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 

United and Delta Air Lines with new Portuguese air routes for 2018

For 2018, Portugal will have from the two biggest American airlines, United and Delta Air Lines, three new routes to Porto, Ponta Delgada and Lisbon.

United Airlines is adding a seasonal service from its Newark hub to Porto. The new route will begin on May 4, 2018, and be offered until October. United will offer a daily non-stop flight on a Boeing 757. This will compliment their service to Lisbon from Newark and Washington DC.

Delta Air Lines is adding also two new routes to Portugal:-Starting on May 24, 2018, Delta will offer non-stop service from New York JFK to Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores. - Starting on May 24, 2018, Delta will offer a new direct daily flight from Atlanta to Lisbon.Both flights will be offered into September and will be operated on a 767 aircraft.

Source: Ana Aeroportos