SATA increases connections with the United States and Canada and offers new fare products

Starting with the IATA Winter Season, which begins at the end of October, SATA will increase its flights between the Azores and the United States and Canada, at which time there will be one more weekly rotation to Boston and Toronto. 

The number of flights will be gradually increased until the months of July and August, when SATA will fly every day from Ponta Delgada to Boston, and six days a week from Ponta Delgada to Toronto.

The new system for ticket prices to Boston and Toronto will based on segmenting the fare classes, according to the actual services offered, examples of which are baggage and on-board service during the flight. 

The increased offer of seats to Boston and Toronto and the changes in the fares reflect the results that have been obtained in the last several years, thanks to a clear, long-term strategic bet on these two markets. 

The reinforcement of the regular connections between the Azores and North America, which will begin to take effect gradually starting at the end of October, means an increase of 11% (12,725 additional seats) in the offer to Boston and 36% (36,165 additional seats) to Toronto. In 2014, SATA will have a total of 114,108 seats to Boston and 97,680 to Toronto, besides the seats added already this year.

Source: SATA

SATA launching one-stop service from Boston to Porto – Portugal

Starting in June, the Azores-based SATA airline is launching one-stop service from Boston to Porto, mainland Portugal.

According to the announcement, SATA will offer wide-body jet service to Porto four times a week, from June to September, with a stop in the Azores in both economy and business classes.

Beginning April, SATA had doubled its weekly service from the U.S. to the Azores and mainland Portugal, including a new non-stop direct flight to Lisbon.

A recent agreement between SATA and U.S. Airways has also added new flight connections from Chicago and New York. In addition, SATA offers flight connections from San Francisco in partnership with Virgin America Airlines.

SATA also formed a partnership with Canadian Westjet, the second largest Canadian airline, to provide air services between the Canada and the Azores. Under the agreement, SATA offers flights between Canada and to Azores though Toronto and Montreal with connecting flights from Winnipeg, Vancouver, Calgary or Ottawa.

Since 1947, the SATA Group has provided air service linking the nine islands of the Azores with Portugal’s mainland. The airline has regular air service between the nine islands of the Azores, as well as to Lisbon and Porto in mainland Portugal, and to Funchal on the island of Madeira.

For more information, log on to the SATA Website at www.SATA.pt      

Source: Sata and Portuguese American Journal