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EES is in, finally, apparently.

They are apparently optional until end of April and not used on all flights, but most people say it doesnt take much longer and it will speed it up the next time you come. If in doubt, go early is our motto so best to do that with any flights to the EU until its up and running smoothly.

New Big Boss

Dr. Trindade has retired as CEO, although he is staying as Chairman, and the new CEO is Claudio Santos.

Entertainment improvements

A few new things in the entertainment program, Bee Gees alternates on Tuesdays with 70s & 80s Rendezvous, and Elton shares the thursdays with Tribute to Abba with Cristina Barbosa. Cristina Barbosa is also playing Fridays in an acoustic trio.

John has Gone

Well just up the hill. As John's role changed over the last 17 months, the amount of timeshare work he was doing reduced and Ecommerce work increased. Now John has been moved up to the Ecommerce office, which is just up the slope from Reception beside Reservations. Anything he did that wasn't football or golf (he's still doing both) Clare or Cindy are now doing better, apart from Reservations, for which you should go to the new Reservations mini office outside of Atlantida.

Bournemouth and Luton and Edinburgh

Good news is Jet2 are flying to Madeira from Bournemouth in 2025, bad news in summer it's only Thursdays but switches to Mondays in the winter.. Also on Thursdays is a second Edinburgh flight. And just like buses Ryanair has added Sunday and Wednesday Edinburgh. And Luton has gone from famine to feast too, with not one but two new routes as Easyjet and Jet2 are set to battle it out. Easyjet Monday and Friday, Jet2 just Mondays from now. 

Força Maritimo e Nacional

Its all a bit exciting as Maritimo sit on top of the world. Well, the second division.  The next home game is Sporting B 22 or 23 February. Lets hope they havent sold everyone by then. If you really want to go up the mountain, Nacional play 15th v Porto but tickets will be gold dust. More manageable will be Nacional v Braga 28 Feb. 

SAM+EACL+Rodoeste=New Tickets are here, finally...

Finally they have the new tickets, and with more options too. Pre purchased tickets are €1,45 per journey in Funchal or €1,95 the rest of the island, instead of paying €2 or €2,60 respectively on the bus. Also they are selling a tourist specific one, which looks more expensive but includes the aerobus.

More info here.