TAP Air Portugal

TAP Air Portugal is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Portugal, 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 in Africa, North, South and Central America, Europe and the Middle East. 

TAP has the most modern aircraft ready to accompany you on your travels. The company has a fleet of 77 aeroplanes, most of which are manufactured by Airbus: the aircraft types Airbus A300-310, Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and Embraer 190, Embraer 195, as well as ATR 72, are in service.

TAP Air Portugal's slogan is "TAP With Arms Wide Open". 

 In 2018 it announced eight new destinations for 2019: San Francisco, Washington, Chicago, Dublin, Basel, Tenerife, Naples, and Tel Aviv.  TAP Air Portugal improved its Northern Europe offer, adding Brussels, Lyon and Munich to its destinations from Porto, and increased the number of flights to New York. 

In operation since 1945, the airline continuously works to deliver safe, reliable and upgraded products & services, tailored to meet customer expectations. It began commercial services on 19 September 1946 with an inaugural flight from Lisbon to Madrid using a Douglas DC-3. Having been founded as a national institution, the airline was privatised for the first time in its history in 1953; throughout its existence, TAP would alternate between various forms of public and private ownership. During its early decades of operation, the airline expanded and launched numerous routes, including the lengthy Linha Aérea Imperial colonial service across Africa, various domestic and European services, and its first transatlantic service to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

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.

In June 2015, TAP was semi-privatised and became majority-owned by the Atlantic Gateway Consortium, led by David Neeleman, who founded JetBlue and Azul Brazilian Airlines and co-founded WestJet, together with Portuguese entrepreneur Humberto Pedrosa. The Atlantic Gateway Consortium purchased 61% of the carrier from the government of Portugal on 24 June 2015, with an option to buy the Portuguese government's remaining 34 per cent stake in 2018. 

 In July 2020 the Portuguese state increased its stake to 72,5 %. It acquired this stake from Atlantic Gateway Consortium, which now holds 22.5%. 

TAP Air Portugal holds 3-star Airline status from Skytrax for the quality of its airport and onboard products and staff service. Product rating includes seats, amenities, food & beverages, IFE, cleanliness etc, and service rating is for both cabin staff and ground staff.