DUBAI, UAE, 4 November 2021: Emirates and TAP Air Portugal
are further expanding their existing codeshare arrangement by adding 23 more
destinations to the partnership from 2 November. This brings the total number
of destinations where customers can enjoy seamless connectivity to over 90
points.
TAP Air Portugal will place its code on popular Emirates
flights to four additional Asian destinations – Hanoi and three Japanese
gateways – Narita, Osaka and Haneda, subject to government approval.
Emirates will place its code on TAP Air Portugal operated
flights to 19 additional destinations via Lisbon. They include Belem, Brasilia,
Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Maceio, Natal, Porto
Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Praia, Sal Island, Sao Vicente, Conakry, Ponta
Delgada, Porto Santo, Terceira and Dakar.
Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates said:
“The further expansion of the Emirates – TAP Air Portugal partnership
attests to the strong collaboration of both airlines and our shared commitment
to providing customers with seamless connections to and from Portugal. By
leveraging our mutual networks through codeshare flights, we enable our
customers to travel to more places on a single ticket with a one baggage policy
and fare conditions. We look forward to bringing more benefits to our customers
through this partnership”.
Silvia Mosquera, Chief Commercial & Revenue Officer of
TAP Air Portugal, said: “TAP Air Portugal is pleased to be able to
implement this expanded partnership with Emirates, allowing our customers greater
geographic access, with particular emphasis on destinations in the Middle East
and Asia. TAP is eager to be able to take Emirates customers to more cities in
Portugal and to our destinations in the Americas and North Africa, aboard our
modern fleet of state-of-the-art aircraft, in an environment of maximum quality
of service, hygiene and safety, and so that they can also benefit from our
Portugal Stopover…