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| key_people =

  • <templatestyles src="nowrap/core.css"/>Antonoaldo Neves, CEO
  • <templatestyles src="nowrap/core.css"/>Miguel Frasquilho, Chairman

| frequent_flyer = TAP Miles&Go | alliance = Star Alliance | company_slogan = De braços abertos
(With Arms Wide Open) | revenue = {{increase € 2.977 billion (2023)[1] | operating_income = | net_income = | profit = {{increase € 23 million (2023)[1] | assets = | equity = | num_employees = 7,300+[2] | website = flytap.com | aoc = TAP_Air_Portugal - ]] TAP Air Portugal is the flag carrier airline of Portugal,[3] headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its airline hub|hub. TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses – has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005 and operates on average 2,500 flights a week to 87 destinations in 34 countries worldwide. The company has a fleet of 90 airplanes, 68 of which were manufactured by Airbus[4] and the remaining 22 by Embraer and ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR, operating on behalf of the regional airline TAP Express.[5]

In June 2015 the company was semi-privatised and became majority-owned by the Atlantic Gateway Consortium, led by David Neeleman, who founded JetBlue and Azul Brazilian Airlines and co-founded WestJet, together with Portuguese entrepreneur Humberto Pedrosa. The Atlantic Gateway Consortium purchased 61% of the carrier from the government of Portugal on 24 June 2015, with an option to buy the Portuguese government's remaining 34 percent stake in 2018. This deal has been surrounded in controversy because it was completed at the end of the center-right government's mandate with wide opposition from TAP employees. On October 2015, a new left-wing government has sought to return majority control of the airline to the state, having signed in February 2016 a deal with the private consortium, which indicates that the company is 50% owned by the Portuguese state, 45% by the Atlantic Gateway Consortium and 5% available shareholder to collaborators and employees of TAP Air Portugal.[6]

History

Early postwar operations

Douglas C-54A CS-TSA TAP LAP 06.54 edited-2 - Douglas DC-4 of TAP arriving at London Heathrow Airport from Lisbon in 1954The airline, founded on 14 March 1945 as Transportes Aéreos Portugueses (Portuguese Air Transportations), began commercial services on 19 September 1946, with a flight from Lisbon to Madrid using a Douglas DC-3. On 31 December, TAP Air Portugal began its Linha Aérea Imperial, a twelve-stop colonial service including Luanda, Angola and Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique. It covered 24.450 km within 15 days (both ways), making it the longest air service operated with twin-engine airliners.

In 1947 domestic services commenced from Lisbon to Porto as well as from São Tomé to London. Four Douglas DC-4 Skymasters were purchased in this year, remaining in service until 1960.[7] These were used on the routes to Africa and to major European destinations including London.

The airline was privatised for the first time in 1953, changing from a public service to a public limited company (Public limited company|plc) and began in the same year services to Tangier and Casablanca.

Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed Super Constellation four-engined pressurised airliners, acquired in late 1955, were immediately introduced on the TAP African scheduled services to Luanda and Lourenço Marques.[8] That same year Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho|Admiral Gago Coutinho made a test flight to Rio de Janeiro.

The jet perioid – mid-1960s onwards

Sud SE.210 VIR CS-TCA TAP LAP 13.03.66 edited-4 - Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R of TAP at London Heathrow Airport in 1966

Beginning in 1960, TAP Air Portugal launched Rio de Janeiro as its first destination in Brazil, in a jointly-operated air service named "Voo da amizade|Voo da Amizade" ("Friendship Flight") with Panair do Brasil (1960-1965) and Varig (1965–1967). A route from Lisbon to Goa, a 19-hour flight with five stopovers, was added to the network in the beginning of the 1960s.

TAP entered the jet perioid in July 1962, when three Sud Aviation Caravelle twin-jet airliners were acquired and operated on the airline's most competitive European routes.[9]Lisbon - Rossio at Night (2678755642) - Rossio Plaza, Lisbon, in June 1968, showing a TAP commercial in the background at night TAP Air Portugal Boeing 747-200 Aragao - TAP Boeing 747-200B in 1984

The one-millionth passenger flew on TAP on 19 June 1964, 18 years after the airline began operations. In 1966 TAP operated its first sole flight to Brazil, when a company Boeing 707 landed at Galeão Airport in Rio de Janeiro, on 17 June at 17:32 GMT. Precisely at the same time and on the same day as the hydroplane Santa Cruz moored in Guanabara Bay in 1922, when Artur de Sacadura Cabral|Sacadura Cabral and Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho|Gago Coutinho made their historic South Atlantic crossing. The route to Brazil was inaugurated.

In 1967 and the airline achieved a milestone: it became the first European airline to fly exclusively with jets.[10]

In 1969, service to New York City via Santa Maria Island began. Boston was added to the New York service in 1970.

The first of four Boeing 747-200s was received in 1972.

TAP began 1974 with 32 aircraft operating to more than 40 destinations on four continents, it began offering computerised reservations, load control and check-in (known as Tapmatic), and became the first European airline to carry out major comprehensive overhauls of Boeing 747 engines. By the end of 1974, TAP had carried more than 1.5 million passengers, flown 68,210 hours over a network of almost 103,000 kilometers and had a staff of over 9,000. Following the Carnation Revolution|25 April 1974 revolution, Portugal was caught up in the wave of nationalisations during the following year and TAP was no exception, thus becoming a state-owned corporation in 1975.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

After the independence of Angola and Mozambique and the important African market decreased tremendously and two Boeing 747s were sold in 1976.

Fleet modernisation and expansion

TAP Air Portugal L-1011-500 CS-TEF LIS 1988-6-30 - A TAP Air Portugal L-1011-500 at Lisbon Portela Airport in 1988

During the 1980s and the fleet of Boeing 707s and 747s was replaced with Lockheed L-1011 TriStars and Airbus A310s on long-haul routes. In 1985 TAP established its charter subsidiary Air Atlantis, providing leisure Flights to most European cities, which operated Boeing 707, Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 jets. By the late 1990s, TAP had expanded its fleet by selling its older Boeing 727s and Boeing 737s, and had replaced them with Airbus Airbus A319|A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. The TriStars were sold to Air Luxor and were replaced by Airbus A340s, giving TAP an Airbus-only fleet.

In 1989, TAP became a publicly traded company (Sociedade Anónima) and their New York service moved to Newark Liberty International Airport from John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK and in 1991 introduced the service to Berlin. In 1993, TAP began flying to Tel Aviv. In 1994, TAP signed for a code sharing arrangement with Delta Air Lines for North Atlantic service. This agreement ended in 2005.

1996 saw the introduction of service to Boston via Terceira Island and the inauguration of service to Macau and the launch of TAP's website. In 1997, service began to Punta Cana and Bangkok. Flights to Bangkok and Macau were discontinued in 1998.

A strategic alliance was formed with Swissair in 1997. Within the scope of this agreement, a team of professional managers arrive at TAP, led by the Brazilian :pt:Fernando Pinto. Part of the agreement would lead to Swissair buying a 34% stake of TAP. Also, TAP became a member of Qualiflyer and the frequent-flyer program led by the Swiss flag carrier. Due to financial difficulties and the Swiss company ends up not buying the agreed shares of TAP Air Portugal, unilaterally revoking the partnership agreement which led to unexpected costs for the Portuguese airline in 2000, with the culmination of a legal action taken against Swissair.[11]

60th anniversary and Star Alliance membership

CS-TPC PGA Portugália Airlines (3869398765) - Former Fokker 100 of TAP Air Portugal subsidiary Portugália Airlines

TAP became a member of Star Alliance on 14 March 2005 and the same day on which the company celebrated its 60th anniversary. TAP Air Portugal was re-branded as TAP Portugal in February 2005. TAP also ended its code-sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines and began a new agreement with United Airlines|United, as part of its membership in the Star Alliance. Under this agreement United's code (UA) is placed on TAP Air Portugal's transatlantic flights and some African flights, and TAP Air Portugal's code (TP) is placed on United flights.

