Trindade says there was a breach by the carrier and by the UK citizens themselves.

António Trindade, a hotelier from Madeira, recalls that British citizens had already been warned that they could not leave their place of residence. On the other hand, he underlines that Portugal warned yesterday that anyone who arrived from the United Kingdom and was not Portuguese or did not live in Portugal could not stay here. Thus, the hotelier considers that there is a double violation of the rules.

To JM, António Trindade tells him that the citizens showed up at a destination they already knew they could not enter. Commenting on the incident this morning at Madeira airport, in which English passengers traveling on British Airways were unable to leave the plane, the hotelier also points a finger at the airline, considering that it allowed citizens to board the plane when it was already alerted. to the situation. “It is not necessary to attribute a degree of responsibility to someone but I have to recognize that there is a double offense and as such, people have to go home”, says António Trindade, who admits that, naturally, tourism in Madeira is not tainted With this situation, it will undoubtedly be affected even more, taking into account the weight that this market has for the Region.