Roof collapses at popular British holiday hotspot airport
Holidaymakers cheated death this afternoon after a roof collapsed at Majorca's Palma Airport.
Glass and other construction debris crashed to the floor of the arrivals lounge at around 4.30pm local time.
Airport workers said afterwards it was a 'miracle' no-one had been seriously injured. An investigation into the near miss was underway this evening.
Spanish airports authority AENA blamed the collapse on debris from construction work falling onto a glass roof near the entrance to the baggage claim area and bringing it down.
A 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.'
Airport security staff cleared the affected area as holidaymakers watched on from nearby, clearly shocked at the damage that had been done and the fact the collapse could have had fatal consequences.
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.'
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In January, a falling 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.'
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