Recently it got out that Porto was going to have a new route, but instead of having a new route , we got an old one, Paris.
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| Porto's airport |
Vueling , a well known european low cost decided to open a route in Porto. A brand new route for them since it's the first time they operate here , but the route itself is not new at all. In fact there are at least 4 companies that have that destination , and Ryanair for example uses 2 different airports of Paris.
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| New routes are needed at Porto |
Not that I don't enjoy having another route to Paris, it might prove useful for future flights to have another option, but in the long term it might not serve Porto that well. A new route to a new city, international or not, outside of Europe or not would have been better, since it would connect the city to a broader range of tourists and it would link it's users to a whole new area to travel.
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Vueling opening routes in Porto
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Being optimistic about it, Vueling new coming to Porto is well seen by me, if it stays, this low cost can open new routes rather than Paris, and I'm betting Italy or Malta as their possible next move, although it might prove risky. I also hope Germanwings sets its eyes in the city, since Berlin is yet to have a low cost route to Porto.
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