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Almost thirteen and a half million passengers used Lisbon Airport last year. The airport is also called Portela Airport. A new terminal was opened in 2007 to cater for domestic flights.

The airport is situated seven kilometres from the city of Lisbon. If you plan on doing a lot of travelling around the area then hiring a car at Lisbon Airport could be a good option. Otherwise there are regular bus services from the airport to the city centre.

Lisbon is considered to be the major airport in Portugal. There are lots of international arrivals at the airport from Spain, France, Ireland, UK and Italy from major as well as budget airlines.

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The airport first opened its doors in 1942 containing a total of four runways. Dealing with demand the airport grew very quickly. Lisbon airport is quite unique in that it is surrounded by urban developments. A lot of discussions took place over whether to build a new airport fifty kilometres to the North of Lisbon in a village called Ota.

Independent research carried out later in the year suggested Alcochete as a possible location to build. There is currently a military camp in this location however they have agreed to move if they are found a new location. On the 10th of January 2008 Alcochete was confirmed as the new airport location.

In the meantime the current airport will be expanded to deal with demand. Terminal two was finished in late summer 2007 while work continues on the main terminal.