TAP Portugal destinations

A TAP Portugal Airbus A319-100 lands at Frankfurt Airport in 2011.

TAP Portugal was founded as a division of Portugal's Civil Aviation Department under the name Transportes Aéreos Portugueses on 14 March 1945,[1] and started operations on 19 September 1946, initially serving the Lisbon–Madrid route using Douglas DC-3 equipment.[2][3]:917 A year later, the carrier added a route to Angola and Mozambique, at the time claimed to be the world's longest route operated with a DC-3, having 13 intermediate stops.[4]:838

In 1957, the airline deployed Super Constellations on the Lisbon–London and Lisbon–Paris sectors, yet operations of the type date back to November 1955, when these aircraft started flying the route that linked Portugal with Portuguese Angola and Portuguese Mozambique.[3]:917 By December 1957, the carrier's network consisted of the long-haul Lisbon–Kano–Leopoldville–Luanda–Lourenço Marques line, as well as medium- and short-haul routes radiating from Lisbon and serving Casablanca, London, Madrid, Paris and Tangier, and a single domestic flight between Lisbon and Oporto.[3]:917 On 1 November 1962, the airline started services between Lisbon and London in its own right, flying the route using Caravelle equipment and taking over the services that had been operated by British European Airways on behalf of the company.[5]

As of August 2012, TAP Portugal was the European airline with more destinations in Brazil (10), being the leader in terms of passengers transported between this country and Europe, in comparison with their European counterparts, as well as with the Brazilian ones.[6] As of August 2012, regarding passenger seating capacity, it was also the third-largest European airline to fly to Latin America;[6] as of March 2013, the carrier shifted to the fourth position in the Europe-Latin America sector.[7] Data from the latest financial report, corresponding to the fiscal year 2012, showed that the airline had in Europe its main source for passenger traffic, and that the most important long-haul market was South America.[8]

Apart from Brazil, the countries having more destinations served by the carrier are Spain (7), France (6) and Germany (5). TAP Portugal also flies to other 25 international destinations in Europe, 15 in Africa, two in the United States and one more in Latin America (Caracas). In the end of 2013, TAP announced its plan to start flying to six additional destinations in Europe during 2014 (Nantes, Hannover, Tallinn, Gothenburg, Belgrade and Saint Petersburg),[9] whose schedule was announced prior to 31 March 2014. As of June 2014, the number of destinations in Brazil served by the carrier increased to 12 with the addition of Belém and Manaus to the route network. During July 2014, TAP Portugal launched services to Belgrade, Bogotá, Gothenburg, Hanover, Nantes, Oviedo, Panama City, Saint Petersburg and Tallinn.[10]

