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Operators and airlines reacted to the government’s traffic light announcement by piling on capacity and making tests available. Here’s your round-up of the key developments


Sunvil serves up two PCR tests in packages to the Alentejo region


Sunvil is including two PCR tests for clients booking trips of five nights or longer to the rural Alentejo region of Portugal. The operator announced the


inclusion – worth around £120 – after Portugal was placed on the government’s green list. Packages includes one PCR


test prior to departure from the UK and one 48 hours after customers return to the UK. It means clients will only have


to pay for one test in-destination prior to their return to the UK. The Alentejo region includes


capital Evora, the historic centre of which is a World Heritage Site. Sunvil combines the Alentejo


with Sao Miguel in the Azores in a seven-night package, from £1,072. It includes three nights’ B&B at The Place at hilltop town Evoramonte and four nights at the Quinta Do Mar, return flights, car hire and two PCR tests. sunvil.co.uk/agents


Sao Miguel


Tui and Jet2 boost capacity to green list hotspot Portugal


The big two operators have ramped up capacity to Portugal to cater for demand for the only major destination included on the initial green list. Since the government announced the list, Jet2 has


added 10,000 extra seats in addition to its existing programme across 10 UK airports and Tui has boosted its flights and holidays from four of its bases. Jet2.com and Jet2holidays reported “significant


demand” for Faro, in the Algarve, and Funchal, Madeira, and added more flights and holidays from seven airports in England and Scotland. From Birmingham, weekly Saturday services to Faro


from July 3 to 17 have been added, making it daily. The operator has also brought forward the launch of


its Bristol-Faro service from late August to July 2, with flights on Mondays and Fridays. From Glasgow, weekly Sunday services to Faro have


been added from June 27 to August 8, providing up to four weekly services. And from Edinburgh, weekly


Airlines add seats to Spain, Greece, Portugal and Turkey


Airlines have piled on capacity to European countries this summer amid “overwhelming” demand. British Airways has added more


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10kSeats added by Jet2 to Faro and Funchal this summer


Thursday services have been added from June 29 to August 31, meaning up to five flights a week. From Newcastle, weekly Tuesday services to Faro


between June 29 and July 20 have been added. To Funchal, the operator has added Saturday flights


from Manchester and Friday services from Stansted. Tui added extra holidays and flights to Portugal from


Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. Additional weekly flights to Funchal from Gatwick


and Manchester will depart on Fridays from May 21 to October 29, with twice-weekly links from Birmingham, on Mondays and Fridays from May 17 to October 29. To Faro, Tui has added a weekly flight on Thursdays from Bristol from May 20 to October 28.


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Lanzarote


than 90,000 seats from Heathrow to amber list destinations Spain and Greece, and red list Turkey, between June 21 and September 5. Lanzarote leads in at £46 one way. EasyJet has put an extra 105,000


seats on sale across existing routes to Gibraltar and Portugal, both on the green list. It has also added more package holidays.


Ryanair hiked capacity to


Portugal by 175,000 seats from England and 20,000 from Scotland. BA also agreed a deal to offer


ultra-rapid Covid-19 antigen tests that give results within 25 seconds. Virgin Atlantic, meanwhile,


began offering testing ‘bundles’, with prices from £155 for all tests needed for a green list country.


travelweekly.co.uk


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