TAP Air Portugal officially confirmed its return to Salgado Filho International Airport, serving Porto Alegre, starting on April 1, 2025, flying from Lisbon (LIS).
Tickets are already available for purchase, with promotional fares of USD 649 on TAP’s official website (flytap.com) and through travel agents.
The announcement comes after the full recovery of Porto Alegre’s runway following the floods that hit the state of Rio Grande do Sul between April and May.
To date, the return of flights to Panama (Copa Airlines starting December 18), Lima (January 1 with LATAM), Santiago (January 3 with LATAM and June 23 with SKY), and Buenos Aires (with Aerolíneas Argentinas starting March 3), has been confirmed.
The European airline will operate three weekly flights using A330-900 aircraft, configured with 298 seats, divided into 34 in business class, 96 in premium economy, and 168 in economy class. As it operated before its suspension in April 2024, it will offer 1,788 seats per week.
- Flight TP 117 LIS 13:05 – 20:25 POA / Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
- Flight TP 118 POA 21:55 – 12:45 (+1) LIS / Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
In 2023, TAP transported 77,139 passengers in Porto Alegre with an 83% occupancy rate, according to ANAC Brazil.
TAP Air Portugal in Brazil
TAP is the European airline with the largest presence in Brazil, with flights to twelve destinations across fourteen routes.
From the Portuguese capital, it flies to Belém, Belo Horizonte/Confins, Brasilia, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Maceió, Manaus, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro/Galeão, Salvador de Bahia, and São Paulo/Guarulhos. Additionally, from Porto, it flies to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
According to the Cirium platform, TAP operates up to 93 weekly flights with an offer of 24,000 seats per week.
