Medical emergency diverts Transavia flight from Eindhoven to Brussels
Transavia flight HV6607 (Boeing 737-800 registered PH-HSJ) en route from Eindhoven to Faro was diverted to Brussels on Sunday morning due to a medical...
PLAY Airlines expands network with new Keflavik-Faro route
PLAY Airlines has announced the launch of direct flights from Faro, Portugal, starting April 12, 2024. The low-cost carrier will operate two weekly flights...
Azores Airlines expands winter direct flights to Milan, Faro, and Montreal
Azores Airlines will extend its direct flights between Ponta Delgada and Milan Malpensa, Faro, and Montreal throughout the IATA winter season, from October 27...
Emergency landings and health scares plagued easyJet flights on Saturday
On consecutive flights, easyJet faced significant in-flight emergencies. On flight U2 8538 from Faro to London Gatwick, an easyJet A319 aircraft (G-EZBT) with 161...
easyJet removes no less than 26 disruptive passengers, causing flight delay to Faro
easyJet flight U2 3163 from Glasgow to Faro experienced a delay of about two and a half hours after easyJet removed 26 disruptive men...
Portugal’s Left Bloc proposes ending domestic flights by 2030 in favour of rail travel
The Left Bloc in Portugal is urging the government to eliminate domestic flights between Porto, Lisbon, and Faro airports by 2030, advocating for enhanced...
Jet2 plane makes emergency landing at Faro Airport
Jet2 Airbus 321neo, registered G-SUNB and operating flight LS1266 from Tenerife South to Birmingham, made an emergency landing at Faro Airport on 22 February...
Ryanair flight from London Luton to Lanzarote diverted to Faro due to unruly passengers
A flight from the United Kingdom to the Spanish Canary Islands was diverted to Faro airport in southern Portugal due to disruptive behaviour by...
Faro airport in Portugal registers third emergency landing of a Ryanair plane in December
In December, three Ryanair planes have made emergency landings in Faro. The most recent incident on 20 December involved a London Stansted to Lisbon...
Ryanair to link Faro, Portugal, with Marrakesh, Morocco
Ryanair is set to connect Faro (FAO) directly to Marrakesh (RAK), Morocco, starting in the summer of 2024 as part of a significant $1.4...
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...