A new NAV system for air traffic reorganization in Lisbon, Point Merge, which could reduce delays, comes into force on May 16 after negotiations with the Air Force and an investment of two million euros.
At midnight (UTC) on May 16, control of the Lisbon airspace, which includes Cascais and the military bases of Montijo, Sintra and Alverca, will be exercised with the help of a new tool – Point System Merge – an investment of almost two million euros and will allow more efficient manage traffic, save fuel, reduce pollutant emissions and noise, as explained by Pedro Angelo, President of the Board of Directors of NAV Portugal, and Rui, Director of Aviation Procedures. Marsal at a meeting with journalists.
Due to increasing traffic and growing environmental requirements, NAV began in 2016 the largest restructuring of the airspace it had ever undertaken, and later, in a Resolution of the Council of Ministers (RCM) of June 2019, this was mandated by the government led by António Costa, signed with Air Force Operational Letter for the transfer of Sintra airspace to enable Point Merge to become operational from 23 April 2020.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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