{"id":174459,"date":"2025-05-19T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=174459"},"modified":"2025-05-19T21:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:11:36","slug":"tap-inaugurates-new-direct-route-between-lisbon-and-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/05\/tap-inaugurates-new-direct-route-between-lisbon-and-los-angeles.html","title":{"rendered":"TAP Inaugurates New Direct Route Between Lisbon and Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TAP Air Portugal <\/strong>has taken a strategic step in its international expansion with the launch of a new direct route between Lisbon and Los Angeles last Friday. The airline now connects the Portuguese capital with the Californian city three times a week, using a modern Airbus A330-900 with a capacity for 298 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Itinerary Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, flights operate on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Starting May 26, TAP will add a fourth weekly frequency on Saturdays, further strengthening the airline&#8217;s presence in the U.S. market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lisbon \u2192 Los Angeles: <\/strong>Departure 09:55, arrival 14:35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Los Angeles \u2192 Lisbon:<\/strong> Departure 16:40, arrival 11:45 (next day)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for this new route are available starting at 679 euros for round-trip flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promotional Campaign: A Ticket to Hollywood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the launch of this route, TAP has introduced a unique promotional campaign in collaboration with Portuguese actor Jos\u00e9 Condessa. Through social media, the airline aims to find the &#8220;next Portuguese star in Hollywood.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge involves recreating a scene from a favorite movie or series and participating in a virtual casting. The prize: a round-trip flight for two to Los Angeles and two tickets to the legendary Paramount Studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expansion in the U.S. and Diaspora Connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With this new route, TAP solidifies its U.S. network, operating flights from Lisbon to eight destinations: New York, Newark, Boston, Miami, Washington DC, San Francisco, Chicago, and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Porto Airport, the airline also connects to Newark and, starting this week, to Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An additional highlight is that, beginning June 3, one of the weekly flights between Lisbon and San Francisco (the Tuesday flight) will include a stop in Terceira Island, Azores. 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