Low cost airline Jet2.com has announced that the company will be operating a new route between Faro and East Midlands airport, starting in May 2011.
The new route is to run three times a week during the summer season of 2011 on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and tickets are already available to buy online from the company’s website.
Ian Doubtfire of Jet2.com said: “The Algarve is an extremely popular holiday destination for travellers from the UK. We are strongly committed to providing the best destinations for our customers and are proud to be working with Turismo Portugal.”
The director of Faro airport, António Correia Mendes, said: “This new route from Jet2.com is excellent news for tourism in the Algarve and will contribute strongly to bringing even more tourists to the region.”
For further information about Jet2.com and the new routes, please visit www.jet2.com (available in English).
