With the amount of pressure laid at its door, TAP has confirmed that it will no longer apply the controversial €30 rate increase on air travel during the Christmas and New Year season, between Madeira and mainland Portugal. The initial decision of the air carrier was highly contested, as it…
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In a statement, the Regional Government has declared its unilateral disgust at the unjustified price hikes that TAP will introduce during the Christmas and New Year period 2025-2025, says the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture in a statement. As part of the daily monitoring carried out on the…
The PS-Madeira has reiterated that the Regional Government assess the risk of overloading the Region’s public equipment and infrastructures. According to a party statement, the socialist proposal, which will be debated this week in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, is justified “in part by the large flow of visitors that…
Erratic parking caused chaos in the tunnel located in front of the Ponta do Pargo lighthouse, causing drivers to edge cautiously past into oncoming traffic. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
According to the Horários do Funchal website, they are extending the use of their pre-paid bus pass (Giro). The charging period for pre-purchased journeys on the HF urban network has been extended, allowing customers to continue using the old Horários do Funchal (HF) Passes and Tickets under the following conditions: • Last…
Tomorrow, the 30th of October, work to widen the deck of the Quinta Bridge begins, as part of the contract to reformulate the Cancela Interchange, confirms a press statement from the Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures, through the Regional Directorate of Roads. This intervention will lead to traffic conditioning…
For the third consecutive day, Carreiros do Monte were forced to suspend their activity due to bad weather conditions. The recent heavy rains, especially in the Monte area, have compromised the safety of the toboggan. “We are totally dependent on the weather. When it rains a lot, the safety conditions…
Car tax deadlines are changing in 2026, with due dates no longer tied to the matriculation date but instead becoming payable in February. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Recommends to the Regional Government to carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a surface metro connection between Calheta and Caniçal have been called for. This is the title of the draft resolution, authored by the PS, which was debated in the Regional Parliament, in a session that…
After requesting a feasibility study for a surface metro between Calheta and Caniçal, the PS presents another diploma aimed at transport/accessibility. In this case, Gonçalo Leite Velho has submitted a draft regional legislative decree entitled ‘Legal Regime of traffic restriction zones for Rent-a-Car.’ The proposal “establishes the legal regime for…
The National Association of Car Rental Companies (ARAC) has requested an urgent hearing at the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira on the proposal to revise Regional Decree No. 13/2013/M, which regulates rental car activity. In a statement released this Tuesday, the association considers that the diploma “introduces…
The National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SNMOT) has issued a press statement saying that tomorrow, the 21st of October, a Workers’ Plenary will be held between 15:00 and 18:00 which may affect SIGA Rooeste bus services during this time. The company apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.…
The Regional Command of the PSP carried a series of inspection in the early hours of Sunday morning of about 80 vehicles in the Poiso area, on the suspicion of participating in illegal races. The suveillance led to the siezure of seven cars. “The operation was planned based on anonymous…
The car rental sector continues to grow in Madeira. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, almost 103 thousand service contracts were signed, generating a revenue of 17.1 million euros. Released on World Statistics Day, the data show the strength of an activity and that there are already more than…
Traffic chaos ensued this morning at Ponta de São Lourenço, in Caniçal. A bus with tourists was even blocked in Ponta do Rosto, due to traffic. So much so that the police had to be called in to help relieve the situation. According to local newspapers, many tour companies have…