FAO › OVD · 1h20
Asturias
- Oviedo's old town
- Cider poured from above the head in Gijón
- The lakes of Covadonga
New airline · From Faro · Summer 2027
Pack light. Fly often.
Direct flights from the Algarve to northern Spain and the Azores. One bag, no hidden fees.
Free. Early access to tickets, and you can unsubscribe any time. Privacy · Tickets aren't on sale yet.
Where we fly
Five places. Short hops.
From Faro, most of our flights take less than an hour and a half.
900 numbered metal cards
Founder cards.
For the people who back us first. Three metal cards, each with unlimited flights, partner discounts and founder status for life. Tap a card to see what you get.
Compare and applyFree to apply. No payment now.
1 bag
in every fare. Up to 10 kg, in the locker above your seat.
€0
hidden fees. Pay by card or in crypto, always priced in euros.
28
flights a week from Faro, every one inside Schengen.
Day trips
Breakfast in Faro. Lunch in Spain. Home for dinner.
Be first on board.
The list hears first when tickets go on sale.
Destinations · Summer 2027
Where we fly.
Four lines from Faro. No passport control between any of them.
Pick a line.
The schedule.
Planned days and flight times. Fares come out when sales open.
| Route | Days | Flight time | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faro ⇄ SantiagoFAO · SCQ | Mon, Thu, Sat | 1h15 | Day trip |
| Faro ⇄ BilbaoFAO · BIO | Tue, Fri | 1h35 | Day trip |
| Faro ⇄ AsturiasFAO · OVD | Wed, Sun | 1h20 | Long weekend |
| Faro ⇄ VigoFAO · VGO | Wed, Sun | 1h15 | Long weekend |
| Santiago ⇄ Ponta DelgadaSCQ · PDL, nonstop | Mon, Thu, Sat | 2h25 | Island escape |
| Bilbao ⇄ Ponta DelgadaBIO · PDL, nonstop | Tue, Fri | 3h00 | Island escape |
| Faro ⇄ Ponta DelgadaStay on board at the stop | Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat | 4h25 or 5h20 | Island escape |
Flights are operated by an EU-licensed airline partner, named on every booking. Routes and times are planned and can change.
One flight, three places.
Our Azores flights stop for about 45 minutes in Santiago or Bilbao.
Board in Faro
Everyone gets on in Faro.
Stop in Spain
Santiago or Bilbao passengers get off. Going on? Stay in your seat.
Land in the Azores
The same plane flies back that afternoon.
Your vote
Where should we fly next?
We add routes where people ask for them.
Day trips and weekends
Short flights. Long days.
Everything here fits in one bag.
There and back in a day.
Hop off on the way to the Azores. Hop back on as it comes home.
Times are estimates from our planned schedule and allow for getting into town.
Long weekends.
Asturias and Vigo flights run Wednesday and Sunday. Go for three nights or four.
FAO › VGO · 1h15
Vigo
- Oysters on the Rúa da Pescadería
- Baiona's castle walls
- A summer boat to the Cíes Islands (permit needed)
Coming from Spain?
To FAO
The Algarve
- Faro's old town and the Ria Formosa islands
- The cliffs from Falésia to Ponta da Piedade
- Grilled fish on the harbour in Olhão
To PDL · nonstop
The Azores
- The crater lakes of Sete Cidades
- The hot springs at Furnas
- Whale watching from Ponta Delgada
Baggage
One bag. That's it.
No checked bags means lower fares, quicker boarding and no waiting at the carousel.
55 × 40 × 20 cm. 10 kg.
Wheels and handles included. It goes in the locker above your seat.
Also free
- Your coat and what's in your pockets
- Mobility aids and medical equipment
- Assistance dogs
- A pushchair, left at the aircraft door
Will my bag fit?
Measure at the widest points. We check every way it could go in.
How to pack.
1 day
Day trip
- Phone, charger and ID
- A light layer
- An empty bottle to fill after security
- A small umbrella. It rains in Santiago.
3–4 nights
Long weekend
- Three tops, two bottoms
- Wear your bulkiest shoes
- Liquids within the airport's limit
- One outfit for dinner
7 nights
The Azores
- Walking shoes, worn on the flight
- A rain shell and a warm layer
- Swimwear for the Furnas springs
- Quick-dry tops you can wash
900 numbered metal cards
Founder cards.
