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Faro Airport review by Mark Hatton
15 March 2008 Customer Rating : 
Faro Airport is clean, spacious and facilities are good. Check in and baggage reclaim are a doddle,
but it can get quite crowded in the peak season. The Winter is the best time to use this facility.
Plenty of bars and eateries, so a good transit point in general.
Faro Airport review by J Booty
19 November 2007 Customer Rating : 
Our first time using Faro - arriving was fine, it was a Monday and quiet. We were actually
going to Isla Canela just over the border into Spain so got a good transfer coach at quite a cheap
rate for the trip. Going home however was a different story, it was a Friday and quite busy but there was only one
person checking passports and the queue went for miles! Apart from that, it all seemed OK as airports go.
Faro Airport review by S Butt
28 August 2007 Customer Rating : 
Having not been to Portugal for 18 years until this summer I was pleasantly surprised at the
efficiency of the place considering the number of passengers that it handles. Most of the flights are
holiday charters of course but it is comfortable and provides what you need without any fuss.
Faro Airport review by Stewart McKane
10 August 2007 Customer Rating : 
Travelling on internal flights from Faro was a breeze. Check in was easy, security swift, easy to find
the gate, quick to load and baggage reclaim a breeze (15 minutes from plane door to exiting the
terminal). My flight out of Faro was in the early morning so no shops were open, and food outlets only
just before the flight left, however the lounge opens very early with a very good selection of drinks.
Easy airport to navigate, no real problems to moan about!
Faro Airport review by John Parkin
21 February 2006 Customer Rating : n/a
I've flown in and out of Faro around 50 times now. I think it is a
superb airport. All the secuirty,passport, etc well manned, friendly
and polite. The baggage reclaim is especially efficient. I've never had
to wait more than 10 minutes, unlike BHX and LGW where I've had 40
minutes wait at the belt! The whole place is especially spacious.
Catering is very good and very cheap. A couple of euros for ham and
cheese croissant. Coffee is good and very cheap. The car parks are very
close by and if you avoid the major car hire companies, (who bus you in)
you drop you car off within 100 metres of the departure desk.
Overall never had a bad experience here. Which is more than I can say
of UK airports.
Faro Airport review by Andrew Allan
9 September 2005
Faro Airport is pretty good. Even in the busy season it copes but there
are queues, sometimes long, at security and passport control during
these busy times. I agree the catering is poor and costs an arm and a
leg but hey, isn't that last beer in the Algarve sunshine up on the roof
terrace worth a couple of euros more? It certainly is to me!!
Anyone who had experienced Faro Airport before it was rebuilt would
think twice about decrying the place. That, I can assure you, was hell
on earth.
Faro Airport review by A
J Holmes
29
March 2005
Usual chaotic scenario during peak times with travel reps running here and there to assist .
Some car
hire depots require a short mini-bus ride but not a problem.
Best tip is to save your leftover euros for the next trip and don't use them in the hideously
expensive catering facilities. Overall cleanliness is good.
Faro Airport review by James Short
28
January 2005
Seasonal Holiday Airport for Algarve region of Portugal. Pretty efficient and
functional. My experience of Car Hire provision and location is good. Rental is next to Terminal
Building and Car Return is on approach road, with shuttle bus to the Terminal after drop off. Some
facilities may be stretched in seasonal peak, toilets/seating being two to mention.
Shops are very expensive. Coke in Vending machine Eu2.45. Bag of sweets in paper shop Eu4.50.
Faro Airport had large extension completed in 2003, Airbridges were added and new Check-in hall
opened. Most airlines still park on the tarmac and your journey to the terminal is via a large
shuttle bus. Only TAP and a limited number of other airlines use the Airbridge facilities.
Overall: Clean, efficient and a positive experience.
Faro Airport review by Denis McKee
18
December 2004
Very expensive refreshments (coffee, pop, sandwiches) and duty free
items. Alcohol was cheaper in the city stores than at the duty free!
Faro Airport review by Fiona Fitzgerald
7
September 2004
Allow an hour to check your car back, as the lazy staff are not around to meet you, and you get to
wander around the spacious hot car park with your keys. On finding them, they don't show ID, so you
could be giving the keys to anyone. The airport's fine, small and laid-back.
We didn't have time to see Faro, thanks to this problem. It wouldn't kill anyone to have a mobile
number for the rental car reps.
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