Several Ryanair flights experienced operational changes overnight at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, including diversions and returns to airports of origin, likely due to adverse weather conditions. Based on the available information, the 01:45 flight returned to base. The 01:15 flight from Dublin was diverted to Porto, and the…
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Madeira is experiencing a mass of hot and humid air, transported by the circulation of a depression located to the west of the archipelago, which has already begun to affect the region. According to Ricardo Tavares, the IPMA delegate in Madeira, this situation caused the formation of low clouds, reduced…
The President of PS-Madeira met today with representatives of the Air France KLM group, one of the companies that is interested in acquiring a share in TAP – Air Portugal. The company has submitted a non-binding offer to buy a minority stake as part of the airline’s privatisation process. In…
The Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, said today that the Government of the Republic has suspended the changes planned by the Regional Government to the social mobility subsidy (SSM), pending the enactment of the changes approved in the Assembly of the Republic. “The Government suspended all the changes it…
The Porto Santo Line responded today to Chega’s claim that the Lobo Marinho was transporting fuels it wasn’t certified to carry, assuring that it routinely transports various types of cargo, including fuels, whether classified as standard or requiring prior analysis and authorisation (with the necessary documentation and/or oversight from the…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, once again criticised the new Social Mobility Subsidy model for air travel as a “bureaucratic hell.” During the PSD-Madeira and PSD-Azores Parliamentary Summit, Miguel Albuquerque emphasized that the main priority should be making access to the SSM simple, ensuring people only pay…
Strong winds affecting the east of the island have also affected the Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, forcing planes to circle and forcing one to divert to an alternative airport. One reported case involved EasyJet flight U28519 from London, which had to divert to Porto Santo Airport. Meanwhile, flight…
A new digital fraud relating to refunds for flight delays is circulating in Madeira. Scammers are posing as TAP Air Portugal employees, sending emails to residents claiming they’re entitled to financial compensation for flight delays of over three hours. They then direct recipients to click on a fraudulent link. If…
“Nação Valente”, by João Annes, was presented on Wednesday afternoon in Funchal, at a ceremony held at the Savoy Palace Hotel. The session was attended by the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, as well as several figures linked to regional culture, in addition to senior officials in the…
The movement A New Hope (UNE) accuses the mayor of Porto Santo, Nuno Batista, of staging an “institutional firmness” against Binter Airlines to try to erase months of inaction and a lack of results. In reaction to the news published in this Saturday’s edition of DIÁRIO, which reports the intention…
The Court of Appeal annulled the decision to dismiss a security guard who worked at Madeira Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, after he found two gold rings on the ground, revealed the Jornal de Notícias (JN), yesterday in its online edition. The company for which the security guard worked initiated a…
Due to undesirable waiting times, the collection of biometric data at the departure terminals of Lisbon, Porto, and Faro airports was suspended again today, states a PSP spokesperson. “Today, there are a large number of people leaving the Schengen Area through the airports of Lisbon, Porto, and Faro, and the…
The president of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, reacted to the new model of the social mobility subsidy approved in the Assembly of the Republic, warning of risks associated with the diploma and criticising the position taken by the opposition throughout the process. The minister began by stressing…
Bad weather has caused more than four dozen flights to be cancelled this morning at Madeira Airport, affecting both arrivals and departures. Before the vast majority of operations were cancelled, several flights were diverted to other airports, as a safety measure in view of the impossibility of landing on the…
The Regional Government of Madeira, through the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, is concerned about the possibility that the main air carriers that provide connections between the mainland and the autonomous regions may abandon the routes covered by the Social Mobility Subsidy (SSM) Eduardo Jesus warns…