TAP’s executive chair, Christine Ourmières-Widener, considered this Saturday crucial to making a decision on the airport solution for the Lisbon region and said the flag carrier will support any decision. Christine Ourmières-Widener expressed this view in statements to journalists during a special TAP flight from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of the […]
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Airport: Tourism embarrassed by government calls for accountability and urgent verdict
One minister, three airports, one dispatch and one withdrawal. These were the pieces on the chessboard of a political game that started and ended in less than a day. The controversy that marked this week, and the near-political crisis, has resulted in a sudden drop in tourism, which is said to disbelieve and disappoint the […]
Costa checks PS successor candidate and keeps him in government
Lisbon fell asleep on Wednesday with the prospect of having three airports (Portela now, Montijo in four years and finally Alcochete, certainly from 2036) and was left with only what existed yesterday, sold out and (again) without any solution. In between, an incredible succession of news developed, in an internal crisis in the government, unparalleled […]
PR blames Costa for his team’s more or less lucky choice
The president of the republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, on Thursday demanded a consensus on the airport solution for the Lisbon region, accusing the prime minister, António Costa, of the “luckier or less fortunate” choice of his government team. In a statement to journalists from Palácio de Belém, in Lisbon, after which he did not […]
Airport. Pedro Nuno Santos remains in government, but admits ‘communication errors’
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Pedro Nuno Santos, on Thursday acknowledged “communication errors” with the government in the decisions about the future airport in the Lisbon region, saying it will “obviously” remain in operation. The official regretted it “before the entire government failed to communicate with the prime minister”, assuming it was “a relevant […]
Resignation in sight? Minister Pedro Nuno Santos makes a statement
Stay or leave? Infrastructure minister Pedro Nuno Santos may be on the brink of resignation after his command over the construction of the new airport was revoked by the prime minister this Thursday. At 4:30 p.m., he will make a statement to the ministry, “no questions asked,” his office said. It is certain that Pedro […]
Six billion for airports in Lisbon
The deadlock over the location of an alternative to Portela has come to an end. The government broke up the long quarrel between Montijo and Alcochete and decided to keep both. Montijo, a complementary solution, should be ready within four years. Alcochete will be the main infrastructure replacing Humberto Delgado Airport in 2035. In an […]
Campaign launched to promote good behavior at airports
To ensure the good behavior of the users of the air transportthe Ministry of Transport, Civil Aviation and the Aviation Union represented in IATA, launch the campaign #ExemplaryPassenger. This initiative, which will be distributed from next Thursday airportsmass media and social networks, is jointly set up by the national government, airlines and police services. According […]
Russia attacked Odessa airport to destroy US weapons
Russia today confirmed that it has attacked with high-precision missiles the odessa airportin the south of Ukraine, to destroy a hangar with weapons and ammunition that the Ukrainian army is said to have received from the US and European countries. “High-precision onyx missiles destroyed a hangar at a military airport near Odessa with weapons and […]