing passengers to locate their correct check in
desk - I found mine by pure good fortune. All staff with whom I came
into contact with were polite.
Palma Airport by Roger Geisler
25
August 2005
I was reasonably impressed with the modern image it presented, though comments about
'long walks' are well justified - leave plenty of time to make it to the departure
gates on time! One drawback was the 'security' arrangements. We all appreciate the
need for heightened vigilance in these troubled times, but the demeanour of the
security staff appeared a tad arrogant ...and inconsistent to boot. By comparison, I
felt the security 'scrutiny' at Heathrow was more subtle, courteous and far more
effective.
Palma Airport by Simon Barrie
22
July 2005
I have just travelled back from Palma airport. It was disgusting. We were told that the
cleaners had gone on strike. There were bins overflowing, half eaten sandwiches on the floor
etc. I was expecting to see rats and other vermin, but did not. You could not sit on the chairs
for rubbish. If the airport was in such a state (and this was 10:30am) I would have thought the
food outlets would have closed, but they were still serving food. (If you wanted to sit down the
tables were next to a large pile of rubbish). Not a good experience at all.
Palma Airport by Gareth Evans
8
April 2005
The airport is wonderful, clean and spacious, the staff are very friendly and helpful. Although on
the downside the catering facilities are not up to a high standard but the shops are ok. There were
also bird droppings near the baggage collection part of the airport which didn't look to nice but
the overall journey was brilliant and we would certainly travel from Palma airport again as the
customer service was remarkable and most of the staff working in the airport were more than willing
to help.
Palma Airport by J Jones
6
October 2004
If you are elderly or disabled don't bother going to Majorca. Palma Airport's provision for such
passengers is grim. Have just travelled back from Palma -at check in I informed the clerk that
assistance had been booked for 83 year old father. I was asked whether he required a buggy or a
wheelchair (not being informed how important this choice would be) - opted for the buggy. I checked
with the person collecting him that he would be taken to the gate - 04 and was assured he would. As
it happened, we walked to the gate only to find that he wasn't there. I brought this to the
attention of the clerks at the gate desk and was told "he will be here". They called the flight,
everyone started getting on the bus - and he still hadn't arrived. Then we saw him staggering down
a flight of stairs, totally unaware of where he was going, and sit in the nearest available seat (at
the opposite end of the hall). I informed the despatcher at the gate desk and she said "but buggies
can't travel down stairs"!! My answer isn't repeatable, but needless to say the lack of care
aforded to elderly or disabled left me absolutely staggered. Why they should think an elderly man
who needs a buggy to get through the airport would be able to walk downstairs and another 200 yds or
so beats me.
Palma Airport by David Morgan
4
October 2004
Used PMI for the first time on a week's holiday. Very spacious, very long walks (but lots of auto
walkways), generally a good feel to the place. On arrival, baggage arrived fairly quickly, very
easy to find hire-car desks (and no queue at mine - Avis), very easy to get out to the hire-car
parking - actually the shortest walk of the whole arrival process! Pretty good too, I expect, for
those using transit buses/coaches - everything was right outside the terminal building. Found it
straightforward to get away and headed in the right direction by car.
When returning, again easy to drop off the hire car, get a trolley and get into the terminal
building. Need to use a lift to get to the Departures level. Check-in quick and easy although we
were using Business Class, so it should be. A busy Saturday morning but the queues at Security were
horrendous - and no fast-track that I could discern. Business lounge virtually empty, plenty of
drink options, limited snacks, lacking in atmosphere. A full 15-minute walk to the gate. Overall,
a good experience.
Palma Airport by Claire Baxter
12
September 2004
Palma International is vastly improved from it's early days and the new terminal is wonderful BUT
it's a heck of a long walk once you get off the plane - I thought we'd reach the sea before we got
to baggage reclaim! Cafe's upstairs are very poorly laid out, not much choice and expensive but then aren't most airport
cafes! There could be more tables to eat at and certainly could do with several staff to ensure
tables are kept clear and clean but other than that, I could think of far worse airports to fly into
and out of!
Palma Airport by J. Igor Prieto
11
August 2004
I have lived in Palma for the last year or so and used the airport frequently. I agree that this
brand-new terminal is spacious and well-designed. The only too often long distance involved in
getting to your departure gate is pleasantly shortened though efficient moving walkways. The airport
is conveniently located near the city and cabs are plentiful. The bus option is equally convenient
and certainly cheaper although it should be noted that buses are not entirely reliable when it comes
to getting to/from the airport either early in the morning or late in the evening.
Negative aspects include: The blunt inadequacy of the existing catering facilities in the departures area. These are
basically limited to two (twin) self-service outlets with a more than limited and certainly
overpriced range of products. Tables are scarce and dirty. one often has to remove what others have
left before. The only existing restaurant is poorly located at one end of the terminal and
consequently often passes unnoticed by the traveller.
The standards of cleanliness can be much improved. The otherwise pleasant relaxing, open-air area
is often found in appalling conditions with rubbish and bird droppings scattered all over the place.
The retail facilities are small and unattractive. The perfume bar is normally crowded and rather
inconveniently located at one end of the duty-free supermarket selling groceries and other stuff
which is rather off-putting during the perfume-shopping experience.
Non-smoking regulations are bluntly ignored by both travellers and staff alike.
The only two existing passport and security control areas often mean that the traveller faces a
rather long queue.
The arrivals halls are cold and depressing. The low concrete ceiling creates an oppressive
atmosphere. As in many other airports in Spain, smokers automatically light their cigarettes the
moment they get here when smoking is theoretically not allowed in this area.
Palma Airport by Ronald Rios
7
July 2004
I used PMI airport as my destination from Miami, in June 2004, and the comments here are accurate.
PMI is a large, well-designed, very modern and almost spotless airport, well-designed for handling
the more than 19 Million Passengers per year, the third-busiest in Spain, and placing it in the top
15 airports in Europe.
My only complaints are the large and unorganized crowds in front of the security checkpoints, (could
learn something about crowd-handling from Disney), and for those unwary passengers, the baggage
carts do not have brakes, and there is this steepish incline in an area. I can imagine one letting
go, even briefly, at this point, and having your cart rapidly roll away.
Palma Airport by S Pope
4
February 2004
This new airport is a very large indeed and some gates are a very long way from the baggage
reclaim, hence the efficient and long moving walkways. Overall its very clean and efficient with,
most importantly, plenty of space. With the hundreds of holiday charter flights evry day during the
season it's necessary to find somewhere quiet to chill out. It's possible here.
Check-in is well
signposted and relatively speedy and the choice of shops is good. There's a nice open air section in
the departure lounge where you can get a quiet last bit of sun before boarding! cabs are plentiful
and it's pretty close to Palma centre.
Palma Airport by Mark Evans
8 April 2003
Recent investment appears to have been well spent, turning this holiday-oriented airport into a
light, spacious, well-organised and welcoming place that seems well-geared to cope with the large
numbers of Spanish domestic and mainly German, British and Scandinavian visitors from overseas.
PMI is just 6 km from the centre of Palma, and a regular bus service (Route 1) provides a cheap
alternative to taxis.
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