Passenger-assist workers at Mallorca’s Palma Son Sant Joan Airport have voted 96 % in favour of an indefinite 24-hour strike starting 17 June—just as Spain’s summer holiday rush begins. The walk-out involves 151 employees of contractor Adelte who provide wheel-chair and mobility aid (PRM) services required by EU regulation for all departing and arriving flights. Unions say Adelte reneged on a 2025 mediation agreement that promised stable rosters and conversion of seasonal “on-call” contracts into full-time posts. Workers claim they are routinely summoned by phone with no guaranteed hours and that unpaid overtime is widespread. The company insists its latest pay offer is above industry norms, but airport operator Aena has warned airlines to expect cascading delays.
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While travellers recalibrate schedules, ensuring travel documents are in order is equally vital. VisaHQ’s Spain portal (https://www.visahq.com/spain/) streamlines visa and passport services, offering live status updates and dedicated support so corporate flyers can focus on contingency planning rather than paperwork.
For business travellers, PRM disruption can snarl queue management for everyone because fast-track security lanes often share staff with mobility services. Low-cost carriers that rely on tight turns at Palma—one of Spain’s top three corporate event destinations—face EU261 compensation exposure if delays exceed three hours. Aena is deploying supervisors from Madrid and Barcelona to cover critical slots, yet industry sources estimate capacity could drop by 15 % until the dispute is resolved. Mobility managers with meetings on the island between mid-June and early July should build wider connection buffers, consider routing via Ibiza or mainland hubs, and monitor airline waiver policies. The strike also spotlights a broader trend: labour unrest in Spain’s aviation ground-handling sector. With airport throughput forecast to break 2025 records, similar actions by baggage handlers and air-traffic controllers could follow, potentially multiplying schedule risk for multinational firms.
While travellers recalibrate schedules, ensuring travel documents are in order is equally vital. VisaHQ’s Spain portal (https://www.visahq.com/spain/) streamlines visa and passport services, offering live status updates and dedicated support so corporate flyers can focus on contingency planning rather than paperwork.
For business travellers, PRM disruption can snarl queue management for everyone because fast-track security lanes often share staff with mobility services. Low-cost carriers that rely on tight turns at Palma—one of Spain’s top three corporate event destinations—face EU261 compensation exposure if delays exceed three hours. Aena is deploying supervisors from Madrid and Barcelona to cover critical slots, yet industry sources estimate capacity could drop by 15 % until the dispute is resolved. Mobility managers with meetings on the island between mid-June and early July should build wider connection buffers, consider routing via Ibiza or mainland hubs, and monitor airline waiver policies. The strike also spotlights a broader trend: labour unrest in Spain’s aviation ground-handling sector. With airport throughput forecast to break 2025 records, similar actions by baggage handlers and air-traffic controllers could follow, potentially multiplying schedule risk for multinational firms.
