The number of passengers leaving or arriving at Faro Airport grew 5.4% in 2013, according to data presented by the administrator of Portuguese airports operator ANA.
On a national level, the figures increased by 5% with a total of 32 million passengers.
Ponce de Leão explained that the general decrease of Portuguese tourists travelling abroad was widely compensated by the number of foreign tourists visiting the country.
Rise in passengers at Faro Airport
