TP - New branded product TAP Express
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TP - New branded product TAP Express
I've just received the following in my inbox:
Source: http://www.tapportugal.com/Info/en/a...up/the-new-tap
Dear Customer,
The new TAP is now a reality.
Today, we are announcing some very important news to the company and to all our Customers as well, among which I hereby emphasise the renewal of PGAs fleet, an objective that had been delayed for a number of years due to investment limitations.
Up to next July, we will take delivery of new aircraft - eight ATR72 and nine Embraer 190 - which will allow us to improve the comfort and efficiency of our fleet. With such a new fleet, we will also be able to increase seat capacity available by 47% as well as to achieve significant savings in fuel consumption, with the resulting benefits to environment.
But this heavy investment is not enough on its own.
We are not only renewing our regional fleet, but also adding consistency to TAP brand and product by reinforcing its commercial identity and redesigning our product and services as well.
TAP Expressis the newly branded product launched by TAP to replace Portugαlia, PGA airlines, from now on operating with a new fleet, as hereby announced.
We are also announcing the creation of the Porto-Lisbon shuttle, designated as Ponte Aιrea, to connect both destinations with flights every hour, adding to 16 roundtrip dailies in the whole. The launch of the Porto Lisbon shuttle will enable better service on the point-to-point connections and much better conditions for an optimised connectivity to the Lisbon hub operations, providing Customers with easy access to the whole TAP network.
Check our youtube video here
The Ponte Aιrea will offer very competitive prices to travel between Porto and Lisbon and an innovative product, with dedicated check-in counters and boarding gates along with fast and easy passenger boarding.
As of next March 27, TAP will increase the number of weekly flights to destinations already served in Europe, Brazil, the United States and Africa, reinforcing our product consistency.
I am sure these are historic days for TAP, now that the airline has the investment capacity to expand and turn into a more modern and competitive airline, one that is responsive to the needs of Customers and strongly committed to serve the markets where it operates.
The investments already underway, which include orders for 53 new aircraft, 60 million to retrofit the cabin interiors of the current fleet, 11 million to retrofit twelve A320-family aircraft with the sharklet technology, 2 million for a new digital reservations platform and the increase and renovation of PGA fleet, will allow us to embrace the future completely confident that TAP Portugal will become stronger and better able to provide improved services, with the same values as always.
Thank you for choosing TAP. We are confident we will be able to surprise you positively as we become increasingly better equipped to respond to your needs and meet your expectations.
Welcome aboard the new TAP.
Fernando Pinto
CEO
The new TAP is now a reality.
Today, we are announcing some very important news to the company and to all our Customers as well, among which I hereby emphasise the renewal of PGAs fleet, an objective that had been delayed for a number of years due to investment limitations.
Up to next July, we will take delivery of new aircraft - eight ATR72 and nine Embraer 190 - which will allow us to improve the comfort and efficiency of our fleet. With such a new fleet, we will also be able to increase seat capacity available by 47% as well as to achieve significant savings in fuel consumption, with the resulting benefits to environment.
But this heavy investment is not enough on its own.
We are not only renewing our regional fleet, but also adding consistency to TAP brand and product by reinforcing its commercial identity and redesigning our product and services as well.
TAP Expressis the newly branded product launched by TAP to replace Portugαlia, PGA airlines, from now on operating with a new fleet, as hereby announced.
We are also announcing the creation of the Porto-Lisbon shuttle, designated as Ponte Aιrea, to connect both destinations with flights every hour, adding to 16 roundtrip dailies in the whole. The launch of the Porto Lisbon shuttle will enable better service on the point-to-point connections and much better conditions for an optimised connectivity to the Lisbon hub operations, providing Customers with easy access to the whole TAP network.
Check our youtube video here
The Ponte Aιrea will offer very competitive prices to travel between Porto and Lisbon and an innovative product, with dedicated check-in counters and boarding gates along with fast and easy passenger boarding.
As of next March 27, TAP will increase the number of weekly flights to destinations already served in Europe, Brazil, the United States and Africa, reinforcing our product consistency.
I am sure these are historic days for TAP, now that the airline has the investment capacity to expand and turn into a more modern and competitive airline, one that is responsive to the needs of Customers and strongly committed to serve the markets where it operates.
The investments already underway, which include orders for 53 new aircraft, 60 million to retrofit the cabin interiors of the current fleet, 11 million to retrofit twelve A320-family aircraft with the sharklet technology, 2 million for a new digital reservations platform and the increase and renovation of PGA fleet, will allow us to embrace the future completely confident that TAP Portugal will become stronger and better able to provide improved services, with the same values as always.
Thank you for choosing TAP. We are confident we will be able to surprise you positively as we become increasingly better equipped to respond to your needs and meet your expectations.
Welcome aboard the new TAP.
Fernando Pinto
CEO
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First Embraer flights already planned.
Per airlineroute:
Per airlineroute:
TAP Portugal in last weeks schedule update has outlined planned Embraer E190 aircraft, which will be operating under the new brand TAP Express. The TAP Express brand will replace existing Portugalia brand, however the E190 will still be operated by Portugalia.
As of 19JAN16, planed Embraer E190 operation as follow.
