Flights cancellations “are more than those publicised”
âMajority are TAP flights, but up till now company has not published total numberâ The true number of cancelled flights at Lisbon airport over the last few days is higher
EU approves âŹ453m SATA lifeline
The European Commission has approved a State capital injection of âŹ453.25 million for the Azores airline SATA. The cash for SATA Air Açores is to be used to finance a
Manchester-Faro flight diverted due to rowdy football fans
Rangers FC fans were on their way to Seville for Europa League final. A flight linking Manchester in the UK to Faro in the tourist region of Algarve in Portugal
Ryanair suffers new setback
Portugalâs Court of Appeal rules employeeâs sacking was illegal: all salaries must be paid, with interest Low-cost airline Ryanair has suffered a new setback in the Portuguese courts. Portugalâs Court
Ryanair âsticks to its threatâ and cuts 5,000 flights, 19 routes in Lisbon and 150 âwell-paid jobsâ
Ryanair has apparently made good on its recent ‘threat’ to cut flights and routes in and out of Lisbon unless the government ceded slots held by TAP by March 4.
Dozen airlines fined for transporting passengers without required Covid paperwork
TAP, EasyJet, Emirates Airlines, British Airways, Ryanair and others have all fallen foul of the Portuguese governmentâs new âget tough measuresâ against airlines transporting passengers without the required Covid paperwork.
Portugalâs latest stance on flights into country âmakes no senseâ complain airlines
RENA – the association of airline companies in Portugal – does not agree with the measures proposed by the government yesterday to control this latest phase of the pandemic. It
Two people unharmed after plane makes emergency landing in Santo Tirso
A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on an agricultural plot of land in Ăgua Longa, Santo Tirso, in the north of Portugal this morning. Two people
Ryanair extends Faro-Newcastle route to winter
Ryanair has announced that its Faro-Newcastle route will continue throughout the winter season, operating two weekly flights from November. âAs vaccination rollout programmes continue in the coming months and Europeâs
Portugalâs State support for TAP is âtaxpayers money thrown down toiletâ, blasts Ryanair president
Ryanair president Michael OâLeary has launched a characteristic salvo of criticism today at Portugalâs âmasterplanâ for supporting flagship airline TAP – to the tune of âŹ1.2 billion – through the