Flights and cruise schedules are returning to normal in Majorca a day after the Spanish island was hit by a terrorist attack.
A bomb, which killed two civil guard officers, exploded in Palma Nova just four miles from the port of Palma. As a result, both the airport and port were closed for several hours.
Eight Thomson flights from the UK to the island, which were cancelled yesterday, have since arrived at Palma airport. Inbound Thomson flights from Majorca to the UK also departed last night.
Normal operations have resumed and flights today, July 31, will depart as scheduled, the company said.
Thomas Cook did not have any flights scheduled to leave or arrive yesterday, and four departures for the island today are expected to go ahead as planned.
The company said it was keeping a close eye on clients on the ground. “We’re monitoring the situation,” a spokesperson said.
“There has been a lot of support for customers. Yesterday, as soon as the reps were made aware of the incident, they checked customers were okay.”
P&O Cruises ship Oceana, which had been due to sail at 4.30pm yesterday, eventually left the port around 8pm last night.
The delay had meant a scheduled day-stop at Alghero, Sardinia, had been cut to a half-day visit.
According to ABTA, increased security in Majorca is unlikely to cause major disruption to holidays.
“The Spanish authorities are keen to get back to normal. The UK is such an important market for them,” a spokeswoman said.
Yesterday the Foreign Office revised and reissued its travel advice for the island, and is now urging visitors to be extremely vigilant and to follow the instructions of police and other local authorities. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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