| Palma Airport Majorca (Son Sant Joan Airport) is the | | | | when you get to the baggage claim area. |
| main point of arrival for visitors to Majorca and | | | | Children often get lost, so if travelling with children |
| approximately 5 miles (8km) east of the capital, | | | | make sure they have some form of identification, |
| Palma de Mallorca. | | | | your holiday destination and your mobile phone |
| During 2007, 23,228,249 passengers traveled via | | | | number. |
| Palma Airport Majorca making it one of the busiest in | | | | Tour operator representatives are well experienced |
| Europe. With over 12,000 passengers per hour, during | | | | and will be waiting for you when you leave the |
| the summer months it is one of the busiest in | | | | baggage claim area. Look for them there. |
| Europe. | | | | If you are travelling independently, the taxi rank is |
| Spread over three levels, the departure hall is on the | | | | outside the central exit. |
| top floor, the check-in desks are on the middle floor | | | | Departing from Palma Airport Majorca. |
| and the arrivals hall is on the ground floor. | | | | Due to the large movements of passengers, |
| Smoking is not allowed in the Airport. You will have | | | | especially in summer, allow plenty of time for |
| to go outside on the arrival and check-in levels. | | | | departure. There will be delays to check-in your |
| On the top floor departure hall there is a sun terrace | | | | luggage and probably more delays when you pass |
| running the whole length where you can go outside | | | | the security point before entering the departure |
| also the cafeteria along to the right (not left) at the | | | | lounge. |
| top of the escalators has a smoking area, but once | | | | When departing, make sure you are taken to the |
| past the security checks, there are no areas to | | | | check-in level by the taxi. If you are dropped off at |
| smoke. You will have to wait until you are at your | | | | the ground floor arrivals level, the only way to get up |
| destination. | | | | to the check in level is by the lift just to the right of |
| Arriving at Palma Airport Majorca. | | | | the main entrance. There are no escalators. |
| If there is one thing you will remember about Palma | | | | Once you have checked in your baggage you take |
| Airport, it will be the very long walks from the | | | | the escalator up to the third floor departure hall. If |
| aircraft disembarkation point to the baggage claim | | | | you have plenty of time for a coffee there are |
| area so do not bring heavy hand luggage, the same | | | | cafeterias at either end before you pass the security |
| when disembarking. With summer temperatures | | | | checks, and once past these there are plenty of |
| often in the mid 30's centigrade, you will suffer! | | | | duty free shops and restaurants. |
| Thankfully there are always plenty of luggage trolleys | | | | |