Palma de Mallorca Airport is the entry point to this very popular Balearic island. Almost 23 million passengers used the airport in 2008. Although traffic is mainly seasonal, the airport also offers flights to mainland Spain. Germany accounts for the largest number of passengers, followed by Spain and the UK.
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Road: Taxi: Taxis leave from outside Door D on the Arrivals floor. Taxi companies serving the city centre (journey time: 15 minutes) include Fono Taxi, Radio Taxi and Taxi Palma. Bus: Bus no.1 runs to Paseo Mallorca in central Palma de Mallorca (journey time: 30 minutes) and Porto Pi. There is a bus stop in front of the multi-storey car park, outside Door D of the Arrivals floor, and another one outside the check-in floor, opposite the airport access road.
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There is a covered car park close to the terminal for long- and short-term parking. The car park has a capacity for 5,700 vehicles on six floors. The ground floor is used by car hire companies; and long-term parking is on the sixth floor. All floors are fitted with disabled parking spaces, situated next to lifts and escalators. The fourth floor has passenger travelators that connect the car park to the terminal building Departures area.
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Money and communications: The terminal has a full service bank on the Departures fourth floor and several ATMs. There are also post boxes, a post office and telephones.
Eating and drinking: There are many bars and restaurants at the airport, including a 24-hour bar and a 24-hour cafeteria.
Shopping: Shops include duty-free, a tobacconists, toy shop, leather goods shop, shoe shops, a jewellers, opticians, florists, sweet shops, gift shops and a clothing accessories shop.
Luggage: There is no left-luggage facility at the airport. A lost property service is situated on the ground floor (tel: +34 (0)971 789 456).
Other facilities: There are 24-hour first aid services and a pharmacy, as well as numerous travel agents and a children’s room.
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There are no hotels in the airport grounds, but hotel reservations can be made at the airport (tel: +34 (0)971 789 322). Hotels in Palma include the Melia Victoria (tel: +34 (0)971 732 542), Palas Atenea Sol (tel: +34 (0)971 281 400) and Saratoga (tel: +34 (0)971 727 240); hotels in Playa de Palma include the Garonda (tel: +34 (0)971 262 200) and Playa Park (tel: +34 (0)971 261 950). The Arabella Sheraton Golf Hotel (tel: +34 (0)971 787 100) is located on the Son Vida golf course, 10 miles (15km) from the airport.
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There are lifts and ramps in the terminal where necessary. Wheelchair-accessible toilets and disabled parking spaces are also available.
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There are three VIP lounges (tel: +34 (0)971 789 331) at the airport, the Randa and l’Ofre lounges, situated in the Departures area, and the Formentor lounge, situated on the D concourse. These provide free newspapers, a television, telephone and self-service bar. The airport can also provide conference/meeting rooms, telephone, fax machines, computers and data lines, and catering; there are also board rooms for hire in the Randa VIP lounge.
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