Tap Air Portugal Sees Significant Increase in Long-Haul Flights and Passenger Numbers

Things are currently looking positive at Tap Air Portugal, especially in the area of ​​long-haul flights. The number of passengers between Switzerland and Portugal has even increased to 0.7 million passengers.

In the past, Tap Air Portugal has repeatedly caused discussions regarding its privatization. In September last year, the government finally decided to privatize the state-owned airline. The news is now positive regarding passenger numbers, especially on long-haul routes, which will increase in 2023 according to a report by aerotelegraph.com have increased significantly.

Over 15 million passengers

Last year, a total of 15.9 million passengers traveled with the Portuguese national airline, representing an impressive growth of 15.2 percent. In addition, flight utilization reached 80.8 percent, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2022. The number of passengers between Switzerland and Portugal even grew by an impressive 20.5 percent to 0.7 million. TAP Air Portugal recorded significant growth, particularly in the area of ​​long-haul flights, transporting a total of 4.6 million passengers. This represents an increase of 15.1 percent compared to the previous year 2022 and an increase of 9.8 percent compared to 2019. Regarding connections to North America (1.46 million passengers), an impressive increase of 18.4 percent was recorded, while For flights to Brazil (1.9 million passengers) there was even an increase of 20.3 percent Travelnews.ch writes.

This coming summer, the airline also has plans to expand its route network to South and North America. Tap Air Portugal intends to introduce a total of eleven weekly connections to Brazil from Lisbon and Porto. Additional flight connections to Toronto and San Francisco are also planned. Within Europe, TAP Air Portugal is also planning to expand its offering, with a particular focus on connections between Lisbon and Italy.

Conclusion on more passengers on long-haul routes with Tap Air Portugal

In 2023, the Portuguese national airline carried a total of 15.9 million passengers, while flight utilization reached 80.8 percent. The airline also recorded significant growth on long-haul flights with 4.6 million passengers. It will be exciting to see whether more travelers will use Tap Air Portugal’s long-haul flights this year.

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2024-01-18 19:02:18
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