TAAG Angola Airlines to operate flights to Spain

Angolan state-owned TAAG will connect Luanda (LAD) with Madrid (MAD) starting June 23 with two weekly flights.

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The flights will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with a configuration of 12 seats in first class, 56 seats in business class, and 225 in economy. These flights will be able to connect with Iberia’s network of destinations at Barajas International Airport, thanks to an agreement between the two companies.

Schedules and frequencies

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Flight	From	Departure	To	Arrival	Frequencies
DT 680	Luanda (LAD)	21:00	Madrid (MAD)	05:15 (+1)	Thursday & Sunday
DT 681	Madrid (MAD)	23:55	(Luanda (LAD)	06:25 (+1)	Monda & Friday

For the first time, TAAG will fly to the Spanish capital.

Iberia operated the Luanda – Madrid route and vice versa between 2011 and 2016. The company ceased operations in the Angolan capital due to a lack of demand.

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Since the arrival of new management at TAAG Angola, the company has been rebuilding its destination network and fleet for the post-pandemic era. The new executives have shown interest in expanding its presence in Europe (Madrid and Paris).

The company had been going through significant financial problems. In 2019 it obtained negative profits of USD 204,645,509. Faced with this situation, it decided to change its board of directors and reorganize, which included an order for six DHC 8-400s to replace the Boeing 737s on domestic links.

Eduardo Fairen Soria, CEO of TAAG, joined in October 2021. Another important executive who recently joined is the Chief Operating Officer (COO), who joined in December 2021.

Its current fleet consists of six Boeing 737-700s, one Boeing 737-700(QC), three Boeing 777-200ERs, five Boeing 777-300ERs, and six DHC 8-400s.

Currently, TAAG Angola counts Porto (OPO) and Lisbon (LIS) as its only connections in Europe. In addition, it operates to São Paulo (GRU) and Havana (HAV) on Boeing 777 aircraft.

On the African continent, flights are operated in Boeing 737-700 aircraft to Johannesburg (JNB), Cape Town (CPT), Kinshasa (FIH), Lagos (LOS), Maputo (MPM), São Tomé, and Windhoek (WDH).

Its domestic destinations are Cabinda, Catumbela, Dundo, Huambo, Kuito, Lubango, Luena, Menongue, Namibe, Ondjiva, Saurimo, and Uige (DHC 8-400).

In 2019, it mobilized 1,490,277 passengers with an average occupancy rate of 48%, a growth of 7.35% over the previous year.