In 2006, TAP Air Portugal signed a deal with Banco Espírito Santo|Espírito Santo International for the acquisition of 99.81% of the Portuguese regional airline Portugália Airlines|Portugália. Furthermore, it started a code-sharing agreement with US Airways on all routes between Portugal and the United States with connecting services out of Newark, New Jersey|Newark and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia.

In 2007 TAP Air Portugal was awarded by NATO as the Best Engine/Aircraft Source of Repair for the NATO AWACS Maintenance Program. TAP Air Portugal has complete maintenance and overhaul bases in Portugal (Lisbon) and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre), and has specialised line maintenance stations in three continents: 4 in Portugal, 8 in Brazil, and 1 in Angola.[12] It started scheduled Flights to Moscow, Warsaw and Helsinki, in June 2009.[13]

After deciding to outsource its Passenger Service System in 2008, TAP migrated its reservation and inventory systems to the Altéa system managed by Amadeus IT Group|Amadeus. Prior to the migration to Altéa TAP was using a system derived from Delta Air Lines called Tapmatic, in use since 1972.

Development since 2010

CS-TNS A320 TAP tails (5286414010) - TAP Air Portugal tail-fins

In 2010 TAP introduced two new routes to Africa: Marrakesh and Algiers and the latter discontinued in 2017. The launch of these new routes highlighted the carrier airline reinforcement of its growth strategy for Africa, which is an important segment in the network where the airline has continually expanded since 2001, going from 236,000 to 541,000 passengers, an increase of more than 129%.

Miami and Porto Alegre were the latest long range routes introduced in 2011.[14][15]

Privatisation

Neeleman 2015 - David Neeleman, co-owner of TAP since its privatisation, also the founder of Jet Blue and WestJet. Readiness,_resilience,_recovery_(41557768461) - Miguel Frasquilho|Miguel Antunes Frasquilho, Chairman of TAP since 2017.

In order to obtain its three-year national bailout, Portugal was forced to sell its interests in several companies, including the state-run airline.[16] Several international operators were drawn by the airline's strategic position, but on 18 October 2012 and the Portuguese government announced a sole potential bidder for the privatized national carrier: the South American consortium Synergy Group|Synergy Aerospace, owner of Colombian airline Avianca.[16] Portuguese financial daily Dinheiro Vivo indicated that the government would suspend privatization negotiations, if German Efromovich's Synergy Aerospace bid was not approved.[16][17]

On 21 March 2014 the airline announced that it would buy two ATR 42|ATR 42-600s for its subsidiary company, Portugália Airlines|Portugália, replacing the smaller Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft 1900D previously operated by PGA Express.[18][19]

The Portuguese government planned to sell its controlling stake in the flag carrier to one or more large investors in a relaunch of the privatisation in 2014.[20] It intended to sell a 66% stake in the airline, with 5% of that set aside for its 7,500 staff.[21] Among known bidders were South American businessman German Efromovich, whose 2012 bid for TAP failed to meet the initial conditions;[22] a consortium formed by American businessman Frank Lorenzo and Portuguese entrepreneur Miguel Pais do Amaral; the American Brazilian businessman David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue in the United States and Azul Brazilian Airlines|Azul in Brazil and finally Globalia and the parent company of Air Europa.[23]

In May 2015, an over-week-long pilot strike led to the cancellation of around 3,000 TAP Air Portugal flights.[24]

In June 2015 and the Portuguese government decided to sell the TAP Air Portugal Group, owner of the national air carrier, TAP Air Portugal, to the Atlantic Gateway consortium formed by the partnership between David Neeleman and Humberto Pedrosa, who took control of 61% of the capital of the Portuguese flag carrier. On the memorandum signed by the new owner, TAP Air Portugal has to maintain the nation as the airline’s main hub for a minimum of 30 years.[25] The consortium that won the company's privatization in June 2015 has promised to buy 53 new Airbus aircraft for TAP. It was announced new orders would include 14 wide-body A330s and 39 narrow-body A320 Family aircraft.[26]

