Call for airport for central Portugal
Coimbra City Council is to hand the Government two studies for the expansion of an aerodrome into a regional airport. The airport, which would be funded by several councils, would serve [...]
Airport taxes at Lisbon and Porto to rise
Portugal’s state-owned airport operator ANA is to hike taxes at Lisbon and Porto by 1.63% and 1.01% respectively. The rise in taxes, which will come into effect in November and December, is in [...]
Montijo airport: Environmental concerns
A patch and mend project to deal with overcapacity at Lisbon’s international airport has passed another hurdle towards approval. The construction of the airport at Montijo has been given the [...]
New Lisbon airport may not be ready by 2022
The Portuguese Tourism Confederation has expressed doubts that the new Montijo Airport will be ready by 2022. Francisco Calheiros said that there are airline companies who want to operate more [...]
Tourism buoyed by Eurovision week
Lisbon is expected to welcome 37% more tourists than usual during the week it hosts the Eurovision Song Contest from 7-13 May. The number was published by eDreams, the largest online [...]
