Tourists recover. But Lisbon airport problem speaks louder
The number of tourists arriving in Portugal is returning to pre-pandemic numbers. But these engrave the veil of the problem of lifting Lisbon in the lifting that concerns Lisbon airport.
The impasse over infrastructure continues and takes on greater importance on the day that World Tourism Day is celebrated and after Vítor Costa, director general of the Lisbon Tourism Association (ATL) revealed to i that, “the issue of The airport airports is almost a national sport”. It has been said for a long time that Portela is sold out and the solutions continue to multiply and already go from Santarém, passing through Alcochete and Montijo, to Beja or Leiria.
And the episode between Pedro Nuno Santos and António Costa is not forgotten. It is recalled that the Minister of Infrastructure revealed that the new airport plan would include the construction of a complementary airport in Montijo and, in the long term, with the new airport in Alcochete to replace Portela. That is, it would imply, two new airports. The decision was eventually revoked in an order by the prime minister, sending a decision, after agreement with the PSD.
This Tuesday, António Costa guaranteed that he will start this Thursday’s approval or the diplomas of the process for the decision of the new Lisbon airport, changing the powers of the new municipalities over municipal airfields.
“I cannot answer for the leader of the opposition, but I am sure that, in fact, it will be possible for us to understand each other on the methodology. It will be the first definitive step towards having a final decision”, said António Costa this Tuesday, during the VI Summit of Portuguese Tourism. “In these always confirmed the will of recognition of an agreement,” he said.
But: “Whether we are going to reach an agreement, I don’t know, but it’s the desire to add”, said days of having both met with Luís Montenegro to get the issue of the new Lisbon airport, in a meeting that ended with the possibility of Santarém becoming the chosen location.
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