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TAP flies to Belo Horizonte from February

TAP will run five flights a week between Lisbon and Belo Horizonte from February 11 2008 by which time it will be offering 65 flights a week between Portugal and Brazil. The new TAP flights to the state capital of Minas Gerais will run in both directions on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

TAP begins direct flights to city of Praia

On October 28, TAP will inaugurate regular direct flights to the city of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, with four flights a week departing from Lisbon on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 9:50pm. This new destination reinforces connections to the Portuguese-speaking country as daily flights to Sal will be maintained, totaling 11 flights a week between Portugal and Cape Verde.

Industrial action hits Portuguese air travel

Portuguese air travel is scheduled to be hit by major strikes starting today, as well as the 25th and 27th of this month as talks between the Portuguese government and the Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SPAC) broke down.

TAP offers new menus on flights from Brazil

TAP is now offering new in-flight menus in its Top Executive class on all flights from Brazil. This new catering option reinforces the company’s commitment to the continual improvement of the quality of the products and services it provides its customers with, and is part of a series of new options introduced this summer in its in-flight services, with gastronomic dishes created by renowned chefs Vitor Sobral and Dânio Braga.

TAP offers check-in online from Luanda

The check-in online option is now offered by TAP on flights from Luanda for passengers with electronic tickets, and can be performed between 24 and 5 hours prior to flight departure time. Passengers using check-in online should hand in their baggage at the Executive Class desk up to 90 minutes before departure.

Star Alliance awarded best for “Business Traveller”

The “Business Traveller” awards are recognized in the world of aviation as a distinction of excellence in the sector and comprise 46 categories ranging from airline companies to the hotel industry and rent-a-car firms to renowned brands of travel articles.

TAP extends online check-in to Stockholm & Copenhagen

TAP check-in online is already available to passengers on company flights to Stockholm and Copenhagen airports. This option is now available for departures from Continental Portugal, Madeira*, The Azores*, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Brussels Amsterdam, London, Rome, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Oslo, Luanda and now Stockholm and Copenhagen to the entire TAP network (except for the USA).

TAP flies to Pamplona

TAP is to maintain flights between Lisbon and Pamplona previously operated by Portugalia, six times a week – daily flights except for Saturdays - departing from Lisbon at 1:55pm and arriving in Pamplona at 4:45pm. From the capital Navarre, flights leave at 5:25pm and arrive in Lisbon at 6:25pm.

New daily TAP flights connect Madeira to Rome and Milan

From October 28 Madeira will have new TAP connections between Funchal and the Italian cities of Rome and Milan. The new flights designated as through-flights (with passenger check-in and baggage dispatch thru to final destination) will help facilitate connections between Madeira and Italy.

TAP to introduce signed in-flight safety videos

From September, TAP is introducing new items in the Safety Instruction videos shown on board its aircraft in an effort to meet the needs of its passengers. In addition to this, besides the regular narration in Portuguese and English, videos will now have a sign language “window”, also in both languages.

TAP launches extra daily fights to Nice and Toulouse

From September 15 TAP will operate more daily flights to Nice and Toulouse with departures from Lisbon, reinforcing its offer of flights to France – one of the most representative markets of the Company’s European network. The range of destinations served now operates with a basic 19 flights a day available rising to 20 during peak periods.

TAP introduces new daily flights to Rome

TAP will begin operating two more daily flights to Rome from September 15, one from Lisbon and the other from Porto, reinforcing its operations to Italy with the range of destinations now served by 12 flights a day.

TAP increases operations in Porto by 20 percent

TAP is to bring forward its reinforcement of operations at Porto Airport to September 15 in the light of the new conditions brought about with the acquisition of PGA and the possibility of the joint use of the fleets of both companies.

TAP sets new record

TAP has just set a new record by transporting more than 30,000 passengers in a single day of operations over 3 consecutive days. The 30,000 barrier was broken on July 27 with the transportation of 30,417 passengers.

TAP to have new in-flight magazine

With the aim of making its passengers’ journeys more agreeable, from November TAP is offering a new in-flight magazine entitled “Up”. With this new editorial proposal headed by journalist Paula Ribeiro, TAP seeks to meet the demands of communication taking into account the increasingly more cosmopolitan character of its Customers.