Milan, the new easyJet route from Faro Airport!
It has been confirmed by the airport that the new route will only be operating during the summer months in a bid to help meet the rising demand during this very busy period for visitors coming to the Algarve from Italy.
It run twice a week with flights on Monday and Friday. Book at: www.easyjet.com
easyJet has become an important company in Portugal in relation to tourism with the airline providing some 1.8 million seats for use through Faro airport during the current fiscal year. The company also recently announced the results of the first half of the year in Portugal and showed that the company had recorded a growth of 8.4%.
As the number of flights offered grows, so too has the occupancy levels on flights to and from Portugal with the occupancy rate now standing at 95.7%, an increase of 2.1% when compared to the same period last year.
Overall, it has been the results at Faro airport for easyJet which have shown the greatest levels of increases this year for the company with operations up by 17% at the Algarve airport.