Low Cost Flights Portugal

Aer Lingus has announced that they will start flying next year from London/Gatwick (LGW) to Faro (FAO). This will be a summer route, starting at 26th April to 24th October and will be a twice a day service:
From Faro to Gatwick:

• Departs 09:25. Arrives 12:10.
• Departs 20:45. Arrives 23:30.

From Gatwick to Faro:

• Departs 05:50. Arrives 08:45
• Departs 17:20. Arrives 20:05.

TUIfly is betting on Algarve for the summer of 2008 with two new routes to Faro (Algarve capital), from Basel (BSL) and from Cologne/Bonn (CGN).

The Cologne/Bonn (CGN) – Faro (FAO) route will start at the 19th of March and the Basel (BSL) – Faro (FAO) route will start at the 2nd of May.

Beginning in 4th April 2008, EasyJet will start a new flight from Lyon (LYS) the Portuguese capital airport.

More information at the EasyJet website.

easyJet will start in 2008 two new routes from France to Oporto:

• Oporto (OPO) from/to Paris/Charles de Gaulle(CDG) starting 8th February 2008
• Oporto (OPO) from/to Lyon(LYS) starting at 5th April 2008

Thanks to Fernando Santos for pointing that 2 new routes.

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