List

TAP Portugal's route network includes 84 destinations in 35 countries, as of April 2016.[11] Following is a list of destinations the airline flies to according to its scheduled services. It also includes cities served by the airline's subsidiaries Portugália and PGA Express, as well as terminated destinations.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
AlgeriaAlgiersHouari Boumediene Airport—[12]
AngolaLuandaQuatro de Fevereiro Airport—[12]
ArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International AirportTerminated[4]:838[13]
AustriaViennaVienna International Airport—[12][14]
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Airport—[12]
BrazilBelémVal de Cans International Airport—[15][16][17]
BrazilBelo HorizonteTancredo Neves International Airport—[12]
BrazilBrasiliaBrasília International Airport—[12]
BrazilCampinasViracopos-Campinas International AirportEnds 31 May 2016[18][12]
BrazilFortalezaPinto Martins International Airport—[12]
BrazilManausEduardo Gomes International Airport—[15][16][17]
BrazilNatalAugusto Severo International AirportTerminated
BrazilNatalSão Gonçalo do Amarante–Gov. Aluízio Alves International Airport—[12]
BrazilPorto AlegreSalgado Filho International Airport—[12]
BrazilRecifeRecife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport—[12]
BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport—[12]
BrazilSalvador da BahiaDeputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport—[12]
BrazilSão PauloSão Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport—[12]
CanadaMontrealMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportTerminated[4]:838[13]
CanadaTorontoToronto Pearson International AirportTerminated[19]:125
Cape VerdeBoa VistaRabil Airport—[20]
Cape VerdePraiaPraia International Airport—[12]
Cape VerdeSalAmílcar Cabral International Airport—[12]
Cape VerdeSão VicenteSão Pedro Airport—[12][21]
ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International AirportTerminated[22]
CroatiaDubrovnikDubrovnik AirportTerminated[23]
CroatiaZagrebZagreb AirportTerminated[24]
CubaVaraderoJuan Gualberto Gómez AirportTerminated[25]
CuraçaoCuraçaoHato International AirportTerminated[26]:105
Czech RepublicPraguePrague Ruzyně Airport—[12]
Côte d'IvoireAbidjanPort Bouet AirportTerminated[25]:105
Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaN'djili AirportTerminated[26]:105
DenmarkCopenhagenCopenhagen Airport—[12]
Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International AirportTerminated[25][26]:105[27]
EstoniaTallinnTallinn AirportTerminated[10]
FinlandHelsinkiHelsinki Airport—[12]
FranceBordeauxBordeaux–Mérignac Airport—[12][28]
FranceLyonLyon-Saint Exupéry Airport—[12]
FranceMarseilleMarseille Provence Airport—[12]
FranceNantesNantes Airport—[10]
FranceNiceNice Côte d'Azur Airport—[12]
FranceParisParis-Charles de Gaulle AirportTerminated[26]:105
FranceParisParis-Orly Airport—[12]
FranceToulouseToulouse-Blagnac Airport—[12]
GermanyBerlinBerlin Schönefeld Airport—[29]
GermanyBerlinBerlin Tegel AirportTerminated[30]
GermanyDüsseldorfDüsseldorf International Airport—[12][31]
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt Airport—[12]
GermanyHamburgHamburg Airport—[12]
GermanyHanoverHannover AirportTerminated[24]
GermanyMunichMunich Airport—[12]
GermanyStuttgartStuttgart AirportTerminated[30]
GhanaAccraKotoka International Airport—[12][32]
GreeceAthensAthens International AirportTerminated[33]
Guinea-BissauBissauOsvaldo Vieira International AirportTerminated[34]
HungaryBudapestBudapest Ferenc Liszt International AirportTerminated[24]
IrelandDublinDublin AirportTerminated[30]
ItalyBolognaBologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport—[12]
ItalyMilanLinate AirportTerminated[35]
ItalyMilanMalpensa Airport—[12]
ItalyRomeLeonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport—[12]
ItalyTurinTurin Caselle AirportTerminated[36]
ItalyVeniceVenice Marco Polo Airport—[12]
LuxembourgLuxembourgFindel Airport—[12]
MacauMacauMacau International AirportTerminated[26]:105
MaliBamakoBamako-Sénou International AirportTerminated[37]
MoroccoCasablancaMohammed V International Airport—[12]
MoroccoMarrakechMarrakesh-Menara Airport—[12]
MoroccoTangerTangier Ibn Battouta Airport—[38]
MozambiqueMaputoMaputo International Airport—[12]
MozambiqueBeiraBeira AirportTerminated[4]:838[39]
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol—[12]
NigeriaKanoMallam Aminu Kano International AirportTerminated[39][40]
NorwayOsloFornebu AirportTerminated[26]:105
NorwayOsloGardermoen Airport—[12]
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International AirportTerminated[22]
PolandWarsawWarsaw Chopin Airport—[12]
PortugalFaroFaro Airport—[12]
PortugalFunchalMadeira AirportFocus city[12]
PortugalHortaHorta Airport—[12]
PortugalLisbonLisbon Portela AirportHub[12]
PortugalPicoPico Airport—[12]
PortugalPonta DelgadaJoão Paulo II Airport—[12]
PortugalPortoFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportFocus city[12]
PortugalPorto SantoPorto Santo Airport—[12]
PortugalSanta Maria IslandSanta Maria AirportTerminated[13]
PortugalTerceiraLajes Field—[12]
Republic of the CongoBrazzavilleMaya-Maya AirportTerminated[19]:125
RomaniaBucharestHenri Coandă International AirportTerminated[24]
RussiaMoscowDomodedovo International Airport—[12]
RussiaSaint PetersburgPulkovo AirportTerminated[10]
SenegalDakarLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport—[12]
SerbiaBelgradeBelgrade Nikola Tesla AirportTerminated[10]
South AfricaJohannesburgOR Tambo International AirportTerminated[25]
SpainA CoruñaA Coruña Airport—[12]
SpainBarcelonaBarcelona El Prat Airport—[12]
SpainBilbaoBilbao Airport—[12]
SpainLas PalmasGran Canaria AirportTerminated[4]:838
SpainMadridMadrid-Barajas Airport—[12]
SpainMálagaMálaga Airport—[12]
SpainOviedoAsturias Airport—[10]
SpainSantiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela AirportTerminated[19]:125
SpainSevilleSan Pablo Airport—[12]
SpainValenciaValencia Airport—[12]
SpainVigoVigo-Peinador AirportTerminated[19]:125
SwedenGothenburgGothenburg-Landvetter AirportTerminated[24]
SwedenStockholmStockholm-Arlanda Airport—[12]
SwitzerlandBaselEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-FreiburgTerminated[19]:125
FranceMulhouse
GermanyFreiburg
SwitzerlandGenevaGeneva International Airport—[12]
SwitzerlandZürichZürich Airport—[12]
São Tomé and PríncipeSão ToméSão Tomé International Airport—[12]
ThailandBangkokDon Mueang International AirportTerminated[26]:105
United KingdomLondonGatwick Airport—[12]
United KingdomLondonLondon Heathrow Airport—[12]
United KingdomManchesterManchester Airport—[12][41]
United KingdomNewcastleNewcastle AirportTerminated[27]
United StatesBostonLogan International AirportResumes 11 June 2016[4]:838[13][27][42]
United StatesMiamiMiami International Airport—[12]
United StatesNew York CityJohn F. Kennedy International AirportResumes 1 July 2016[13][26]:105[42]
United StatesNewarkNewark Liberty International Airport—[12]
VenezuelaCaracasSimón Bolívar International Airport—[12]
ZimbabweHarareHarare International AirportTerminated[4]:838

