Sunny 20th Anniversary of TAP Air Portugal connecting Prague to Lisbon  

Nearly 1.4 million passengers and over 13,100 flights; these are the numbers which finest describe the 20 th anniversary of TAP Air Portugal’s route between Prague and Lisbon. During the celebrations at Václav Havel Airport Prague, a singular Airbus A321neo in a particular retro livery arrived in Prague. The airport firefighters welcomed it with a conventional water salute and there was additionally an accompanying program on the gate.

The first flight on the Prague – Lisbon route was operated on 1 June 2004. TAP initially launched three frequencies per week and step by step elevated the service to comprise 11 weekly flights in 2018-2019. Today, the service operates the route seven occasions per week, and from June till the tip of the summer season season, passengers will probably be in a position to select from as many as eight frequencies.

“I am glad that our cooperation with TAP Air Portugal has been working very well in the long term. It is a carrier that provides our passengers with a wide range of connections not only to Portugal, but also on connecting routes, especially to South and North America. I also appreciate the fact that TAP Air Portugal was one of the first airlines to resume connections with Prague after restrictions were relaxed post the Covid-19 pandemic. I personally believe that our cooperation will continue in the same spirit in the future,” Jiří Pos, Chairman of the Prague Airport Board of Directors, stated.

Frédéric Gossot, Sales and Distribution Senior Director of TAP Air Portugal, added: “It’s with great satisfaction that we are here, today, celebrating 20 years of success of TAP flights connecting Prague and Lisbon. In the past 20 years, TAP has transported almost 1.4 million passengers between the capital cities of Czechia and Portugal. We cheer all our partners, and especially our host today, Václav Havel Airport Prague; you are part of this success. We bring many tourists, not only from Portugal, but also from Brazil, the United States, and Canada to discover Prague and Czechia, and we offer the Czechs some of the best options to visit Lisbon and all the gems of Portugal and beyond, onboard our all-Airbus fleet, one of the youngest fleets in Europe.”

From June till the tip of the summer season season, TAP Air Portugal operates the Prague-Lisbon route eight occasions per week. Depending on the plane seat occupancy, the flights are operated by both an Airbus A321neo or an A320neo plane.