Three dozen flights were cancelled throughout this Wednesday at Madeira Airport, affecting both arrivals and departures, and causing significant constraints to passengers and airlines, due to the strong winds. By 18:00, 15 connections have been cancelled in arrivals and as many in departures. The affected flights include services to and…
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Numerous flights have been cancelled, and aircraft have been diverted at the Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo today due to strong winds. At the airport this afternoon, several flights were either cancelled, returned to the airport of origin, or diverted to Porto Santo, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria. Many of…
Aerial Firefighting Assets and Police Reinforcements Confirmed for Madeira Paulo Simões Ribeiro, the Assistant Secretary of State for Internal Administration, confirmed this morning that Madeira will receive a second aerial firefighting asset in July. Additionally, the region will see a reinforcement of 30 new Public Security Police (PSP) agents assigned…
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira met on Tuesday in New York with Carlos Antunes, TAP Air Portugal’s Director for the Americas, and Fernanda Ottavio, Head of the North American Market, to discuss the possibility of opening new air routes to the Region. The meeting took place during…
ANA – VINCI Airports is to invest around €3 million in expanding the fuel storage facilities at Madeira Airport, in a project being carried out in partnership with Exolum. According to a statement, the investment will increase the airport’s aviation fuel storage capacity from 560 cubic metres to 1,300 cubic…
Strong winds are expected to continue affecting operations at Madeira International Airport until at least Friday, according to the Portuguese Institute for Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), following a day of significant disruption that saw dozens of flights cancelled or diverted. Speaking to JM and 88.8 JM FM radio, Ricardo Tavares,…
A major rescue operation was launched this afternoon at Levada do Castelejo, in Curral das Freiras, after a 19-year-old British tourist suffered a serious fall from an estimated height of 30 metres. The alert was received by the Regional Command of Relief Operations at 12:18, according to the Regional Civil…
It looked like a scene straight out of a movie, but it happened at Madeira Airport. A tourist was ‘caught’ this morning after running across the runway in an attempt to catch up with a flight that was about to depart. According to DIÁRIO, a 60-year-old man climbed over the…
Strong winds are once again disrupting air operations at Madeira International Airport, causing flight cancellations and forcing aircraft to divert to other airports. By early this afternoon, 13 flights had already been cancelled, seven arrivals and six departures, due to strong gusts that continue to disrupt approaches and landings on…
Adverse weather conditions are making operations at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo particularly challenging this afternoon, with strong winds affecting the eastern part of the island. According to JM, at least five aircraft have been holding for some time, awaiting an improvement in conditions before they can land safely.…
Weather conditions are conditioning operations at Madeira International Airport this afternoon, with several planes caught in holding patterns while waiting to attempt to land at Cristiano Ronaldo – Madeira International Airport. Flightradar24 images show several aircraft in ‘holding’ along the east coast of Madeira, especially in the area between Caniçal…
The wind conditions affecting operations at Madeira Airport have worsened over the past decade, with average wind speeds increasing by around three knots (approximately 5.5 km/h). The rise has further complicated landings and take-offs at the airport in Santa Cruz. The issue was highlighted yesterday by the Secretary of State…
This afternoon, PSD Madeira emphasised the importance of ensuring that Madeirans have the same access to medicines as citizens living in mainland Portugal, pointing out the ongoing challenges in the pharmaceutical supply to the Autonomous Region. During an event at the Farmácia de Santo António, Deputy Joana Silva highlighted that…
The President of the Regional Government responded to criticism levied at the degredation of Porto Santo airport. In a statement, the President of Madeira said that “the State must insist that the renovation works of the Porto Santo airport are treated as a priority.” Miguel Albuquerque considered it a priority…
A man aged between 55 and 60 suffered a heart attack while boarding a plane at Madeira Airport today. According to JM, the passenger suffered a heart problem, was unconscious, and was fading fast. While waiting for the airport medical team and paramedics, members of the plane’s crew began resuscitation…