The island is sometimes jokingly called the “17th German state”
The German airline Lufthansa is taking “emergency measures” due to the jump in reservations for the Spanish island of Mallorca, sending jumbo jets to transport passengers from Frankfurt, AFP reported.
In recent months, there has been a sharp increase in reservations from Germans thirsty for the sun, as fears of a pandemic have subsided thanks to declining cases and advances in vaccination in Europe.
To meet demand, Lufthansa will replace the 215-seat Airbus A321, which typically serves the Frankfurt-Mallorca route, with a 364-seat Boeing 747-8.
The huge jumbo jet, called the “Queen of Heaven”, is the largest aircraft in the Lufthansa flotilla. Usually this type of machine flies on transatlantic routes, but most of them were stopped due to the pandemic.
The jumbo jet will be used for four weekends in July and August, when it is the peak of the summer tourist season in Europe.
Mallorca is one of the most popular tourist destinations among Germans, and the island is sometimes jokingly called the “17th German province”. Before the pandemic, it was visited by about 5 million German tourists each year
