Seven hours' wait: when Portugal loses its way upon arrival
A country that relies heavily on tourism cannot accept its main airport operating as an obstacle to its own development. Opinion piece by António Fiuza.
Police union criticises Government's 'unprecedented' measure that 'will solve nothing' at Lisbon Airport
SPP/PSP says the delays at the airport are due to the new passenger screening system, which is 'more time-consuming'.
Chaos at Lisbon Airport sparks outrage among passengers
Confusion at Humberto Delgado Airport is causing outrage among thousands of passengers and families, many of them with children, who have arrived in Lisbon.
Castro Almeida warns that airport delays do not help tourism
Castro Almeida has stated that delays at airports are detrimental to the tourism sector.
Minister makes rare appearance to say “yes… things things have gone very badly” at country’s airports
The Minister of Internal Administration admitted today that the introduction of the new European border control system for non-EU citizens “have gone very badly” at Portuguese airports, but denied that The post Minister makes rare appearance to say “yes… things things have gone very badly” at country’s airports appeared first on Portugal Resident.
New border control rules at airports went "very badly", admits Minister of Internal Administration and shares blame
Maria Lúcia Amaral acknowledges that the implementation of border control rules “went very badly” and worsened in recent days, with waiting times at Lisbon airport rising to six hours. While recognising the responsibility of her ministry and the National Unit for Foreigners and Borders, she also shares blame with ANA and the entities that manufactured the electronic entry gates.
Lisbon Airport. Passengers wait for hours at border control
The baggage claim area also experienced significant delays.
Government apologises for "embarrassment at the borders". ANA wants to "shorten where possible" to speed up Alcochete
In response to criticisms from ANA, the Government admits that the situation at airport borders is an “embarrassment” and apologises, promising solutions by next summer. Regarding the new airport, the Executive and the concessionaire are in the same room but not in sync: there is no consensus on deadlines. ANA wants to “shorten where possible” to inaugurate Alcochete by 2035.