User manual

18 MF
Ibiza X Evolution
Aerosoft GmbH 2015
Ibiza
The airport of Ibiza (IBZ, LEIB)
At the beginning of the Sixties the age of tourism began on the islands
of Ibiza and its little sister Formentera. First there were mainly hippies,
artists and dropouts who came to see the islands, today there are
sun-seekers, divers and clubbers. Despite this massive tourist rush,
both islands were able to keep their slightly extravagant image. World
famous for its club scene and its characteristic style of fashion, Ibiza is
known as the party island. Ibiza‘s airport accelerated tourism on both
of the islands.
In the early Seventies, planes of the LTU (Fokker and Caravelle) stood
next to planes of Iberia and Aviaco on the apron area of the airport.
Back then a single building with a bar and a beautiful palm-garden
was sufficient for a terminal building. However when the planes
became larger (Tristar, DC10 etc.) and brought more tourists to the
island, the decision to build up the new terminal building as we know
was made. In 2009 further development of the airport terminal began.
The large watersurfaces close to the airport are saltbeds. These
waterpools are filled with seawater that is dried by the sun and leaves
the salt deposited in the bed ready for collection. Formentera doesn‘t
have its own airport, and tourists and locals travel there by ferry. All
plans to build up a small airport failed. Only in case of an emergency
when there‘s no possibilty for transport by boat, a helicopter can land
on a car park in front of a supermarket in the main village on the
island or at he harbour.