TAP begins flights to Washington DC

Portuguese airline completes series of new route launches to North America this year:

- First direct TAP flight between Lisbon and Washington-Dulles is in the air- Five flights a week between Lisbon and Washington

- Fourfold in 16 of crease in the number of North American destinations served

Last 16th of June 2019, TAP flight TP231 left Lisbon, launching the direct service between the Portuguese capital and Washington DC. This is the last of three American destinations the Portuguese airline has launched this summer.

The new direct route between Portugal and Washington-Dulles consolidates the airline’s commitment to the North American market and enhances the growth it has recorded so far. 

Flights between Lisbon and Washington DC, will operate five times a week, leaving Lisbon at 16:30 and arriving at Dulles at 19:40 local time. The flights then leave Washington at 22:40, arriving in the Portuguese capital at 10:50 the next day. 

On 1 June, TAP launched its service to Chicago, then on 10 June – Portugal Day – it began operating flights between the Portuguese capital and San Francisco. The launch of these three new routes to the USA was completed on June 16 with the inaugural flight between Lisbon and Washington DC.

The airline will launch flights to another five new destinations this summer: to Conakry and Banjul from Lisbon, and to Brussels, Lyon and Munich from Porto. With these new routes, the TAP network will grow to 91 cities in 37 countries. 

Find more information at:
- https://www.flytap.com/en-pt/
- https://www.tapairportugal.com/media/press-releases

Source: https://www.tapairportugal.com 

Qatar Airways Touches Down in Lisbon for the First Time

Qatar Airways’ first ever passenger flight to Portugal landed at Lisbon Airport on Monday 24 June 2019, as the airline adds to its rapidly expanding European network. Operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, flight QR343 was greeted with a water cannon salute on arrival.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: 

“We are delighted to launch direct services to Lisbon, the latest addition to Qatar Airways’ rapidly expanding European network. Lisbon is renowned for its extensive history and culture, boasting a rich artistic and gastronomic heritage. We look forward to welcoming business and leisure travellers alike on board so that they may experience this vibrant destination, one of the oldest capitals in Western Europe. 

The new route confirms our commitment to the Portuguese market and will provide passengers travelling from Lisbon access to Qatar Airways’ extensive global route network of more than 160 destinations around the world.”

The new daily direct services to Lisbon will be operated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class. 
It will be operated seven times weekly services in summer 2019 and five times weekly service in winter 2019/2020.

The service opens up a world of connectivity for Qatar Airways customers travelling from Lisbon to destinations across Africa, Asia and Australia, such as Maputo, Hong Kong, Bali, Maldives, Bangkok, Sydney and many more.

Lisbon has also joined Qatar Airways’ air freight network, with the carrier’s cargo arm offering a total capacity of 70 tonnes to and from Portugal each week, and a direct connection to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas via Doha. 

Qatar Airways currently operates a modern fleet of more than 250 aircraft via its hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA) to more than 160 destinations worldwide.  

For further information contact:
www.qatarairways.com 
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Czech Airlines launched new regular scheduled service between Prague and Lisbon

On the last May 10, 2017, Czech Airlines, flag carrier from Czech Republic, launched operations on the new Prague – Lisbon route, using Airbus A319 OK-PET in the SkyTeam Alliance colours to operate the inaugural flight. 

Czech Airlines will offer 4 return flights a week on the route: on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Flights between Prague and Lisbon take about 3 hours.

The Prague – Lisbon connection can be combined with another Czech Airlines‘ regular scheduled flight between Prague and Porto. Thanks to that, passengers can plan a comfortable cruise around two largest Portuguese cities and enjoy both of them without the need of returning to the original place of arrival.

Prague has been a very popular destination for the Portuguese market and TAP already operated direct flights from Lisbon Airport, so the connectivity of the airport is now even wider.
For Lisbon Airport this sustainable passenger growth is very important, since the Airport has been working hard to welcome all the new airlines that are now interested in Lisbon, so that the demand keeps on growing and new options also become available for the Portuguese passengers.

A video and photographs from the inaugural flight to/from Lisbon can be viewed on the CzechAirlines' Facebook and Instagram profiles and on YouTube.

