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Portugal minister signals end of airports chaos
Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz stated on Tuesday that the chaotic situation at some of Portugal’s airports – namely Lisbon and Faro – has been brought under [...]
European Commission mobilises 25 Frontex agents and €8 million in infrastructure to ease Portugal’s airport security chaos
The European Commission announced on Thursday that it was to make 25 Frontex agents and €8 million available to ease the current intolerable situation at Portugal’s border controls because of the [...]
European borders control “a challenge for us” says TAP boss
The CEO of Portuguese airline TAP says the European Entry/Exit System poses one of the greatest challenges to the company’s operation at Portugal’s airports and could lead to failures to keep [...]
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e-Gates fail at Lisbon airport again as travel misery for non-Schengen visitors continues
Computer glitches to Lisbon airport’s electronic digital border controls happened again this week as Portugal gears up to receive millions of holiday-makers for the summer season. [...]
Brussels detects 14 serious security failures at Lisbon airport
After a surprise lightning visit to Lisbon airport in December, a European Commission inspection team discovered 14 serious security failings covering human resources, equipment, and even checks [...]
