In a recent statement concerning financial support for TAP, the President of the Regional Government of Madeira stated that although he agreed with the 1,200 million euro capital injection into the airline, TAP must improve its services to and from Madeira, and that on no account should a blank cheque be issued.
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MEP and Transport and Tourism Committee member, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, wrote to the European Commission (EC) this week, a letter which has been endorsed by the entire PSD (Social Democrat) delegation, asking the EC to provide answers as to why the the Government of Portugal was given the 'green light' to grant TAP - Air Portugal a loan totalling 1,200 million euros.
A three-week holiday on the island of São Miguel in the Azores for a Madeiran couple who live in Funchal ended up lasting three months.
TAP-Air Portugal announced this morning that from 16 June 2020 arrangements to deliver the backlog of air freight destined for Madeira currently held in Lisbon will be implemented.
Those flying to Madeira and Porto Santo should be aware of the rules currently in force, as well as those that will come into force as of the 1st of July. To simplify 'life' for travellers, IASAÚDE has made a short video.
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) admitted today that there have been “one or two cases” of people infected with Covid 19 being detected on flights to Portugal on a regular basis that a “gradual reinforcement” of containment measures at Portuguese airports will come into effect shortly.
The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) published this Monday its standardisation plan for Madeira's aerial accessibility, as defined by the Regional Government.
Earlier this morning, EasyJet announced that they plan to operate up to three-quarters of their normal schedule July and August, including those to Madeira.
The presiding judge of the Madeira District, Paulo Barreto, confirmed today that a request for habeas corpus from a Madeiran woman forced to go into quarantine at the Vila Galé hotel in Santa Cruz, has been filed.
The firefighting helicopter arrived this morning at the port of Caniçal, 15 days before the start of the Operational Programme for Combating Forest Fires (POCIF).