Chaos has broken out at a popular holidaymaker airport after dozens of flights were cancelled, leaving many British tourists stranded, reports say.
Passengers at Madeira airport had to sleep lying on the floor or standing in endless lines waiting for their delayed or cancelled flight to be rescheduled.
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According to reports, the weather took its toll on the airport yesterday, with more than 23 cancellations leaving passengers unable to return home.
Many passengers waited for new flight schedules and some even had to stay overnight in the terminal in case a flight home would be available.
One user went to X, previously Twitterto express their frustration about the wait.
They said: “I was stranded in Madeira due to the strong winds and chaos ensued. I had to deal with a cancelled flight and the ensuing chaos.”
Images on social media show passengers standing in huge queues, presumably waiting for updates on their flights.
Other photos show poor Britons sleeping on the airport floor.
A Jet2 The plane from London was able to land but was delayed as it had to wait for an opportunity to approach the runway.
In addition, another flight from Manchester had to wait for the same reason.
According to IPMA data, the strong wind gust since midnight has reached a shocking 75 km/h, at 4am, News about Madeira Island defeated.
This morning There were reports that the wind disrupted traffic at the airport, leading to delays and one cancellation.
It is hoped that all flights will still be able to land, but delays are expected due to the backlog of yesterday's disastrous cancellations.
The airport has been contacted for comment.
It comes after easyJet has had to cancel more than 232 flights due to a strike in Portugal later this week.
More than a quarter of the airline's flights to and from Portugal were affected between August 15 and 17.
At the end of July, when the strike was first announcedIt was initially thought that 160 flights would be affected by the strike.
According to the Portuguese newspaper Expresso, there are a total of 1,138 EasyJet Flights were expected to operate during this three-day period.
However, this number has now risen to 232 cancelled flights worldwide. next three days.
This concerns approximately 27 flights to and from the United Kingdom.
The strike, declared by SNPVAC, will begin at 00:01 on August 15 and end at 12:00 on August 17.
These issues include staff shortages and increased working hours.
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