For further information and reservations, check: http://pt.csa.cz/

Source: Ana Aeroportos and Prague Convention Bureau 

Ryanair with new daily route Porto-Frankfurt

Ryanair has announced that this winter will operate daily flights from Frankfurt to Porto as part of the 2017 winter schedule. This route joins with other recently announced flights.

This new route of the Low Cost company joins the already extended offer for this continental hub, provided by Lufthansa. Ryanair Executive Director Michael O'Leary has been in Porto to announce the new winter routes the low-cost airline will make from Porto Airport.

The route to Naples twice a week is one of the main novelties, and join to the ten routes that are already in operation and will be kept for the first time during the winter of 2017.

The company says it will create more than 3,000 jobs in Porto, citing an ACI survey that confirms that an average of 750 jobs are created at international airports for every million passengers.


Source: Porto Travel 

Condor connects Hannover to Madeira

The German airline Condor started a new route to Madeira on the last 23rd of February, this time from the city of Hannover.

Flights will run weekly on Thursdays and will be operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 180 passengers.

Condor already connects the Island of Madeira to the German cities of Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Leipzig. Hannover will thus be the 7th connection offered by this airline.

To mark this new operation, Madeira Airport welcomed the arrival of the passengers on the inaugural flight with flowers and Madeira wine.

Source: VisitMadeira

TAP awarded “Best airline in Europe"

TAP Portugal was awarded “Best Airline in Europe”  by the leading specialized North American magazine ‘Global Traveler’, on the past December 13, 2016. 

In addition, the company also won the award for the “The Best New Route Launch (Boston/Lisbon)” and was also bestowed with a couple more prizes in recognition for the high quality of the Portuguese wines served on board TAP ‘s Executive class: the Paulo Laureano Reserva 2014 wine, from the Alentejo region, was elected the “Best International Business Class White Wine” and the Churchill’s Estates Grande Reserva 2011, from the Douro region, was awarded  the second best in the “Best International Business Class Red Wine” category.
 

“These awards show that the quality product delivered by TAP is recognized by the North American market, indeed a very demanding and competitive one, a market on which TAP is strongly committed to pursue all efforts to win more and more customers”, said Trey Urbahn, Member of the Executive Board of Directors of TAP, COO.
 

Also present at the ceremony, Abilio Martins, Vice President Marketing and Communications at TAP, highlighted that, as part of its main strategy, the Portuguese airline “ strongly contributes to promote Portugal quality products, namely the Portuguese wines, as they can be tasted on board by international travelers around the world and thereby be largely recognized and appreciated”.
 

To vote the best wines served by airlines, the ‘Global Traveler’ promoted the “Wines on the Wing Airline Competition” and selected a 36 experts panel including sommeliers, wine retailers and wine producers, who judged in “blind tasting” the wines submitted by participating airlines.

Source: Tap Portugal

Lisbon welcomes yet another airline: Ural Airlines arrives from Moscow

On 1 May, Lisbon Airport welcomed Ural Airlines, a Russian airline that will complement the direct connection between Lisbon and Moscow, until now exclusively operated by TAP Portugal. This diversification of options for passengers demonstrates the growing connectivity of Lisbon Airport.

The flight, on an Airbus 320, is scheduled for Thursdays and Sundays, arriving at Lisbon at 11:50 a.m. and leaving at 12:50 p.m.. 

To celebrate the arrival of this new airline, the passengers and crew on the inaugural flight were welcomed on their arrival at Lisbon with the traditional “baptism” given to the new aircraft by the firefighters at the airport and, at departure, they were presented with pastéis de nata, the Portuguese custard pastries enjoyed the world over.

For more information and reservations visit the airline's website www.uralairlines.com​


Source: ANA Aeroportos de Portugal S.A

New airline in Lisbon: Bulgaria Air with direct flight from Sofia

The Portuguese and Bulgarian capitals are now much closer with Bulgaria Air, which is starting direct flights between these two capital cities. 

Sofia and Lisbon will now have a weekly direct flight, on Thursdays, arriving at Lisbon airport at 11:00 p.m. and leaving at 11:50 p.m.. The two historic European capitals will therefore become linked by a flight of less than four hours. 

Yet another new airline and a new destination from Lisbon Airport, which has seen the connectivity and diversity of options for Portuguese passengers grow, and the influx of tourists to Portugal increase.  

