The Spanish airport operator Aena wants to control tower take into account when planning improvements to Menorca Airport Whether the tower will be replaced has therefore not yet been decided. This emerges from reports by several media outlets dated 12 November 2026.
According to Europa Press, Aena representatives are to explain the plans at a meeting with the Menorca Island Council The agency cites the local newspaper Es Diari and people familiar with the meeting. The news portal Menorca al Dia reports, citing sources familiar with the project, that the needs of the entire airport should be taken into account when drawing up the overall project. Aena has so far made no commitment to a new tower.
Later that morning, radio station Onda Cero reported that talks between Aena and the Island Council had already taken place. According to the report, the possibility of a new control tower was also discussed. This report, too, does not indicate that a binding decision to build has been made.
The president of the Island Council, Adolfo Vilafranca, welcomed the possibility before the meeting that Aena might reconsider building a new tower. According to Menorca al Dia’s report, he considers its replacement a priority. He pointed to deficiencies and complaints from trade unions about working conditions. Vilafranca also stressed that the concerns related to employees’ safety, not flight safety.
The Island Council and representatives of aviation trade unions had already jointly called for a new control tower in early October. According to a report at the time by broadcaster Cadena SER, a new build was not included among the planned measures in the airport plan for 2027 to 2031.
The investment plan approved by the Spanish government in September provides for 170.7 million euros for Menorca Airport, according to consistent media reports. Cadena SER reported at the time that it did not include a separate allocation for building a new control tower.
There is also debate on the island about the airport’s future capacity. Before the meeting, Vilafranca said that the Island Council supported improvements for travellers but opposed measures to increase airport capacity Aena had already assured the Island Council that the planned investments would not bring about such an increase.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).