Airstrike: ANA warns passengers “arrive early and check in online”
National airport authority ANA has issued a warning for anyone flying from Portugal this weekend (July 1-3) to “arrive early at airports and check in for their flights online” due
July 1-3 airport strike to be “one of the biggest ever”
National airports will be brought to a standstill this weekend (July 1-3) due to a scheduled strike that airport and aviation staff union SITAVA says will be “one of the
“Nervous” drug mule caught with €100,000-worth of cocaine strapped to her legs
A Brazilian passenger flying into Lisbon en route for Austria was caught by PSP police on Sunday with 15 packs of cocaine worth €100,000 strapped to her legs. Reports do
Portugal honours TAP founder by renaming Lisbon airport
In the same week that the Portuguese government celebrated ‘recovering’ national airline TAP from privatisation, it has decided to honour TAP’s founder, military hero Humberto Delgado who died because he
Lisbon airport “safety at risk”, court hears
A bizarre case over an alleged terrorist who used a tree to ‘invade’ Lisbon runway has heard that security lapses that failed to detect him over a year ago are
“Postman” arrested in Lisbon airport with 5 kg of cocaine in hand-luggage
Following hot on the heels of the horrific mid-flight death of a drug mule who flew out of Lisbon with 80 pellets of cocaine in his stomach, a 33-year-old man
Eye-popping porn startles passengers at baggage carousel in Lisbon
Late-night passengers collecting their luggage from a carousel at Lisbon airport got an eye-full recently when the overhead television monitor broadcast a soft-porn film. Far from being “outraged”, the few
Young Russian arrested carrying a taser through Lisbon airport
A 23-year-old Russian passenger, landing in Lisbon’s Portela airport this week, was arrested after police found a taser pistol in her hand luggage. The young woman was described as surprised
Cocaine discovery in woman’s knickers and vagina in Lisbon airport
Was it the way she walked? Did she appear uncomfortable? We may never know, but eagle-eyed customs officials at Lisbon’s Portela airport knew something was up and soon discovered almost
Bomb scare prompts mass-evacuation at Lisbon Airport
Two suitcases left at exactly the same time at Lisbon’s airports Departures and Arrivals halls caused PSP airport cops to swing into action this morning. They immediately created a “safety