TAP Air Portugal

The LCC will station three additional Airbus A321neos in the Portuguese capital, as well as opening more than a dozen new routes.

Decision makers from the world’s leading and fastest-growing carriers have confirmed their attendance at the 27th global route development forum.

TAP Air Portugal will operate its entire fleet this summer but the carrier is having issues with the engines that power its fleet of Airbus A330-900s.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The 15th regional route development event will unite some of the biggest carriers in Europe and across the world to drive sustained growth for the region’s route networks.

The decision affects flights to destinations in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK among others.

A tender has opened for access to 18 daily slots being relinquished by TAP Air Portugal in Lisbon—but Ryanair has criticized the proposed timeframe of the slot transfer, calling for action to be taken ahead of the summer 2022 season.

We reveal the largest airline networks across Europe by total capacity in November 2021.

Leading carriers including Emirates, American Airlines, Air China, and many more have confirmed their attendance at the 26th World Route Development Forum.

The European Commission is to take a closer look at TAP Portugal’s €3.2 billion ($3.8 billion) restructuring plan.

VPs and Heads of Network Planning will utilise the event to focus on route development and plan for the next summer season.

The route is one of four launched by TAP Air Portugal to destinations in North Africa.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

TAP Portugal will appoint former Flybe CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener to become the company’s new CEO.

In 2019 research from WTTC showed that Portugal was the EU’s fastest-growing tourism market.

The European Commission has allowed the transfer of €462 million ($560 million) in COVID-19 pandemic damages from the Portuguese state to TAP Air Portugal but the airline is still waiting on EC approval for its turnaround plan.

The Portuguese flag-carrier said it hopes to reach 60-70% of the equivalent 2019 capacity by the end of 2021, providing its restructuring plan is approved.

Portugal’s flag-carrier hopes to be operating 100 routes in August.

Emirates and TAP Air Portugal have signed a MOU to increase the scope of their current codeshare partnership.

The agreement comes as TAP 'looks at potential expansion opportunities' in the United Arab Emirates.

Several Star Alliance airlines have reduced their February capacity further after stricter travel restrictions designed to stem the spread of COVID-19 made air travel nearly impossible.

TAP Air Portugal plans to reduce its fleet to 88 aircraft and cut 2,000 positions under a restructuring proposal, which has been submitted to the European Commission (EC) for approval.

Routes Reconnected will unite the global route development community at the end of this month to pave the road to recovery and rebuild demand for Summer 2021.

During a series of airline briefings at Routes Reconnected, leaders of network planning teams will outline their recovery strategies, how they will identify new market opportunities and what support mechanisms will influence future route decisions.