TAP Portugal

TAP Portugal is the flag carrier airline of Portugal.[1] Its headquarters and hub are at Lisbon Portela Airport. TAP operates about 2,000 flights a week to 88 destinations in 38 countries worldwide.

TAP Portugal
TAP-Portugal-Logo
IATA ICAO Callsign
TP TAP AIR PORTUGAL
HubsLisbon Airport
Frequent-flyer programTAP Miles&Go
AllianceStar Alliance
Fleet size75
Destinations93
Employees6,626

History

TAP Portugal was founded on March 14, 1945. It began flying on September 19, 1945. [2] It's first flight was from Lisbon to Madrid. [3] The one-millionth passenger flew on TAP on 19 June 1964, 18 years after the airline began operations. In 1969, TAP began flying New York City.[4] Boston was added to the New York service in 1970. TAP bought Boeing 747 airplanes during the 1970s. In 1975, TAP was nationalized, becoming a state-owned corporation (Empresa Pública) and changing its name to TAP Air Portugal in March 1979. TAP became a member of Star Alliance in 2005. [5]

References
  1. "TAP: Socialist government to retake control of Portuguese flag carrier – Portugal - Portuguese American Journal". Portuguese American Journal. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. "TAP Portugal Frequent Flyer Mileage Program - PartnerPlusBenefit". UK PartnerPlusBenefit. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. "History - TAP Portugal". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. "History of TAP Portugal". SeatMaestro.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. "TAP Portugal". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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