On October 2015, a new left-wing government has sought to return majority control of the airline to the state, having signed in February 2016 a deal with the private consortium, which indicates that the company is 50% owned by the Portuguese state, 45% by the Atlantic Gateway Consortium and 5% available shareholder to collaborators and employees of TAP.[6]

After privatisation

On 14 January 2016, TAP Air Portugal announced that the subsidiary Portugália Airlines would be rebranded TAP Express by 27 March 2016, as part of further restructuring measures within the group.[27] On the same day and the Portuguese carrier also announced that the entire Portugália fleet would be replaced with new aircraft by July 2016, which would receive a livery similar to that of TAP Air Portugal.[27] A downsize in the carrier network also took place in January, with TAP announcing the ceasing of long-haul Flights to Panama City, Manaus and Bogota as well as the European connections to Hanover and Zagreb.[28]

TAP Air Portugal plans to promote Portugal, in the United States, as a vibrant and exciting tourism destination, and Lisbon as a prime gateway into Europe for North American travellers, and thus, on February 2016 and the airline announced the return of JFK airport|New York’s John F. Kennedy International and Boston Logan International Airport|Boston’s Logan International as daily non-stop services from Lisbon. The Boston service started on June 11 and the new JFK daily flights commenced on July 1, both being operated with new Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200 delivered in June of the same year from Azul Brazilian Airlines. These two new routes reinforce the presence in the American market, with TAP also serving Miami International Airport|Miami from Lisbon and Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark from Lisbon and Porto. Altogether, TAP Air Portugal service grew to 30 flights per week to the US.[29]

TAP expanded its network in 2017, adding 10 routes, some which were previously operated by the airline: Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Alicante and Las Palmas (Spain), Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary), Cologne and Stuttgart (Germany), Fes (Morocco), Lomé (Togo), London City Airport (England) and Toronto (Canada).

In March 2017, Miguel Frasquilho|Miguel Antunes Frasquilho, president and CEO of AICEP Portugal Global, was selected to be TAP Air Portugal's new chairman of the board.[30][31]

On 14 September 2017, TAP Portugal was renamed TAP Air Portugal, going back to the name used between 1979 and 2005.[32]

Corporate affairs and identity

TAPHQLisbon - |TAP head office in Lisbon TAP has its head office in Building 25 on the grounds of Portela Airport|Humberto Delgado Airport in Santa Maria dos Olivais, Lisbon.[33][34]

Subsidiaries

TAP Air Portugal's subsidiaries are:

{{flagicon|Portugal TAP Express (100%) {{flagicon|Portugal Groundforce Portugal (49.9%) {{flagicon|PortugalTAP Maintenance and Engineering (100%) {{flagicon|BrazilTAP Maintenance and Engineering Brasil (90%) {{flagicon|PortugalTAP Tours (100%)

{{flagicon|PortugalTAP Serviços (100%) {{flagicon|Portugal CateringPOR (51%) {{flagicon|Portugal Megasis (100%) {{flagicon|Portugal UCS (100%) Up until the end of 2016, TAP Air Portugal had a 51% stake in Lojas Francas de Portugal (LFP), a retail joint-venture created in 1995 between the flag carrier and Dufry. LFP is present in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Madeira and Azores, with over 30 stores, and is also present on board of TAP Air Portugal with its "On Air" shopping magazine. Its stake in the company was sold to Vinci SA|Vinci and the owner of ANA Aeroportos de Portugal.

TAP Cargo

TAP Cargo is the freight branch of TAP Air Portugal. It does not operate own cargo aircraft but sells freight capacity aboard TAP's passenger flights and also maintains five scheduled all-cargo routes utilising other airlines:

  • London Heathrow Airport operated by European Air Transport with a Boeing 757
  • Frankfurt Airport operated by MNG Airlines with an Airbus A300
  • Cologne Bonn Airport operated by MNG Airlines with an Airbus A300
  • Brussels Airport operated by Royal Jordanian with an Airbus A310
  • Léopold Sédar Senghor the international Airport|Dakar Airport

TAP Cargo also operates Lisbon-Luanda all-cargo non-regular flights, in an Avient Aviation DC-10F, a Girjet 747-200F, and other leased aircraft.

