Faro Airport will have 86 routes for 75 destinations from summer, including direct connections to New York, Helsinquia and Requiavik, the Ana – Airports of Portugal said to Lusa.
The strengthening of aircraft from Gago Coutinho airport includes routes for three new markets: United States, more concretely New York through United Airlines from May, Finland with flights to Helsinchia operated by Finnair and Islandia with Requiza -playing with Play.
With this increase, the connectivity of the Algarve will be made to 22 international markets.
In the summer of 2025, an average of 821 weekly frequencies is expected, an average increase of 8% of the average number of weekly frequencies compared to the same summer, details the managing company of national airports in a statement.
In summer, connectivity to the main hubs [plataforma de distribuição de voos] It will total 147 weekly frequencies for London (United Kingdom), 51 for Dublin (Ireland), 30 to Paris (France), 27 for Lisbon, 22 for Amsterdam (Netherlands) and 17 for Frankfurt (Germany).
To support traffic growth, Ana is implementing an infrastructure and technology investment program, covering all airports under its management. In Faro, the coverage replacement work, still in place, corresponds to a total investment of around 17.3 million euros.
“In order to increase passenger processing area in arrival border control, a new landing area was created for passenger arrivals whose origin requires border control to enter the Schengen space,” says the national airport manager.
In 2024 a record growth in traffic on all its airports, having added almost 70 million passengers, an increase of 4.3% over the previous year.
In the case of Faro, the airport registered 9.8 million passengers in 2024, an increase of 2%.
In addition, it recorded “a new record of the 2024 winter season, with a 38% increase in places in relation to winter 2019 (+6% compared to 2023),” according to the company led by Thierry Ligonnière.
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