The return to normality in Portugal, after the long blackout that affected the entire Iberian Peninsula on Monday, is in some cases particularly slow and difficult. In the last few hours, attention has focused on the persistent chaos at Lisbon airport, while the arrival of the 1 May holiday may not help speed up the resolution of problems.
The chaotic situation hinges on the chain of delays caused by the hundreds of cancelled flights, but above all on the accumulation of baggage that has not yet been disposed of. Many passengers have spent the last few nights at the airport and days at the counters of the airlines, which often have no answers to give. The national media speak of passengers forced to search for their luggage in large rooms where hundreds of suitcases are piled up.
The Italian Embassy also reports that it has come to the rescue of many Italian citizens in difficulty. "In coordination with the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation," say diplomatic sources in Lisbon, "the Embassy intervened to provide assistance to compatriots stranded in the country, both by telephone and at the Lisbon airport, focusing in particular on the most sensitive situations (families with children, schoolchildren, the elderly and those with health problems). Among the various interventions, in addition to providing updates on the evolution of the situation, the Embassy accelerated the return to Italy for some urgent cases, and procured medicines and basic necessities for passengers with specific problems who could not access their luggage.
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