Branding and identity

Beginning on 28 February 2011 TAP began airing its "TAP With Arms Wide Open" (TAP de Braços Abertos) campaign, featuring its new slogan. Three singers and the Brazilian singer Roberta de Sá and the Portuguese singer Mariza, and the Angolan singer Paulo Flores starred in a music video with the song "Arms Wide Open."[35][36] The music video featured TAP employees.[35][37] The inclusion of the three singers was intended to highlight the proximity between peoples in the Lusophone countries.[35][36]

Logo and livery

In 2005 TAP unveiled its current logo and livery, to coincide with its Star Alliance membership, during the airline's 60th anniversary.[38] It also saw the name change from TAP Air Portugal, introduced in the 1970s, to TAP Portugal. On 14 September 2017, TAP returned to its previous name

The first logo dates back to 1945, when the airline was founded. It consisted of a blue wing with the acronym TAP written to its left.

Museum

The TAP museum unit was created in 1978, but it only opened officially on 14 March 1985 as part of the company's 40th anniversary celebrations. Its venue was at the company’s head office on the grounds of Lisbon airport. Due to space limitations, on 29 January 2010 and the new premises of the Museu do Ar (Air Museum), in the municipality of Sintra, opened to the public. This extensive museum is the result of a three-way partnership between airport operator Ana-Aeroportos and the Portuguese Air Force and TAP.[39] The collection on display recounts the history of military and civil aviation in Portugal. Visitors are able to see 40 aircraft, including a TAP Douglas DC-3, simulators, engines and other exhibits. A panel of photographs in the main hangar tells the story of 100 years of aviation in Portugal.

Awards

In 2007 TAP Air Portugal was awarded by NATO as the Best Engine/Aircraft Source of Repair for the NATO AWACS Maintenance Program and has been distinguished with the highest maintenance and overhaul training awards from Airbus Industries in 1996, 2000, 2003, and 2005, being certified for full aircraft, engine and component maintenance and overhaul by the Federal Aviation Administration|FAA, European Aviation Safety Agency|EASA, and several other important certification entities and aircraft manufacturers (Airbus, Boeing and Embraer).[40]

In 2010 TAP Air Portugal was awarded the "World's Best Airline Award" by British Condé Nast Traveler magazine, after being rated for its excellence in previous years,[41] and was rated as the "Best Airline to South America" by the World Travel Awards in 2009 and 2010, with nominations for "Europe's Leading Airline" and "Europe's Leading Business Class" in 2007, 2009 and 2010.[42] TAP Air Portugal has also consistently achieved high ranks and various awards from specialized air travel publications such as Skytrax and Publituris due to the company's excellence in service and performance.[43] In recent years, TAP Air Portugal has been consecutively elected World’s Leading Airline to Africa and to South America by the World Travel and Tourism Council|World Travel Awards (WTA), considered the "Oscars" of the world travel industry.[44]

In the December 2017/January 2018 edition of the magazine Monocle (UK magazine)|MonocleTemplate:'s Travel Top 50, an annual list, selected by the magazine's editors, awarded Portugal's TAP airline the accolade of "most handsome crew."[45]

Destinations

Main article: [[List of TAP Air Portugal destinations]]

TAP Portugal - Destinations.svg|220x220px|TAP Portugal destinations|List of TAP Air Portugal destinations As of June 2017,[46] TAP Air Portugal serves 87[46] destinations in 34 countries across Europe, Africa, North America and South America, with some domestic, European and African destinations being operated by TAP Express.[47]

TAP Air Portugal is the leading European airline flying to Brazil, offering more destinations from its hub in Lisbon than any other European airline. Many Europeans transit through Portugal to fly to Brazil due to the large number of slots TAP holds on the South American country.[26] The airline is currently{{When|date=January 2018 looking to expand its service to Brazil even further, as well as adding new destinations in the United States, in which it currently serves four airports: Boston, Miami, Newark and New-York JFK.

