CAPE VERDE'S MID-HAUL LOCATION FROM THE UKThe 6 hour flight time makes Cape Verde a great option for Easter as it hovers between being a short and long haul destination.
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How long does it take to fly to Cape Verde? The two main international airports are Amílcar Cabral International Airport in Sal and Aristides Pereira Airport in Boa Vista. It takes around six hours to fly directly to Cape Verde from the UK.
If you're on a short or mid-haul flight – that's anything less than seven hours including Cape Verde – you'll find our Café menu on board. It's packed with tempting treats, snacks and drinks, plus great-value meal deals and a range of hot food, too. Check out the full Café menu here. *Selected products included.
On flights to destinations in Europe and on the Mediterranean coast (including flights to Cape Verde and Senegal) you can make a choice from a Standard Entertainment Programme if you fly on board a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
However, a long-haul flight is generally any direct or non-stop flight that has a journey time of between 6–12 hours. Due to their long flight times, long-haul flights typically fly only 1 or 2 times a day and are usually operated by aircraft such as the Airbus A380, Boeing 787 or other widebody aircraft.
We fly to the islands of Boa Vista and Sal. Flights to Boa Vista are just over six hours if you go from one of our London airports. Flights to Sal are about the same length.
The maximum speed of the wind can be about 10 to 20 kilometers per hour higher.In the months of January through March there is on average the strongest wind in Cape Verde. Depending on the island and location, the wind force is between 5 and 7 on the Beaufort scale (29 – 61 km / h).
More than 500 British holidaymakers have launched legal action after being struck down with gastric illnesses while staying at luxury TUI hotels in Cape Verde over the summer.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350, both around the same size, have subtle nuances to help you distinguish them. The ends of the wings of the A350 have curly tips that point upward, while the Dreamliner's wings angle slightly upward and, at the tip, are raked slightly to the back.