Westland AW109
Twin engine. The one for over-water legs and bad weather.
Passengers
6 + pilot
Engines
Twin turbine
The southern end of the Costa Blanca, and the longest leg we fly. Seventy-five minutes from Palma, less from Ibiza, and the route where the alternative is worst.
Alicante is the longest route on our fare table and the most expensive, which makes the reasoning worth stating plainly rather than dressing up. Seventy-five minutes from Palma is a real flight, not a hop.
It is also the leg where the alternative is worst. There is no useful direct sea link from any of the islands, so the realistic options are a connection through another airport or a scheduled flight followed by whatever the day has left. The aircraft is yours: the fare covers the helicopter and the pilot whether two of you fly or six.
The seventy-five minutes on this page is the Palma leg, the entry in our published table. Ibiza is closer to Alicante and the flight is shorter; Menorca is the furthest of the three and adds meaningfully to both the time and the price. Each is quoted individually.
On this route more than any other it is worth telling us which island you are on before anything else, because the difference between the shortest and longest version is large enough to change whether the flight is the right answer at all.
South-west out to sea and open water for the length of it. The mainland comes up around Dénia and the last stretch runs down the Costa Blanca with the coastline on your right the whole way — Calpe, Altea, Benidorm — before Alicante opens out ahead with the castle on its rock above the city.
It is the longest continuous view of the Spanish coast on any of our routes, and the reason people who fly it once tend to ask for the window seat the second time.
Sometimes not, and we would rather say so. If your plans are flexible and you are travelling light, a scheduled flight into Alicante is cheaper. This route earns its price when the day is fixed, the group is more than two, or the connection at the other end will not wait.
And if Dénia would serve you as well, it is a shorter and cheaper flight on the same coastline further north — fifty minutes from Palma, about thirty from Ibiza. Worth asking us to quote both before you decide.
The arrival point is confirmed with the quote rather than after you book, so the drive at the far end is known before you commit. Ground transport is arranged with the booking and landing fees at both ends are already in the fare.
Alicante is the practical access point for the southern stretch of the coast. If you are going somewhere specific down there, say where when you enquire — it occasionally changes which end we recommend you fly into.
This is the route that most rewards notice. It is the longest sector, it crosses into peninsular airspace and it commits an aircraft for the best part of a day once the return is counted. Twenty-four hours can work, several days is sensible, and in July and August it is close to necessary.
Which one depends on your group and your luggage. We confirm it when we quote, not after you book.
Twin engine. The one for over-water legs and bad weather.
Single engine. The workhorse — quiet, quick, panoramic.
Four seats. The value option for tours and short hops.
Single engine. Four seats and a proper hold — the classic island runabout.
Twin engine, rigid rotor. Agile, and the clamshell rear doors swallow awkward loads.
Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca, and the same routes in reverse out of Alicante. The seventy-five minutes shown here is the Palma leg; Ibiza is closer and shorter, Menorca is the furthest of the three. Each is quoted individually.
About seventy-five minutes in the air from Palma, the longest of the routes we fly regularly. From Ibiza it is shorter and from Menorca longer; we confirm the figure with the quote.
From EUR 4,600 for the whole aircraft, one way from Palma, with landing fees at both ends included. It is the price of the aircraft rather than a per-seat fare, so the cost per person falls sharply with the size of the group.
Because it is the longest. Seventy-five minutes each way commits the aircraft and the crew for most of a day once a return is counted, and the fare reflects that rather than the destination being treated as more premium.
Possibly. Denia is fifty minutes from Palma and about thirty from Ibiza rather than seventy-five, costs less, and sits on the same coastline further north. If where you are going is nearer the middle of the Costa Blanca, ask us to quote both and compare.
Up to six passengers plus the pilot on the largest aircraft in the Palma fleet. Larger groups fly across several aircraft released on the same slot so everyone lands together.
The pilot decides on the day and safety comes first. If the flight cannot go you are not charged; we rebook or refund. This is the longest crossing we fly and almost entirely over water, so it is the route most sensitive to weather.
Everything is validated as you type. You see the aircraft and the fare before you send anything, and nothing is charged at this stage — this is a quote request.
| Route | Flight time | From (one way) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallorca→Ibiza | 40 min | €2,400 | View route → |
| Mallorca→Menorca | 40 min | €2,700 | View route → |
| Mallorca→Barcelona | 60 min | €3,800 | View route → |
| Mallorca→Dénia | 50 min | €3,900 | View route → |
| Mallorca→Valencia | 60 min | €4,500 | View route → |