The Regional Government Council met on Wednesday and authorised the amendment of the Concession Contract for the Public Service for the Regular Carriage of Passengers and Goods by Sea between Funchal and Porto Santo
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Ryanair announced today the opening of 18 new routes in Portugal, Porto, and Faro next summer, and welcomed the regulator's intervention that has led to the reduction in fees charged by ANA at Porto and Faro airports.
The Porto Santo Line (PSL), has confirmed that it has cancelled its scheduled sailings for Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th of December due to rough seas, which make it impossible for the ship to dock in Porto Santo.
The family of 35-year-old Polish citizen, Michal Kozek, who disappeared on the 7th of July 2021 in the Sierra da Calheta have not given up hope of finding Michal's body.
The Portuguese Institute for Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) website shows that two earthquakes were recorded off the northwest Madeira coastline today.
Following coverage of the incident by the BBC and UK regional newspapers, the tourist who went missing in Calheta this week has been identified as 52-year-old Cumbrian Fell Runner, Darren Kay.
According to a message written on the Portuguese Navy Website, officer cadets from the NRP Mondego conducted an expedited hydrographic survey this morning in the bay of Funchal.
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has confirmed for a second day running that they will be cancelling the next day's scheduled service (15/12/2022, Fnc-Pxo at 08:00 and Pxo-Fnc at 18:00), due to bad weather.
The Captaincy of the Port of Funchal, through the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has extended the strong wind and maritime agitation warnings until 18:00 tomorrow.
The Porto Santo Line issued a statement this evening, confirming that they will be cancelling tomorrow's scheduled service due to bad weather.
Madeira will remain under several weather warnings until tomorrow, and these include maritime unrest.
With the extension of the orange warning to 6 am this morning, airport authorities have reported that three flights have been affected by the bad weather.
Due to the bad weather, the search for the tourist who went missing in the Calheta area yesterday has been suspended. The operation will continue tomorrow morning.
Frente MarFunchal, who are responsible for the management of the bathing complexes, has confirmed that bathing areas will be closed tomorrow due to adverse weather conditions.
The President of the Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, said today that the regional executive does not intend to purchase shares in the Azorean airline SATA, contrary to what was said by the President of the Hotel Association of Portugal (AHP), Bernardo Trindade.