2008-12-22
New TAP lounge at Lisbon Airport opened on December 22
On the past December 22nd, the TAP Premium Lounge at Lisbon Airport was opened, a new ample space of 500m2 that offers passengers the most up-to-date and comfortable rest, leisure, entertainment, multimedia and Business Center area as well as providing free wireless Internet access. [+]
2008-12-22
TAP & SAA Sign Code-Share Agreement
Star Alliance members TAP Portugal and South African Airways (SAA) have signed a code-share agreement that provides for extensive commercial cooperation. Code-share operations on the Lisbon-Johannesburg leg served by TAP are covered by this agreement as well as to other cities in South Africa run by SAA, namely: Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London. In Portugal the cities of Faro, Funchal and Porto are also included. [+]
2008-12-18
Miles Donated Support Red Cross, AMI and Terra dos Sonhos
This Christmas the TAP Victoria program is again associating itself with human aid and social welfare institutions, inviting members of the program to donate miles that will revert in favor of the Portuguese Red Cross, AMI and Terra dos Sonhos (Dreamland). [+]
2008-12-15
Star Alliance Corporate Plus, the alliance’s programme for global corporate travel needs, has continued its successful path by achieving a year-on-year revenue increase of 12.5 per cent for the entire programme. In flown revenue terms, this represents a rise from €2.4 billion to €2.7 billion. At the same time the number of agreements grew by three per cent to 97. [+]
2008-12-12
Brussels Airlines to Join STAR ALLIANCE
At their annual Board Meeting, the CEOs of the Star Alliance member airlines have today voted to accept the application of Brussels Airlines to become a future member of the alliance. [+]
2008-12-04
TAP Offers Group of Children their Flight Baptism
Marking the Christmas period, TAP offered 18 children from Gaia supported by the Gaia Social Institution, the opportunity to fly by plane for the first time. This flight baptism offered to children ranging from 6 to 12 years of age took place yesterday on a return trip between Porto and Lisbon and a visiting program specially prepared for these travelers. [+]
2008-12-02
The New STAR ALLIANCE Lounge in Paris
TAP Passengers that travel in Executive class can enjoy, since the beginning of December, the new Star Alliance lounge, in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airport. This space, with 850 sq. feet and with a capacity of more than 200 passengers, is aimed for First Class and Executive clients and also for Star Alliance Gold Card Members, travelling in any airline of the Alliance, with departure from Terminal 1. [+]
2008-12-02
TAP Flies to Warsaw, Moscow & Helsinki
TAP is to fly from Lisbon to Warsaw, Moscow and Helsinki from June of next year with a basic five flights a week to each of the new destinations. [+]
2008-12-02
TAP PORTUGAL & TRAVELPORT GDS Sign Full Content Agreement
TAP, the Portuguese airline company and market leader and Travelport GDS, leader in supply and global distribution of systems (GDS), have established a full content agreement that enables all travel agents connected to Galileo and Worldspan, to access their entire inventory and public fares including exclusive Internet fares. [+]
2008-11-24
TAP Increases Flights to Europe & Afica
During the Christmas and New Year period TAP is to increase flights to several destinations in Europe and Africa offering more than 5,200 seats in total. With the aim of meeting the increased demand registered in this period the Company has programmed a range of increased capacity and extra flights that will run from mid December to January 18 2009 covering France, Switzerland and Luxemburg in Europe, Angola and Cape Verde in Africa. [+]
2008-11-21
Tap Offers More Than 100 Extra Flights To Madeira And The Azores
TAP is to increase its flights to Madeira and the Azores during the Christmas and New Year period offering its passengers 103 extra flights in total between December 14 2008 and January 6 2009. [+]
2008-11-12
TAP Already Flown 12 Cargo Flights to Luanda
TAP has already flown 12 cargo flights to Luanda departing from Lisbon and Porto during the June/October 2008 period, transporting 1,110 tons of cargo as a whole on these flights. [+]
2008-11-12
Tap Punctuality Above European Average
TAP punctuality registered in October was above the EAA (European Airline Association) with 84 percent of company flights departing at their scheduled times while according to the latest data released for August average EAA punctuality was around 80 percent. [+]
2008-11-10
TAP & Dom Pedro Hotels Establish Partnership
TAP and Dom Pedro Hotels have signed a partnership that allows the 800 thousand members of the TAP Victoria Program to earn miles for each stay at any hotel in the Dom Pedro Hotel Group in Lisbon, Madeira and along the Algarve coast. [+]
2008-11-04
TAP Golf Tournament Brings More than 300 Foreign Participants to Portugal
The golf tournament that TAP has organized for more than 30 years will again be disputed in Vilamoura in the Algarve. Between November 8 and 15, more than 300 foreign participants will arrive in Portugal for this traditional competition including the players themselves and their respective guests. It is worth noting that this time for the first time a group of golfers from the Czech Republic will be taking part as well as an increasing number of golfers from Brazil. [+]
2008-10-27
Inaugural Casablanca Flight Filled to Capacity
TAP’s inaugural flight to Morocco left Lisbon early this afternoon filled to capacity. The capacity booking on this first flight confirms the Company’s investment in flights to this new destination as one of the most important cities in the north of Africa. According to Fernando Pinto, CEO, “this is another important step in TAP development in Africa, one of its strategic markets”. [+]
2008-10-21
1st Edition of 2008 Victoria Golf Tournament
The first edition of the Victoria Golf Tournament was held on Saturday October 18 at the Penha Longa course classified among the top 30 in Europe. This initiative is in response to numerous requests from frequent flyers that have come to express an interest in TAP and its partners associating themselves with the creation of a golfing event.With almost three decades of experience in activities associated with golf – via the well-known TAP Open Tournament – the 2008 Victoria Tournament is yet another example of TAP investment in this sport and is the first initiative by the company’s Fidelity Program in this area. [+]
2008-10-20
Star Alliance Launches New Brand Campaign
With the theme – “You’ve earned it”, Star Alliance launched its new multi-platform brand campaign on Monday, October 20th, 2008. The campaign is aimed at increasing awareness and familiarity of the Alliance customer benefits, with a special emphasis on the value of global recognition for the frequent International traveller. [+]
2008-10-15
TAP has improved use of the potential of QPX software from ITA Software, Inc, the leading American company supplying innovative IT solutions to the aviation industry. Investing in differentiation through quality and price, in June TAP launched five new products that can be purchased on its website using the advantages of QPX in online commercialization. [+]
2008-10-07
TAM Airlines to Join Star Alliance
The Chief Executive Board (CEB) of Star Alliance has unanimously voted to accept Brazilian carrierTAM Airlines, the largest carrier in South America, as a future member. “Thanks to TAM, Latin America will no longer be a white spot but rather a hot spot on our world map,” said Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance, at the official joining announcement in São Paulo. [+]