On March 2016, TAP Air Portugal began an air shuttle service, designated “Ponte Aérea”, to connect Lisbon and Porto's airports with Flights every hour adding up to 18 round-trip flights. It is operated by White Airways on behalf of the regional brand Portugália|TAP Express.

As of 2022 TAP Air Portugal will launch 15 new routes as well as receive 15 new aircraft.[48]

Codeshare agreements

TAP Air Portugal has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[49]

{{div col|colwidth=17em

  • Aegean Airlines
  • Aigle Azur
  • airBaltic[50]
  • Air Canada
  • Air China
  • AirIndia https://[51]
  • Alitalia
  • All-Nippon Airways
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Azores Airlines
  • Azul Brazilian Airlines
  • Beijing Capital Airlines[52]
  • Brussels Airlines
  • Croatia Airlines
  • EgyptAir
  • El Al[53]
  • Emirates (airline)|Emirates
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • Etihad Airways
  • Finnair
  • Gol Transportes Aéreos
  • JetBlue
  • LAM Mozambique Airlines
  • LOT Polish Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • Luxair
  • Nordica (airline)|Nordica[54]
  • S7 Airlines
  • Singapore-Airlines
  • South African Airways
  • Swiss International Air Lines
  • Thai-Airways
  • Turkish Airlines
  • Ukraine International Airlines[55][56]
  • United Airlines{{Div col end

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2019 and the TAP Air Portugal fleet consisted of the following Airbus aircraft:[57]

TAP Air Portugal fleet
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Airbus A319-100 22 — — — 144 144
Airbus A320-200 20 — — — 174 174
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Airbus A321-200 4 — 12 — 204 216
Airbus A321neo 6 13[61][62] 12 — 204 216
Airbus A321LR 2[63] 10Template:Fact 16 48 107 171[64]
Airbus A330-200 13 — 25 — 244 269 5 older aircraft to be replaced by Airbus A330-900neo[65]
<templatestyles src="nowrap/core.css"/>Airbus A330-900neo 12 11[66] 34 96 168 298[66] Launch operator[66]
Airbus A340-300 4 — 36 — 232 268 To be retired by the end of 2019 [67]
Total 89 46

TAP Air Portugal became the launch client of the Airbus A330-900 in November 2018 when the airframer delivered to the airline the first aircraft of the type, on lease from Avolon.[66] TAP ordered 21 of these aircraft, of which 10 are directly ordered from Airbus and the rest will be leased.[68] They also estimated to have 133 aircraft in the fleet by 2025 including TAP Express.[69]

TAP Express

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TAP Air Portugal announced in January 2016 the creation of the new brand TAP Express to replace Portugália Airlines. The acquisition of 8 new ATR 72-600 (to be operated by White Airways crew) and 9 Embraer 190 (to be operated by Portugália crew) replaced the aging Fokker 100 and Embraer 145. A further four Embraer 195 were added to the fleet.

Fleet development

Before its current fleet, TAP Air Portugal had operated the following aircraft types:Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

TAP Air Portugal historical fleet
Aircraft Introduced Retired
Airbus A310-300 1988 2008
Airbus A330-300 2017 2019[70]
Boeing 707-320B 1965 1990
Boeing 727-100 1967 1989
Boeing 727-200 1975 1991
Boeing 737-200 1983 1999
Boeing 737-300 1988 2001
Boeing 747-200 1972 1984
[[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 1979 Unknown
Douglas DC-3 1945 1959
Douglas DC-4 1947 1960
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1983 1997
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation 1953 1967
Sud Aviation Caravelle 1962 1969

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Services

Lounges

TAP Air Portugal offers two different Airport lounge|lounges at Lisbon Airport and the TAP Premium Lounge, available for Victoria Gold Winners, Star Alliance Gold members and passengers flying on business class on Star Alliance flights, while Victoria Silver Winners only have access to the Blue Lounge, contracted with the handling subsidiary Groundforce Portugal|Groundforce.

