Workers who assist passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) at Palma de Mallorca’s Son Sant Joan Airport have voted by 96 % to launch an open-ended, 24-hour strike starting Monday 17 June after rejecting an offer from airport-services contractor Adelte. The decision, confirmed on 12 June, threatens to disrupt the second-busiest airport in Spain at the height of the summer tourist and business-travel season. PRM agents provide compulsory assistance under EU Regulation 1107/2006 and handle about 1,500 passengers a day in July–August. Without them, airlines cannot legally board many elderly or disabled travellers, and delays can cascade across network schedules. The works council accuses Adelte of breaching a May 2025 mediation agreement by relying on seasonal staff who remain ‘on call’ without guaranteed hours and by refusing to upgrade long-term temporary contracts. Adelte says its new proposal brings pay in line with ground-handling benchmarks and blames Aena’s tariff freeze for limiting room to manoeuvre.
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Should the dispute force last-minute itinerary changes, travellers can quickly verify or update any visa or other entry formalities through VisaHQ’s intuitive Spain portal (https://www.visahq.com/spain/). The service allows corporate travel managers, cruise operators and individual visitors to check current requirements, submit applications and track approvals in real time—minimising administrative hassle when flights are rescheduled or rerouted.
For corporates flying project teams to Mallorca or routing cruise-ship crew changes through the island, the advice is to build in additional connection times and to notify airlines in advance if any traveller requires assistance. Airlines may be forced to cap PRM bookings or re-route affected passengers via Barcelona or Valencia. Large meetings and incentives scheduled for late June should also budget for possible charter-coach transfers if flight punctuality deteriorates. The strike coincides with ongoing ATC and ground-handling labour disputes elsewhere in Spain and could add further strain to Aena’s contingency resources. If no settlement is reached, unions plan a demonstration inside the terminal on Saturday 13 June and have not ruled out extending action to other Balearic airports. Travel-risk managers should monitor Aena and airline alerts, encourage travellers to carry only cabin baggage to speed re-accommodation, and ensure that any employees with mobility issues have written confirmation of alternative support at departure and arrival points.
Should the dispute force last-minute itinerary changes, travellers can quickly verify or update any visa or other entry formalities through VisaHQ’s intuitive Spain portal (https://www.visahq.com/spain/). The service allows corporate travel managers, cruise operators and individual visitors to check current requirements, submit applications and track approvals in real time—minimising administrative hassle when flights are rescheduled or rerouted.
For corporates flying project teams to Mallorca or routing cruise-ship crew changes through the island, the advice is to build in additional connection times and to notify airlines in advance if any traveller requires assistance. Airlines may be forced to cap PRM bookings or re-route affected passengers via Barcelona or Valencia. Large meetings and incentives scheduled for late June should also budget for possible charter-coach transfers if flight punctuality deteriorates. The strike coincides with ongoing ATC and ground-handling labour disputes elsewhere in Spain and could add further strain to Aena’s contingency resources. If no settlement is reached, unions plan a demonstration inside the terminal on Saturday 13 June and have not ruled out extending action to other Balearic airports. Travel-risk managers should monitor Aena and airline alerts, encourage travellers to carry only cabin baggage to speed re-accommodation, and ensure that any employees with mobility issues have written confirmation of alternative support at departure and arrival points.
