This Friday, the government presented the mobility and security plan for World Youth Day, which will take place from 1 to 6 August in Lisbon. About 16,000 members of the security forces, civil defense and emergency medical services will be involved in the operation.
The presentation of the plan was attended by Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Méndez, WDM Project Team Coordinator José Sa Fernández and Secretary General of the Internal Security System Paulo Viseu Pinheiro.
“These plans are cross-cutting and involve many security forces,” Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Méndez began.
Ana Catarina Mendez added that this is a “professional work” that has been prepared over the past 400 days and in which all members of the government participated.
“The plan called for cooperation with other international security forces. This is cooperation between everyone,” he added.
Ana Catarina Méndez also stated that Portugal will demonstrate that “in the face of the challenge of an event of this kind”, it will “accept and welcome” and ensure that “the work done in the last 400 days has covered all areas.” government.”
In terms of public transport in the Lisbon metropolitan area, an additional 1.1 million seats will be provided daily.
According to a presentation posted on the Government Portal, more than 354,000 seats per day will be available from 1 to 4 August, of which 119,000 on road transport, 90,000 on trains, 143,000 on the metro and skytrain, and 2,000 on boats.
As for the 5th and 6th, more than 780,000 seats are expected to be provided daily, 429,000 by road, 170,000 by train, 154,000 by meters and 27,000 by boat.
In total, more than 1,134,000 seats will be available daily.
The event will require the establishment of four no-fly zones in the Lisbon and Fatima regions, but commercial flights will be allowed at the airports of the capital and Cascais, the Secretary General of the Internal Security System, Paulo, said this Friday. Viseu Pine.
According to Paulo Viseu Pinheiro, the WYD will include “control and management measures” for airspace, such as the designation of four no-fly zones in the regions of Lisbon and Fatima, places that Pope Francis visits during the event.
In the no-fly zone, the movement of aircraft is prohibited or restricted.
Author: morning Post This Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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