TAP lists constraints on the origin of disturbances in Madeira's operation

TAP informed today that there are several "embarrassing embarrassments in its operation" in Madeira, at a time when the regional government has announced a lawsuit against the air carrier.

In a statement, the company said that "several were the stresses at the origin of the irregularities" and stressed "the weather factors that have worsened this year".

"Last year, between January and May, 22 flights were canceled for weather reasons.This year, during the same period, 139 were canceled for the same reason. company, the safety of its passengers is more important than the cost of these constraints, which is non-negotiable.

The list of constraints causing specific cancellations is "works at the airport of Sá Carneiro [Porto] , the constraints at the Lisbon airport and air traffic control, also in Lisbon, the air traffic strike in Marseille, as well as crew shortages. "

In recent days, the carrier has reported that a cancellation of the autonomous region of Madeira due to a" plane failure ".

TAP assured that he was working on the "challenges" listed, adding that the affected passengers have flown on alternative flights and that there is "a commitment to finding the appropriate solutions", as well as the regulations and laws are

Two days ago, the President of the Government of Madeira announced that the region was considering

"I have already given instructions today [terça-feira] we are planning to go to. go ahead and resort to all the legal mechanisms and claim in the courts of APR compensation that the region must claim the significant damages it causes to its economy ", said Miguel Albuquerque

of 70 cancellations of TAP flights to Madeira since the beginning of the year, which , according to the general director of the island, has affected about 10 thousand passengers.

"We have seen in recent months what is a shame, which is the way the TAP has treated the Madeirans and undermined our economy," said the Madeiran leader.

According to Miguel Albuquerque, "It is also a shame, and it must be said and very clearly, the form as the Portuguese state, which is a majority shareholder of TAP, behaved. "

Today, the newspaper Público writes that Miguel Albuquerque has already" filed a lawsuit for having harmed the economy with delays and cancellations of flights