For more information and reservations visit the airline's website www.air.bg​


Source: ANA Aeroportos de Portugal S.A

Corendon Airlines with new flights to Madeira

Last May 6, Corendon Airlines opened a new route between Amsterdam and Madeira, reinforcing direct flights to the Dutch capital.

 

This Dutch airline has been flying since 2004, is part of the Corendon BV group, and is now one of the biggest tour operators in Holland and Belgium, connecting several destinations in Europe and North Africa, particularly Turkey, Germany and Holland.

 

This flight will run during the IATA summer, once a week, on Fridays, between May and October, using a Boeing 737,  with the capacity to carry 189 passengers.

 

Find more information at: http://www.corendonairlines.nl/

Source: ANA Aeroportos de Portugal SA

TAP is opening new routes between Portugal and the USA

Beginning next summer, TAP will have 2 new air routes to the USA: Boston and New York.

The new daily service to Boston will begin on June 11 and the New York (JFK) service will open on the 1st of July. 

Besides these 2 new United States destinations, TAP is also operates flights to Miami and Newark. 

This summer, TAP is also increasing its Miami offering to one daily flight. As for Newark, TAP will be offering daily flights from Lisbon, and 2 weekly flights departing from Porto. 

In total, TAP is increasing its offer to 30 weekly flights between Portugal and the USA.

In order to streamline its USA market expansion, TAP will add two Airbus  A330 airplanes to its long-haul fleet, increasing it to 20 aircraft.

After being fully upgraded with new chairs, entertainment systems, galleys and lighting, these aircraft will be integrated into the most recent generation of this type of airplane. 

The airplanes will have a 271 passenger capacity- 20 in Business class, 104 in Economy Plus class and 147 in Economy class - and will anticipate conversion of TAP's entire current A330-200 fleet to this new configuration, a process that will begin during the first semester of 2017. 

Source: Tap Portugal 

Aigle Azur opens new service from Paris to the Algarve

Aigle Azur, a new airline this winter at Faro Airport, began last December 20 its operation with a new regular connection between Paris Orly - Faro. 

With this new airline, connecting Paris - Algarve, which although has been operating to Faro since 2008, on a seasonal basis, now becomes a year round operation, with double the number of seats and 2 weekly flights on Thursdays and on Sundays. This new regular service will be served with an A319 and represents an additional supply of 7344 seats (departures and arrivals).

Timetable:

Origin-Destination	Departure	Day of operation
Faro – Paris Orly	18.10	Thursdays
Faro – Paris Orly	19.15	Sundays
Paris Orly - Faro	15.50	Thursdays
Paris Orly - Faro	16.55	Sundays

For Aigle Azur "the new regular service is strengthening the company in the principal markets in which it operates, and will allow also ensure in winter connectivity to the Algarve region, one of its most attractive markets, with magnificent beaches, landscapes and fields golf."

To Faro Airport, the continuity of regular air link Paris Orly - Faro, operated by Aigle Azur, now during the winter and, in particular, for the Christmas season, will strengthen and intensify the close and lasting relationship with the airline and marks a frank focus on our infrastructure and in the Algarve region.

For more information and reservations:

www.aigle-azur.pt  

Source: Ana Aeroportos de Portugal

Transavia France announces new route to Faro for summer 2016

Transavia France announces new route between Faro and Nantes for summer 2016.

According to the airline, the Nantes-Faro route is already available for bookings and for travel from April 2016. The new route will begin with two flights a week on Monday and Friday. 

The Nantes-Faro answers the demand from online tour operators and  customers waiting direct flights  and avoid going through Paris which is a waste of time, especially on weekends destinations. 

More information at:
https://www.transavia.com

Source: Faro Airport

Eurowings and Niki announce new route from Faro for Summer 2016

Niki (Austrian low-cost airline and a subsidiary of Air Berlin) and Eurowings (Germanwings rebrand) will begin the new route between Faro and the Austrian capital Viena for Summer 2016. 

Niki has announced plans to launch the weekly Vienna-Faro service on 19-Mar-2016. The service will operate every Saturday, increasing to twice weekly with a Wednesday service from 04-May-2016. Niki is an Austrian low-cost airline and a subsidiary of Airberlin, with its main bases is Vienna Airport.

