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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The government has issued a formal warning to ANA regarding outdated passenger forecasts for the new airport, expressing concerns that the infrastructure will be undersized upon completion.
The incident occurred with passengers arriving from Salvador, in the South Atlantic country. They were directed to a boarding gate, mixing with passengers who had already been screened.
The Lisbon airport border was temporarily closed this Tuesday after passengers from a flight arriving from Brazil disembarked in the wrong area, causing a mix of passengers, the PSP confirmed. In a response sent to Lusa, the PSP indicated that the incident involved passengers who arrived in Portugal from Salvador, Brazil, and...
The situation required a new screening of all passengers who were in the area, including those who had already boarded their planes.
Passengers from a flight arriving from Brazil disembarked in the wrong area, the PSP confirmed.
Approximately 20 other cases of missing Taxi Driver Certification were also recorded. Ten individuals were identified for instigating the blockade of road access to the airport.
More than 170 police officers have just reinforced border control, at a time when construction work at Lisbon airport is coming to an end.
Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of Vinci Concessions and president of Vinci Airports, the French company that owns ANA, attended the event promoted by the concessionaire and the Government this week regarding the new airport. He left a remark that helps put the upcoming project into perspective: “there is no project...
According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, “ANA Aeroportos de Portugal estimates a construction period of six years”
The concessionaire maintains that the new schedule is in line with the first report presented on the project.
The ANA report forecasts the opening of the new Lisbon airport in 2037, despite the IMT website having indicated 2035, with the Government and the concessionaire guaranteeing they are working to bring forward the deadlines. The year 2035 appeared on the Institute for Mobility website on Wednesday morning.
The capital's new airport will have two runways and the terminal will be located in the centre to facilitate future expansions. It will occupy five times the area of the current airport. The rail connection does not satisfy ANA.
When ANA released the first report on the new Lisbon airport, it stated that the initial capacity would be 45 million passengers. A year and a half later, the number has increased by 24% to 56 million. ECO understands that there was also a slight upward revision in traffic projections, but what explains...
The access plan provides for a shuttle connecting Gare do Oriente to the new airport in 20 minutes with a frequency of every half hour. ANA is requesting more rail connections to the site, which is located 50 kilometres away.
