July 1-3 airport strike to be “one of the biggest ever”
National airports will be brought to a standstill this weekend (July 1-3) due to a scheduled strike that airport and aviation staff union SITAVA says will be “one of the
Faro Airport presents nine new routes as it expects “record 2016”
Faro Airport has presented nine new routes for 2016 – a year both the airport and the rest of the Algarve expect will be “record-breaking” for tourism. Most of them
ANA airport boss is guest of BPCC’s next lunch-debate
Jorge Ponce Leão, the president of national airport operator ANA, is to be the guest of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce’s (BPCC) next lunch-debate taking place on April 20 (Wednesday)
Wine talk – Sky high prices at Faro Airport
I spend a lot of time travelling, usually flying out of Faro, and have long been wise to the fact that the prices of wines and spirits at the so-called
Bomb scare puts Faro Airport on orange alert
A bomb scare – prompted by an anonymous telephone call made in Portuguese – put Faro Airport on orange alert at 6am this morning, forcing 38 passengers on the TAP
Parking fees “up 165%” for Faro airport transfer companies
Transfer companies are in uproar over new parking fees at Faro airport that will see them forking out another 165% to do business this year. Right now, the yearly parking
Faro Airport embarks on ambitious €32.8 million expansion project
Starting a few weeks later than originally scheduled, Faro Airport is this month embarking on its ambitious €32.8 million expansion project, carefully devised to cause the least possible upset to
Faro Airport “closer to France” with three new air links in 2016
The French cities of Bordeaux, Marseille and Nantes will be linked to Faro Airport in 2016, marking the start of the operations of Spanish low cost airline Volotea in Portugal.
Faro Airport beefs up low season with extra flights
Winter is going to be busier than usual at Faro Airport this year, with three new air links, new airlines and more weekly flights. It’s all part of airport authority
Laser attacks a “serious problem” around Faro Airport
The number of lasers being pointed at airplanes that are about to take off or land at Faro Airport has increased 30% this year. The situation has been labelled “serious”