A sort ofIn Mallorca, until Saturday, the police had detained 12 of the 24 passengers who had stopped and disembarked on a Moroccan airliner the night before. 21 Has run on the runway and climbed over the fence around the airport in the dark. According to the Majorca Daily News, a passenger hit a Spanish policeman on the plane and was arrested.
Authorities said another passenger allegedly suffered diabetic shock during a flight from Casablanca to Istanbul, which resulted in a stopover in Mallorca and was arrested after he was found healthy in the hospital. His companion has left the hospital.
The authorities do not rule out that this may be a planned operation by a group of passengers deliberately forcibly landed in order to arrive in Spain illegally. Aina Calvo of the Central Government Delegation of the Balearic Islands said that so far, there is no conclusive evidence to prove this. Calvo said that as far as she knows, such incidents have never happened in Spain, which is why the authorities are very cautious in assessing the situation and conducting all-round investigations. Every year, thousands of people risk their lives in small boats from North Africa across the Mediterranean to Spain.
Procedures that endanger air traffic
Due to people on the tarmac, Son Sant Juan Airport had to stop all takeoffs and landings for more than three hours on Friday night. Before the resumption of flight operations at around 11:30 pm, 27 arriving aircraft had to be transferred to other airports such as Ibiza, Barcelona or Valencia. The departure of 20 aircraft was delayed by several hours. According to the Majorca newspaper, at least two flights from Germany were also affected, one of which was diverted to Valencia and the other to Ibiza.
The police told the German news agency that passengers disembarking from the plane will now be regarded as immigrants arriving by boat from North Africa. These were registered and taken to the original reception center and then to mainland Spain. Then the process of repatriation to the country of origin is initiated, which can be stopped by applying for asylum or granting protection as a refugee.
However, they will also sue them for endangering air traffic. A police spokesperson said that only suspected patients will face criminal proceedings for allegedly supporting illegal entry and violating the “Aliens Act.” The affected Moroccan machines were able to fly to Turkey early on Saturday morning.
