Pilot faints during Barcelona-Porto flight; plane lands normally
A pilot flying for Ryanair, from Barcelona to Porto, suffered a brief fainting spell “but recovered, and the plane landed normally” – which is more that can be said for
Second airport handlers strike threatens new weekend of airport chaos
Airport handlers are back on strike for another weekend, prompting fears of further chaos in the country’s airports, principally Humberto Delgado, in Lisbon. The handlers employed by Menzies (formerly Groundforce)
Improvement works at Lisbon airport proceed apace
Investment represents €233 million Work aimed at improving the operability of Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport, which had begun at the start of the year, is proceeding apace. The project, headed
Handlers announce five weekends of strikes at all Portugal’s airports
Workers at SPdH/Menzies (formerly Groundforce) will be on strike on the last weekend-plus of July and the last four weekends of August, according to a notice issued by the Metal
Ryanair urges Portuguese government to tackle airport queues
In just the past two weeks, over 270 passengers missed their flights due to the queues, Ryanair says Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is calling on Portugal’s new government to urgently
Record profits for ANA airports authority as passenger numbers soar
ANA’s profits reached a record €551 million Portugal’s airports authority ANA ended 2024 with a record-breaking profit of €511 million, up 22.5% from the previous year, powered by a surge
Portugal’s airport passenger numbers climb in early 2025
Faro registered the largest year-on-year increase in mainland Portugal Portugal’s airports are buzzing, with new figures showing a steady rise in passenger traffic during the first quarter of 2025. According
Mainland airports handle 4.3% more passengers in first 11 months of 2024
The number of passengers at Portuguese mainland airports rose by 4.3% year-on-year up until November to 65.73 million, Statistics Portugal (INE) has announced today. According to rapid statistics on air
Government, ANA in scramble to save ‘improvement works’ at Lisbon airport
Public prosecutors object to works without environmental impact study The government and airports operator ANA (owned by French group Vinci) are rallying in objection to an administrative action, brought by
Baggage handlers’ strike to go ahead on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve
Talks between Portway and unions were unsuccessful Portuguese airport ground handling company Portway and three trade unions representing its employees have failed to reach an agreement at a meeting this