Norwegian Air Shuttle is offering trips twice a week from Gatwick to Los Angeles, to Florida and to New York.
Not since Freddie Laker's “no frills” venture ended in the early 1980s has a budget carrier attempted to challenge over airlines on the London to New York route.
Of the lynx bred in captivity so far, all have been released in secret locations in Spain but after today’s signing of a national programme to re-introduce the cats in Portugal, an autumn release has been authorised - if there are enough rabbits.
Miguel de Castro Neto, Secretary of State for Nature Conservation, said today that the goal is to have a "broad consensus" to reintroduce the most endangered feline in the world back to its natural habitat in Portugal.
The Committee of Users of the Via do Infante (CUVI) today announced that this summer it will repeat its protests at the PSD Festa do Pontal rally and at the vacation homes of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho in Manta Rota, and of President Cavaco Silva in Praia da Coelha, Albufeira.
In today’s statement, the committee emphasised that this is the third consecutive year that protests have been organised as close as possible to the houses where the Prime Minister and the President each spend their holidays, relaxing in the Algarve sunshine.
The operation of charter flights between Paris and Beja, which started on 28 April 2014 and were to carry on until October, have been suspended according to Portugal’s French-owned airports operator ANA.
The last round trip between Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, and Beja airport, was on June 16 and no more will take place despite the busy schedule that was booked by operator Tour GPS .
The Sagres Birdwatching Festival returns in October to take full advantage of the migratory season for many species.
The largest event dedicated to birds in Portugal, the Sagres Birdwatching Festival, will fill Sagres and Vila do Bispo with visitors between 2 and 5 October 2014, enabling participants to take advantage of all sorts of activities linked to nature, with a special emphasis on birds.
The Environmental Review Commission has said “yes” to the IKEA project at Caliços-Esteval, Loulé.
The committee reviewed the Environmental Impact Assessment report for the commercial complex planned by IKEA and ruled favorably, with a few minor constraints.
The unemployment rate in Portugal has dropped to 14.3%, down 2.6% in the space of one year.
This was one of the EU’s largest decreases in unemployment.
‘Roaming’ charges for mobile phones in the EU have been slashed in half.
The cost of using the internet when in another EU country dropped on 1 July to a maximum of €0.20 per megabyte. Previously the cost was €0.45.
