Bad weather is today affecting traffic at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, having caused the cancellation of 14 arrivals and 13 departures by early evening, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal said.
According to the ANA website, consulted by Lusa at around 20:00, the last plane to land in Madeira arrived at 11:48.
In addition to the cancellations of departures and arrivals, the scheduled flights of Ryanair and Wizz Air Hungary from Lisbon and Katowice (Poland), respectively, were canceled.
The Captaincy of the Port of Funchal has extended the bad weather warning for Madeira’s coastline until 06:00 on Friday due to forecasts of very strong wind, sea turbulence and poor visibility.
The warning is based on indications from the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), which has placed the archipelago under a yellow warning for wind, rain and sea turbulence, aggravated to orange in mountainous areas and on the south coast of the island of Madeira from 15:00 today until 03:00 on Friday.
The Regional Civil Protection Service has issued warnings to the population and issued a set of precautionary recommendations in view of the adverse weather forecast for the region with the passage of depression Karlotta.
The Regional Civil Protection Service has therefore recommended that travel to the areas most affected “by this type of weather situation” should be avoided.
Adopting a defensive driving style, not driving through areas at risk of landslides and ensuring that rainwater drainage systems are unobstructed are other recommendations from the regional authority.
