Cancellation of flights, excessive queues, saturation… Lisbon airport is facing problems. sometimes serious “The airport manager of Portugal recognized this Wednesday. ” It is true that we have had problems in recent weeks, sometimes serious (…), but we are working with our partners to try to improve the service. Thierry Ligonier, the director general of ANA, manager of ten Portuguese airports, announced during the parliamentary hearing.
The hearing by ANA, a subsidiary of French construction and concession group Vinci, was prompted by dozens of flight cancellations and long lines for passengers at Lisbon airport in recent days. He was specifically questioned about the situation in Lisbon and Porto, the country’s second largest city, where queues, particularly at border controls, have been disproportionate.
Strikes and recruitment difficulties
” As for the cancellations that we have had at the moment, the answer is more with the airlines, because they are the ones who decide. Mr. Ligonier argued. Since the lifting of health restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, European airports have struggled to recruit staff, while strikes at several airlines have multiplied, leading to flight delays and cancellations.
Due to the tourism boom in the capital of Portugal, there have been talks about the urgent need for congestion and congestion at the Lisbon airport for several years. Last week, Portugal’s socialist government announced plans to build a new airport to complement Lisbon at Montijo, on the southern bank of the Tagus estuary, less than 24 hours later. After a discussion with Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Infrastructure Minister Pedro Nuno Santos then lamented communication and coordination errors within the government.
Source: Le Figaro
