President Marcelo calls time on government’s ‘political crisis’
Country needs “rapid, consensual consistent decision” over future of Lisbon’s airport After a frenetic day in which the government was seen to be going backwards and forwards over a hasty,
PM revokes dispatch announcing new airport plans for Lisbon – ‘sacks minister’
Montijo option runs into hostility and suspicion from word go Breaking news this morning is that prime minister António Costa has ordered the revocation of the government dispatch, published yesterday
Strategic airport rethink: government opts for Montijo and Alcochete
Montijo to be ‘complement’ with Alcochete taking over from current Lisbon airport A flurry of ‘all change’ today is being announced regarding Lisbon’s saturated Humberto Delgado airport. After years in
Alcochete “best option for new Lisbon airport”
“Chorus of voices” pipes up against government’s earlier option of Montijo With the ‘urgent need’ for a new airport to relieve pressure on Lisbon’s ailing Humberto Delgado terminal back on
easyJet wins 18 daily ‘slots’ at Lisbon airport ceded by TAP
Brussels’ decision comes as snub to Ryanair Ryanair management heard today that the European Commission has awarded all 18 daily (take-off and landing) ‘slots’ ceded by TAP (due to its
Passenger misery as Lisbon airport passport controls spiral into chaos
Hundreds of international travellers stuck in queues for hours Hundreds if not thousands of airline passengers had their arrival in Lisbon airport today ‘ruined’ by SEF border agency’s insistence on
Airports authority fails to sound-proof homes
Noise pollution over Lisbon flightpaths “off the scale” ANA airports authority has not just failed in a pledge to start soundproofing over 500 homes and 23 ‘sensitive buildings’ over flightpaths
Ihor’s tragic SEF death: doctor faces no action
General medical council ‘archives’ inquiry The inquiry into the actions of the INEM doctor who ‘verified the death’ of Ukrainian job seeker Ihor Homeniuk at Lisbon airport in March 2020
Tender opens for 18 daily slots given up by TAP at Lisbon airport
The tender for access to the 18 daily slots that TAP will give up at Lisbon airport, following the European Commission’s requirement to endorse its restructuring plan, began on Friday
Appeals court refuses to reduce jail terms for death of Ihor Homeniuk
The three former SEF inspectors jailed over the hideous death of Ukrainian job-seeker Ihor Homeniuk at Lisbon airport last year (click here) have seen appeals for a reduction in their