TAP Express (TAP standing for ''Transportes Aéreos Portugueses'') is a

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regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In North ...

brand name for

TAP Air Portugal TAP Air Portugal is the currently state-owned flag carrier airline of Portugal, headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub. TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses – has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005 and oper ...

which operates short and medium-haul routes. TAP Air Portugal's lone wholly owned regional airline,

Portugália Airlines Portugália Airlines is a Portuguese regional airline with its head office on the grounds of Lisbon Portela Airport in Lisbon. It is a subsidiary of TAP Air Portugal and operates scheduled international and domestic services from its bases at ...

, operates under the TAP Express banner.

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, an airline owned by

Omni Aviation Omni – Aviação e Tecnologia, trading as Omni Aviation, is an airline company headquartered in Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Lisbon Region, Portugal. Omni was incorporated in Portugal in 1988 and has developed from a single-contract, single-client ...

, also operates regular flights for TAP Express using 6

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turboprops. Its head office is on the grounds of

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History

On 14 January 2016, TAP Portugal announced that PGA Portugália Airlines, its regional subsidiary, would be rebranded as TAP Express as of 27 March 2016, as part of the restructuring measures within the group, even though the company still operates as a wholly owned company of TAP Air Portugal. Mainline carriers often use regional airlines to operate services in order to increase frequency, serve routes that would not sustain larger aircraft, or for other competitive reasons. Also on 14 January 2016, TAP Air Portugal also announced that the entire Portugália fleet consisting of

Fokker 100 The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, an ...

and

Embraer ERJ-145 The Embraer ERJ family (for Embraer Regional Jet, model names EMB-135, EMB-140 and EMB-145) are regional jets designed and produced by the Brazilian aerospace company Embraer. The family includes the ERJ135 (37 passengers), ERJ140 (44 passenger ...

would be replaced by July 2016 with new

Embraer 190 The Embraer E-Jet family is a series of four-abreast narrow-body short- to medium-range twin-engine jet airliners designed and produced by the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer. The E-Jet was designed as a complement to the preceding E ...

and

ATR 72-600 The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR (french: Avions de transport régional or it, Aerei da Trasporto Regionale), a joint venture formed by ...

aircraft (the latter operated by

) which received a livery similar to that of TAP Portugal.atwonline.com - TAP Portugal creates TAP Express to replace Portugalia
15 January 2016

Destinations

Fleet

As of November 2022, the TAP Express fleet consists of the following aircraft:

References

External links

TAP Air Portugal website
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