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{{Short description|Regional airline brand of Portugal}}
'''Portugália''' (Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aereos SA) {{airline codes|NI|PGA|Portugalia}} is a [[regional airline]] based in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]. The airline operates scheduled international and domestic flights from Lisbon and [[Porto]], together with charters to [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[Belgium]]. Its main base is [[Portela Airport]], Lisbon, with a hub at [[Porto Airport]] (OPO).
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = TAP Express
| image = [[File:TAP Express Logo.svg|150px]]
| IATA = TP
| ICAO = TAP
| callsign = PORTUGAL EXPRESS
| aoc =
| hubs = [[Lisbon Airport]]
| focus_cities = [[Porto Airport]]
| frequent_flyer = TAP Miles&Go
| alliance = [[Star Alliance]] (affiliate)
| fleet_size = 19
| destinations = 23
| parent = [[TAP Air Portugal]]
| num_employees =
| logo_size = 300
| founded = {{start date and age|2016}}
| headquarters = [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
| key_people = <div>
*Antoanaldo, [[CEO]]
*{{nowrap|[[Miguel Frasquilho]], Chairman}}</div>
| subsidiaries =
| website = [http://www.flytap.com flytap.com]
}}
[[File:Hamburg Airport Portugália Airlines TAP Express Embraer ERJ-190LR CS-TPS (DSC04564).jpg|thumb|A TAP Express [[Embraer E190]] seen at [[Hamburg Airport]], in April 2024.]]

'''TAP Express''' (TAP standing for ''Transportes Aéreos Portugueses'') is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Virtual airline (economics)|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]]. Currently, [[Portugália Airlines]] operates under the ''TAP Express'' brand.<ref name="TAPmerger">[https://aviation.direct/portugalia-airlines-wird-mit-tap-air-portugal-fusioniert aviation.direct - "Portugália Airlines to be merged with TAP"] (German) 15 April 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/54077-taps-portuglia-airlines-adds-maiden-emb-195|title=TAP's Portugália Airlines adds maiden EMB-195}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
On 14 January 2016, TAP Portugal announced that [[Portugália Airlines]], its regional subsidiary, would be rebranded ''TAP Express'' as of 27 March 2016,<ref name="rebranding" /> 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 (flight)|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.<ref name="rebranding">[http://atwonline.com/finance-data/tap-portugal-creates-tap-express-replace-portugalia atwonline.com - TAP Portugal creates TAP Express to replace Portugalia] 15 January 2016</ref> White Airways, an airline owned by [[Omni Aviation]], operated for TAP Express until 2022.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/tap-feuert-partnerin-und-tritt-nach aerotelegraph.com] (German) 3 November 2022</ref>
The airline was established on [[25 July]] [[1988]] as a joint-stock company, but had to wait two years before it could start services, due to a delay in air transport liberalisation. It started operations on [[July 7]] [[1990]] with a flight from from Lisbon to Porto. It also flew from Lisbon to [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]] that same day. It started operations with scheduled domestic and international charter flights, as scheduled international flights were not then permitted under Portuguese legislation. International scheduled flights started in June [[1992]] from Lisbon and Porto. Grupo Espirito Santo owns 84.34% of the company, which employs 745 staff.

A subsidiary of Portugalia, [[PGA Express]], operates services from Lisbon to [[A Coruña]] and [[Málaga]].

== Services ==

Portugalia operates the following services (at January [[2005]]):

*Domestic scheduled destinations: [[Lisbon]], [[Porto]] and [[Funchal]].

*International scheduled destinations: [[A Coruña]], [[Barcelona]], [[Basel]]/[[Mulhouse]], [[Bilbao]], [[Bologna]], [[Brussels]], [[Lyon]], [[Madrid]], [[Málaga]], [[Manchester]], [[Marseille]], [[Milan]], [[Nice]], [[Stuttgart]], [[Toulouse]], [[Turin]], [[Valencia]], [[Valladolid]] and [[Zurich]].


== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
<!--DO NOT REMOVE THE WHITE AIRWAYS AIRCRAFT AS THEY ARE OPERATED FOR TAP EXPRESS-->
As of November 2023, the TAP Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flytap.com/en-gb/on-board/discover-the-fleet|title=TAP Fleet - Explore the TAP aircraft - TAP Air Portugal|website=www.flytap.com}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;margin:auto;"
Portugália's fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):
|+ '''TAP Express Fleet'''
|-
! rowspan="2"|Aircraft
! rowspan="2"|In service
! rowspan="2"|Orders
! colspan="3"|Passengers
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! <abbr title="Executive">C</abbr>
! <abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr>
! Total
|-
|[[Embraer 190]]
|12
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|106
|106
|
|-
|[[Embraer 195]]
|7
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|118
|118
|
|-
!Total
!19
!&mdash;
! colspan="4" |
|}


==References==
*8 [[Embraer ERJ 145|Embraer ERJ-145]]
{{Reflist}}
*6 [[Fokker F100]]
*2 [[Saab 2000]] (operated by PGA Express)
*1 Raytheon [[Beech 1900|Beech 1900D]] (operated by PGA Express)


== External links ==
==External links==
{{commons category-inline|TAP Express}}
*[http://www.flytap.com TAP Air Portugal website]


{{Portalbar|Portugal|Companies|Aviation}}
*[http://www.flypga.com/ Portugália]
{{Airlines of Portugal}}
*[http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Portugalia?show=all Portugália Embraer Fleet Detail]
*[http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/pga.htm Portugália Passenger Opinions]


{{DEFAULTSORT:TAP Express}}
[[Category:Airlines established in 1988]]
[[Category:Airlines of Portugal]]
[[Category:Airlines of Portugal]]
[[Category:Companies based in Lisbon]]
{{airlistbox}}
[[Category:European Regions Airline Association]]
[[Category:Star Alliance affiliate members]]
[[Category:TAP Air Portugal]]
[[Category:Portuguese companies established in 1988]]

Latest revision as of 23:13, 8 December 2024

TAP Express
IATA ICAO Call sign
TP TAP PORTUGAL EXPRESS
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
HubsLisbon Airport
Focus citiesPorto Airport
Frequent-flyer programTAP Miles&Go
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size19
Destinations23
Parent companyTAP Air Portugal
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Key people
Websiteflytap.com
A TAP Express Embraer E190 seen at Hamburg Airport, in April 2024.

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. Currently, Portugália Airlines operates under the TAP Express brand.[1][2]

History

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On 14 January 2016, TAP Portugal announced that Portugália Airlines, its regional subsidiary, would be rebranded TAP Express as of 27 March 2016,[3] 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.[3] White Airways, an airline owned by Omni Aviation, operated for TAP Express until 2022.[4]

Fleet

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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

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