Up until 17:00, four flights had been diverted and a further 12 cancelled due to strong winds affecting the east of the island. ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, through its website, advises passengers that the current weather conditions are expected to remain until tomorrow (Saturday, the 2nd of August), and…
Posts tagged as “strong wind”
Operations at Madeira International Airport were affected this morning by strong winds that prompted a weather warning from the Portuguese Institute Atmosphere and Sea. Since midnight, gusts have already exceeded 100 km/h at the Santa Catarina/Airport station. Three aircraft were affected while the Ryanair flight from Lisbon, which was scheduled…
For a second day, strong winds affected Madeira’s International Airport, causing misery as flights were cancelled and eight more diverted to other destinations. The wind also prevented eight aircraft from taking to the runway of the Madeiran airport since about 10:00, namely a TAP plane from Lisbon, two from Easyjet…
The Captaincy of Funchal has issued a strong wind warning until 18:00 this afternoon. The wind will blow from NE, very cool, sometimes strong, at dawn and visibility will be good. As for the swell, there will be NE waves of 2 to 2.5 metres on the south coast, gradually…