You have made your holiday plans and the long awaited day dawns when you finally make your journey.
As one of our Forumites told us recently in speaking to Richard Branson, at Palma, he RB, always came by a budget carrier as he could not justify the cost of the private jet. I must say I agree and do similar or even on a charter.Don't quite want to flaunt it!
Down to your local airport then, maybe 4 am or a 10 pm job, proceedure the same. Have to say in my earlier visits to PP, came on a charter and all passengers on the plane were coming to PP or to CSV. Just imagine that ! In to the terminal and one look at the queues told you which check in desks. All the men in smart sports jackets or blazers nicely cut trousers proper shoes and a few cravats even with the token Panama hats. And the ladies well, of whatever age, they stood out too.

And the kids. Kids? Find them if you could.8o
In those days it was different. Now the tour operator on the flight covers Magaluf and Palma Nova. The dress code of the passengers is more relaxed. "Smart but casual" as Billy Connolly used to say. Trouble is everyone has a different interpretation!
Knew a guy once who did a lot of Business Class travel and went long haul holidays. At short notice booked up an AI week in Majorca or Ibiza, can't remember which. Told me he was going and I thought "Wrong place, wrong tour company , wrong type of holiday, wrong time of year for you two " but said to him "Ah well, hope the weather's good, see you when you both get back!"
First comment when I saw him afterwards was to say when he went to check in outward that he thought looking at fellow travellers they should under go psychometric and aptitude testing to ensure suitability to fly!
We love and always wear our best and newest shell suits to go! So relaxing! Quite upset we were!
Well the
flights are all the same, are they not. Pass quickly to arrival.
In to Palma and off the plane. If your first time you will best follow the crowd and you think that the tannoy announcement in Spanish means "Welcome to Palma de Mallorca Health Farm. We hope you will enjoy the three kilometre walk to collect your baggage and it will loosen you up after your flight. Gracias."
And you realise you are on the track of the Grand Prix as the buggies race up on you in the corridors!
"Those kids on the carousels will catch a foot or break an arm" you think, but does it matter, they were not on your flight. No there is a flight in from one of those places across the North Sea and the kids wouldn't understand you anyway!!
Maybe off to get your car now and will it be a test of patience or of impatience?>:
Or find your tour operator staff? Hand picked? What for? >D
Pass on to the coach and you wait and wait and wait. You are tired and hot and hungry probably. What's the problem?
Oh it's that guy with the ???? (At this stage please, a multiple choice is available. Please choose whatever age , manner of attire, baseball cap or Panama hat etcetara is holding up the ****** coach!!>: >:
Now if it's first time and I suppose if it's your twenty first time and there are fellow travellers going to perhaps three or four destinations you are thinking "Are they in mine? " :lol :lol Multiple choice here again!!:lol :lol
And if you are really really lucky you will get a free yes free!! tour around Alcudia on the way and so you'll know where your next trip will be to!:eek :eek Or not!!:lol :lol
Then at last you are there!!
You've made it!!
On with the holidays!!
Yipppeeee!!:rollin :rollin
PS Will do the return trip but if some one else wishes to tell of the delights of passing back through PMI please do!!