Part of the roof has collapsed at Majorca’s international airport sparking panic among passengers.
Debris and glass fell from the ceiling into the baggage claim area of Son Sant Joan Airport on the Spanish island early this afternoon.
It comes amid very high passenger numbers at the airport – with thousands of British holidaymakers flocking to Majorca this summer.
Fortunately no one was injured in the incident- with the vending machines in the arrivals hall taking the brunt of the impact.
However, a loud bang was heard sparking a ‘huge scare’ in the arrivals hall, local news website Ultima Hora has reported.
The area was cordoned off by airport and security personnel who were forced to redirect passengers.
Shocking photos shared on social media show large shards of glass and dust on the floor.
According to Ultima Hora’s report, several people were using the vending machines when the ceiling collapsed.
Spanish airports authority AENA blamed the collapse on debris from construction work that has been falling onto a glass roof near the entrance to the baggage claim area.
An AENA spokesman told local press: ‘People in charge of the airport are already analysing what happened in order to adopt the appropriate measures and to determine responsibilities if necessary.’
One English-speaking woman could be overheard saying: ‘Oh my God’ as a cloud of dust rose from the ground where part of the roof had fallen.
Local Juan Antonio Bauza dubbed Palma Airport ‘the worst in Spain’ in a social media post this evening.
The sports reporter said on X: ‘I imagine someone will have to assume responsibility for this.’
Renovation works at the airport have been criticised by workers and air passengers.
In January the fall of a panel and weather conditions led to dust entering the terminal and complaints.
One airport worker told local press at the time: ‘Neither employees or passengers could breathe and many people were slipping because of the dust on the ground.
‘Having to work in these sorts of conditions is disgraceful.’
Another told Majorcan paper Diario de Mallorca: ‘Passengers had to put masks on because of the air contamination.’
