Your rights per country
No-show clause in Portugal: can the airline cancel your return flight?
Mixedlow confidence
No Portuguese case law on no-show clauses for return tickets was found. Only the general EU passenger rights and ANAC supervision apply.
A no-show clause sits in the conditions of carriage of nearly every airline. If you do not use a segment of your ticket, usually the outbound, the airline may cancel or reprice the rest. Whether that clause holds up is decided by the courts of the country where you bought the ticket.
What this means for you
Case law in this country is divided or conditional: the no-show clause may be valid under conditions (for instance if the airline is transparent and offers a force-majeure exception). There is no certainty that your return is kept if you miss the outbound. The risk sits with you; check your airline's conditions of carriage. This is not legal advice.
What the court or regulator decided
Without a ruling of its own, Portugal falls back on the European line: the clause is contested, but there is no ban. The risk sits with you.
Source: www2.gov.pt
The European picture (June 2026)
As of June 2026 there is no EU-wide ban on the no-show clause. The European Parliament wants the revision of Regulation 261/2004 to state that a return flight may not be cancelled merely because the outbound was missed, but that revision has not been adopted and would apply from 2027 at the earliest. Until then, the country of purchase decides.
Compare return fares per dayOther countries
- Spain
Clause struck downhigh confidence - Germany
Clause struck downhigh confidence - France
Clause upheldhigh confidence - Italy
Return protectedmedium confidence - Austria
Clause struck downmedium confidence - the Netherlands
Mixedmedium confidence - Belgium
Mixedlow confidence
Sources reviewed in June 2026. Not legal advice: always check your airline's conditions of carriage and seek advice if in doubt.