Cabins

TAP Portugal A330neo interior ITB 2017 - |TAP Air Portugal A330neo interior mock-up

The aircraft are divided into a two-class cabin: business class (branded as tap|executive) and economy class|economy classes (tap|plus, tap|classic, tap|basic and tap|discount). TAP Air Portugal does not offer first class services. On the medium-haul fleet of Airbus A319, Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 aircraft, both cabins have been retrofitted with new leather seats.[71] The executive class offers better privacy than economy class, and more meal options. On the long-haul fleet of Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 aircraft and the cabin is divided into a two-class layout. The economy class of the new Airbus A330's and Airbus A340's is equipped with modern individual LCDs with touchscreen and a complete In-flight entertainment|IFE, while the older Airbus A330's feature an average IFE and older individual screens. The entire fleet of Airbus A340 economy class was refurbished during 2013, adding a new seat design and a new in-flight entertainment system.[72] In business class, seats are capable of turning into lie-flat beds. New Airbus A330 aircraft are also fitted with extra functions.

TAP's in-flight magazine is named UP and is available on board, as a fully responsive website (compatible with desktops, smart phones and tablets), and as a freely downloadable application for Apple's iPad.[73]

Airspace by Airbus

The Portuguese airline will also be the first to take a new cabin layout called “Airspace”. The design allows airlines to add more seats.[74]

Frequent-flyer program

TAP Air Portugal current loyalty program is Victoria, which awards members miles based on the distance travelled, ticket fare and class of service. As part of Star Alliance, miles can be earned as well from Star Alliance and other eligible partners. Membership in the Victoria programme is free. Award Miles are redeemable for free tickets, upgrades to a higher class of service, extra baggage allowance, and lounge access. Award Miles can furthermore be donated to charity. The Victoria Programme is divided into 3 tiers:[75]

  • Victoria Miles Winner and the basic tier, with no mileage requirements.
  • Victoria Silver Winner, (Star Alliance Silver), with a requirement of 30,000 Status Miles or 25 segments flown within one year.
  • Victoria Gold Winner, (Star Alliance Gold), with a requirement of 70,000 Status Miles or 50 segments flown within one year.

Accidents and incidents

According to the JACDEC Airliner Safety Report released in January 2011, TAP Air Portugal was rated Western Europe's safest airline and tied for fourth worldwide with three other airlines (Qantas, Air New Zealand, and Finnair). The JADEC report rates TAP Air Portugal well above any of its competitors in its prime geographic operating areas: Europe, Atlantic Islands, Africa, North America and South America.[76]

  • TAP Air Portugal Flight 425: the crash of Flight 425 at Madeira Airport on 19 November 1977 remains TAP Air Portugal's only fatal accident. Flight 425 was flying to Madeira Airport from Brussels via Lisbon. The Boeing 727 crashed while landing on runway 24 in heavy rain. Before the crash and the pilot had made two unsuccessful attempts to land and had decided to make one more attempt. The plane touched down too late and overran the runway which was, at the time, only 1600|m long. The plane crashed onto a beach at the end of the runway, splitting into two pieces and bursting into flames. Of the 164 people aboard, 131 were killed and 33 survived. It is the second-deadliest aeroplane accident in Portugal (after Independent Air Flight 1851). The crash prompted officials to explore ways of extending the short runway on Madeira. Because of the height of the runway relative to the beach below, an extension was difficult and too expensive to perform. A 200|m|0 extension was built between 1983 and 1986. In 2000 the runway was extended to 2781|m|0 long and was capable of handling wide-body commercial jets such as the Boeing 747 or Airbus A340.

Notes

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References

Citations

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External links

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  • Official website]
  • TAP Corporate]
  • TAP Victoria]
  • Up Magazine]

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