Originally Posted by
jdcg
Very sad to see Ponta Delgada dropped in a fit of pique by FR. We've been visiting for a number of years now and love it there. Now FR won't even fly in from LIS or OPO, never mind STN. Any chance that the Portuguese authorities might intervene to get the flights back? As it is, now there's only BA's expensive seasonal direct flight. Maybe Azores Airlines will relaunch LGW, although they appear to be broke..
The president of Visit Azores, responsible for promoting tourism in the Azores, today considered Ryanair's announcement of its departure from the region as a “form of negotiating pressure,” warning that the process is not “completely closed."