"Very limited seating"
M Gray (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | Absolute dump. Very limited seating available so many people sitting everywhere on the ground. Chaos at security. Limited food and shopping and very expensive. Granted, it's being renovated but that's no excuse for not providing more seating/some level of comfort.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | August 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"a disaster waiting to happen"
Dorothy Gunn (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | My family and I arrived at Faro airport and checked in very smoothly, but once through to passport control there was a horrendous queue for UK and Irish passengers leading down a flight of stairs and there was an extremely dangerous bottle neck and in my view was very scary and unsafe and very stressful as felt trapped and if there was a need to exit the building quickly this would of not been possible. This is a disaster waiting to happen and felt there was no one managing the crowd or movement. We enjoyed Portugal very much but will not return until I no the airport situation has been resolved.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | July 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"pleasantly surprised"
R Jones (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | Pleasantly surprised by Faro Airport after reading some reviews. Small queues for everything but we got through in about 45 mins in all. Staff were friendly and cheerful and loads of them around organising the fastest lanes. Very expensive Costa food though so bring something with you.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | August 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"very chaotic - not enough signs"
Dennis Haines (United Kingdom)
❎ Unverified | Faro airport is still going through refurbishment but it is very chaotic with not enough signs and information. Had to arrive a few hours before our flight, wanted to leave luggage and travel into Faro. The left luggage is broken and abandoned, no information or help at the information desk. The toilets are a joke, male and female toilets are far apart and the signs are not clear at all. We were having a coffee just opposite the ladies toilets and watched several men walk in then come out bewildered. Through to the gates is just as bad with terrible directions, we sat in the wrong area until we did more investigation. When we found the correct area there wasn't enough seating and the choice of eating and drinking facilities is minimal and more expensive than other airports we have visited. They really need to look closely at their facilities.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | August 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"nowhere near enough seats"
K Candy (Ireland)
❎ Unverified | Disgusting, not even a little bit clean, nowhere near enough seats, everyone is sitting on floors and because of this there is not enough room to be able to walk around. Terminal nowhere near big enough for the amount of traffic it receives. Air conditioning would have been nice too, as would friendlier staff.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | August 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"the queues for security were endless"
O Taylor (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | Dismal place. As many of the reviews have noted there are extensive refurbishment works going on which does contribute to some of the chaos. On the positive side, upon arrival immigration was extremely quick and our bags arrived within minutes. When we departed Faro there was no queue at bag-drop (easyJet). However the queues for security were endless and the departure area is a mess, far too crowded for the amount of people and uncomfortably hot. Not enough seats so people sitting on floors, stairs etc. There are very few eating options so had to queue over 30mins to get a depressing sandwich from Costa. Hopefully this will be sorted out once the work is finished.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | July 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"security and check in were fine"
1 reviews Stuart Hill (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review | Not a single bad as all the doommongers said. Flew out of Faro expecting the carnage after reading the reviews. On a Saturday late July the security queues and check in were fine (BA), security was 10 minutes wait. Some progress in last week, new passport checking area separate from duty free - still no air con once past new passport area which is a bit unpleasant, but not the war zone described previously
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | July 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"Cannot believe how extortionate the prices are"
Althea Kerr (Ireland)
✅ Verified Review | Cannot believe how extortionate the prices are in this airport! €3.65 for a bottle of coke over €3 for a can of sprite or water and €7 for a rubbish sandwich! I am travelling with my partner, my 11 yr old son and my 14month old baby and just spent over €40 on drinks and rubbish sandwiches. I am shocked, wish I had checked the reviews on this site before departure. I would have brought snacks for me and my family. Won't forget this experience for a long time!
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | July 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"old and deteriorated terminal"
S Johnson (United Kingdom)
✅ Verified Review |
First of all we arrived at the airport and instantly were horrified by the old and deteriorated terminal. The terminal looks like it's owned by Ryanair being painted yellow and blue. The passport control was quick but bags were very slow. Then when we come here to depart check in with easyJet was very quick at 1 min and 30 seconds. This part of the terminal is very nice and smart then the hell starts. Security has very long queues but once through it gets worse as you enter the old terminal. No seating, 2 duty free shops and 3 restaurants all very crowded! It's under construction but it's seems to always be under construction. However our gate was called quick and we couldn't wait to get out of the place!
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | July 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"mismanaged mess"
J Ferguson (United Kingdom)
❎ Unverified | Departure at Faro Airport with current redevelopment work is an utter shambles - this is hopefully temporary. It is in no way a reflection of how things run generally in Portugal and the people of Portugal I'm sure will be horrified seeing this. Seeing other reviews that say how bad the planning has been for the last year or two shows that it was not just an 'off day' I experienced. It seems these chaotic scenes have been ongoing, and as there is no evident complaints procedure or official customer acknowledgement of this chaos, that there must be an increasing number of angry customers. Overcrowding and lack of safety planning in design which needs serious attention as this is not up to standard. The departure food hall was insanely small for the number of people passing through at the same time - it was a health and safety nightmare and not something you expect to see. Families struggling with children and older people had no chance it what became a survival of the fittest and quite panicked situation as people realised there was no space to sit - even on the floor - and there seemed no planning in the flow of traffic whatsoever with crowds pushing in all directions. This is not Portugal. The people, their pride in everything they do and the cleanliness of this country are a complete contrast to this mismanaged mess. Never seen such a beautiful, clean and efficient country - outside of the airport. Other than this we had a perfect time in a phenomenal country.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | July 2017 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |