Irish Budget holidaymakers suffered an 8 hour delay on their way home from Majorca Airport to Shannon Airport on Saturday August 30th. The delay affected 250 passengers.
Due to a technical problem with the plane the scheduled morning departure could not take place. The Plane eventually managed to take off at 4.30pm.
Budget travel apologized for the inconvenience to their passengers.
The Film entitled “Terminal” featuring Tom Hanks has become a reality in Majorca’s Airport, where a 48 year-old woman locally from Germany has been using the airport as her home. Bettina, known as the “cat lady” has become a regular feature of the airport along with the runways and aircrafts.
Bettina is from a peaceful town in Germany. She arrived in Spain 10 years ago, hoping to for a new beginning, after a failed relationship and no job prospects. With no job, shelter, or money, the airport is her home.
She gets by on the generosity of friends or passengers. However, she never asks for anything. Bettina is always reading, dressed in jeans and a shirt. Bettina is popular among airport personnel. She claims she made this her home because everything she needs is here. She never bothers anyone and she can use the facilities.