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…
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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…
Strong wind continues to affect Madeira’s International Airport. Since midnight last night and late this afternoon, 17 flights were diverted and 15 were cancelled, states ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal. It should be remembered that the adverse weather situation led the Captaincy of the Port of Funchal to extend the…
Several flights were affected by a non-disclosed problem at the airport this morning. A Ryanair flight, from Porto to Funchal, was left circling Madeiran airspace, while a TAP flight was diverted to Porto Santo. A third aircraft, a Swiftair cargo plane also had to circle. Journalists were unable to find…