Dozens of flights cancelled after tyre burst cause chaos at Lisbon airport
Sixty-five flights were cancelled at Lisbon airport, causing long queues and thousands of passengers without accommodation and alternative solutions.
According to the airline TAP, the cancellations on Saturday were caused by the bursting of the tyres of a private jet, which forced the closure of the airport’s runway, Xinhua news agency reported.
In turn, the air controller ANA (Aeroportos de Portugal), claimed that the situation was the result of a broader problem of “constraints at several European airports”.
“Due to a set of constraints at several European airports, 65 cancelled flights are planned for today — 40 arrivals and 25 departures,” ANA said in a statement sent to the press.
