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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The government has issued a formal warning to ANA regarding outdated passenger forecasts for the new airport, expressing concerns that the infrastructure will be undersized upon completion.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 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.
More than 170 police officers have just reinforced border control, at a time when construction work at Lisbon airport is coming to an end.
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.
So far, there is no confirmation of flight diversions to other airports.
The Minister of Infrastructure credited Minister of Internal Administration Luís Neves for improvements in border control at Lisbon Airport, which had previously been described as a national embarrassment. Pinto Luz noted that waiting times have been halved due to the work of various teams and Neves' leadership. The improvements follow challenges with the implementation of the EU's new Entry/Exit System (EES). The minister also highlighted significant passenger growth across national airports and defended the government's transparency regarding new infrastructure investments.
The Minister of Infrastructure took the opportunity during the presentation of the technical report on the new airport to praise his colleague for his work in reducing waiting times at passenger control.
The infrastructure is expected to open with a capacity for 56 million annual passengers, two runways, and a terminal of approximately 500,000 square metres
Construction is expected to begin in 2029 and be completed by 2033.
Luís de Camões Airport will be approximately 20 minutes from Lisbon city centre by rail, according to the plan presented this Wednesday, which anticipates the opening of the high-speed line and the dedicated airport link in 2034.
The Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, praised Luís Neves for his work on airport border control during the presentation of the Technical Report for the future Luís de Camões Airport, which took place this morning at the CCB in Lisbon. “To our colleague Luís Neves, our sincere thanks. [The situation regarding border control] ...
ANA presented the technical project for the new airport this Wednesday, releasing the first preliminary images of the Luís de Camões airport. The new infrastructure, the largest planned for Western Europe in the coming years, will cost between 7.9 and 8.9 billion euros. “ANA delivered on July 16th, within the precise deadlines, the...