References

  1. ↑ "World Airline Directory – Air Portugal-TAP". Flight International: 819. 31 March 1984. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Directory: world airlines – TAP Air Portugal". Flight International: 79. 30 March 2004 – 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. 1 2 3
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  5. ↑ "Air commerce". Flight International: 731. 8 November 1962. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012. The Portuguese airline Transportes Aereos Portugueses began on November 1 to operate Caravelle services on the Lisbon - London route. Hitherto, TAP's services have been operated on behalf of the airline by BEA Comet 4Bs.
  6. 1 2 "IAG tells Iberia to prepare for a changing Europe-Latin America competitive setting". Centre for Aviation. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Europe to Latin America: why European airlines are practising their samba, salsa, tango and rumba". Centre for Aviation. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "TAP Portugal: will its 2012 annual report help to sell the company?". Centre for Aviation. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "TAP announces 10 New Destinations for 2014" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "TAP completes a series of new routes this year with its inaugural flight to Tallinn" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 4 July 2014. Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Hofmann, Kurt (27 March 2015). "TAP Portugal posts $50.4 million loss in 2014". Air Transport World. Archived 27 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 "Destination Map". TAP Portugal. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "TAP Summer Timetable (Effective 1 April 1971) – U.S.A., Argentina, Canada". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "TAP inaugurates direct flights to Vienna on 27 May" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  15. 1 2 "TAP starts flying to six of this summer’s 11 new destinations today" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Airline Routes". Air Transport World. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. TAP Portugal began 3X-weekly Airbus A330 service from Lisbon to Manaus and Belem.
  17. 1 2 "TAP begins operations to Manaus and Belém". TAP Portugal. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014.
  18. ↑ TAP Portugal Ends Sao Paulo Viracopos/Campinas in late-May 2016
  19. 1 2 3 4 5
  20. ↑ "Airline Routes". Air Transport World. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. TAP Portugal began 2X-weekly Lisbon-Boavista, Cape Verde Airbus A319 service.
  21. ↑ "TAP starts flying to S. Vicente on July 1st" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  22. 1 2 "TAP Portugal S16 Long-Haul Service Changes". Airlineroute.net. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Fuel price has adverse affect on TAP Group first half results" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 1 April 2011. Archived 25 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 "TAP Portugal S16 European Service Suspensions". Airline Routes. 19 January 2016. Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "World Airline Directory – TAP Air Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses)". Flight International: 103. 28 March 2000 – 3 April 2000. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  27. 1 2 3 "World Airline Directory – TAP Air Portugal" (pdf). Flight International: 86. 3 April 2001 – 9 April 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ↑ "On April 1st TAP launched its Bordeaux service" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  29. ↑ "Berlin is the new TAP destination" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  30. 1 2 3 "TAP/PGA agree network changes". Flightglobal. Airline Business. 1 June 2000. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  31. ↑ "TAP launched operations to Düsseldorf on 28 March" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  32. ↑ "TAP adds Ghana to its African destinations" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  33. ↑ "TAP Portugal to Suspend Athens Service in W12". Airline Route. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  34. ↑ http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2014/12/11/tap-air-portugals-flights-to-guinea-bissau-remain-suspended/
  35. ↑ "TAP Portugal Consolidates Milan Operation from Nov 2013". Airline Route. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  36. ↑ "TAP Portugal Cancelled Turin Service from late-Oct 2013". Airline Route. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  37. ↑ "TAP extends price campaign to destinations in Africa and the United States" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 8 March 2013. Archived 10 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  38. ↑ Duclos, François (17 June 2013). "TAP Portugal : Tanger et Boa Vista en octobre" [TAP Portugal : Tanger and Boa Vista in October] (in French). Air Journal. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013.
  39. 1 2 "TAP Working Timetable Summer 1962 (Effective 1 August 1962) – ÁFRICA, BRASIL, PORTO-LONDON, LISBOA-LONDON, LISBOA-PORTO". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  40. ↑ "TAP – Timetables (Effective 22 April 1956)". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  41. ↑ "New Flight Departure from Manchester" (Press release). TAP Portugal. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  42. 1 2 Carey, Susan. "TAP Portugal to Link With JetBlue on Trans-Atlantic Flights". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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