Ryanair announces two more new flights to Faro

The announcement that Ryanair are to begin two new twice weekly flights to Faro airport has been welcome news for anyone living on the Algarve. This brings to eleven the number of Ryanair flights from different destinations. It looks like the promise by Ryanair spokesman Stephen Mc Namara last October that Ryanair will ‘continue to grow’ is holding true and it reflects a basic confidence in the Algarve as a viable tourist destination even in these days of economic crisis. Commenting on this announcement, the busy spokesman said “Ryanair continues to offer great new routes so that passengers can beat the recession by flying at Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges to exciting destinations all over Europe. Ryanair will continue to grow as other airlines pull routes and reduce capacity. With passengers becoming increasingly price sensitive Ryanair will continue to expand so that even more passengers can take advantage of Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges´.

The new flights, starting on March 31st are from from Bournemouth in the South of England and from Bremen in Germany. The Bournemouth flights are on Tuesdays and Fridays and the Bremen flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Contact Ryanair for more information.
According to reports, there is an increasing interest in flights out of the U.K. since the beginning of January. Algarve accommodation providers have also noticed an increase in enquiries and confirmed bookings. It seems like initial concerns about the economic situation have been overturned by a need to escape the doom and gloom of both the physical and economic climate. And as usual the Algarve proves to be a popular holiday destination given the number of low cost airlines that fly into Faro, the variety of holiday accommodation available on the Algarve and the always tempting Algarve weather.