Module D to be Closed for the Winter

Module D to be Closed for the Winter

From Tuesday, November 4, a whole section of Palma de Mallorca Airport will be out of operation: Module D will be closed until April of next year due to extensive modernization work. Anyone flying in the coming months should allow a few extra minutes—and expect more bustle in the remaining terminal.

What exactly is happening?

The operators announce that in Module D, in particular, old air conditioning units, the lighting, and the suspended ceilings will be renewed. The goal is to make the building more energy-efficient and safer. Sounds sensible—but in practice that means: no arrivals, no departures from D. Many flights that are normally handled there will instead be routed through Module C.

Who is affected?

In Module D you usually find domestic connections, for example to Barcelona or Madrid. Sometimes there were also flights to Germany and other German-speaking destinations. In the winter season, therefore, many connections are likely to converge in Module C—the module where most German connections already land. In short: it will be tighter there.

Practical consequences for travelers

For passengers this means concretely: longer walks, fuller security controls and waiting areas, and possibly shifts at check-in counters. Those arriving with little time cushion should therefore arrive earlier in the future. Regular travelers at the airport already report chaotic days in recent months—construction barriers here, detours there. And yes, the feeling of a long-term construction site remains.

And Module A?

Surprisingly, Module A remains open this winter—normally it is shut down in the off-season. The operators justify this by the need to distribute passenger flow more evenly. Whether that really relieves congestion will become evident in the first weeks after the change.

Tips from the neighborhood

A café on Passeig Mallorca already notes the demand: travelers are looking for a quiet place there before departures. My tip: check in online, drop off your luggage as early as possible, and stay calm. A little buffer never hurts—especially when construction workers and scaffolding are everywhere.

The planned works are intended to improve the facility in the long term. In the short term, however, they cause more traffic and tighter passages. So pack some patience—and maybe a thermos in case the heating should fail.