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The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing said that the routes created in the North are deficient, but there are planes operating in the capital with even less occupation.
Minister Pedro Nuno Santos said in Parliament that the four routes created in Porto since the State reinforced its position in the Portuguese airline have “46% of average capacity” and are “a loss for TAP.” According to industry sources, at present, the mentioned occupation is much higher than that of some flights leaving from Lisbon. TAP does not comment on “proprietary business information.”
The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing told a parliamentary hearing on Thursday that the four routes created at the Porto airport, to Amsterdam, Milan, Zurich and Ponta Delgada are “at this moment a loss for TAP.” Yesterday, in a statement, he stressed that “TAP is currently losing money on practically all routes, including those made from Lisbon.” The minister emphasizes that “I never said that the only routes that harm TAP are the four mentioned yesterday. [anteontem] in the parliamentary hearing “.
Pedro Nuno Santos said that “there are currently 11 routes operated by TAP from Porto and that, although practically all companies are strongly reducing operations in winter, TAP will maintain ten routes in Porto.”
Cancellations
JN found out, from sources with knowledge of the sector’s figures, that there are “flights leaving from Lisbon to Luanda, with 14%, or to São Paulo, with less than 30%.” In addition, TAP will maintain only six regular international destinations in winter and two more operated only at Christmas (Geneva and Zurich), with a reduction in the airlift to Lisbon and only one flight per day to Funchal. Waiver of Zurich, Geneva, Luxembourg, Munich, Ponta Delgada, Milan, Brussels and Madrid. During the same period, other companies reinforced their commitment to Porto. Swiss will operate 15 weekly flights and Luxair will go from five weekly flights to a daily connection to Luxembourg.
Rui Moreira, mayor of Porto, called on the Government to “incorporate TAP to Carris or the very profitable Soflusa”, since “we will find a solution”, and Lisbon “remains with TAP which, without prejudice to Porto, is no longer A sorry” “. Since TAP’s restructuring plan is still unknown, the Liberal Initiative party has filed a court summons to force the government to reveal it before the budget vote.
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