Three metal cards for the people who back us first. Anyone can apply for any of them.
Pick your card.
Partner discounts are offered by hotel, car hire and experience partners we'll name before sales open. Summer seasons run from late March to late October.
What you'll need.
Applying takes your name and email. When you buy, we'll ask for the following.
Turquesa and Prata
To buy your card
- Full name as on your ID, date of birth (18 or over), email and phone
- Postal address, to send your metal card
- ID type and number at your first booking, checked at the gate
- Home airport, and a tax number if you want it on your invoice
- Payment by card or crypto, through our licensed payment provider
Basalto
All of that, plus investor checks
- Passport or ID copy, and proof of address from the last 3 months
- Tax number, country of tax residence and occupation
- Where the investment comes from, and how you built your wealth
- Whether you hold a prominent public office
- Company documents and owners, if you invest through a company
- Signed subscription and shareholders' agreements
How it works.
Apply
Free, for any card. No payment now.
Get your number
Numbers go in the order applications arrive.
Complete
Turquesa and Prata: pay when sales open. Basalto: investor checks and share documents.
Card by post
Your metal card, numbered and engraved with your name.
Apply for your card.
Your name appears on the card as you type.
Applying doesn't commit you to buy. Read the draft card terms.
Investing
Own part of the airline.
The Basalto card comes with shares in Carreira Airways, S.A. for investments of €250,000 or more. Anyone can apply.
Minimum
€250,000 per investor
Every Basalto investor comes in at €250,000 or more, and gets a numbered black metal card.
Before you invest
Investor checks and signed documents
We confirm your identity, address, tax details and source of funds. You then sign a subscription agreement and a shareholders' agreement, and your shares are recorded in the company's register.
Please read
This page isn't an offer
We're not offering shares or asking for money here. Investing in a young company is high risk: you could lose all the money you invest, and private shares can be hard to sell.
About
A new airline from the Algarve.
In Portuguese, a voo de carreira is a scheduled flight: same days, every week. It's also our founder's family name.
"We start with one plane and four lines. We grow where people fly with us."
I'm building Carreira for people who travel light, travel often, and don't want to pay for things they don't use.
Faro has the sun. Northern Spain and the Azores have the food, the green and the mountains. They're close, yet getting between them usually takes a connection and a whole day. A short direct flight should be simple.
Brandon Carreira, Founder and CEO
What we promise.
One bag
A cabin bag in every fare. No checked bags.
Honest prices
Every tax and fee in the price you see.
Places others skip
Direct links timed for day trips and weekends.
A real person
Our AI assistant says it's an AI. Ask for a person any time.
Who flies the plane.
At first, an EU-licensed airline flies our aircraft with its own crew and safety certificate. We sell the flights and look after you. Its name is on every booking.
- Company
- Carreira Airways, S.A.
- Base
- Faro, Portugal
- Aircraft
- One Airbus A320-family jet
- First season
- Summer 2027 (planned)
- Flown by
- An EU-licensed partner
- Contact
- hello@flycarreira.com
Help
Questions.
When can I book?
Ticket sales are planned for January 2027, for flights from summer 2027. The list gets in first.
What's in the fare?
Your seat and one cabin bag: up to 10 kg and 55 × 40 × 20 cm. Every tax and fee is in the price you see.
Can I check a bag?
No. We fly cabin bags only. Mobility aids and medical equipment always travel free.
How does paying in crypto work?
Choose crypto at checkout and pay in Bitcoin, Ether, USDC or EURC through our licensed EU provider. The price is set in euros and the crypto amount is fixed while you pay. Refunds are paid in euros.
Who flies the plane?
An EU-licensed airline, under a wet lease. It's named as "operated by" on every booking before you pay. You have full EU passenger rights.
Why do the Azores flights stop?
They stop for about 45 minutes in Santiago or Bilbao. If you're going on to the Azores, stay in your seat. No passport control.
Do founder cards come with shares?
Turquesa and Prata are travel cards with no shares. Basalto comes with shares in Carreira Airways, S.A. for investments of €250,000 or more. How Basalto works.
The list
Get launch fares first.
Early access to tickets, and founder card prices before anyone else. Invite friends to get in even earlier.
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Terms of use
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1. Who we are
flycarreira.com is run by Carreira Airways, S.A., registered office address, NIPC number ("Carreira", "we").
