Airports authority sues finance minister for “inertia”
Portugal’s finance minister João Leão risks becoming the first minister in this country to be tried for damages caused by doing absolutely nothing. This is the bottom line of a
Portugal’s airport baggage-handling chaos: ANA to revoke Groundforce licence
After the nightmare weekend in which 650 flights (the majority in and out of Lisbon) were cancelled due to a strike by baggage handlers employed by Groundforce, ANA airports authority
Thousands of passengers in limbo as Groundforce workers strike, causing ‘hundreds of cancellations’
Thousands of airline passengers have been left in limbo as the first few hours of a strike by Groundforce baggage-handlers saw the cancellation of over 180 flights. Indeed, the number
Aviation regulator ‘completely rejects’ Montijo airport project: is this the end of a rotten plan?
Aviation regulator ANAC has announced its ‘complete rejection’ of the request for prior viability assessment to build ‘the future Montijo airport’, south of Lisbon. This has been a project vociferously
Portuguese airports register 4.4% increase in flights in 2019
Portugal’s airport traffic control towers registered a 4.4% increase in flights in 2019, with the most significant spikes in air traffic movement happening in Cascais (+22.6%), Ponta Delgada (+6.6%) and
Lisbon airport expansion will bring 50 million visitors a year
Years of procrastination were brought to a halt last Tuesday when the government signed a €1.3 billion expansion deal with ANA airports authority that paves the way to the country
Investigation ordered into airport chaos
By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com An investigation into last week’s chaotic events at Faro Airport after the terminal’s roof was ripped off by freak winds and passengers attended to in a
Airport quality certificate renewed
Faro Airport has again been awarded with a quality certificate by the Airports Council International. Faro was one of five Portuguese airports to have their certificates renewed by the international
Airport chaos after storm hits region
By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com Passengers arriving at Faro airport on Monday morning were faced with chaos after freak winds overnight ripped off several sections of roof at the airport, injuring
Airport chief unaware of flight ‘near miss’
By Inês Lopes ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com ANA Aeroportos director says he is unaware of an easyJet plane and another plane being involved in a ‘near miss’ at Faro Airport on Monday night,