Portugal: Several airports affected as anti-austerity strike by border police continues Air passengers travelling to and from Portugal on Sunday saw their travel disrupted as an anti-austerity strike by border police resulted in long queues and delayed international flights, a union spokesman said. The strike affected airports in Lisbon, the northern city of Porto, and Faro in the southern Algarve region, as well as the airport for the island of Madeira, said Acacio Pereira, a spokesman for the union representing border police. Portugals national carrier TAP advised passengers to arrive early at the airport and for people with electronic passports to use automated controls. The strike, which extends to ID checks at ports and road borders, is expected to have similar effects on travel on Monday.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:59:12 +0000
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