Kirsty Hayes told delegates at Aito’s overseas conference in the Portuguese city of Evora last week that the expanded services of low-cost carriers, such as easyJet and Monarch, in recent years had helped to fuel UK visitors to the country.
“Sadly we lost Monarch this year but a number of other carriers still want to fly and at the moment, their ability to operate between Portugal and the UK is governed by the [Maastricht Treaty],” she said. “The ability of people to easily visit other nations with low levels of bureaucracy is very important.”
