The original Madeira island news blog
Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest carrier, has filed for insolvency, after its main shareholder, Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad, declared it would not be providing further financial support. According to the BBC the airline has accumulated debt for almost a decade and ............
The Diario reports that by a strange coincidence a board fell from the roof of the church at Monte yesterday morning. Firefighters were called to attend at around 10.00 – had it been the previous day the church would have been full of the faithful participating in the Eucharist ............
As of early Wednesday morning, the number of fatalities remains at 13, including a young child. Last night the Diario was reporting that 16 of the 52 injured were still being treated at the main Nélio Mendonça hospital in Funchal, where there will be a press conference at 9.00 this morning.
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This afternoon a tragedy has been unfolding in Monte, overlooking Funchal, as a large 200 year-old tree has fallen onto the crowds assembled in Fonte Largo to celebrate the public holiday marking the feast of the Assumption. The Diario is reporting that as many as thirteen people have died including ............
This weekend sees the Black Scabbard Fish Festival, held in the picturesque fishing village of Câmara de Lobos. The festival, organised by the local council for the last 25 years, aims to showcase the culinary potential of the Espada Preto, and, at the same time, highlight the ............
The landings and take-offs were more frequent at Madeira Airport yesterday, and “should return to normality from today until next Wednesday” according to the government. Up to 22.30 last night, 18 arrivals and 21 departures had been cancelled, with 25 flights landing and ............
Don’t know what today will see at the airport, but the omens are not good, with TAP telling customers travelling to/from Madeira not to go to any airport unless their flight is confirmed. IPMA, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere continues to place the southern part ............
A photo of the above appeared on Twitter recently with the comment that the new thirteen-storey Savoy Palace “is a point of reference in the National and International Tourism panorama. To have a successful development it is necessary to be bold, different and have courage”. ............