It was announced in the Daily Telegraph this morning that the UK has extended its travel ban until July, in order to prevent a third wave of the SARS-Cov-19 virus.
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Neli Azevedo, of the Groundforce Workers Commission, has confirmed that the wages owing to Groundforce staff were paid this morning.
English tourists will be able to return to Portugal in May, announced the Secretary of State for Tourism, Rita Marques.
According to the Observer, the UK Government will remove Portugal from its red list as of 4 am on Friday the 19th of March.
A petition created by Phillipa Rose O'Keefe to remove Portugal from the red list has been launched in the United Kingdom. The petition aims to maintain 'the two countries relationship with regards to tourism and business.'
This morning, the Association of Commerce, and Industry in Funchal (ACIF), outlined an extremely 'black' scenario for the hotel sector in Madeira, and as such, demands that it be allowed to actively participate in the revision of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) before it is sent to Brussels.
Political Party, Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) has confirmed that they will meet on Monday, the 8th of March in Porto Santo, to finalise the Madeira - Porto Santo Air Mobility document. In their statement, Élvio Sousa, spokesperson for the initiative and Parliamentary Leader of the JPP said:
Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Madeira and Ponta Delgada Airports were distinguished by International Airport Organisation, ACI Europe, for "Best Airport" and "Best Hygiene Measures."
Yesterday was a day of celebration, as the two surviving Covid-19 patients, who were flown to Madeira at the end of January are now back in Lisbon.
The Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa today thanked health professionals from the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital for all their hard work and dedication towards the three mainland Covid-19 patients who were flown to Madeira on the 29th of January.
A further batch of 5,850 Pfizer arrived yesterday on a TAP flight. The vaccines are currently stored at an airport warehouse, and will be transported under Public Security Police (PSP) guard to the the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital tomorrow morning.
Yesterday, 24th of February, members of the Regional Government participated in a meeting convened by the Assistant Secretary of State and Communications to discuss the need for new equipment to be purchased and installed to improve operating conditions at Madeira's International Airport - Cristiano Ronaldo.
KLM announced this week that it successfully carried out the first passenger flight between between Amsterdam and Madrid, using a fuel mix of sustainably manufactured synthetic kerosene on the 22nd of January. The aircraft fuel load contained 500 litres of sustainable synthetic kerosene which had been produced by Shell at its research centre in Amsterdam.
The NRP Douro and crew, who have been stationed in Madeira since the 23rd of December 2020, took part in a series of maritime day and night search and rescue exercises alongside the Portuguese Air Force EH-101 helicopter crew this week.