14 March 1945; 79 years ago (1945-03-14) as
Transportes Aéreos Portugueses
Commenced operations
19 September 1946; 77 years ago (1946-09-19)
Hubs
Lisbon Airport[1]
Secondary hubs
Porto Airport
Focus cities
Madeira Airport
Frequent-flyer program
TAP Miles&Go
Alliance
Star Alliance
Subsidiaries
TAP Express
Fleet size
80 (excl. TAP Express)
Destinations
87[2] (incl. TAP Express)
Headquarters
Lisbon, Portugal
Key people
Luís Rodrigues[3]
Revenue
€ 4.2 billion (2023)
Operating income
€ 871 million (2023)
Net income
€ 177 million (2023)
Total equity
€ -468 million (2021)[4]
Employees
6,626 [4]
Website
flytap.com
TAP Air Portugal is the flag carrier of Portugal,[1] headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its 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 90 destinations[5] in 34 countries worldwide. As of May 2019 the company has a fleet of 100 aircraft,[6] all of which are manufactured by Airbus with the exception of 19 aircraft manufactured by Embraer, operating on behalf of the regional airline TAP Express.[citation needed]
The airline was established on 14 March 1945 and began commercial services on 19 September 1946. Having been founded as a national institution, the airline was privatised for the first time in its history during 1953. Throughout its existence, TAP has alternated between public and private ownership.
In 1965 it bought its first Boeing-built jetliner, the 707. In 1967, the airline became the first in Europe to exclusively operate jets. In 1979, the airline underwent a modernisation programme, changing its name to TAP Air Portugal. By the end of the decade, the airline operated a fleet of 32 modern airliners that served in excess of 40 destinations on four continents. During the 1980s, the fleet of Boeing 707s and 747s was replaced with Lockheed L-1011 TriStars and Airbus A310s on long-haul routes. In 1983, TAP started operating its first Boeing 737-200s on short-haul routes. By the late 1990s, TAP had sold its Boeing 727s and 737s, replacing them with Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. Its Lockheed L-1011 TriStars were also replaced by Airbus A340s. These changes led to TAP becoming an Airbus-only operator and exclusive customer of the European aircraft manufacturer ever since
.[7]
The current Portuguese government has unveiled plans to reprivatize the airline.[8] The Portuguese Court of Audits has been highly critical of the public intervention on TAP.[9] In 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced 'historic' enforcement actions against six airlines, including TAP: $126.5 million in required refunds paid and a $1.1 million penalty, 'for extreme delays in providing refunds'.[10]
^ abCite error: The named reference TAP reports 11.3% traffic growth on African routes in 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"TAP Air Portugal on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
^"Government sacks TAP CEO". The Portugal News. 7 March 2023.
^ abCite error: The named reference Annual Report and Accounts 2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Discover the fleet". Flytap. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^"TAP já tem uma frota com 100 aviões. Estima receber mais 10 neste ano". Dinheiro Vivo. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^[1] All Airbus? The TAP Air Portugal Fleet In 2022, Simple Flying, 14.12.2022.
^[2] Portuguese Government to Sell TAP Portugal, Aviation Source News, Jamie Clarke, Retrieved 15.11.2022.
^[3] Portuguese Court of Audits Assessments on the State's General Account of 2021, Portuguese Court of Audits, Retrieved 06.10.2022, in Portuguese.
^[4] More Than $600 Million in Refunds Returned to Airline Passengers Under DOT Rules Backed by New Enforcement Actions Issued Today, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Retrieved 15.11.2022.
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TAPAirPortugal was founded as a division of Portugal's Civil Aviation Department under the name Transportes Aéreos Portugueses on 14 March 1945, and...
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Africa. The airport is the main hub of Portugal's flag carrier TAPAirPortugal, including its subsidiary TAP Express, as well as being a hub for low-cost...
in Portugal to that point. As of 2023, it is the second deadliest airplane accident in Portugal, after Independent Air Flight 1851. It remains TAP Portugal's...
EASA type certificate on 26 September 2018; it was first delivered to TAPAirPortugal on 26 November 2018 and entered service on 15 December. The -800 made...
occasion, an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-200, registration TF-ABA, landed at the airport. Although this was a rare event, some TAPAirPortugal flights...
Aeroportos de Portugal traffic statistics, after Lisbon Airport and before Faro Airport. The airport is a base for easyJet, Ryanair, TAPAirPortugal and its...
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after TAPAirPortugal ceased it for a short period and has been maintained since. Guinea-Bissau Bissau - Osvaldo Vieira International Airport Portugal Lisbon...
Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: Air France TAPAirPortugal WestJet As of March 2024[update], Azores Airlines operates the...
bankruptcy. TAPAirPortugal joined on 14 March 2005, adding African destinations to the network. In April 2006, Swiss International Air Lines, the alliance's...
Singapore Airlines South African Airways Swiss International Air Lines TAPAirPortugal Thai Airways International Turkish Airlines Vistara Virgin Australia...
2018). "airBaltic / TAPAirPortugal begins codeshare service from June 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Liu, Jim (23 November 2017). "airBaltic...
Kaohsiung and Taipei. In 2006 Air Macau was owned by China National Aviation Holding (51%), TAPAirPortugal (20%), STDM (14%), EVA Air (5%), the government of...
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Swiss International Air Lines TAPAirPortugal Thai Airways International Turkish Airlines United Airlines Virgin Australia Vistara Air Canada have Interline...
engine option) comprising A330-800/900, which entered service with TAPAirPortugal in December 2018. With the exclusive, more efficient Trent 7000 turbofan...
at several airports within the country. The primary flag-carrier is TAPAirPortugal, although many other domestic airlines provide services within and...
following airlines: Air Astana Air France Air Moldova airBaltic Austrian Airlines Azerbaijan Airlines EgyptAir Iberia KLM TAPAirPortugal Turkish Airlines...
South African Airways SriLankan Airlines Swiss International Air Lines TAPAirPortugal Thai Airways International Turkish Airlines United Airlines Virgin...
Global Information
€ 4.2 billion (2023)