Latest news and stories about airport in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
The Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (DECO) has challenged the legality of a new protocol establishing fixed taxi fares from Lisbon airport, arguing it may disadvantage consumers and restrict the use of taximeters.
A 3.9 million euro contract has been awarded to provide technical assistance, training, and maintenance for biometric control systems at airports under the European Entry/Exit System.
The Portuguese government has confirmed that the transport infrastructure model for the new Lisbon airport remains under review by a multi-entity working group.
Portugal has officially expanded its automated border control system, known as E-Gates, to include foreign residents, streamlining airport transit and reducing processing times for non-EU nationals.
A new high-speed rail link will reduce travel time between the future Lisbon airport and the capital's centre to 20 minutes.
ANA's technical report on the new Lisbon airport warns the government that project success depends on critical improvements to accessibility, environmental mitigation, and infrastructure planning to ensure long-term operational viability.
Lisbon Airport is bracing for a surge in non-Schengen passenger traffic, putting its new border control system to the test during the upcoming peak travel season.
Long queues have returned to Lisbon Airport's departures area, extending as far as the Duty Free section, marking a resurgence of congestion issues.
The Zero Association criticizes Lisbon's Noise Action Plan as ineffective and proposes a 5.7 euro noise tax per passenger to fund building insulation and mitigate aircraft noise impacts on over 370,000 residents.
The government has issued a formal warning to ANA regarding outdated passenger forecasts for the new airport, expressing concerns that the infrastructure will be undersized upon completion.
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What can be expected regarding the evolution of Lisbon airport is the question in the air that follows to be unraveled.
Standing 45 metres tall, the new air traffic control tower at Humberto Delgado Airport does not require an environmental impact assessment and is expected to be ready by early 2030, according to Pedro Ângelo, president of NAV, who has been modernising air navigation services at Portuguese airports, a trend reflected in the construction of three new control towers: Cascais, Lisbon and Funchal.
Take-off routes to the north at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon will be changed by the end of the year, with the aim of reducing the impact of aircraft noise on the populations of Loures and Vila Franca de Xira. The changes follow complaints caused by the new air traffic system,
The president of NAV argues that the new control tower in Lisbon is not dependent on expanding the capacity of the current airport, which does not have guaranteed environmental approval. The project will move forward in 2027.
The Minister of Infrastructure states that the new Lisbon airport was “essential” in negotiations with the German Lufthansa group, with whom an agreement was reached for the acquisition of 49.9% of TAP for 1.201 billion euros, and therefore issued warnings to Vinci, owner of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, that the works for the...
The system provides set values within the city and for each destination on the Lisbon Tourism 'taxi-voucher' table. All other routes not covered continue to be charged by taximeter.
The retailer The100’s has launched a new location at Lisbon Airport and plans to expand with four additional outlets across the country.
The president of the Portuguese Taxi Federation states that the system is only expected to be fully operational by the beginning of November. The established prices are 16 euros for zone 1 and 19 euros for zone 2.
Taking place over two routes in the areas surrounding Humberto Delgado Airport, Portela 2037, by Hotel Europa, emerges as a performance built from the voices of the local population and experts.
Three women were arrested with cocaine at Lisbon Airport, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported this Saturday, October 3rd. 11 kilograms of the drug with a “high degree of purity” were seized. The PJ, through the National Unit for Combating Narcotic Trafficking, identified and arrested three foreign citizens at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon who were carrying about 11 kilograms of high-purity cocaine, according to the statement. The drugs were hidden in the passengers' luggage, the PJ detailed. The suspects, aged between 24 and 35, were brought before a judge for their first judicial interrogation and were remanded in custody.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three foreign women at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon, who were carrying 11 kilograms of high-purity cocaine concealed in their luggage, it was announced today.
The detainees, aged between 24 and 35, have already been heard in their first judicial interrogation and have been remanded in custody.
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, admitted today that the cost of the New Lisbon Airport (NAL) will not be known “until the project is defined.”
The government has requested a “collective effort” to bring forward the inauguration of the new Lisbon airport to 2034. ANA Aeroportos wants to extend the concession period for national airports beyond 2062.
Minister guarantees that construction will begin in 2028
This is the second incident involving aircraft from the North American airline in two days.
The executive identifies matters that need clarification before the full application is submitted. Furthermore, the President of the CTP says that waiting 12 years is unfeasible for Portuguese tourism.
