Flying a drone in Portugal
How to register with ANAC, pass the free pilot exam, insure a drone over 900 grams, get AAN filming permission, and check no-fly zones before you fly.
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ANA's May Passenger Tally Tops 7 Million as Vinci-Run Portuguese Airports Log a +3% Year-on-Year Lift
The ANA Aeroportos de Portugal network handled more than seven million passengers in May 2026, sustaining a +3% year-on-year rise that left the operator running roughly four points ahead of the broader Vinci Airports group, parent Vinci Airports...
Brussels Inks the EU261 Air Passenger Rights Overhaul After 12 Years of Deadlock — €250/€400/€600 Compensation Grid Holds at the 3-Hour Threshold, Cabin-Baggage Carve-Out and 96-Hour Claim Window Reset the TAP, Ryanair and easyJet Operating Read
EU Parliament and Council seal provisional EU261 air passenger rights revision after 12 years. 3-hour compensation trigger held at €250/€400/€600, cabin baggage rule, 96-hour electronic claim notice. Applies mid-2027.
AirAdvisor Tape Pegs Portuguese Airline Compensation Bill at €53 Million for January-May 2026 on 4.5 Million Disrupted Passengers — Storm Kristin Carve-Out Trims the Owed Total Below the Same-Period 2025 Mark
AirAdvisor reads out €53 million in compensation owed to passengers on Portuguese-departing flights for January-May 2026 — 4.5 million travellers disrupted, 130,000 holding Regulation 261/2004 entitlements. Storm Kristin's extraordinary-circumstances carve-out trims the bill below 2025.
Civil-Aviation Penalty Regime Reset Pushes Light-Infringement Fines for Large Airlines From €3,000 to €65,000 — ANAC Closed 747 Administrative Cases Last Year Ahead of the Scale Shift
A reform of Portugal's civil-aviation contraordenação regime reset on Friday 23 May 2026 lifts the headline-fine ceiling that the Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil (ANAC) can apply to large airlines for a light infringement from €3,000 to €65,000...
ANAC Moves to Annul the Clece/South Handling Win at Lisbon, Porto and Faro on Wednesday 13 May — Regulator Cites Insurance, Equipment, HR and Safety-Programme Defects, Hands Union South ACE Ten Business Days to Reply Before the 19 May Licence Cliff
ANAC notified Union South ACE on Wednesday of its preliminary intention to exclude Clece/South from the seven-year handling tender at Lisbon, Porto and Faro, citing cumulative defects on insurance, equipment, HR, payroll and safety. Ten business days to reply; licences expire 19 May.
Government Prolongs Airport Handling Licences at Lisbon, Porto and Faro to 25 October 2026 — IATA Summer Bridge While SPdH Suspends the Clece/South Tender Award
Infrastructure Minister Miguel Pinto Luz signs an extension of all current ground-handling licences at Lisboa, Porto and Faro to 25 October 2026 — the close of IATA Summer 2026 — while SPdH's precautionary injunction against the Clece/South tender award sits in court.