Founded in 1945, TAP is currently considered the fourth largest airline in Brazil, with 1.5 million passengers carried to and from the country in 2022.
TAP carries millions of passengers to over 80 destinations worldwide and in addition to the 77 weekly flights on 13 unique routes the company offers between Portugal and Brazil, in South America and Caribbean, TAP also operates to Caracas and Cancun. Its network of routes, offers easy and fast connections at its hub in Lisbon, the airline has establi
"We are very proud to welcome TAP Air Portugal as one of our pashed itself as an excellent choice for connecting to Europe.rtner members. It is an airline that has recovered solidly after two years of the pandemic, offering excellent service and always looking to innovate to meet the needs of travellers, especially in these changing times. Welcome, TAP, to ALTA," comments José Ricardo Botelho, CEO & Managing Director of ALTA.
"The Brazilian market is the most important for TAP abroad and we always want to maintain and improve this connection with the Brazilians, but also with South America. These are destinations that we can connect directly to Portugal, with the A330 aircraft, but also with the versatile and sustainable A321 LR. Through our network, these connections to Portugal also give access to dozens of European destinations. Our Company's entry into ALTA now only reinforces our commitment and the importance of South American destinations for TAP", comments the CEO of the Portuguese Company, Christine Ourmières-Widener.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, TAP operates non-stop flights from Portugal to Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela. In Brazil, the airline has already reached 90% of capacity compared to the period before the pandemic.
It currently has direct flights from São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Natal, Maceió, Porto Alegre, Recife and Salvador, as well as connecting Porto to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In total, TAP connects 11 cities in Brazil directly to Europe.
Tags: TAP Air Portugal, Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA)
