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TAP Air Portugal Launches New Direct Path to Florianópolis, Increasing Attain in Brazil
Saturday, September 7, 2024
TAP Air Portugal has solidified its presence on the Europe-Brazil journey hall by inaugurating a brand new path to Florianópolis, the capital metropolis of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil.
The service, connecting Lisbon Airport with Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz Worldwide Airport, will run 3 times per week on the Airbus A330-200. This new connection marks the airline’s thirteenth Brazilian vacation spot as a member of the Star Alliance.
Trying forward, TAP is ready to develop additional, resuming its Lisbon-Manaus service in November, a route beforehand operated from June 2014 to February 2016 however discontinued since.
In response to OAG Schedules Analyser knowledge, TAP’s launch of the Florianópolis route has considerably enhanced its capability, providing over 51,000 two-way nonstop weekly seats and roughly 213,600 month-to-month seats. This growth secures TAP a 27.9% share of the Europe-Brazil market as of September 2024.
As compared, LATAM Airways Group holds 21.8% of the market share this month, adopted by Air France-KLM Group at 13.6%, and each Lufthansa Group and ITA Airways at 11%. British Airways and Iberia, beneath the Worldwide Airways Group, command a 9.5% share.
TAP additionally leads in frequency, using A321LR plane to numerous Brazilian cities, together with Belem, Fortaleza, Maceio, Natal, and Recife, representing 32% of all Europe-Brazil frequencies this September—surpassing LATAM’s 18%.
Because the Europe-Brazil aviation market grows, the full nonstop scheduled two-way seats are projected to succeed in 847,500 by January 2025, marking an 11% improve from January 2024 and practically 16% above pre-pandemic figures.