Germanwings now Eurowings is expanding its operations from its Vienna base for summer season 2016, and will begin operating an Airbus A320 aircraft from the 25th of March 2016 on this route. The service from Faro will be once a week on Saturdays with the following schedule:

EW5938               VIE         13:00 – 15:30    FAO

EW5939               FAO       16:10 – 20:40     VIE

Find more incarnation at:- https://www.germanwings.com/new route
- http://www.flyniki.com

Source: RouteLab Ana 

Faro closer to Madrid with Air Nostrum

Starting in June Faro and Madrid will be linked through direct flights with the airliner Air Nostrum, bringing the Spanish capital closer to Faro during the 2015 summer period. 

This new route is particularly important to Faro and the Algarve region. 

Three weekly flights between June 1st and September 30th, with an immediate effect on connectivity as Madrid is one of the biggest European airports in terms of air links.

Air Nostrum, part of Group Iberia, had operated this route in the past, between 2004 and 2006 and is now supported by the Algarve Tourist Region, will operate a Bombardier CRJ, a 90 seat aircraft, which means 8500 places and 102 movements.

Schedule:

June, July, September
Origin-Destination | Departure time	Flight days
Madrid-Faro                     ​11:35	Monday, Friday and Sunday
Faro-Madrid                     ​12:45	Monday, Friday and Sunday
Sub- Season August (22 July to 1 September)
Origin-Destination | Departure time	Flight days
Madrid-Faro                    ​11:35	​Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Faro-Madrid      ​              12:45	Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

For more information and to make a reservation please contact: http://www.airnostrum.es/

Source: Ana Aeroportos 

Vueling to begin flights between Barcelona and Faro in summer 2015

The towns of Faro and Barcelona are going to become connected by Vueling from next summer, announced the Spanish airline. The debut flight will take place on the 20th of June from Barcelona's El Prat airport, were Vueling has it's main base in Spain and will operate with two weekly frequencies. 

The low-cost airline, part of IAG group, is providing the new air link to the Algarve's capital, which will enhance the travel of tourists from Catalonia, a community of 7.4 million people, to the Algarve.

"This route is a great indicator for next summer, especially now that the Spanish market is growing in the Algarve: the first eight months of the year rose by 26.4 percent in room nights and 28.5 percent in the guests », says the president of the Algarve Tourism Region (RTA), Desidério Silva, who believes there is a possibility for the route to extend to a year round operation​.

 

Between June and September 2015, the route will operate  with departures on Tuesdays and Saturdays, which will also bring an advantage of "bringing the Algarve closer to the hub of Barcelona, connecting to Vuleing's network of destinations" considers Desiderio Silva.

With the link to Faro, for which it is possible to purchase tickets in www.vueling.com/pt, the Spanish company will ensure 143 routes from El Prat next summer.

Source: Algarve Tourism Board

TAP voted the "Best Airline in Europe" by the North-American Global Traveler Magazine

TAP Portugal was voted the “Best Airline in Europe” by the Global Traveler magazine, USA, the leading specialized publication in the Tourism & Travel niche. 

Launched ten years ago, with the aim of acknowledging and naming the top in the travel industry, the Global Traveler Awards are one of the most relevant and coveted awards and mean a great deal to TAP, as the winners result from the GT Tested Reader Survey annually conducted by the magazine, asking frequent business and luxury travellers to evaluate and vote the best in a wide range of travel-related products. In the whole, this year’s survey covered as many as 17 categories, including world-wide airlines, hotels, loyalty programs and many other travel products.

For TAP, this GT Award not only recognizes and rewards the dedication and hard work that the company has consistently developed in recent years in the very competitive and demanding North-American market, but also highlights its top quality product as well as the great potential of its main hub in Lisbon, which is a strategic platform offering excellent air connections between North America and Europe.

The Global Traveler is a leader magazine in its sector, with a very large circulation worldwide. Its readers are frequent premium travellers averaging a considerable number of international and domestic round-trip flights a year. The 2013 GT Awards now announced resulted from the direct voting of more than 22,000 people who responded the survey from January 1 to August 31, 2013. This year’s winners will be honored and awarded at a cocktail reception to be held on December 10 at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles, California.

Source: Tap Portugal