Another incident takes place at Mallorca Airport; causes panic and anxiety

What was only a slightly delayed departure turned into panic, confusion, and nerves on edge for passengers aboard Eurowings flight EW 6897 on Wednesday morning at Palma de Mallorca Airport, which had just experienced what a caved roof causes inside its corridors packed with travellers.

Bound for Munich on June 25th, the aircraft was taxiing down the runway at Palma de Mallorca Airport when, seconds before takeoff, the pilot slammed on the brakes, the Diario de Mallorca news outlet reported.

“People were shaken. A few genuinely panicked,” said Manuela, a German passenger returning to Munich, as she recalled the incident to Mallorca Zeitung while waiting for a replacement flight.

“One woman next to me was hyperventilating. Another, speaking Bavarian, just lost it — started yelling that she had to get off the plane immediately. She was done flying.”

‘We stopped hard’ and anxiety spread

According to Manuela, the flight was already running late. “Boarding was behind schedule, so we just sat there for 30 minutes on the tarmac. No updates, no announcements.” Eventually, the aircraft began rolling toward the runway. “We were accelerating, all of us ready for takeoff — and then suddenly, we stopped. Hard.”

It was a full-force emergency stop that caught everyone off guard. The plane stayed motionless for another 20 minutes with no explanation. The cabin crew handed out bottles of water while trying to keep people calm. Anxiety lingered in the air like static.

Eventually, a flight attendant made an announcement: the aircraft would not be taking off, and a bus would be sent to bring everyone back to the terminal.

Back inside the terminal, passengers faced more uncertainty. They were told to collect their checked luggage and queue at the Eurowings counter for further instructions. Frustration began to boil.

‘Honestly, we were lucky’

“One woman tried to cut the line, insisting she had a birthday to get to that night,” Manuela said. “She kept repeating that she had to catch the next flight. But people pushed back — calmly but firmly. Everyone else had places to be, too.”

Eurowings has not commented on what triggered the aborted takeoff nor confirmed whether a technical fault was involved. No injuries were reported, and passengers are still waiting for answers, as well as their onward flights.

“Honestly, we were lucky,” said Manuela. “It was a jarring experience, sure. But I’d rather be on the ground and annoyed than in the air with something not right.”

As the day wore on, the only thing flying was tension, and everyone just wanted to go home.

As reported on Tuesday by Euro Weekly News, Holidaymakers cheated death after a roof collapsed and glass and debris crashed onto the floor of arrivals near the luggage pick-up area of the island’s airport at 4:30 pm local time.

The emergency alarm was activated at Palma de Mallorca Airport, causing panic and confusion in the arrivals hall. Following the incident, passengers were evacuated to another part of the airport. A “loud bang” was heard before pieces of glass and roof material tumbled to the ground. Fortunately, nobody was injured.