For an Algarve stay, the flight is only one part of the packing and arrival plan. Tell us where you are leaving London, how many golf bags or large cases are travelling, and where you need to be after landing at Faro.
Prefer email? Send the airport, destination, dates, passengers and luggage requirements so the journey can be reviewed.
Build the cabin shortlist from the luggage and the length of the stay. Those details are more useful than choosing an aircraft model before the party has agreed what to bring.
Send the number and dimensions of golf bags before choosing a cabin. A party that fits the seats may still need a different baggage hold, and the onward vehicle needs enough room for the same equipment. Work from the complete load, not a headline seat count.
Give the hotel, villa or golf-club address rather than just 'the Algarve'. Ask the driver to plan for your landing time, baggage collection and any shopping or key-collection stop.
Separate golf bags, pushchairs and ordinary cases in the brief. Mention mobility assistance or steps that may be difficult so the aircraft and ground arrangements can be assessed together.
If some passengers leave on another day or return with extra luggage, list each sector separately. A return from Faro should not inherit an outbound passenger count that is no longer accurate.
Compare a light jet first for a small Faro party travelling with manageable luggage. If several passengers bring golf clubs or substantial holiday cases, request a hold-capacity check and a midsize comparison before judging the cheapest offer.
Planning estimates in GBP for the whole aircraft, one way from London. Your operator quote confirms availability, the flight plan and all inclusions before you book.
Illustrative calculations, not live operator quotes. Distance is the approximate Luton-to-Faro Airport great-circle distance. Flight estimates use assumed cruise speeds of 720 km/h (light), 790 km/h (midsize) and 850 km/h (super-midsize), plus 30 minutes for climb, descent and ground movement, rounded to five minutes. GBP budgets use distance divided by the class speed, a one-hour minimum, illustrative hourly rates of £3,250, £4,600 and £6,100 respectively, a 20% positioning allowance and £1,550 handling allowance, then a ±15% band rounded to £500. These are modelling assumptions, not guaranteed costs. Routing, weather, airport services, waiting, crew requirements and actual aircraft positioning can put an operator quote outside the range. The carrier must confirm airport acceptance, performance, reserves and the flight plan.
Compare your London pickup with the confirmed arrival and onward connection. The map is schematic, not an operational flight path.
For a Faro holiday beginning west of London, compare Farnborough against the same departure date and luggage list. Confirm the private terminal meeting point before sending the driver.
If you are leaving from south London, include Biggin Hill in the request. Give the Faro return date too so both airport operating windows can be assessed.
Faro is the arrival used for this Algarve enquiry. Portugal's published aeronautical information requires general and business aviation operators to use a ground handler. Ask for the assigned handling arrangements and driver meeting instructions in the final itinerary. NAV Portugal: Faro aerodrome information.
