Tap Air Portugal, named Best Airline in Europe

TAP Air Portugal continues to expand its European network with the addition of daily service to one of Italy’s most romantic destinations, Florence, from June 10, 2018. TAP was named Best Airline in Europe, for the seventh consecutive year, on December 12 by the readers of Global Traveler Magazine. 

Florence will be TAP’s fifth Italian destination served from Lisbon, joining Rome, Bologna, Milan and Venice. Each Italian destination, along with TAP’s entire European and African route network, may be coupled with up to five days’ stopover in Portugal when flying from the United States, Canada or Brazil. 

More than half of TAP’s U.S. passenger traffic continues beyond Lisbon, on to Europe or Africa, and Italy is one of the most popular final destinations. 


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Air Portugal flies backwards . . .

TAP Air Portugal, the 72 year-old Portuguese national carrier, on Friday, flew passengers from Lisbon to Newark via the 70s! The A330 aircraft had been painted in the livery design the airline used from the mid 1950s to mid 70s. 

The “retro flight” might have felt like taking a trip back through the 70s for passengers. The cabin crew wore the airline’s most emblematic uniforms, designed by French stylist Louis Féraud. And even the interior of the cabin, the headrests, meals and even the in-flight entertainment have all been remade, in 70s style.

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TAP now serves three airports in London

TAP’s operation between London City airport and Lisbon launched on 29 October 2017, with the inaugural flight taking off from London City at 7:50pm. TAP now serves three airports in London, offering two daily flights on week-days and one daily flight on weekends from London City to #Lisbon.

With the new addition to its network, TAP becomes the only airline to connect London City, located in the city’s financial centre, and the cosmopolitan destination of Lisbon, and the first Airline to fly this route in the 30 years London City Airport has been operating.

When the final destination is not Lisbon or Porto, passengers can also take advantage of the Portugal Stopover programme on their way out or during their return flight, stopping in Portugal for one, two or three nights for no additional charge to their fare. Since its launch in summer 2016 until the end of last July, almost 70 thousand passengers have already made the most of the programme, and with this new route numbers are expected to rise even further.

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TAP launches Portugal stop-over for international travellers

TAP PORTUGAL is introducing a #Portugal Stop-over, giving passengers the option of visiting two destinations, with a stay in Lisbon or Porto for up to three days during the same trip. 

Passengers flying on round trips starting in the UK and flying to North America, Brazil, or Africa as the destination, and vice versa, will be able to enjoy the stop-over. Customers can choose between Lisbon and Porto, whether their stop-over is during the out-bound or return flight, and the number of nights (up to three).

The Portugal Stopover is an online product available through the main page of Flytap.com or directly through portugalstopover.flytap.com.

The launch comes after the recent announcements of new routes to Boston and New York.

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What’s new in Lisbon?

Tagus cruise: A new way to see Lisbon is by taking a river tour along the Tagus, the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. The Belém Tower (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Parque das Naçoes (the most modern parish of the city, characterized by its futuristic buildings), and the Christ the King statue are some of the monuments visitors will be able to enjoy on the two different routes available. www.transtejo.pt

Helicopter tours: Get a bird's eye view of Lisbon with new helicopter tours. Lisbon Helicopters offers two different flight routes above the city centre, and another above the towns of Estoril and Cascais. www.lisbonhelicopters.com

Direct flights to Lisbon operate from London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Bristol with TAP Portugal, BA, easyJet and Ryanair.

www.visitlisboa.com


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Picture Credit: From top: "Tagus-sun down" by Jorge from Portugal via Wikimedia Commons; "Lisboa (7097370663)" by Ravi Sarma via Wikimedia Commons