Latest news and stories about airports in travel in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
Luís Neves addresses the 70% surge in airport passenger numbers, citing resource shortages and technological limitations, while announcing the addition of manual control booths and e-gates in Lisbon to mitigate summer travel delays.
Portugal's aviation sector is currently grappling with significant operational challenges, leading to widespread flight delays and passenger inconvenience across major airport hubs.
Starting this Monday, more than 360 police officers are reinforcing Portuguese airports as part of a measure to increase the PSP's capacity for passenger control and to avoid the queues seen in recent times. These 367 officers, who are part of the PSP's National Unit for Foreigners and Borders (UNEF), finished their training on Friday.
Portuguese airports lost ground in the 2026 edition of the AirHelp ranking, with Humberto Delgado appearing among the worst in the world. Francisco Sá Carneiro was the only one to rise. In another ranking, by Skytraxx, both Lisbon and Porto fell a few places. The capital's infrastructure appears in 274th place...
