Many national airlines offer multi-stop tickets for travel within Spain and Portugal. These tickets are particularly useful for travel between the Spanish mainland and the Islas Baleares and Islas Canarias. Outside of the peninsula, the recent emergence of no-frills airlines has made hopscotching around Europe by air increasingly affordable and convenient. Though these flights often feature inconvenient hours or serve less-popular regional airports, it’s never been faster or easier to jetset across the Continent.
The Star Alliance European Airpass offers economy class fares for travel within Europe to more than 200 destinations in 44 countries. The pass is available to non-European passengers on Star Alliance carriers, including ANA, Austrian Airlines, BMI, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, and US Airways. See www.staralliance.com for more information. In addition, a number of European airlines offer discount coupon packets. Most are only available as tack-ons for transatlantic passengers, but some are stand-alone offers. Most must be purchased before departure, so research in advance.
All major international airlines offer service to Madrid and Barcelona, most serve Las Islas Baleares and Canarias, and many serve Spain’s smaller cities. AirEuropa (☎902 401 501; www.aireuropa.com) flies between major European cities. Iberia (Canada and US ☎+1-800-772-4642, Spain 902 40 05 00, UK +44 870 609 0500; www.iberia.com) serves all domestic locations and all major international cities. SpanAir (Spain ☎902 13 14 15 or 971 74 50 20, US +1-888-545-5757; www.spanair.com/en) offers international and domestic flights.
Most major international airlines serve Lisboa; some serve Faro, the Madeiras, and Porto. TAP Air Portugal (US and Canada ☎+1-800-221-7370, UK +44 845 601 0932, Lisboa 707 20 57 00; www.tap.pt) is Portugal’s national airline, serving all domestic locations and many major international cities.
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