TAP Express
IATA ICAO Callsign
TP TAP PORTUGAL EXPRESS
Founded2016 (2016)
HubsLisbon Airport
Focus citiesPorto Airport
Frequent-flyer programTAP Miles&Go
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size20
Destinations23
Parent companyTAP Air Portugal
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Key people
Websiteflytap.com

TAP Express (TAP standing for Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) is a Portuguese virtual carrier and regional airline brand name for TAP Air Portugal which operates short and medium-haul routes. Its head office is on the grounds of Lisbon Portela Airport in Lisbon.

History

On 14 January 2016, TAP Portugal announced that Portugália Airlines, its regional subsidiary, would be rebranded TAP Express as of 27 March 2016,[1] as part of the restructuring measures within the group, even though the company still operates as a wholly owned company of TAP Air Portugal. Mainline carriers often use regional airlines to operate services in order to increase frequency, serve routes that would not sustain larger aircraft, or for other competitive reasons.

Also on 14 January 2016, TAP Air Portugal also announced that the entire Portugália fleet consisting of Fokker 100 and Embraer ERJ-145 would be replaced by July 2016 with new Embraer 190 and ATR 72-600 aircraft (the latter operated by White Airways) which received a livery similar to that of TAP Portugal.[1] White Airways, an airline owned by Omni Aviation, operated for TAP Express until 2022.[2]

Portugália Airlines operates under the TAP Express.[3][4]

Fleet

As of November 2023, the TAP Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

TAP Express Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Embraer 190 12 — — 106 106
Embraer 195 7 — — 118 118
Total 19 —

References

  1. 1 2 atwonline.com - TAP Portugal creates TAP Express to replace Portugalia 15 January 2016
  2. ↑ aerotelegraph.com (German) 3 November 2022
  3. ↑ aviation.direct - "Portugália Airlines to be merged with TAP" (German) 15 April 2022
  4. ↑ "TAP's Portugália Airlines adds maiden EMB-195".
  5. ↑ "TAP Fleet - Explore the TAP aircraft - TAP Air Portugal". www.flytap.com.

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