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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Travel
Sakshi Gupta

Mega Airport Set To Open In Popular European Destination Despite '50-Year Delay'

A Ryanair plane taxis at Lisbon airport (Credit: Rafael Marchante/Reuters)

The city of Lisbon, Portugal is reportedly set to have a mega airport despite the project being late by around 50 years. Even though the current airport in Lisbon reached its passenger capacity in 2019, the new airport project is facing a lot of setbacks and is yet to receive a green light from the appropriate authorities.

Many politicians in the country have been complaining over the delay in construction work. The building of a new airport in Lisbon has been in talks for around five decades, but the plans were first proposed only in 2008.

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