The adverse weather conditions affecting the Madeira Archipelago led to the cancellation of 92 flights (arrivals and departures), according to data from ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal released at 21:00 this evening. Since this morning, 13 aircraft have landed at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, and 17 have departed.…
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Dozens of flights have been cancelled or diverted, and with it, a revolt among passengers. Although flights are being rescheduled, often several days after the booked flight, many travellers are expressing their anger at the inconvenience and disruption to their lives. One of the passengers who cannot contain his anger…
The second aerial means to strengthen the response capacity in Madeira “is included in the State Budget for 2026,” but there is still no defined schedule for its availability, said the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Micaela Freitas, guaranteeing that the Regional Government will demand clarifications from the…
The mobility allowance should no longer be a subject of instability and recurring dispute, argued Guilherme Silva, who considered it incomprehensible that, after decades of autonomy, the issue remains without a stable solution. The statements were made on the sidelines of the Atlantic Conferences, in Câmara de Lobos. “It is…
The four men arrested last week at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, for using false documents, were released after their court hearing. As DIÁRIO reported, the group, composed of four European citizens, was intercepted when they tried to board a flight to Ireland, travelling outside the Schengen area. The…
Three men attempting to travel to Dublin were arrested on Wednesday morning at Madeira Airport for using false documents. The arrest took place at border control, on an air link departing from the Schengen area, after the documents presented raised concerns with the authorities. After analysis, the Public Security Police…
The Portuguese Government is advising national travellers to postpone “non-essential” trips to Cuba due to fuel shortages that are affecting the South American country. On the Portuguese Communities Portal, a message warns of worsening fuel shortages in Cuba since the beginning of the year. On the 7th of February, the…
The Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira has passed a resolution proposing to the Assembly of the Republic a change to the new model of the Social Mobility Allowance (SSM), which was approved in parliament last week and has already been published in the Diário da República. During…
The Madeira District Court opened proceedings today against a network accused of forging air travel documents and unlawfully collecting the Social Mobility Allowance at CTT offices, with some of the 42 defendants already admitting to the charges. The trial, which was attended by 30 defendants, two of whom were in…
On Tuesday, the Regional Secretary for the Economy asked the Porto Santo Line to increase the number of flights between Porto Santo and Madeira, within the aircraft’s maximum capacity, given that the Porto Santo Ferry is currently undergoing maintenance. José Manuel Rodrigues was told that, on several occasions, the connections…
The Government has decided to suspend the requirement of a regularised contributory situation to access the social mobility allowance until the end of January and to evaluate the measure with the executives of the Azores and Madeira. In a joint statement, the Ministries of State and Finance and Infrastructure and…
Pedro Coelho, a Madeiran deputy in the Assembly of the Republic, has spoken out against the requirement that Madeira residents must have no outstanding debts to either the tax authorities or Social Security to qualify for the air mobility subsidy between Madeira, the mainland, and the Azores. Approximately 13,500 people…
A video, released on social networks, shows an individual parachuting into the area of Eira do Serrado, in Curral das Freiras. The jump took place on the 7th of January, raising doubts as to the legality of the practice in that location. The images, shared online, show the moment of…
The Minister of Infrastructure gave assurances today that the new platform of the Social Mobility Subsidy (SSM) will not require tax and social security declarations from citizens, adding that the changes underway are in line with the concerns expressed by the President of the Republic. Miguel Pinto Luz assured that…
On Monday the 5th of January 2026, the Government published in the Official Gazette Decree-Law No. 1-A/2026, which introduces the first amendment to the Social Mobility Allowance (SSM) regime, approved in March 2025, adjusting it to the entry into operation of the new electronic platform for the management of support…