Azores Situation Report Wednesday 13th September 2023
False bomb threat at Terceira airport
The Public Security Police (PSP) was called yesterday morning to a false bomb threat at Lajes Airport, on the island of Terceira.
The alert was given by a Ryanair employee, after an argument with a passenger. However, it was a misunderstanding after the passenger refused to pay an extra baggage fee. After investigations, the police determined that it was not a bomb threat, but rather a conflict between an employee of that company and a passenger who was boarding to Porto.
An official PSP source explained that the passenger, “when confronted with the fact of having to pay the aforementioned fee, disagreed, and at that time told his wife that the Ryanair employee must have thought the suitcase had a bomb in it.”
Madalena invests in reforestation and Environmental Education
Children from the municipal program “Férias em Movimento” learned, last week, how to plant seed bombs, at the Camping Park and Municipal Patinódromo.
The initiative promoted by the Municipality of Madalena, within the scope of the “Sê-lo Verde” project, had as its main objective to instil in younger people habits that enhance the sustainable development of the municipality, reveals a note from the municipality of Pico.
Furthermore, the initiative also sought to raise awareness, in a playful way, of children about the importance of preserving Nature.
Daisies, poppies, lavender and chamomile make up the colourful carpets of wildflowers that will soon make those two spaces, used during the Madalena Festivals, more attractive and sustainable areas.
This fact, adds the municipality, will allow it to restore its flora and attract pollinators such as bees, butterflies and wasps, essential for maintaining the balance of ecosystems.
Cleaning of Lagoa das Sete Cidades completed in two weeks.
Work to restore normality on the banks of Lagoa das Setes Cidades, after the bad weather on August 20, is underway and should be completed in the coming weeks.
The materials accumulated on the banks of Lagoa das Sete Cidades appeared as a result of events on August 20th.