When TAP takes off, Portugal takes off

TAP is one of the main drivers of the Portuguese economy:
  • The largest exporter in Portugal and the biggest contributor to tourism, with transported 4 million tourists last year;
  • 15.8 million customers in 2018. One and a half times the population of Portugal;
  • 1st airline in the world to fly with the Airbus A330neo;
  • One of the fastest growing companies regarding the routes between the US and Europe;
  • The first company in Europe to offer unlimited free messages on transatlantic flights;
  • Contributes with 3.5 billion euros for the national GDP, which shows TAP’s relevant contribution for our country.

36 new state-of-the-art aircraft in 2019
Being a company of reference it is to renew more than half of its fleet in just 2 years. It is to be the first company to acquire the entire range of NEO Airbus and to generate 750 jobs in Portugal for each new aircraft. This means that all our investment and effort are on the right track.


13 new routes only in 2019
To be a reference company is to have 13 new routes in 2019 and the biggest growth in the operations between the US and Europe, but that's not all. It is also to grow faster than half of the flagship airlines in Europe* and the leading between the routes Europe and Brazil. This means that all of our investment and effort is on the right track.

* compared to the average revenue growth in 2018 of the Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa groups according to information released to the public by the companies themselves. 


15.8 million customers in 2018

To be a reference company is to have transported the equivalent of one and a half times the population of Portugal in 2018, more 4.5 million customers than in 2015 (+40%). It is to be the company that most contributes to tourism in Portugal. This means that all our investment and effort are on the right track.


When TAP takes off, Portugal takes off.