11 May, 2020 @ 21:49
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Concerns over ‘packed’ flight from Madrid to Palma de Mallorca as Spain enters Phase 1 of coronavirus de-escalation plan

Madrid Palma Flight
FULL: Flight from Madrid to Mallorca

AN Air Europa flight from Madrid to Palma today has raised concerns after appearing to show no attempt at creating distance between passengers. 

Flights from the mainland to the islands are operational for fundamental reasons only and must comply with government regulations laid out in the coronavirus state of alarm.

Madrid Palma Flight
FULL: Flight from Madrid to Mallorca

This means operators must take ‘the necessary measures to ensure the maximum possible separation between passengers.’

But in a picture shared online, today’s flight was full, including the middle seats, reported Diario de Mallorca.

However the rules regarding mainland-island flights do not include a maximum percentage capacity.

But this does not mean flights should be operating at 100%. On Sunday, Guardia Civil denounced Iberia Express after a Madrid-Gran Canaria flight flew at more than 70% capacity.

Police said this failed to comply with the royal decree as it failed to ensure ‘maximum possible distance’ between passengers.

Air Europa has also been denounced by Guardia Civil over similar concerns on a Sunday flight from Palma to Ibiza.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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