Palma airport registers this Monday widespread delays and seven flights have had to be diverted due to bad weather to Reus, Ibiza and Menorca, which are operating normally.
It should be recalled that the astronomical autumn has started in the archipelago with heavy or very heavy rainfall, which in some cases may be accompanied by storms.
Therefore, orange warnings have been activated for rainfall – accumulations of 40 l/m2 in an hour may occur – and yellow for storms in Mallorca. From the afternoon, the situation improves. In the rest of the archipelago, some showers are also expected to occur this Monday.
And it is that the palma airport has suspended landings this morning due to the storm for 20 minutes. This has been indicated by the account of X Air Traffic Controllers. “Many crews decide to divert to the alternate airport.”. Some airlines have been forced to divert their flights, mainly to Menorca, Ibiza and Barcelona airports. “A lot of workload at the Enaire control center in Palma managing all those diversions and waits.”announced the controllers on social networks.
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