Strong winds affected the airport this afternoon, causing havoc and confusion at the airport for those waiting for their flights from London, Brussels, Manchester and Lisbon.
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The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Eduardo Jesus, believes that this summers tourism conditions are on track, especially as most airlines flying to Madeira are reporting aircraft occupancy rates of 90% and above. Of course, this is dependent on the evolution of the pandemic.
In a statement issued today by the Portuguese Society for the Study of Seabirds (SPEA), a new laboratory that identifies the areas where excessive artificial light disturbs the life of seabirds, especially Shearwaters, will be situated on the east of Madeira.
The deputies of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira today agreed that the situation surrounding Airport Ground Handling Company, Groundforce could spell disaster for Madeira and its economic recovery.
During a presentation at the Canárias / Madeira Regatta, the President of Clube Naval do Funchal, António Fontes, confirmed that in the next couple of days, a boat will be sunk close to the associations base, in order to create a natural reef as part of their biodiversity commitment.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), have confirmed that they have recorded two earthquakes in two days.
The Porto Santo Line has issued a statement confirming that it will be operating additional services on Sunday the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of August.
As a precautionary measure during the pandemic, Azorean airline,SATA, withdrew their onboard meal service. However, they have confirmed that meals will return to some of their flights, and that these meals will based on traditional Azorean recipes and contain local produce.
A statement issued by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), confirmed that a 2.0 magnitude earthquake was registered at 02:17 this morning off the southeast coast of the Desertas, at a depth of 10 km.
This morning (13th of July), the CDU held a political initiative on the detrimental effects privatisation has had on Funchal's coastline.
The Ukraine flagship, Ukraine International Airline (UIA) made its maiden voyage from Kiev to Madeira yesterday. The airline, which has been in operation since 1992 will operate a weekly flight from its base at Kiev Boryspil Airport, from the 12th of July to the 21st of October, using a Boeing 737-800 series.
The Portuguese naval training ship, NRP Sagres, docked in Funchal harbour yesterday and will remain here until Sunday when it will leave for the Azores via Porto Santo. This is the ships first stop on its two and a half month voyage from Lisbon Naval Base. On board are 169, 3rd year cadets from the Naval School commanded by Captain António Camilo.
The incident over last weekend, where ten passengers who were travelling from Lisbon to Madeira were denied boarding at Lisbon Airport for not having a negative PCR test, has been called an 'absurd interpretation of the law, which will not be repeated again' by the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque.
If it isn't one thing, it is another, as strong winds affected air traffic at the airport this afternoon. In many cases, it took pilots two or three attempts before they could land, while a later UK flight was forced to divert to Porto Santa, as it was still unable to land after the third attempt.
From today, the 1st of July, passengers departing from all Portuguese airports and aerodromes and ports will be subject to a €2 carbon tax fee.