Volotea commenced flights between Porto and Brive-la-Gaillarde, in southwest France, on Wednesday 9 September. The 930-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Sundays, using its A320-family fleet. The LCC does not face any competition on the route. What they said Gilles Gosselin, Volotea’s Country Manager for France, said: “We are delighted to launch […]
September 16, 2026 | Latest Route News +
TAP Air Portugal introduced flights between Porto and Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Thursday 2 July. The 3,250-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with the A320neo aircraft. The Star Alliance member is the sole operator between the two cities. The new route complements existing flights between Lisbon and […]
July 16, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Jet2.com introduced flights between Newcastle and Porto on Friday 22 May. The 1,620-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, with the 737-800 aircraft. The leisure carrier faces no competition on the route. What they said Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are delighted to be introducing the first of […]
June 3, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Delta Air Lines commenced operations between New York JFK and Porto on Thursday 21 May. The 5,350-kilometre route will be maintained daily with the 767-300ER aircraft. The SkyTeam member faces no competition between the two cities. Flight DL114 departs New York JFK at 22:30 local time, arriving in Porto at 10:30 local time the following […]
June 1, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Depending on the measurement, Delta is the first or second-largest operator between the US and Europe. When available seats are considered, Cirium schedule data shows that Delta is now number one. However, it is second for flights and ASKs. The carrier has a record 4.51 million two-way seats in the critically important Q3 2026 (July-September). […]
May 28, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Bulgaria Air commenced flights between Sofia and Porto on Thursday 9 April. The 2,645-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, with the A220-300 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight FB565 departs Sofia at 18:15 local time, arriving in Porto at 20:35 local time. The return service, operating […]
April 27, 2026 | Latest Route News +
SunExpress commenced operations between Izmir and Porto on Wednesday 5 November. The 3,065-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Sundays, with the 737-800 aircraft. The carrier is the sole operator between the two cities. Porto adds new routes over winter Porto has entered the 2025/26 winter season with a more diverse short-haul network […]
November 11, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Azul introduced flights between Porto and Recife, the state capital of Pernambuco on Brazil’s northeastern Atlantic coast, on Tuesday 3 June. The 6,090-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays departing Porto, with the 767-300 aircraft. The carrier is the sole operator between the two cities. What they said Cesar Grandolfo, Institutional Relations […]
June 10, 2025 | Latest Route News +
TAP Air Portugal added a new transatlantic service to its network by inaugurating flights between Porto and Boston on Wednesday 14 May. The 5,060-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with the 168-seat A321LR aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. What they said Luís Rodrigues, President […]
May 21, 2025 | Latest Route News +
ANA Aeroportos de Portugal is the country’s airport manager, a VINCI Airports’ concession. It runs 10 airports, with Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Funchal, Ponta Delgada and Horta being the six busiest facilities. Traffic at these six airports totalled 68.6 million passengers in 2024, up 4% from the prior record in 2023 and 17% from 2019. Passenger […]
January 30, 2025 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
In the first half of 2025, TAP Air Portugal will be the 21st-largest carrier serving Europe by available seats. That finding is based on examining its full network using Cirium schedules information data. It plans just over 10 million two-way seats, up by 2% compared to the same period in 2024 but down by 5% […]
January 7, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Leeds Bradford-headquartered Jet2.com has existed for more than two decades. The leisure airline, which developed from Channel Express, first took off from Leeds Bradford to Amsterdam in February 2003. Twenty-one years later, it opened its 11th base at Liverpool in early 2024, with its 12th base at Bournemouth starting in 2025. Leeds Bradford: base opened […]
May 30, 2024 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story