Warning: LCC Terminal 2 in Lisbon
May 18, 2019, 4:03 pm
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Warning: LCC Terminal 2 in Lisbon
I just returned from Lisbon and wanted to alert everyone that the LCC’s - easyJet, Ryanair, Transavia, etc. - operate from Terminal 2. The metro arrives at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 requires a bus transfer (free) from Terminal 1. This can easily add 15 minutes to your journey time. Terminal 2 is a shack of a terminal, horribly crowded and understaffed. Please budget more time to clear security than you normally would. The lines are LONG.
May 19, 2019, 3:16 am
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This is good to know, because I thought LIS was one main terminal only. Although I am not a great admirer of LCCs I do use them from time to time, as suits needs. Does Eurowings and co. fly from this terminal?
May 19, 2019, 4:32 am
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Yes, this has been the case since 2012.
T2 is a DEPARTURE ONLY facility for Ryanair, easyJet, Transavia, WizzAir and BlueAir. Arrivals from T2 airlines also happen in T1.
Everyone else operates from T1.
T2 was originally the domestic terminal for flights within Portugal, but that changed in 2012 when the airport started attracting LCCs.
T2 is a DEPARTURE ONLY facility for Ryanair, easyJet, Transavia, WizzAir and BlueAir. Arrivals from T2 airlines also happen in T1.
Everyone else operates from T1.
T2 was originally the domestic terminal for flights within Portugal, but that changed in 2012 when the airport started attracting LCCs.
May 19, 2019, 5:30 am
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It even mentions the lack of facilities at T2 on the LIS wiki page.
TBH there is nothing unusual about this. Piers H & M at AMS are also LCC territory with very limited facilities
TBH there is nothing unusual about this. Piers H & M at AMS are also LCC territory with very limited facilities
May 19, 2019, 10:15 am
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In my opinion pier M at AMS is easily the best part of the airport: nonexistent lines at security, no nude-o-scope, just enough shops and restaurants to grab a bite before flying, and a reasonable walk to the gate. Terminal 1 and the B gates are easily inferior.