From 3 September, it will be TAP Air Portugal's 12th destination in Brazil. FlorianopolisThe capital of the state of Santa Catarina, in the south of Brazil, will benefit from three weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) from Lisbon from this date. The airline will operate these three frequencies with an Airbus A330-200. The aircraft will have capacity for 269 passengers, including 244 in economy class and 25 in business class. The flight will last approximately 11h00. Around fifty destinations in Europe will connect with the new destination. Tickets are already on sale through all distribution channels.
The choice of Florianopolis as TAP's twelfth destination in Brazil will enable TAP Air Portugal to continue developing its diversification strategy in its largest intercontinental market. For Luís Rodrigues, CEO of TAP Air Portugal, " The launch of the flight to the state of Santa Catarina had been envisaged for some time. For TAP, it's very important that we've been able to bring forward the launch of this new route at a time when, due to the state of natural disaster in Rio Grande do Sul and the closure of Porto Alegre airportThe south of Brazil needs it so badly"..
The new link with Florianopolis will enable TAP to maintain its record level of flights during the European summer, despite the temporary suspension of flights to Porto Alegre. No date has yet been set for the reopening of this destination, which has the country's 8th largest airport with 7 million passengers. During the Western summer, TAP Air Portugal offers 95 weekly flightsThis represents an average of more than 13 flights a day, departing from 11 Brazilian state capitals. Flights depart from Lisbon and also from Porto to Rio and Sao Paulo.
