Fury is likely to erupt in Majorca with a new set of flights arriving – despite the island popular with holidaymakers having “too many tourists”.
Antonio de Toro, head of sales for United Airlines in Spain, has said there could be flights from Washington to Palma in the near future.
He says these future plans are in line with what has been happening with the Newark to New York route – consolidation and monitoring growth.
“Next year or in two years we could increase the weekly or seasonal frequencies further,” de Toro added.
“If the route continues to grow, we will probably see what has happened in other European destinations, which is the launch of new flights from Washington: we have seen this in Venice and Nice.
“In Barcelona it has been extended to the whole year. Partly it is also done to ease the traffic in Newark.”
The Palma route was launched in 2022 with de Toro calling it a “total success story”. He said: “We started three years ago with a smaller plane and three weekly frequencies, and last summer we expanded the routes with larger planes.
“We are seeing that our reservations and future demand continue to grow, which is why it has been decided to expand by one more day a week and extend the season by one more month until October 25.
“It is good news that we are increasing capacity by 50% compared to the summer of 2024. We have grown up to 70% since we started.”
But this move will likely prompt locals to reignite angers regarding overtourism.
In 2024, there were 18.7 million people and hundreds of cruise ship arriving.
Thousands have been participating in a series of demonstrations that have closed the streets, holding signs telling visitors to go home and calling for the ban of private jets and cruise ships.