2. Pre-launch information
The routes, days, times, prices and products on this site are plans. They can change, and nothing here is an offer to sell a ticket, a pass or any other product. Tickets and passes will be sold under their own terms when sales open.
3. Using the site
Use the site lawfully. Don't submit other people's details, sign up automatically, copy the site's content in bulk, or try to disrupt or break into it.
4. Our content
The text, logo, design and images on this site belong to Carreira Airways or its licensors. Don't copy or reuse them without our written permission.
5. Links to other sites
We aren't responsible for other sites' content or how they handle your data.
6. Liability
As far as the law allows, we aren't liable for losses caused by relying on pre-launch information on this site. Nothing in these terms limits your rights as a consumer.
7. Law and disputes
Portuguese law applies. If you're a consumer, you keep the protections of the law where you live, and you can use the options on our complaints page.
8. Changes
We may update these terms. The date at the top shows the latest version.
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Privacy policy
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Who is responsible
Carreira Airways, S.A., registered office, is the controller of your personal data. Contact us at privacy@flycarreira.com.
What we collect
- Your email address, and your name, home airport and interests if you give them.
- Your founder card application, including any Basalto investment details, or your route vote.
- Your invite code and the code of whoever invited you.
- The country your connection comes from, as reported by our hosting provider. We don't store your IP address with your sign-up.
Why we use it, and on what legal basis
- Launch and application emails: your consent. Withdraw it any time with the unsubscribe link or by emailing us.
- Founder card applications: steps you ask us to take before a possible contract.
- Route votes: our legitimate interest in choosing routes people want. We use votes in totals.
- Security: our legitimate interest in keeping the site safe.
Who handles it for us
Cloudflare hosts this site and stores sign-ups for us. Our email provider, provider name, sends our emails. When ticket sales open, our booking system, payment and crypto payment providers and the operating airline will process the data needed for your booking. We don't sell your data or use it for third-party advertising.
Transfers outside the EU
Some providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. When they do, we rely on an EU adequacy decision or the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.
How long we keep it
List data stays until you unsubscribe, or until 24 months after our first flight if you never open our emails. Votes without an email address are kept only as totals.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct, delete or move your data, restrict or object to how we use it, and withdraw consent. Email us and we'll reply within one month. You can also complain to the Portuguese data protection authority, the CNPD (cnpd.pt).
Children
This site isn't aimed at children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect their data.
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Cookies
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We don't use advertising or tracking cookies, so there's no cookie banner here.
What the site stores
- Your invite code (session storage): if you arrive through a friend's invite link, we keep their code until you close the tab so we can credit them when you join.
If this changes
If we add analytics, we'll use a cookie-free service or ask for your consent first, with "accept" and "reject" given equal weight.
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Your passenger rights
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Every Carreira flight is covered by EU passenger rights law. This is a plain summary. The EU's Your Europe guide has the full rules.
Who does what
Carreira sells your ticket as a registered travel agency, RNAVT nº ____. The airline shown as "operated by" on your booking flies the aircraft. Contact us first about anything. We'll handle your claim with the operating airline.
If your flight is cancelled
You can choose a full refund or another flight. While you wait, you're entitled to meals, drinks and, if needed, a hotel. In many cases you're also owed fixed compensation, unless we told you early enough or the cause was outside anyone's control, such as severe weather.
If your flight is delayed
You're entitled to meals and drinks during a long wait, and a hotel if you're delayed overnight. If the delay is five hours or more, you can choose not to travel and get a refund. Long arrival delays can also bring compensation, depending on the delay and the flight distance.
If you're denied boarding
If you're refused boarding against your will, you're owed compensation and a choice of refund or another flight.
Your bag
If we take your bag at the aircraft door and it's damaged, delayed or lost, international rules (the Montreal Convention) set what you can claim. Tell us straight away, and within seven days for damage.
Help at the airport
If you have reduced mobility or need assistance, it's free. Tell us at least 48 hours before you fly.
If you're not happy with our answer
Contact the national enforcement body: ANAC in Portugal or AESA in Spain. See our complaints page for other options.
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Founder card terms
Draft for legal review. Not on sale yet. These are the intended key terms. The cards will be sold only under final terms, and Basalto shares only under signed investment documents.
