Flight prices to Portugal rocket by 500% as it comes off quarantine list

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Flight prices to Portugal rocket by 500% with some return tickets costing £1,000 as country comes off quarantine list

Flight prices to sunny Portugal have sky-rocketed following the air bridge announcementAverage fare prices to Faro - the airport used by holidaymakers heading to the Algarve - rocketed from just £35 to £190 in the hours after the announcement was made by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

There are 719 flights between the UK and Portugal with a total seat capacity of nearly 128,000, according to aviation data analysts Cirium. One website showed a BA flight fare from London to Faro had jumped from £90 to £580 - with a claim it had been reduced from £594 - in a day, according to Paul Charles, CEO of travel consultancy The PC Agency told The Sun: “This provides a welcome boost for the travel industry, and gives Portugal the prospect of enjoying a bumper bank holiday.

 

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For those of us living in Portugal it was so nice being on the quarantine list. Peace & quiet this summer. 😕

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