Just after 9:40 this morning, the much anticipated Tui direct flight from London Gatwick to Porto Santo arrived. Marking the occasion the Municipality of Porto Santo did not delay in sharing their joy via their social network pages, simply saying 'Welcome Back.'
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The Monk seal who has been seen resting on the pebble beach in Paul do Mar over the last couple of weeks was found dead this morning. As yet, no further information has been released.
TUI UK has announced that they will start operating flights to Madeira from three of its UK bases - London Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham. There will also be a direct flight from Gatwick to Porto Santo on Mondays.
An anonymous tip off has triggered a number of searches on various Regional Government offices by the Judicial Police, due to a complaint made about the international ferry connection tender between Madeira and the mainland.
EasyJet's General Director for Portugal, José Lopes, has stated that as soon as Portugal, including Madeira, was placed on the UK green list, the number of EasyJet bookings has soared. As such, EasyJet has decided to expand the number of weekly flights from its UK bases -London Gatwick, London Luton, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Belfast - to Lisbon, Faro, Porto, and Madeira.
Last night (10/05), the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea registered a 3.0 magnitude earthquake, approximately 300 km off the northwest coast of Madeira.
A shallow earthquake registering 3.1 on the Richter Scale was recorded off the northeast coast of Porto Santo, at a depth of 5 km yesterday (7th of May), at 05:35 by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea.
With 18 flights arriving today, it felt like the first stirrings of normality at Madeira International Airport - Cristiano Ronaldo, as buses, taxis, TVDE vehicles, and people waited for friends, loved ones and holiday makers to arrive.
At 5 pm this evening, the vice-president of the Regional Government, Pedro Calado, met with representatives from the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) - the largest commercial cruise association in the world - who are visiting the Region to observe that all the necessary adjustments have been made to ensure that the ports and marinas of Madeira are safe.
At the Madeiran Plenary this morning, the 4th of May, lawyer Adolfo Brazão reminded all those present that it is essential that the Border and Frontier Services (SEF) is restructured to put an end to the inadequate service that it is providing.
On Saturday the 1st of May, a sailboat was found adrift near Ilhéu Chão, Desertas islands, and towed back to Funchal as part of a joint rescue operation between the Maritime Police and SANAS.
According to information released on the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea website, a 1.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded southeast of the Desertas at 01.39 this morning.
The Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change today issued a plea asking everyone to protect the respect the Monk Seal that is resting on the beach in Paul do Mar.
The Madeiran Sousa Group has announced that it is collaborating with the Portuguese Navy as part of its sustainability policy.
According to local newspaper, JM, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will arrive in Madeira on Sunday, the 2nd of May, for a short visit and lunch with the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque.