Scenes of jubilation aboard an EasyJet plane travelling from Gatwick to Faro Words by Foreign Affairs Producer Natalie Wright After the 'will they won’t they’ of last week, the Portuguese government finally announced on Friday that it would welcome British tourists from one minute past midnight this Monday morning. And so, we find ourselves on board the 9.35am EasyJet flight from Gatwick to Faro, to speak to the very first international holidaymakers from England in many months. The flight is almost full, no hangover here from the indecision of the past days - and those who have decided to flee to the warmer climes of the Algarve are, on the whole, very excited.