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PMI Closed Due To Police Killing By ETA

EUROBUS From Spain, joined Nov 2004, 313 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 5205 times:

Sad news in Mallorca, The Basque terrorist group ETA has killed two Guardia Civil a few hours ago, wanting to cause chaos and draw attention, like each summer. Apparently all sea ports and airports to the island have been closed. Can anyone confirm this?

My feelings go to the Guardia Civil and their families.

Who says airports are boring places?!

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Acelanzarote From Spain, joined Nov 2005, 782 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 5168 times:

Sad times, Why bring Mallorca into this argument....
Looks like ETA is going to start causing trouble again,

RIP..

[Edited 2009-07-30 07:28:26]

from the Island with sun and great photo's.. Why not visit Lanzarote

KristiaanD From Netherlands, joined Jun 2009, 33 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 5168 times:

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Sad news indeed...

As of 16.05LT no cancellations are known according the site of AENA, the airport operator.

"The airport runway is the most important mainstreet in any town." -Quoted from : Norm Crabtree.

BCAL From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 3384 posts, RR: 18
Reply 3, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 5078 times:

The Mail on line is reporting that there was a bomb explosion outside a Civil Guard barracks in Palma Nova near Magaluf on the south-west of the island. Two Spanish Civil Guard officers have been killed and passersbys injured. It follows an ETA attack in Northern Spain yesterday and is the first time the group has targeted Majorca.

As this is an escalation in the ETA's tatics (no prior warning was given), no doubt the Guardia Civil wants to prevent further attacks. Also, with an estimated 15,000 British tourists alone currently in the area of the attack, tourism might suffer badly if the Civil Guardia did not act quickly, hence the closure of the airport and ports in an attempt to stop the terrorists escaping.

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Aerdingus From Ireland, joined Dec 2006, 2484 posts, RR: 18
Reply 4, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 5063 times:

Oh my god, how scary.

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Racko From Germany, joined Nov 2001, 4838 posts, RR: 21
Reply 5, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4828 times:

Just was on the phone with a friend who is due to leave tomorrow, according to the news there it will be closed until 2200 CEST.

EUROBUS From Spain, joined Nov 2004, 313 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 4681 times:

Quoting Racko (Reply 6):
according to the news there it will be closed until 2200 CEST

A Thursday during peak season and at one of Europe's main holiday destinations; this will probably cause a bit of trouble. However, I trust that, as usual, tourists and media in general will not give the importance or relevance ETA is looking for after this awful attack and wait patiently for all to go back to normality. Life goes on and the best way to fight these terrorists is by not giving them any coverage.

Who says airports are boring places?!

AirEuropeUK733 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 961 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 4619 times:

Apparently LGW flights are returning and those from more northerly airports are diverting to LGW, SOU and other airports in the south - one TOM flight from Norwich diverted in at 1615.

AE733

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Acelanzarote From Spain, joined Nov 2005, 782 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 4576 times:

Well depending on how long the airport is closed, it will certainly make a mess
for the airlines to sort out over the next few days... Air Berlin will certainly get caught
up with their big hub ..

Just hope it does not put people off continuing with their holidays, ETA
cannot be allowed to win....

from the Island with sun and great photo's.. Why not visit Lanzarote

Airbuseric From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 4015 posts, RR: 52
Reply 9, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 4556 times:

AB operated on schedule PMI-AMS and arrived only 5 minutes late. Departure would've been around 1400L time.
A HV flight to AMS is forecasting a delay of 'only' 2 hours.
Seems that operations at PMI are not suffering too much?!

"The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going"

Wexfordflyer From Ireland, joined Jun 2009, 550 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 4532 times:

This has the potential to really mess with the Charters schedules!!

Come with me, there's a place I want you to see, where the leaves are dark, I've got a hiding place in central park.

NEMA From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2006, 680 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3005 times:

Quoting Wexfordflyer (Reply 10):
This has the potential to really mess with the Charters schedules!!

Awesome thought really. Some folks will be working overtime to sort this mess out and i suppose it will affect holidaymakers from a far wider reach with aircraft being where they are not supposed to be.

There isnt really a dark side to the moon, as a matter of fact its all dark!

Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4088 posts, RR: 13
Reply 12, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2895 times:

Quoting NEMA (Reply 11):
i suppose it will affect holidaymakers from a far wider reach with aircraft being where they are not supposed to be.

Well it's not had that affect on the UK's airlines. A few flights to and from Palma yesterday were delayed and one of Thomson's cruise ships would have left Palma a few hours late, that's about it. For Thomson at least, who have a cruise changeover in Palma on Thursdays and therefore quite a few flights, all aircraft were back at base long before the start of play today.

Babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3512 posts, RR: 6
Reply 13, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 2583 times:

I think banning flights was a little extreme. Surely they could have allocated more security to the airport to monitor people leaving. Those passengers on flight only tickets will have to stump up the non-refundable cost of a hotel room.

Stopping general aviation and seaport movements I understand,as these people have somewhere to sleep at least or the dosh to pay for it.

The bomb was in Palma Nova wasn't it? I read this morning that it was in the town of Calvia.

and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.

EUROBUS From Spain, joined Nov 2004, 313 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 2487 times:

Quoting Babybus (Reply 13):
I think banning flights was a little extreme

While in the beginning it was announced to be closed until 22.00h CET, fortunately it was only partially closed for a couple of hours.

Quoting Babybus (Reply 13):
The bomb was in Palma Nova wasn't it? I read this morning that it was in the town of Calvia

Palmanova and Magaluf are in the Calviá municipality.

Who says airports are boring places?!

Bennett123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6356 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1621 times:

Babybus

IMO the police made the right call.

This was a delay of literally a few hours.

how would you feel if a member of your family had just been killed and the killer could then simply fly out.

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