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    Posted: 10/November/2015 at 18:20
For thoses of you that need to know the smoking lounge in Faro airport was closed on Sunday and we were told that they are not sure if it will be re-opened.

Sorry if this has already been posted or if it has opened again
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10/November/2015 at 22:24
It was shut on 3rd November on my way back. Women said to me no smoking in airport anymore
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11/November/2015 at 00:33
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11/November/2015 at 10:15
The area is probably now planned to be something else, that can make the owners some more money by charging extortionate prices for food and drink.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11/November/2015 at 10:31
Was bound to happen sooner or later - must have been the only airport in Europe left with one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11/November/2015 at 11:34
'erindoors will not be pleased.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11/November/2015 at 11:57
There is one at Manchester airport,lots of staff use it and at CDG Paris.I dont smoke never had but  hubby does and they always find these things out.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11/November/2015 at 12:09
I am intrigued by the expansion of the airport overall to be honest.

Although I don't travel in the summer, the only complaints I ever really hear is about the problem getting through passport control. A difficulty more or less unique to Irish and British travellers, simply remedied by actually manning all the booths and having automated gates that actually work.

The part where the smoking lounge is, and always has been, virtually empty when I have been there (the smoking lounge itself being a partial exemption).

This "bulge" that is going to take up what was the most convenient car park is going to house what exactly? Tie rack and Starbucks? Faro isn't really that kind of airport is it? What is the point in adding more stuff landside, or even airside for that matter. For a smallish airport Faro has a decent variety of shops and eateries airside already - it makes Munich look like Blackpool or Southend airports...

The one thing I would like to see return is the observation lounge where you could wave at your relatives/friends when they were waiting for their bags, and more importantly see when they had collected them. Or at least get the giant arrivals screen working properly again, it is, and has been, next to useless since they put in state of the art small screens everywhere else and reduced the information on that one to whether a plane has arrived or not.   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14/February/2016 at 09:19
Hi all our first time over for a few months is there still no smoking area at Faro?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14/February/2016 at 09:29
It wasn't open in December.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14/February/2016 at 09:50
Don't think so - probably gone for good.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14/February/2016 at 13:38
It was still closed in January .
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14/February/2016 at 14:55
The big room up stairs is always empty, I think that because it is called a smoking lounge the majority of the people give it a wide birth. However there is a small room inside the big room for the smokers. The rest of it is pleasant to sit in and as I said not busy like the other areas downstairs and you can use the wi fi up there. So if we have a wait for our flight we normally go up there and watch the TV, there are also toilets up there, so if you want to get away from the crowds pop upstairs.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15/February/2016 at 08:34
I can confirm that the whole of upstairs is shut at the moment! Including the smoking lounge!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02/May/2016 at 14:06
Does anyone know if the smoking area is open?
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