Spain issues stark tourist warning as holiday hotspots call for flight limits: 'we can't take any more' ()
<iframe frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://www.gbnews.com/res/scraper/embed/?video_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm-v2.simplestream.com%2Fiframe%2Fplayer.php%3Fkey%3D3Li3Nt2Qs8Ct3Xq9Fi5Uy0Mb2Bj0Qs%26player%3DGB003%26uvid%3D52868906%26type%3Dvod%26viously_id%3DwCiQHVWUhwB" width="100%"></iframe><br/><p>The Balearic Islands of Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza have issued a stark warning that they "can't take any more" tourists, with officials calling for a halt to additional flights during the high season.</p><p><span></span>The popular holiday destinations are demanding that no more flight increases be permitted, with the Balearic government urging immediate action to limit the number of summer arrivals.</p><h3></h3><br/><p>Local authorities want the Spanish government to tell airport authority AENA that "enough is enough".</p><p>The Balearic government is specifically asking that no additional flight slots be implemented at the islands' airports during peak tourist season.</p><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-latest"></div><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Beach" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="dfd8d23c18d828726a1eb56187587a1e" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="95be8" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/beach.jpg?id=60137888&width=980"/><p><br/></p><p>Minister of Economy, Finance and Innovation, Antoni Costa, explained that while the government isn't advocating for de-growth, they do support tourist containment.</p><p>"Perhaps we have to consider that in high season the number of slots at the airports of the Balearic Islands are already more than enough," Costa stated at a Spanish press conference.</p><p>"In the same way that the Government limits the supply of accommodation, perhaps it must be said, and I say this, that the increase in the number of slots in summer, in high season, at the airports of the Balearic Islands is over."</p><p>"We have reached the maximum limit," Costa stressed.</p><h3></h3><br><div class="embed-dontmiss"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>When asked about specific figures, Costa did not provide a number but indicated that the "maximum" refers to volumes reached last year.</p><p>"It is not desirable to increase that number in high season," he added.</p><p>Costa acknowledged that co-management of the Balearic Islands' airports between the State and the Autonomous Community remains an unresolved issue.</p><p>This was raised by regional president Marga Prohens in her last meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.</p><p>"We will keep trying, because we have not achieved the objective," Costa lamented.</p><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-mostread"></div><p><strong>LATEST DEVELOPMENTS </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/travel/expat-in-spain-downsides-people" target="_self">Expat in Spain shares the 'downsides' of living abroad - 'things may never actually get done'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/travel/jet2-new-routes-europe-city-breaks-2025" target="_self">Jet2 shares new routes for European city breaks - with flights available year-round</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/travel/tui-new-flight-route-spain-canary-islands" target="_self">TUI announces new routes from UK airport to popular Spanish islands - set to launch this year</a></li></ul><h3></h3><br/><img alt="PLANE IN SKY" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0521bf28bda1dde148bd764828bbb376" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="9c82e" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/plane-in-sky.jpg?id=60137891&width=980"/><p>Just last week, Costa conceded that the islands have "reached their limit" and promised firm action would be taken.</p><p>"Is there saturation in the Balearic Islands? Yes, there is saturation in the Balearic Islands. Have we reached the limit? Yes, we have reached the limit," Costa stated.</p><p>He emphasised that the government is working to address what has become "a real problem for the resident population".</p><p>The tourism decree introduced by the government specifically targets this issue through "containment, limits".</p><p>Costa was unequivocal about future development: "It's over, there are no more places."</p></br>
