A leak at Palma airport within the Balearic Islands was first detected on Friday and was reportedly resolved by the AENA airport authority – however staff insist it’s nonetheless ongoing
Baggage handlers at Palma airport are up in arms over claims {that a} pipe leak, which is inflicting their work space to flood with sewage water, has not been correctly addressed.
Regardless of the AENA airport authority’s administration stating the problem was resolved after its preliminary report on Friday, staff on Saturday insisted the issue is ongoing, with water persevering with to inundate their workspace. The affected zone can host as much as 180 workers, particularly in the course of the weekend rush.
The staff are adamant the leak is from a sewage pipe, citing the discoloured water and stench exacerbated by the warmth. “AENA isn’t taking any measures, and we’re working right here with horrible smells,” one employee expressed to the Majorca Day by day Bulletin.
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Union leaders attribute the leak to ongoing development at Palma airport, which they declare is wreaking havoc and misery among the many workforce. The CCOO union has reached its restrict, declaring that “this example can’t proceed any longer” as frustration escalates.
They’ve communicated their grievances to the airport director, Tomás Melgar, highlighting the “huge interference within the each day lives of people that work on the airport.”
Moreover, the union pointed to a latest incident the place a part of the arrivals space ceiling caved in, showering glass and particles beneath, as proof of the unacceptable situations confronted by airport workers. This occasion occurred simply over 10 days in the past, additional illustrating the precarious state of the office surroundings.
In a outstanding stroke of fortune, nobody was damage when components of the ceiling got here crashing down on the airport, swiftly adopted by safety measures to seal off the world. Passengers and workers have been reportedly engulfed in mud throughout renovations on the airport earlier in January, sparking quite a few complaints.
A workers member expressed their dismay: “Neither workers or passengers may breathe and many individuals have been slipping due to the mud on the bottom.” They added: “Having to work in these types of situations is disgraceful.”
Final 12 months, passengers at London Heathrow Airport have been left holding their noses after a suspected “sewage” water leak fell onto the arrivals baggage space. A buyer captured on digicam the second the place “sewage” water fell from the ceiling above a baggage carousel at Terminal 5. The footage exhibits murky water cascading from the ceiling onto a baggage carousel at roughly 8.45am on October 27, 2024.
One flyer, who jetted in from Edinburgh to the capital metropolis, claimed the stench of “urine and previous sewage” hit them as they neared the scene. Preferring to stay nameless, the passenger recounted: “As we have been strolling by means of I may hear water dripping. I assumed it was raining however I seen it was good and sunny outdoors.”
The Mirror has contacted AENA for touch upon the Palma airport incident.
