SPANISH police are calling for a crackdown on the sale of booze to tourists at airports in Mallorca, Ibiza and on the other Balearic islands, as well as planes flying to the area.
The changes could see much stricter rules on the amount of alcohol that holidaymakers who are either arriving or departing from the airports can purchase, especially if they are drunk.
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The calls come after a series of incidents at Balearic airports involving boozed-up travellers.
According to the Diario De Ibiza, a union boss who represents Spanish cops has made the request in an open letter, where he also accused the airlines and airport authorities of endangering public safety in the pursuit of profit.
Jose Maria Manso, President of the Professional Police Union (SPP) for the Balearic Islands suggested that drinking at airports should be banned in the same way that smoking is.
He wrote: “We cannot understand how smoking is banned for health reasons yet an airport binge with a serious knock-on effect for everyone’s safety is guaranteed.”
Intoxicated Brits were singled out in the letter, which was written soon after a brawl involving British tourists at Palma airport.
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Two police officers were reportedly left with injuries after intervening when two male passengers began to bother other travellers at the airport.
According to reports, the men began to throw punches at the officers and were arrested then transported to a local police station before being held overnight.
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The Balearic islands have faced increased pressure from the local government to clean up its image in the last few years.
A strict new law limiting music noise in bars and nightclubs to the level of a hairdryer is just one of a number of new efforts by lawmakers to turn the popular party destination into a family-friendly resort.
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Badly-behaved tourists in Mallorca can now also receive €100 on-the-spot fines for a new list of 109 different crimes.
Among the public order offences is a ban on climbing balconies, picking flowers and building unauthorised sand sculptures.