The three cards
| Card | Issued | Price | Flights | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turquesa | 500 | €999 | Unlimited free seats, booked from 72 hours before departure. 10% off with partners. | Summer seasons 2027–2029 |
| Prata | 300 | €3,950 | Unlimited free seats, booked from 14 days before. 25% off regular fares, a guest on free seats 4 times a season, free seat choice. 20% off with partners. | Summer seasons 2027–2031 |
| Basalto | 100 | Included with an investment of €250,000 or more | Up to 10 confirmed return trips a year, unlimited free seats, and a companion on up to 6 return trips a year. 30% off with partners. | As long as Carreira operates scheduled flights |
Terms for all three cards
- Personal. Each card is in one person's name and checked against their ID at boarding. Cards can't be transferred, resold or used to book for someone else, except Prata guest flights and Basalto companion trips. Guests and companions pay their own taxes and charges.
- Age. Card holders must be 18 or over.
- Charges for each flight. You pay the taxes, airport and security charges for each flight, shown before you book.
- Seats. A limited number of seats on each flight is set aside for founder cards. Turquesa and Prata use free seats only and are never guaranteed. Basalto confirmed trips are confirmed while Basalto seats on that flight remain.
- Fare discount. The Prata 25% discount applies to regular fares booked for the holder's own travel.
- Partner discounts. 10%, 20% or 30% by card, offered by partners named before sales open, under each partner's own terms.
- Baggage. One cabin bag, the same as every ticket.
- No-shows. Miss two booked flights within 60 days and booking pauses for 30 days.
- Founder status. Holders of every card keep founder status, priority boarding and first access to new routes for as long as Carreira operates scheduled flights.
- Payment. Turquesa and Prata are priced in euros and paid by card or in crypto through our licensed payment provider when sales open.
- Cancelling. Turquesa and Prata can be cancelled within 14 days of buying for a full refund if unused.
- If flights don't start. Turquesa and Prata are refunded in full if our first scheduled flight hasn't flown by date. For Basalto, the investment documents apply.
- If Carreira stops flying. To be set with counsel.
- Shares. Turquesa and Prata give no ownership, shares, options, profit share or voting rights. Basalto shares are issued only under a signed subscription agreement and shareholders' agreement.
What we'll ask you for
Turquesa and Prata
- Full name as on your ID, date of birth, email and phone
- Postal address, to send your metal card
- ID type and number at your first booking, to check at the gate
- Home airport, and your tax number if you want an invoice with it
- Payment details go straight to our card or crypto payment provider, which runs its own checks
Basalto: all of the above, plus investor checks
- A copy of your passport or ID card, and proof of address from the last 3 months
- Tax number, country of tax residence and occupation
- Where the investment money comes from, and how you built your wealth
- Whether you or a close family member hold a prominent public office
- If you invest through a company: its registration documents and its beneficial owners
- A bank account for any dividends
- Your signature on the subscription agreement and shareholders' agreement
About the Basalto investment
The minimum is €250,000 per investor. Nothing on this website is an offer of shares. The number of shares, their price and the company's valuation are set out in the investment documents. Investing in a young company is high risk, and you could lose all the money you invest. Counsel to confirm marketing rules and whether a licensed intermediary is needed.
Company details
To complete. Fill in each highlighted item once the S.A. is registered and licensed.
- Company
- Carreira Airways, S.A.
- NIPC
- number
- Registered office
- address
- Share capital
- amount
- Commercial registry
- registry and number
- Travel agency licence
- RNAVT nº number
- Operating airline
- EU-licensed partner
- hello@flycarreira.com
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Accessibility
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We want everyone to be able to use flycarreira.com. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA, as the European Accessibility Act expects of airline websites.
What we've done
- The whole site works with a keyboard, with a visible focus outline.
- Text and buttons meet contrast guidelines.
- Animations stop if your device is set to reduce motion.
- The route map has a full text schedule alongside it.
Tell us about a problem
Email accessibility@flycarreira.com and we'll reply within five working days.
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Complaints
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1. Tell us first
Email hello@flycarreira.com. We'll acknowledge your complaint within seven days and answer in full within two months.
2. Electronic complaints book
You can also use Portugal's official electronic complaints book, the Livro de Reclamações.
3. Independent dispute resolution
If we can't agree, you can take a consumer dispute to ADR entity. Portugal's consumer arbitration centres are listed on the Portal do Consumidor.
4. Flight disruption
For cancellations, delays and denied boarding, contact the national enforcement body: ANAC in Portugal, or AESA in Spain.