<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LondonElite:
I'm always worried about that but no one has questioned my intention to have them 'short-checked' to LHR.
My back-up story is that I want someone to take them home for me before I go on holiday at the end of my trip.</font>
An alternative is to ensure that your departure for the final leg to Portugal is not out from the same London airport which you are flying into. Thus if coming into LHR (say from HKG or JFK), make sure your final leg is to Faro which departs from LGW. If coming into LGW make sure the final leg is to LIS from LHR. There is no significant price difference (perhaps 10 or 20 Euros). It is often easier to get the I class seats to FAO than to LIS in any event.