The company claims that passenger safety is non-negotiable

Meteorological Factors, Lisbon Airport Management Constraints and Air Traffic Control, Works at Porto Airport Sá Carneiro, Air Traffic Strike in Marseille, France, Shortage of Airports. crews. These are some of the reasons given by TAP for the cancellation of flights to Madeira, at a time when the President of the Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, has already asked the team of lawyers to continue the Portuguese airline [19659002] "For TAP, the most important that the cost of these constraints is the safety of its passengers, which is not negotiable," said the company in a statement Thursday. At the same time, TAP lists the obstacles that led to the irregularities, at a time when some 70 cancellations of TAP flights to Madeira have been called into question since the beginning of the year, which according to the director General of the Island,

"I have already given instructions, we plan to go ahead and we will come back on all the legal mechanisms and will ask the court for the compensation TAP that the region must demand the significant damage that it causes to its economy, "said Albuquerque, of the PSD, quoted by Lusa on Tuesday. The DN knows that lawyers are currently doing damage quantification to deal with TAP shortly, presenting consistent and concrete data in support of the argument against the airline.

"With regard to the specific case of Madeira, there were several constraints as to the origin of the irregularities, starting with the worst weather conditions of the last year: between January and May, 22 flights were canceled for weather reasons. "

In addition to weather factors, the company said in the release listing the constraints on the origin of the irregularities," there were also other cancellations punctual due to work at the airport of Sá Carneiro, embarrassment at the Lisbon airport and air traffic control, also in Lisbon, air traffic strike in Marseille, as well as shortages in the airport. crews. "TAP ensures that she" continues to work on these challenges to minimize the impact on her passengers. "

In addition to TAP, the other airline that flies to Madeira is Easyjet . Without being by plane, the other option that exists to get to Madeira from the mainland is the ferry that connects Portimão to Funchal, with capacity for one thousand passengers and 300 automobiles. The first trip took place on Monday, the 2nd between the city of Madeira and the eastern city of Algarve. The Tirajafe Volcano, that is the name of the ship, will make the trip every week, at the same time, until 20 September. Rates vary between 29.10 and 125 euros.