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…
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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…
Achada do Teixeira, in Santana, was severely congested with cars this morning, with rows of parked cars extending for several kilometres. When talking to a tour guide, JM learned that it was practically impossible to access the parking area of Achada do Teixeira. According to the same source, the space…
Passers-by were not surprised this morning to find another tent allegedly set up by tourists in the Praia Formosa area of Funchal – a situation that has become increasingly frequent in public spaces in the Region. According to a JM reader, the structure was set up during the night, as…
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 Porto Santo Line (PSL) has announced that it will now offer daily connections between Madeira and Porto Santo until the end of October. In a note issued, the Porto Santo Line highlights that the additional Tuesday service “represents a clear commitment by the company in increasing resident mobility, and…
Two tourists were filmed bathing in the nude in the early hours of yesterday morning at the São Tiago Beach, in Funchal. A situation that is generating indignation among residents and those who enjoy an early morning walk in the area. The episode occurred around one in the morning, at…
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…
Travellers in and out of the island may be affected by safety constraints at Madeira’s Airport, given the intensity of the wind that is expected for the Region. Ricardo Tavares, the Regional IPMA Delegate, states that from Wednesday, with the arrival of a new depression in Madeira, gusts could reach…
A video showing a group of four cyclists riding on the Expressway (VR1) is being widely disseminated on social networks and generating criticism from users and drivers. According to what was possible to assess, the situation occurred yesterday, around 14:00, on the section between the Quinta Grande junction and the…
The CDS Santa Cruz says it is concerned that the Santo da Serra Market remains closed. The party reports that, in recent weeks, elements of the municipality have gone to the site several times and maintained contact with merchants and farmers, “trying to follow the evolution of the work and…
Yesterday, a car accident between two vehicles in Calheta, Madeira, left six injured, four of them German and two Spanish, according to Civil Protection sources. According to Commander Pedro Araújo, of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), among the injured were four adults and two children. According to…
The Funchal Cable Car, operated by Madeira Cable Car, will reopen on the 2nd of April, with more capacity and a new tourist attraction. After a three-month break for modernisation, expansion, and refurbishment, the cable car now has 44 cabins, up from 39, and can carry 900 people per hour,…