FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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MONDAY 24TH OCT 08.18 AM
Faro airport closed after the roof over a part of the check inn area fell inn due to bad weather and strong winds, 5 person were injured but not seriously airport remains closed.
Contact airport and your airline for information before traverling
Faro Airport Information Number 289 800 800
NORMAL OPERATIONS SHOULD COMMENCE FROM 11AM THIS MORNING

08.18
Queda de cobertura de aeroporto faz cinco feridos
Uma parte da cobertura da zona do "check in" do aeroporto de Faro caiu esta segunda-feira de madrugada, provocando cinco feridos ligeiros, disse o comandante Abel Gomes, do Comando Distrital de Operações e Socorro de Faro.
"Houve efectivamente uma ocorrência no aeroporto de Faro, quando caiu uma parte da cobertura na zona do check in, que provocou 5 feridos ligeiros", indicou a mesma fonte. Durante a madrugada, o CDOS de Faro registou um total de 37 ocorrências, em cinco municípios do distrito de Faro, totalizando mais três feridos ligeiros.

O mau tempo está também hoje a impedir a aterragem e descolagem de aviões no Aeroporto de Faro, de acordo com fonte aeroportuária.
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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Well spotted Andy. I just looked a the real-time flight information and it seems like they expect things to get moving again by mid-day.
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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B#gger! My wife was due to arrive 2moro after cancelling at last minute when I flew here on Friday! Checked Faro website, departures all listed as 'scheduled' but several arrivals showing over 45 minutes delay. Remember arrival/departure hall regularly flooded when heavy rain. :(
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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As my wife will be reading the Forum, can I just point out that my posting dated 09.58 should be read before Laserblazer's in case there is an mis-interpretation of my inital opening to my posting!!
Really do hope flights get back to normal ASAP!!!!
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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My daughter has just taken off from Luton. Due to take off 0710 this morning so not to bad.
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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My son's still on the tarmac at Gatwick, should have been arriving at 10.50am. Apparently the pilots just announced they'll be leaving in 10 minutes. Fingers crossed.
Both Flightstats & Faro airport arrivals webpage have kept telling me for the last hour that the flight in airbourne & only 5 minutes behind schedule :roll: .
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thank goodness for cvo.com...as usual our local english "newspapers" have zero info..eg the portugalnews managed to tell us a football result under "breaking news".the resident nothing, algarve daily news nothing...but then the airport web site tells me that a plane I had to go and meet is still on schedule for 9.15 although it hast even taken off from the uk..not a word about the roof falling down.
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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Ryanair flight from Bristol delayed by 2 hours!
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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"hold the front page" the portugal news have just printed something, not bad for breaking news hours after it happened!!

just checked at 10.34 the plane I have to meet is still arriving at 9.15 nothing under "remarks" re its status
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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at last a news site has come up with some info

see here

http://algarvedailynews.com/news/4885-f ... -collapses
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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just heard that the flight I was to meet has been cancelled until Tues

and more details with a photo

see here
http://www.algarveresident.com/43248-44 ... rport-roof
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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Doesn't look good!
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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no it doesn't....take a look at the 18 page pic gallery

see here

http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/cober ... -4071.html
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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looks like a scene from USA after a Tornado - just reinforces what we said about ryanair landings in strong winds!! I arrive wed night - hope its all done by then.... :cry:
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Re: FARO AIRPORT CLOSED

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maccasa wrote:looks like a scene from USA after a Tornado - just reinforces what we said about ryanair landings in strong winds!! I arrive wed night - hope its all done by then.... :cry:
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