Prices for airline tickets from the United Kingdom to Faro – the airport favored by British tourists looking to visit the Algarve – increased by around 500% overnight after it was announced that United Kingdom was going to remove Portugal from the black list of countries.
It was announced this Thursday that the British will be able to visit Portugal without having to undergo isolation when they return to their country. This decision led thousands of Britons to rush to book trips to the sunniest south of our country. But with this rush for tickets, ticket prices have increased exponentially. Tickets were costing around £ 35 (close to 40 euros) and went up to £ 190 (212 euros) overnight.
According to a quick survey, a return trip between London and Faro has a price of around 300 euros, with some flights costing more than 500 euros.
According to the aviation data provided by Cirium analysts, until the beginning of classes in England, 719 flights are scheduled between the United Kingdom and Portugal, with 128 thousand seats for passengers.
“As with all countries in the air corridors, be aware that things can change quickly. Travel only if you can be unexpectedly quarantined for 14 days (I speak from experience),” British Transport Minister Grant said Thursday. Schapps.
On the other hand, Croatia and Trinidad and Tobago are expected to drop the list. The United Kingdom is monitoring Austria, Switzerland and Greece due to an increase in infections.
Me and This Friday, TAP announced a campaign offering 15% discounts on airline tickets.
The same statement states that “TAP offers today a total of 30 weekly flights between the United Kingdom (London and Manchester) and Portugal, 23 from Lisbon and seven from Porto, and excellent connectivity to the Algarve and the archipelagos Portuguese: the Azores and Madeira “. The “list of flights, on the other hand, will be adjusted whenever circumstances demand it, in view of the dynamics of the evolution of taxes and restrictions in the various countries as well as the evolution of demand”.
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