easyJet launched its last new route of 2022 on Tuesday 20 December. That was the start date for its new 2-weekly service between Lyon and Funchal. The 2,370-kilometre route will be flown on Tuesdays and Saturdays until the end of June, and then weekly (Tuesdays) in July and August, before reverting to 2-weekly from September […]
January 9, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Few airports in western Europe have managed to increase passenger numbers versus 2019 more impressively than Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Famous for having part of its runway supported on giant stilts, the airport had seen annual passenger numbers stabilise at around 3.2 million in 2017, 2018 and 2019. However, in the first […]
December 14, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Blue Air (IATA code 0B, not to be confused with La Compagnie which is B0) added two more routes from its main base at Bucharest on Saturday 16 April. The two new destinations are both in Portugal; Porto and Funchal (on the island of Madeira). The 3,910-kilometre Funchal service will operate weekly throughout the summer. […]
April 26, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Azores Airlines (IATA code S4) introduced the first ever regular scheduled service between Funchal and the US when it began weekly service to New York JFK on Monday 29 November. The first return flight arrived back on the island of Madeira on Tuesday 30 November at 08:15 after a six hour flight. The westbound flight […]
December 1, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Ryanair has revealed that Funchal will become the airline’s newest base, with two aircraft based at the Portuguese airport from the end of March 2022. The airport, which is located on the island of Madeira, is often referred to as Madeira Airport. Madeira is located around 400 kilometres north of the Canary Islands and 500 […]
November 25, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis