Airport fun
Faro Airport will be providing entertainment during July in both the arrivals and departure areas of the airport as part of the Faro Beer Festival. The festival, organised by the
Airport bus boost
Bus links between Faro airport and the city centre have been improved with the launch of a new timetable on April 1. ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, which manages the
Airport improvement works
The Portuguese government has given the green light to airport operator ANA Aeroportos to acquire around 4.8 hectares of land near Faro airport. It is planned to use the extra land
Over 300 jobs go as handling company pulls out of airport
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com More than 300 people have lost their jobs after baggage handling company Groundforce announced it was closing its operation at Faro airport from January 1, 2011. A
Airport run
Club ANA Lisboa will be holding the second Corrida do Aeroporto (Airport Run) on October 10. Runners will depart and arrive at the Lisbon Airport cargo terminal. Along the way,
Faro airport unveils development project
By ELOÏSE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Faro airport is to undergo major development work which will see its capacity rise from six million passengers a year to eight million by 2013. The
Millions spent on Lisbon airport facelift
AIRPORT MANAGEMENT company, ANA Aeroportos, has spent a total of 80 million euros since 2006 to improve Lisbon’s Portela airport and is expected to invest another 300 million euros by
Faro airport expects millions
AN ENVIRONMENTAL impact study for an 18.5 million euro project to increase facilities at Faro airport by 2012 is currently under public consultation. The study, which was necessary because of
Airport cafés and bars grind to a halt in strike
STAFF WORKING for a Spanish catering company which runs four cafés and bars at Lisbon’s Portela Airport say they may stage a further walk-out if negotiations over conditions on September
Police reinforced at Faro airport
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@the-resident.com A NEW police station, which was officially opened on Monday at Faro Airport, is“an important investment for the tourism development in the region”, said the Minister

