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News From MallorcaIberojet launches non-stop El Salvador flights
Madrid, 15 September 2026: Iberojet begins non-stop services to San Salvador from Madrid and Barcelona, with two weekly Airbus A350-900 flights.
News From MallorcaTourists book holiday excursions just 11 days ahead
Madrid, 15 September 2026: Tourists book excursions just 11 days ahead, while agencies plan 49 days ahead, Civitatis figures show across 160 countries.
News From Mallorca15 Balearic researchers join fish survey off Ireland
On 15 September, 15 researchers including a Balearic Islands team begin a 37-day fish survey west of Ireland aboard the Vizconde de Eza.
News From MallorcaMallorca theatre row: Inca director contest challenged
On 15 September in Inca, Jaume Bauzà defends a public contest for the Teatre Principal director as opposition attacks the plan and language rules.
News From MallorcaMallorca burglary: Llubí suspect held over 40,000 euros
A man is arrested in Llubí, Mallorca, on 15 September after jewellery, electronics and €40,000 were taken from a safe in a July burglary.
News From MallorcaMallorca waste tariffs: MÉS seeks halt to 2026 plan
MÉS per Mallorca challenges the 2026 waste-tariff plan in Palma on 15 September 2026, arguing prices need review before a 10% cut is confirmed.
News From MallorcaPhone in sand leads to Can Picafort beach robbery arrests
A dropped phone helps police find two men after three young people report an overnight beach robbery in Can Picafort, Mallorca, on 15 September.
News From MallorcaPalma stabbing: woman stabs partner with kitchen knife
Palma, 15 September: a woman stabs her partner with a kitchen knife after a row in Camp Redó. Police arrest both and the man later leaves hospital.
News From MallorcaMallorca airport gets €621.6m in €1.03bn plan
Palma, Mallorca, 15 September 2026: Spain approves €1.03bn for Balearic airports through 2031, including €621.6m for Palma Airport works and safety.
News From MallorcaMallorca housing crisis: row erupts as prices bite
Palma, 15 September 2026: Mallorca’s housing row sharpens as PSIB says people cannot afford homes and the Govern cites 103 beneficiaries.
News From MallorcaMallorca: 4,000 pupils lose mental health support
On Mallorca, a mental health programme for 4,000 pupils will not return this school year after an administrative error, MÉS says on 15 September 2026.
News From MallorcaOctober doctors' strike gains backing over statute
Madrid, 15 September: family doctors back Spain's 28 October strike, pressing for a separate employment statute and more primary-care staff.
News From MallorcaSpain airport charges rise 0.33% despite airline anger
Madrid, 15 September: Spain sets annual airport charge rises of 0.33% after ministers approve the plan. Airlines say growth left room for a 4.9% cut.
News From MallorcaAena airport fees rise 0.33% a year across Spain
Madrid, 15 September 2026: Spain sets Aena airport fees to rise 0.33% a year. Airlines say 225 million passengers supported a 4.9% cut instead.
News From MallorcaMadrid hospital allegedly cuts surgery priority for 57
Madrid, 15 September: Spain’s health minister seeks tighter waiting-list controls after allegations that 57 Ramón y Cajal patients were downgraded.
News From MallorcaMallorca 2020 school pay dispute goes to Tamib
USO takes Mallorca's 2020 school staff pay dispute to Tamib in Palma on 15 September 2026, demanding named recipients, calculations and payment dates.
News From MallorcaMallorca blocks Tirme tariff review despite grave finding
On Mallorca, the Balearic Parliament rejects a Tirme tariff review on 15 September after a council report calls the waste concession unfavourable.
Palma roadworks limit Portixol access to residents
Palma, 15 September: roadworks start Wednesday in es Molinar and Portixol, with affected streets open only to residents during working hours.
Palma: 46 waste projects seek €18.8m backing
Palma, 15 September: 46 circular economy bids worth €18.8m seek Balearic funding for waste prevention, reuse and recycling projects in the Balearics.
News From MallorcaMallorca Parliament backs Ceuta, PP demands elections
On 15 September 2026, Mallorca's Parliament backs a Ceuta motion in Palma as the PP demands Pedro Sánchez resign and calls for fresh elections in a debate.
Balearic start-ups secure €612,000 in recovery loans
Palma, 15 September 2026: four Balearic start-ups and innovative SMEs gain €612,000 in loans under Spain's recovery plan, through Enisa.
News From MallorcaPalma tourism row: 35% cite tourist overcrowding
Palma, 15 September: Tourism minister Jaume Bauzà and PSIB deputy Llorenç Pou clash over overcrowding, limits and 2,500 extra tourist places in 2025.
News From MallorcaSpain blackout: government calls it unforeseeable
In Madrid on 15 September 2026, energy secretary Joan Groizard says Spain has tightened grid checks after the 28 April 2025 blackout and data rules.
News From MallorcaMallorca airport joins €1bn Balearics investment plan
Palma de Mallorca Airport joins a €1bn-plus Balearics investment plan approved on 15 September, including new passport-control areas from 2027.
News From MallorcaPlaya de Palma: police seize 18 speakers in beach clampdown
Palma police seize 18 speakers and file 24 reports at Playa de Palma between 11 and 13 September, tackling loud music, waste and improvised beach bars.