Renovations to Palma de Mallorca’s airport, Son Sant Joan, are set to finish by the end of 2026, officials have confirmed, with major passenger-facing changes on track for as early as the summer season.
Spanish airport operator Aena’s website says the “first major milestone of this project is already up and running, the relocation of the security checkpoint. It is now on the same floor as check-in, behind the counters, with a logical and natural shorter route.” The area will eventually boast 22 arches and 44 passenger security check lines, to be installed this winter.
Reporting on progress in a meeting with government representatives Javier Marín, Aena chairman, said approximately 70% of the €550 million project has already been undertaken. As well as the completed changes to security checkpoints, the works, described by Majorca Daily Bulletin, include a new walkway connecting the terminal with the airport car park and a new boarding bridge, aimed at slashing shuttle bus transfers at what is Spain’s third busiest airport. The Balearic hub handles more than 33.3 million passengers annually, 24.3 million of whom are leisure travellers.
📣 El Aeropuerto de #Palma de #Mallorca cierra temporalmente el módulo D por renovación integral del techo.
— Aena (@aena) October 30, 2025
🗓️ Permanecerá cerrado desde el miércoles 4 de noviembre hasta el próximo mes de abril.
👉 Durante este periodo, la operativa de los vuelos se realizará en el módulo C.… pic.twitter.com/iuTuoQMRWf
With the Module A retail area already overhauled to welcome Europe’s biggest McDonalds, Aena’s online statement warns that “the work that will be carried out this winter in the central area of the airport will cause inconvenience that you will notice.” It involves closure of the terminal’s Module D boarding area. Module C will be holding the fort in terms of boarding operations until spring 2026.
But it will all be worthwhile, the airport says, not only thanks to the improved passenger experience but also because the result will be an airport that officials describe as “a benchmark for sustainable aviation in Europe,” with “more natural light, the installation of renewable energies, more efficient air conditioning and lighting systems, among many other actions included in Aena’s Climate Action Plan.” The project’s two objectives are “to achieve carbon neutrality by 2026 and net zero emissions by 2030.”
🛫 Aena renueva la certificación de nueve aeropuertos en el programa Airport Carbon Accreditation de @ACI_EUROPE y avanza para ser Net Zero en 2030 🌎.
— Aena (@aena) September 24, 2025
⬆️ Los aeropuertos AS Madrid-Barajas, JT Barcelona-El Prat y Palma de Mallorca ascienden al nivel 4.
👉 Alicante-Elche Miguel… pic.twitter.com/scmV1cgkmJ
The airport renovations have not been without that challenges however. Dust generated by the works caused complaints earlier in 2025, and the Balearics Regional Minister for Housing, Land, and Mobility, José Luis Mateo, has called for better local access to parking and greaterpublic transportoptions for airport staff. “Son Sant Joan is part of our community,” Mateo said, “and it deserves the same level of care as the island itself.”
