The different Azores ferry routes The central island group
#Summer islands boats full
The flights were usually pretty full and they always had open seating, which means there were no specific seats assigned. There are 2 planes that can accommodate 37 passengers and 4 planes that can transport 80 passengers. The flights between the islands are done with relatively small propeller planes.On the website of Azores Airlines, you can find more info about this. We noticed how this airport can become busy at times and to be safe you better arrive a bit earlier. This does not apply to the airport in Ponta Delgada which is larger and serves international flights. If you arrive more than one and a half-hour in advance you’ll arrive at a deserted terminal where you won’t even see any personnel. The airports are small and, with the exception of the airport in Ponta Delgada, getting from the entrance to the gate will take 10 minutes. Our experience tells us that the check-in often doesn’t open before that, but it’s of course always better to be too early than too late. Azores Airlines recommends being at the airport one and a half hours before your flight if you’re traveling with luggage.Always check the specific days you’d like to fly. So, while planning your trip, don’t just assume that a flight you find on a Monday will also occur on Monday the next week. The flight schedule is not necessarily the same every day or every week.It’s best to foresee a spare day when you’re traveling to or from these islands. We haven’t yet visited Flores and Corvo ourselves, but we heard that flights to those islands are canceled even more often than other flights. It’s also best to not fill up your travel schedule too much so that it’s not a total disaster if you have to spend a few more hours at the airport than you expected. So, it’s important to adapt to the relaxed lifestyle of the Azores Islands, where it doesn’t matter whether you arrive an hour earlier or later. 2 other flights were delayed by more than 1 hour.
We were rebooked to a flight that left a few hours later. Out of our 4 inter-island flights, 1 was canceled. Flights can occasionally get canceled, the flight schedule is regularly changed, and you should also take into account some delays. If you exchange your ticket for a more expensive ticket, you have to pay a supplement fee that covers the price difference. Note, however, that when you cancel your ticket, you’ll lose the service fee. As you can see above, exchanging and canceling the ticket are included as well (also double-check this).By clicking the arrow next to the price you can see what’s included in the ticket price
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