The storm Charles has led airlines to cancel preventively close to 330 flights at Portuguese airports this Wednesday, with an especially intense impact in Lisbon, Faro and Madeira.
The Lusitanian capital is the most affected enclave, with the cancellation of 288 flights out of the 565 scheduled for today. After that comes Madeira, where 20 of the 80 scheduled flights have been suspended; Faro, with 14 cancellations out of a total of 62 operations; and Oporto, with 12 out of the 214 flights initially planned.
From ANA, they advise travelers with departures planned for today to check the status of their flight directly with the airline before going to the airport, and to consider possible incidents on road access routes.
Likewise, the airport manager has pointed out that it continues to closely monitor the evolution of the storm, in coordination with the competent authorities, and that it will apply the appropriate measures as conditions change.
At the same time, the first effects of the passage of storm Charles in Spain have begun to be felt, especially in Extremadura, Andalusia and the Canary Islands.
In the case of the Canary archipelago, worsening weather conditions have so far led to 18 cancelled flights and 10 diversions at the airports of Tenerife Norte, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
For its part, Iberia has confirmed to Europa Press the cancellation of three flights to Portugal this Wednesday due to this weather-related factor, two operations to Lisbon and another to Funchal.
In addition, Baleària has modified the services for tomorrow Thursday of the ferry Cap de Barbaria due to adverse weather causes. Specifically, the journey between Ibiza and Formentera at 17:32 is moved forward to 16:32, while the trip between Formentera and Ibiza at 19:02 is moved forward to 18:02.