Madeira airport: 24 flights cancelled on 7 November due to heavy rain and wind. Disruption possible in the coming days
Bad weather is disrupting flights at Madeira airport on 7 November. By 11:30, according to ANA, the company that runs Portugal's airports, 13 arrivals and 11 departures had been cancelled, most of them scheduled for the afternoon and evening. In the morning most planes managed to land; two were diverted to other airports (Observador, Notícias ao Minuto).
ANA warns that the weather may disrupt flights over the coming days too: before setting off for the airport, check your flight status with your airline or on the airport's website.
Madeira is under a yellow warning for heavy, persistent rain with thunderstorms until 18:00, and an orange warning from 18:00 until 03:00 on Sunday. There is also an orange warning for wind from 18:00 until midnight. The Funchal port authorities have issued a gale warning, with winds of 63–74 km/h.
The IPMA weather service forecasts that Storm Bruna will bring heavy rain, wind and rough seas to the mainland and the Azores from Sunday until Friday, 13 November.
