Portuguese airline warns passengers to avoid travelling to airports amid power cut

Journalist José Rafael Lopes describes a “very confusing scenario” at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon due to the blackout. There are no flights taking off and the building has been evacuated.

A fall of 11,000 megawatts caused power cuts across the country. Air terminals experience operational problems that complicate the take-off of aircraft

Portuguese airline warns passengers to avoid travelling to airports amid power cut

TAP Air warns passengers to not travel to airports until they are updated with more information following a power cut, affecting Spain, Portugal and France.

ANA also indicated a high influx at airline branches, for rescheduling flights, and of ground handling services, for the delivery of luggage.

Portugal: Airports switch to generators as brownout continues

ANA switched on the emergency generators on Monday, following a general power cut, enabling essential operations in Porto and Faro, but Lisbon with more limitations, an official source from the airport operator told Lusa. “ANA’s airports have activated the emergency generators, which, for the time being, allow the essential airport operations to be maintained at Porto and Faro airports. In Lisbon, operations are ongoing but with limitations. So …

On Monday, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Portuguese Republic issued an alert to Saudi citizens who are there through its official account on the social networking platform “X”. The Embassy said: “Due to the power cuts in the Republic of Portugal and the instability of communication networks, the Embassy hopes that citizens in Portuguese territory follow the instructions of the local authorities in this regard.” She added: “In…