sexta-feira, abril 12, 2013

Wikileaks: problemas com as ligações aéreas com a Madeira (Abril de 1974)




"DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS FROM LISON, OPORTO, FARO AIRPORTS RESUMED MORNING APRIL 28. AT 14:00 APRIL 28, TWA LISBON REPORTED THAT ALL AMERICANS WITH CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR APRIL 25,25,27 WHO CAME TO AIRPORT DEPARTED ON TWO TWA FLIGHTS. PAN AM EXPECTS TO BE ABLE ACCOMMODATE ALL AMERICANS WHO HAD CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR APRIL 25,26,27 BY ADDING EXTRA FLIGHT 17:00, BRINGING PAN AM TOTAL TO THREE FLIGHTS TODAY. TAP ALSO HAS NEW YORK FLIGHT TODAY. ONLY APPARENT TROUBLE SPOT AT PRESENT IS MADEIRA ISLAND WHERE IRATE AMERICANS, UNABLE TO BE ACCOMODATED TODAY ON FIVE TAP FLIGHTS BY 727, HAVE THREATENED BY TELEPHONE TO STAGE UNSPECIFIED ATTENTION- GETTING ACTION IF U.S. AIR FORCE PLANE NOT SENT TO PICK THEM UP. EMBASSY HAS REQUESTED TAP ASSISTANCE IN EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING OF AMERICAN PASSENGERS IN MADEIRA"