Ibiza and Palma Flights Return to Normal After Storm Adam Disruption

Updated 20 October 2026 (Paris time).

Flights and airport access roads across the Balearic Islands were operating normally again on Tuesday, 20 October, after Storm Adam brought severe flooding and three days of disruption. Airport operator Aena reported no storm-related delays, cancellations or diversions in the archipelago during its Tuesday morning update, according to Europa Press. Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, also confirmed that affected roads had reopened, including the route to Ibiza Airport. Transport services recovered before all the flood damage had been repaired.

On Sunday, 18 October, torrential rain forced Ibiza Airport to halt flights twice, first from 10 to 11 a.m. and then from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., as crews cleared water from parts of the airfield. Figures released by Aena that evening, carried by Europa Press, showed 27 cancellations and 16 diversions at Ibiza. Palma de Mallorca recorded another 37 cancellations, bringing the combined total at the two airports to 64. The evening figures replaced lower provisional totals issued earlier that day.

The downpour also damaged sections of Ibiza’s terminal and disrupted car park access. The P1 car park temporarily closed after a canopy collapsed but reopened on Sunday evening. Access to the express car park was restricted while repairs continued. On Monday morning, the airport road remained closed between kilometres 3 and 5.5, the island council said, as reported by Europa Press. The DGT included that road among the routes restored to normal traffic by Tuesday.

Flights recovered unevenly on Monday

Ibiza had largely restored flight operations by Monday, 19 October. At 2 p.m., Aena recorded just one diversion and no cancellations there, according to Periódico de Ibiza. Palma was still affected, with 15 diversions and two cancellations reported by the same time. Earlier, Europa Press had reported around 20 delayed services. Cancellations, diversions and delays describe different effects of the storm rather than one combined total.

Adam’s effects extended beyond aviation. On Sunday, Radio Ibiza reported rainfall totals of 61 mm in Ibiza town, 69 mm in Sant Jordi and 63 mm in Sant Rafel. Emergency teams handled 86 weather-related incidents across the Pityusic Islands. On Monday evening, regional authorities lowered alert levels after more than 300 incidents had been reported across the Balearics, although some recovery work continued. Europa Press reported the change.

On Tuesday, clean-up and pumping work was still under way in parts of Ibiza. For travellers whose flights had been cancelled, restoring normal operations does not remove the right to a refund or rerouting, or care where applicable. Our guide to flight disruption and passenger rights explains the rules.