Edelweiss Airbus A320 aborts take-off after abnormal behaviour
On 27 October, an Edelweiss Airbus A320 (registered HB-IHY) was scheduled to operate a flight from Zurich, Switzerland, and Faro, Portugal, when - during...
Ryanair plane makes safe emergency landing at Faro Airport after tyre burst
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 plane registered EI-EVK, bound for Belfast on flight FR9561 with approximately 189 passengers on board, was forced to make an...
Captain falls ill; easyJet flight from Gatwick to Agadir diverts to Faro
On 21 April, an easyJet Airbus A320 (registered G-EZTD) operated flight U26469 between London Gatwick, United Kingdom, and Agadir, Morocco. During the flight, the...
A Jet2 flight to Tenerife made emergency landing in Faro after drunk passenger urinated in the cabin
The airline claims a significant amount of money from the traveller for the delay of more than 24 hours suffered by the passengersA man...
Ryanair announces biggest ever Porto & Faro summer schedules in response to reduced airport charges
18 new routes (121 total) & 4 additional aircraft (22 total) for Porto & Faro
No growth in Madeira & the Azores due...
Two Transavia aircraft divert as passenger slips through Rotterdam Airport security
In the evening of 3 October, a Transavia Boeing 737-700 (registered PH-BGH) operated flight HV5023 between Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and Malaga, Spain, but was...
French air traffic control strike forces Ryanair passengers to end up in Malaga i.s.o. in Faro
A surprise for Ryanair passengers traveling between Dublin, Ireland and Faro, Portugal on Friday evening when they arrived in Malaga, Spain instead. What happened...
Six unruly passengers offloaded from Ryanair Manchester-Faro flight after diversion to Nantes
On 16 May 2022, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (registered EI-EVE) operated flight FR9130 from Manchester, United Kingdom, to Faro, Portugal, but diverted to Nantes,...
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 diverts to Brest, France after unidentified smell in cabin
On 3 January, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (EI-EFY) operated flight FR4052 between Manchester, United Kingdom, and Faro, Portugal. The aircraft, however, was forced to...
easyJet bolsters investment in seasonal bases with five new aircraft across Malaga, Palma and Faro bases in 2022
Building on the success of its new seasonal bases, easyJet will add two aircraft in Malaga, two in Palma de Mallorca and one...
easyJet opens new seasonal base at Faro airport
Today easyJet has officially inaugurated its new base in Portugal, creating more than 100 jobs in the Algarve region
Three aircraft from the...
easyJet adds extra seats from Portugal to help customers return to the UK, which added the country to the Amber list
easyJet has today confirmed it has added more seats on flights from Portugal to the UK between Saturday 5th and Monday 7 June, to...
Ryanair adds 14 weekly flights to Faro, Portugal, after UK places the country on its safe list
Ryanair today (25 Aug) announced it would be strengthening its connection between the UK and Portugal over the coming weeks (11 Sept – 24...
Flights delayed at Portuguese airports caused by nationwide strike affecting fuel supply
Portugal declared an "energy crisis" after a nation-wide strike by fuel truck drivers continues since Monday, the intermittent strike by fuel suppliers at Portugal's...
Radar failure in the Lisbon area control center is disrupting air traffic
On 28 October around 20:00 (UTC +1), a radar control failure at Lisbon area control center (ACC) seriously disrupted air traffic as aircraft were...
Hurricane Leslie: 800 Ryanair passengers (and crews) stranded at Malaga airport overnight
On Saturday 13 October, hurricane Leslie reached the Iberic Peninsula, heavily disrupting air traffic at Porto airport. Due to the storm, six Ryanair aircraft were forced...
Ryanair adds extra aircraft to Faro base to cater for record tourist demand
MORE ALGARVE FLIGHTS THIS SEPTEMBER FROM BELGIUM, IRELAND, GERMANY & THE UKRyanair today (25 May), announced that it is adding an extra aircraft to...