Storm Charles: flights cancelled in Portugal on 11 November
At a glance
Storm Charles is disrupting air traffic in Portugal on Wednesday 11 November. ANA expects flight cancellations at Lisbon, Faro and Madeira airports, and TAP has adjusted its schedule. TAP tickets issued by 10 November for travel up to 11 November can be changed without a penalty. Check your flight before you go to the airport.
11 November
red wind warnings across southern and central Portugal
At least 40
Lisbon departures cancelled, per Correio da Manhã
No penalty
to change eligible TAP tickets
In this article
Quick facts
Facts checked
- When
- Wednesday 11 November 2026
- Airports
- Lisbon, Faro and Madeira constrained, per ANA
- Airline
- TAP has adjusted its schedule
- Status
- Forecast and cancellations as of 10 November evening
Confirmed: IPMA has issued red wind warnings for 11 November. TAP has adjusted its operation and allows eligible tickets to be changed without a penalty. ANA expects cancellations at Lisbon, Faro and Madeira.
Still uncertain: The final number of cancelled flights, and whether the disruption continues after Wednesday, are not yet known.
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Another flight problemWhat to do now
Check your flight before going to the airport
ANA and TAP ask passengers to confirm their flight status with the airline before travelling to the airport.
Consider changing a TAP ticket
TAP tickets issued by 10 November for travel up to 11 November can be changed without a penalty to a flight up to 17 November in the same cabin, via Manage Booking or your travel agent.
If your flight is cancelled, choose refund or rerouting
You may be entitled to choose a refund or rerouting to your final destination. Check the date and connections before accepting an alternative.
Keep your documents
Save your booking, the cancellation notice, the new itinerary, any reason the airline gives and receipts for meals or a hotel.
Your passenger rights
Flights departing Portugal normally fall under EU261, whatever the airline. Flights into Portugal from outside the EU are covered only when the airline is an EU airline. Airlate handles EU261 claims only.
Refund or rerouting
For a cancellation covered by EU261, you may be entitled to choose between a refund and rerouting to your final destination.
Care during the wait
Meals, accommodation and necessary transport may be due while you wait.
Compensation is unlikely for weather
Bad weather is normally an extraordinary circumstance. The airline must show that the weather caused your disruption and that it took all reasonable measures. A cancellation for another reason needs its own assessment.
10 November, evening
- IPMA, the Portuguese weather service, has issued red wind warnings for 11 November for Lisbon, Setúbal, Faro, Beja, Évora, Santarém, Leiria and Portalegre, with gusts up to 120 km/h and up to 140 km/h in the most exposed places.
- ANA says operations at Lisbon, Faro and Madeira airports will be constrained and that flight cancellations are expected.
- Correio da Manhã reports at least 40 cancelled Lisbon departures for Wednesday, most of them TAP flights, plus 5 at Porto and at least 3 at Faro. The count can rise.
Which flights are affected?
According to Correio da Manhã, most of the cancelled Lisbon departures are TAP flights to other European cities and to Madeira, and other airlines have cancelled flights too. Jornal de Negócios reports that flights from Lisbon to Madeira, Porto, Barcelona and Madrid were among those already listed as cancelled for Wednesday.
TAP says it has adjusted its operation because of the weather forecast and asks passengers to check their flight status before travelling to the airport.
Changing a TAP ticket
TAP passengers with tickets issued by 10 November for travel up to 11 November can change their ticket without a penalty. The new flight must be on or before 17 November and in the same cabin. Changes are made in Manage Booking on the TAP website or through your travel agent.
Web Summit day two cancelled
The government has declared an alert situation for mainland Portugal on Wednesday. Web Summit in Lisbon called off its second day, 11 November, on government advice. The government pointed to the risks from Storm Charles, including tidal flooding.
Your rights when flights are cancelled by the storm
A cancellation covered by EU261 gives you a choice between a refund and rerouting, and the right to care while you wait.
Fixed compensation depends on the reason for your cancellation. If the airline relies on extraordinary weather conditions, it must show that they caused your disruption and that it could not avoid it despite taking reasonable measures.
Airlate handles EU261 claims
Flights departing Portugal are normally covered by EU261, whatever the airline. Flights into Portugal from outside the EU are covered only on an EU airline. Airlate handles EU261 claims only.
Frequently asked questions
Check with your airline before you go to the airport. ANA and TAP both ask passengers to confirm their flight status first.
Usually not. Bad weather is normally an extraordinary circumstance. You may still be entitled to a refund or rerouting, and to care while you wait.
Yes, if your ticket was issued by 10 November for travel up to 11 November. You can change it without a penalty to a flight up to 17 November in the same cabin.
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Another flight problemShow all 6 sources
Every factual statement in this article rests on one of the sources below: EU regulations, judgments of the EU Court of Justice and the authorities' own pages.
Sources
- Alertas e informações · TAP Air Portugal · Airline (official) · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Weather warnings (open data feed) · IPMA (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere) · Authority · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Aeroportos condicionados, 4.000 clientes sem eletricidade. Web Summit suspensa na quarta-feira · Jornal de Negócios · News media · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Mais de 40 voos cancelados devido ao mau tempo · Correio da Manhã · News media · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Web Summit cancels Day 2 in Lisbon as Storm Charles hits Portugal · The Next Web · News media · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Air passenger rights · European Union / Your Europe · Authority · retrieved 2026-11-10