Funchal Airport
 

Can any Ezy/Thos Cook /other crew on here who are due to fly to Funchal in the next few days tell me the state of play of the Airport please>

My contacts in Funchal can't be contacted and can't find any NOTAMs though BBC says airport closed.

Any official links/urls gratefully received........

Thanks

Cusco

Current weather -

LPMA 211200Z 23017KT 200V260 9999 SCT015 FEW016CB 21/13 Q1005 RS22016G29KT 0522016KT 23/////KT
Observed: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 @ 12:00 UTC(Z) (15 Minutes ago)

Arrivals/Departures operating to near normal times

NOTAMS:
SNOWTAM NOT AVAILABLE

BIRD CONCENTRATION IN AERODROME VICINITY AND ON STRIP OF RWY
05/23. : NOTAM LP/A4022/09

Providing the airport is not feet deep in mud from the slopes above, that weather is actually quite nice for FNC. The weather of 19/20th seems to have been appalling, sadly with a lot of casualties.

Hello,

The airport seems to be OK, flights have been arriving and departing from late last night.

I tried to contact some relatives I have in Madeira yesterday and was unable to do so, I believe a C130 was dispatched last night with equipment to fix communications damaged by the bad weather and also rescue teams, other air force aircrafts/helicopters have been sent to Madeira as well.

Flew a full a/c into FNC the night of the 19th, just before the storms hit. Hope all are safe & well and best wishes to our fantastic Portway staff, their families & friends during the clean up operation.

Going tomorrow from MAN; TAF does't look brilliant, but not unusual.

Will post if anything to report.

Me

Took over from a crew that flew in from FNC today. They said they didn't have any problems.

SW