Skip to content Year by year Madeira in 2012
- Madeira asks for help: the €1.5 billion loanIn January 2012 Madeira signed an economic adjustment programme with Lisbon, with a State loan of €1.5 billion and a debt of more than €6 billion.
- The ferry’s last crossingThe Portimão–Funchal ferry, which began in 2008 as a “new era”, made its last crossing at the end of January 2012.
- Quieter skiesIn the crisis year of 2012 Madeira's two airports handled about 2.3 million passengers, with fewer flights than the year before.
- The July firesIn July 2012 wildfires burned above Funchal, in Ponta do Pargo and along the south coast, and at least a hundred people had to leave their homes.
- Marítimo 0, Newcastle 0 (twice, nearly)In the 2012–13 Europa League group stage Marítimo held Newcastle United 0–0 in Funchal and 1–1 at St James’ Park.