TAP reduced its operations 93% in February.
Portuguese airline TAP is to reduce its operation by 93% in February compared to the same month in 2020 due to new mobility restrictions imposed in Portugal and will maintain only domestic connections and flights to destinations where there are significant Portuguese communities.
See also: Airlines are facing a reduction in flights worldwide.
In a statement sent today to the Securities Market Commission (CMVM), TAP informed that it had previously planned to reduce its activity by 73% in February, but the new restrictions on air transport have led it to raise this percentage to 93%, according to EFE.
See also: UK airlines criticise government quarantine plan.
It will maintain connections in the domestic market (Lisbon, Porto, Madeira and Azores) and flights to Newark and Boston (United States); Toronto (Canada); Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga and Valencia (Spain); Amsterdam (Holland); Brussels (Belgium); Geneva and Zurich (Switzerland); Luxembourg; Paris, Nice, Toulouse, Marseille and Lyon (France), and Milan and Rome (Italy).
It will also maintain flights to Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Conakri (Republic of Guinea), Dakar (Senegal), Maputo (Mozambique), Sao Tome and Principe, and Praia and St. Vincent (Cape Verde).
TAP is also available to operate repatriation flights if necessary.
Since last Sunday, Portuguese nationals have been prohibited from leaving the country except in exceptional cases, such as if they have legal residence abroad or for family reunification.
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