Madeira Airport today recorded seven cancellations and 13 diverted flights between 08:00 and 20:00 due to strong wind. However, 21 flights were able to land. Until 12:00 pm, the airport was under restrictions, then normaility resumed for a couple of hours, but the situation worsened from 17:00, according to information…
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Strong winds led to the cancellation of 24 arrivals and the diversion of 5 flights.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has placed the Madeiran archipelago under a ‘red’ weather warning from 3 pm tomorrow (5th June) afternoon due to Depression Oscar. This depression will greatly influence weather conditions from Monday afternoon until Tuesday. The weather is expected to lead to landslides, flash floods,…
ANA Aeroportos de Portugal issued a statement earlier this evening saying that although the "improvement of the weather conditions has allowed the airport to function normally," they warn that conditions could worsen throughout the night.
Operationality at Madeira International Airport has been severely conditioned today as nineteen flights - divided between arrivals and departures were either cancelled or diverted.
At 09:20 this morning, strong winds were affecting Madeira Airport as the Ryanair flight from Lisbon was diverted, leaving several other aircraft circling, waiting for an opportunity to land.
Again, as has been the case over the last week, strong winds affected the operationality of the Madeira International Airport Saturday morning.
The Archipelago of Madeira will be under a yellow weather warning for strong wind from noon tomorrow, Wednesday the 15th, until 03:00 Thursday.
The Captaincy of the Port of Funchal, through the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has extended the strong wind and maritime agitation warnings until 18:00 tomorrow.
The Portuguese Institute for Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), issued a yellow weather warning for rain this evening.
It's been another difficult day at the airport as by 1 pm this afternoon, eleven flights had been cancelled and fourteen aircraft diverted due to strong winds.
Strong winds affected the airport this afternoon, causing havoc and confusion at the airport for those waiting for their flights from London, Brussels, Manchester and Lisbon.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued a forecast saying that strong winds will affect the island tomorrow and Thursday. Due to the drop in temperatures, there may be a light dusting of snow on Madeira's peaks.
Victor Prior, the director of the Madeira Delegation of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), expects Madeira to be hit by tropical storm Theta from Friday afternoon onwards.
We could be forgiven for asking 'Does Madeira, ever get a break?' As strong winds have meant that an early TAP flight from Madeira to Lisbon was cancelled, and an EasyJet flight from Porto had to return back as it was unable to land.