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Home News Ryanair announces special price reduction Ryanair announces special price reduction In a press release sent to The Portugal News, Ryanair announced the April pay day, which starts today, 28 April, and runs until 30 April. By Bruno G.
Air China resumes its direct route between Beijing and New Delhi this Tuesday, the 20th, strengthening the recovery of air links between China and India, which were interrupted for years due to bilateral tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic. The connection, which once again directly links the capitals of the world's two most populous countries, will be operated three times a week—on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays—using Airbus A330 aircraft, according to the official Global Times newspaper. The resumption of this route is part of the restoration of direct flights between the two countries, which began in October 2025 after a five-year suspension following the bilateral crisis triggered by the 2020 military clash in the Galwan Valley and the pandemic. The restoration of air connectivity has marked one of the main signs of easing tensions between Beijing and New Delhi, reflected in the following months by the reopening of border trade, the resumption of visa issuance, and the reactivation of diplomatic and military contacts. So far, this normalization has progressed with other routes, such as the one resumed on Saturday by China Eastern Airlines between Kunming, the capital of the Chinese province of Yunnan, and the Indian city of Kolkata. The same airline had already re-established the link between Shanghai and New Delhi in November 2025, and is now operating six weekly round-trip flights between Kunming and Kolkata, according to the same newspaper. The increase in frequencies by Chinese carriers also coincides with new moves by Indian companies. IndiGo announced in March the opening of a daily direct route between Kolkata and Shanghai, inaugurated on the 29th of that month, after having previously resumed the link between Kolkata and Guangzhou and launched a route between New Delhi and Guangzhou. Lisbon and Beijing will have a direct flight for three months during the summer.
During the strike, called due to disputes over pensions and employee remuneration, Lufthansa will ensure about one-third of short-haul flights and half of long-haul flights.
The German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called for a new strike at Lufthansa on Monday and Tuesday, one day after a cabin crew walkout forced the group to cancel hundreds of flights.
A strike at Lufthansa has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in Germany. Other airlines within the group will attempt to use larger capacity aircraft to accommodate passengers whose flights were cancelled.
The Chinese airline Beijing Capital Airlines is reconnecting the two capitals.
Chinese airline Beijing Capital Airlines will launch a direct seasonal air link between Beijing and Lisbon for three months starting in late June. The flight will operate weekly using Airbus A330 aircraft. Currently, there are no regular direct flights between the two cities, with connections usually requiring stopovers in European or Middle Eastern hubs. This announcement comes amid regional instability affecting other flight paths and follows the airline's existing direct route between Lisbon and Hangzhou. The expansion highlights competitive advantages for Chinese carriers, who retain access to Russian airspace, unlike European airlines facing sanctions-related restrictions.
Home News TAP reinforces operations from Lisbon TAP reinforces operations from Lisbon During the summer, TAP will have 179 flights between Lisbon and 12 Spanish cities. By Bruno G.
Suspended in November due to a US security alert, the Lisbon-Caracas connection is back as it marks half a century. In July, a new direct weekly flight to Funchal will be added.
Flights from Lisbon to Venezuela had been suspended since November
Direct flights between Portugal (Lisbon) and Venezuela (Caracas) returned at midday today, after a four month hiatus following the military take-over of the country by the United States. SIC was The post TAP resumes direct flights to Venezuela after four-month hiatus appeared first on Portugal Resident.
TAP Air Portugal is preparing to restart flight operations to Venezuela.
TAP Air Portugal restarts its flight operations to Venezuela after a four-month suspension.
The airline TAP restarts its flight operations to Venezuela starting today.
Home News easyJet strengthens connection between Lisbon and the United Kingdom easyJet strengthens connection between Lisbon and the United Kingdom In a press release, easyJet announced new routes between Lisbon and Glasgow and Liverpool, in the United Kingdom. By Bruno G.
Latest News easyJet announces routes between the United Kingdom and the Algarve For the 2026 summer season, easyJet will open new routes from its base at Gago Coutinho Airport in Faro.
Home News Portugal airport announces new routes for the summer Portugal airport announces new routes for the summer According to Publituris, Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is preparing for a record summer in 2026.
British low-cost airline easyJet has reopened its base at Faro Airport for the summer of 2026, bringing increased capacity and a new route to Newcastle in the United Kingdom. The The post easyJet reopens Faro base with new Newcastle route for summer appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Home News New routes between Portugal and USA New routes between Portugal and USA Celebrating its 80th anniversary, Porto Airport, which already has 130 routes, will welcome an American airline offering direct flights to New York. By Bruno G.
Home News easyJet announces routes between the United Kingdom and the Algarve easyJet announces routes between the United Kingdom and the Algarve For the 2026 summer season, easyJet will open new routes from its base at Gago Coutinho Airport in Faro. By Bruno G.
The Air France-KLM group announced this Friday an 11% increase in its capacity in Portugal during the summer months, compared to the same period last year. Together with its low-cost subsidiary, Transavia, 29 routes and up to 346 flights per week will be operated, connecting the airports of Lisbon, Porto, Faro, ...
Porto and New York will now be connected by a direct flight every day.
Home News New routes between Brazil and Portugal New routes between Brazil and Portugal Brazilian airline Gol Airlines plans to launch a route to Lisbon with four flights per week. By Bruno G.
The same Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes that announced its international expansion with four weekly flights from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon starting September 16 is the same company that faced one of the most serious crises in Brazilian aviation history between 2024 and 2025. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US to restructure its finances, the airline is now seeking to recover by launching new international routes, introducing premium classes, and diversifying its fleet with Airbus A330-900 aircraft, while maintaining its partnership with TAP Air Portugal.
