At least five planes were unable to land at Madeira Airport late Saturday afternoon due to fog, and were diverted to other airports. The poor visibility only affected operations for a short period, but it was still enough to disrupt operations at the airport. Traffic has since returned to normal.
Three flights diverted to Porto Santo: one Jet2 flight from London; one Ryanair flight from Porto; and one Easyjet flight from Lyon (France). There was also a TAP flight from Lisbon that ended up landing in Faro and a Transavia flight from Amsterdam (Netherlands) that continued to Las Palmas (Canary Islands).
After 7:00 PM, visibility improved in the Santa Catarina area, and several planes have already landed at Madeira Airport.