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Barcelona 1 flight on 27MAR16, followed by 1 weekly from 06MAY16 to 27MAY16
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Funchal 4 weekly until 30MAR16, followed by 1 weekly in May/June 2016, 4 weekly from 03JUL16
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Lyon 1 weekly (No E190 operation from 28MAR16 to 31MAY16, except 01MAY16/02MAY16; Multiple frequencies from 01JUN16)
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Nice 3 weekly for the week of 27MAR16, followed by up to 7 weekly in June, 13 weekly from 01JUL16
eff 28MAR16 Lisbon Bordeaux 5 weekly (4 weekly in May, 6 weekly in June, daily from 05JUL16)
eff 28MAR16 Lisbon Nantes 3-4 weekly (2 weekly from 07MAY16, 6-7 weekly from 02JUN16)
eff 28MAR16 Lisbon Paris Orly 4 weekly (5 weekly from 02MAY16, 6 weekly from 03JUN16, daily from 05JUL16)
eff 29MAR16 Porto London Gatwick 5-6 weekly (7 weekly from 03MAY16)
eff 31MAR16 Lisbon Faro 2 weekly (Except 03MAY16 04JUN16; 5 weekly from 05JUN16 to 30JUN16, 1 weekly from 03JUL16)
eff 31MAR16 Lisbon Madrid 2 weekly for the week of 31MAR16, followed by multiple frequencies from 02MAY16 to 30JUN16
eff 31MAR16 Porto Funchal 4 weekly (7 weekly from 02MAY16)
eff 31MAR16 Porto Geneva Multiple freqencies
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Marseille 1 flight on 01APR16, followed by 2 weekly in May, 7 weekly in June, 5-7 weekly from 01JUL16)
eff 04APR16 Porto Madrid 4-5 weekly
eff 07APR16 Porto Lisbon 1 weekly (2 weekly from 01MAY16)
eff 01MAY16 Lisbon Toulouse 1 flight on 01MAY16, followed by 3 weekly in June, up to 12 weekly from 01JUL16
eff 04JUN16 Lisbon Algiers 1 weekly (5 weekly from 01JUL16)
The airline also tentatively filed one-way E190 operation from Luxembourg to Lisbon, average 3-5 weekly from 30MAR16
As of 19JAN16, planed Embraer E190 operation as follow.
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Barcelona 1 flight on 27MAR16, followed by 1 weekly from 06MAY16 to 27MAY16
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Funchal 4 weekly until 30MAR16, followed by 1 weekly in May/June 2016, 4 weekly from 03JUL16
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Lyon 1 weekly (No E190 operation from 28MAR16 to 31MAY16, except 01MAY16/02MAY16; Multiple frequencies from 01JUN16)
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Nice 3 weekly for the week of 27MAR16, followed by up to 7 weekly in June, 13 weekly from 01JUL16
eff 28MAR16 Lisbon Bordeaux 5 weekly (4 weekly in May, 6 weekly in June, daily from 05JUL16)
eff 28MAR16 Lisbon Nantes 3-4 weekly (2 weekly from 07MAY16, 6-7 weekly from 02JUN16)
eff 28MAR16 Lisbon Paris Orly 4 weekly (5 weekly from 02MAY16, 6 weekly from 03JUN16, daily from 05JUL16)
eff 29MAR16 Porto London Gatwick 5-6 weekly (7 weekly from 03MAY16)
eff 31MAR16 Lisbon Faro 2 weekly (Except 03MAY16 04JUN16; 5 weekly from 05JUN16 to 30JUN16, 1 weekly from 03JUL16)
eff 31MAR16 Lisbon Madrid 2 weekly for the week of 31MAR16, followed by multiple frequencies from 02MAY16 to 30JUN16
eff 31MAR16 Porto Funchal 4 weekly (7 weekly from 02MAY16)
eff 31MAR16 Porto Geneva Multiple freqencies
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Marseille 1 flight on 01APR16, followed by 2 weekly in May, 7 weekly in June, 5-7 weekly from 01JUL16)
eff 04APR16 Porto Madrid 4-5 weekly
eff 07APR16 Porto Lisbon 1 weekly (2 weekly from 01MAY16)
eff 01MAY16 Lisbon Toulouse 1 flight on 01MAY16, followed by 3 weekly in June, up to 12 weekly from 01JUL16
eff 04JUN16 Lisbon Algiers 1 weekly (5 weekly from 01JUL16)
The airline also tentatively filed one-way E190 operation from Luxembourg to Lisbon, average 3-5 weekly from 30MAR16
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airlineroute published the ATR72 operation
TAP Portugal in mid-January 2016 has loaded planned ATR72 operation, as the aircraft to join the airlines fleet under TAP Express brand. The ATR72 aircraft will be operated by White Airways.
As of 09FEB16, planned ATR72 operation in summer 2016 season as follow.
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Porto 14 daily (Previously reported)
eff 01APR16 Lisbon A Coruna 6 weekly (7 weekly from 07JUN16)
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Asturias 6 weekly
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Casablanca 1 daily (2 daily from 01JUL16)
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Malaga 2 daily
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Seville 2 daily
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Tangier 5 weekly (7 weekly from 07JUN16)
eff 31MAY16 Lisbon Valencia 13 weekly
eff 01JUN16 Lisbon Bilbao 2 daily
eff 01JUL16 Lisbon Marrakech 1 daily
eff 01JUL16 Lisbon Vigo 1 daily
Planned ATR72 operation remains subject to change.
As of 09FEB16, planned ATR72 operation in summer 2016 season as follow.
eff 27MAR16 Lisbon Porto 14 daily (Previously reported)
eff 01APR16 Lisbon A Coruna 6 weekly (7 weekly from 07JUN16)
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Asturias 6 weekly
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Casablanca 1 daily (2 daily from 01JUL16)
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Malaga 2 daily
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Seville 2 daily
eff 01APR16 Lisbon Tangier 5 weekly (7 weekly from 07JUN16)
eff 31MAY16 Lisbon Valencia 13 weekly
eff 01JUN16 Lisbon Bilbao 2 daily
eff 01JUL16 Lisbon Marrakech 1 daily
eff 01JUL16 Lisbon Vigo 1 daily
Planned ATR72 operation remains subject to change.