Madeira Situation Report Wednesday 7th September 2022
by Daniel Fernandes
Road closure
A stretch of Estrada Regional 231 between Rua do Damasqueiro and Rua da Marinheira will be closed to traffic on September 9th, from 10h00 to 12h00, due to the ethnographic parade that will be taking
place as part of the Grape Harvest Festival at Estreito de Câmara de Lobos.
Year-round Madeira-New York flights
Azores Airlines’s Funchal-New York JFK route will be available year-round from November 3rd. This flight will be operated once a week.
During the IATA Winter season, this flight will depart from New York on Thursdays at 21h20 (local time) and will land in Funchal on the following day at 08h35 (local time). It will depart from Funchal on Fridays at 17h05 (local time) and land in New York at 19h55 (local time).
During the IATA Summer season, which is starting on March 26th, this flight will depart from New York on Mondays at 20h55 (local time) and will land in Funchal on the following day at 09h00 (local time). It will depart from Funchal on Tuesdays at 16h00 (local time) and land in New York at 18h50 (local time).
This is an increase in the availability of flights between both airports since the route started in November 2021. A total of 4,041 passengers traveled in 19 flights on that route between November 29th 2021 and May 24th 2022.
This news has been strongly welcomed by the regional political leadership in Madeira and by SATA/Azores Airlines, particularly as the US market has enormous growth potential.
Expo Porto Santo
Expo Porto Santo is taking place everyday until September 11th at Pavilhão Multisusos. It started on September 2nd and it had already hosted 1,500 visitors by the following day.
It has 108 stands, 80 exhibitors, and plenty of entertainment and food and drinks. Its aim is to foster innovation and to advertise the local, regional and national economy.
Discount on Binter flights between Madeira and the Canary Islands
Binter launched a new campaign of discounts on flights between Madeira and the Canary Islands.
This campaign will be in place until September 19th, and will be applicable for flights between October 17th and December 18th 2022. Flights to the Canary Islands (Tenerife) will cost at least €88,50.
Bookings can be made on Binter’s website (www.binter.pt), by phone (291 290 129) or through a travel agency.
Binter also announced it has improved customer service to passengers traveling between Porto Santo and Funchal. Residents who are registered in the SIMplifica portal of the Madeira Regional Government are already entitled to an automatic discount that is applicable to residents.