easyJet wins 18 daily ‘slots’ at Lisbon airport ceded by TAP
Brussels’ decision comes as snub to Ryanair Ryanair management heard today that the European Commission has awarded all 18 daily (take-off and landing) ‘slots’ ceded by TAP (due to its
Hundreds of thousands tune in to watch planes land at Heathrow in gale force winds – TAP’s flight TP1354 turns back
Hundreds of thousands were watching live-stream from Heathrow in UK this morning as planes from all over the world battled gale force winds to land as Storm Eunice pummeled the
Slovenian president discovers TAP still means ‘take another plane’…
Slovenian president Borut Pahor has discovered Portugal’s flagship airline TAP waits for no-one – not even a VIP being ferried across the tarmac all of three minutes late. The Portuguese
PM Costa in piping-hot water for “not telling truth” in debate watched by 3.3 million
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa is in piping hot water today for having bent the truth to make a point in the acrimonious pre-election campaign televised debate with his adversary,
TAP responds to “revolting” bombshell dropped in televised debate
TAP has responded to the ‘revolting’ bombshell dropped by PSD leader Rui Rio in last night’s televised pre-election debate. Holding up a computer print out, Mr Rio explained that a
Algarve demands compensation for TAP’s abandonment of region
Hoteliers and mayors in the Algarve are demanding compensation for the new strategy of national airline TAP – which means no international flights actually connect with the country’s main touristic
TAP gets (conditional) approval for €2.55 billion ‘restructuring plan’
Portugal’s ‘flagship’ airline TAP has received the green-light it needed to come back from the brink – but not without significant conditions. The European Commission’s approval for the government’s €2.55
Dozen airlines fined for transporting passengers without required Covid paperwork
TAP, EasyJet, Emirates Airlines, British Airways, Ryanair and others have all fallen foul of the Portuguese government’s new ‘get tough measures’ against airlines transporting passengers without the required Covid paperwork.
Knives out over TAP: Opposition leader accuses government of ‘monstrous’ €4.5 billion “financial orgy”
Today’s debate in parliament on ‘politics in general’ saw knives out once again over the government’s plans to bail-out loss-making airline TAP, ‘come what may’. Opposition leader Rui Rio accused
Finance minister affirms government ready to plough another billion euros into TAP
Finance minister João Leão has confirmed the Portuguese government is preparing to plough another almost billion euros into loss-making airline TAP (click here). The €900 million injection will go forwards