29/05/2026 - 9:46 GMT+2
Portugal's Ministry of Internal Administration stated, in a clarification sent to the Lusa news agency, that a further 48 officers from the Public Security Police (PSP) will be deployed to Lisbon airport from Friday onwards.
According to the same source, a further 14 "boxes" – that is, document control booths – will also be made available at arrivals, taking the total to 34, and another four at departures, raising their overall number to 18. This is intended to speed up border control procedures.
As for the "e-gates", or electronic gates, there will be 31 at arrivals, an increase of 14, and four more at departures, for a total of 18.
In its clarification to the Lusa agency, the Ministry of Internal Administration specified that once the "expansion and installation works at Lisbon airport" are completed, it is also planned, "during the months of June and July, to strengthen border control capacity at Porto and Faro airports, by increasing the number of 'boxes' and installing new 'e-gates'".
