TAP Portugal facts for kids

TAP Airbus A330-200

TAP Portugal is the flag carrier airline of Portugal. Its headquarters and hub are at Lisbon Portela Airport. TAP operates about 2,000 flights a week to 88 destinations in 38 countries worldwide.

History

TAP Portugal was founded on March 14, 1945. It began flying on September 19, 1945. It's first flight was from Lisbon to Madrid. The one-millionth passenger flew on TAP on 19 June 1964, 18 years after the airline began operations. In 1969, TAP began flying New York City. Boston was added to the New York service in 1970. TAP bought Boeing 747 airplanes during the 1970s. In 1975, TAP was nationalised, becoming a state-owned corporation (Empresa Pública) and changing its name to TAP Air Portugal in March 1979. TAP became a member of Star Alliance in 2005.

Images for kids

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  Douglas DC-4 of TAP arriving at London Heathrow Airport from Lisbon in 1954

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  Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R of TAP at London Heathrow Airport in 1966

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  Rossio Square, Lisbon, in June 1968, showing a TAP commercial in the background at night

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  A TAP Air Portugal L-1011-500 at Lisbon Portela Airport in 1988

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  Former Fokker 100 of TAP Air Portugal subsidiary Portugália Airlines

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  TAP Air Portugal tail-fins

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  [David Neeleman]], co-owner of TAP since its privatisation, also the founder of jetBlue, WestJet and Azul.

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  TAP head office in Lisbon

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  TAP Express ATR 72-600 operated by White Airways

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  TAP Air Portugal A330neo interior mock-up

See also

In Spanish: TAP Air Portugal para niños