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ANA's May Passenger Tally Tops 7 Million as Vinci-Run Portuguese Airports Log a +3% Year-on-Year Lift

ANA's May Passenger Tally Tops 7 Million as Vinci-Run Portuguese Airports Log a +3% Year-on-Year Lift

The ANA Aeroportos de Portugal network handled more than seven million passengers in May 2026, sustaining a +3% year-on-year rise that left the operator running roughly four points ahead of the broader Vinci Airports group, parent Vinci Airports...

Wide-body airliner taxiing on the apron in front of an airport terminal — illustrative of EasyJet's fifth-anniversary Faro base milestone.

EasyJet Notches Five Years at the Faro Base With a +3% Summer Capacity Lift to 1.7 Million Seats Across 18 Routes — €8 Billion Algarve Economic Print Since the 2021 Launch Frames the Five-Aircraft Step-Up

EasyJet has marked the fifth anniversary of its Faro Airport base with a 3% summer capacity lift to 1.7 million seats, 18 routes and five Airbus A320 family aircraft on the ramp. The carrier has counted €8 billion of regional economic contribution since the 2021 launch.

Government Pushes the Alojamento Local Municipal-Regulation Deadline Out to 31 December 2026 — Decree-Law Buys Concelhos Above the 1,000-Unit Threshold a Second Window to File Their Schemes

Government Pushes the Alojamento Local Municipal-Regulation Deadline Out to 31 December 2026 — Decree-Law Buys Concelhos Above the 1,000-Unit Threshold a Second Window to File Their Schemes

The Conselho de Ministros (Council of Ministers) approved on Thursday, 11 June, a decree-law that extends to 31 December 2026 the deadline by which municipalities with more than 1,000 registered Alojamento Local (Local Accommodation, AL) units must...