Groundforce Portugal provides TAP with ground handling at the airline’s Lisbon home base, as well as airports in Faro, Funchal, Porto, and Porto Santo.
TAP Air Portugal details plans to transition 75% of its short- and mid-haul fleet to Airbus neo variants by 2025, as it presses ahead with its restructuring.
Leading carriers including Emirates, American Airlines, Air China, and many more have confirmed their attendance at the 26th World Route Development Forum.
The European Commission has allowed the transfer of €462 million ($560 million) in COVID-19 pandemic damages from the Portuguese state to TAP Air Portugal but the airline is still waiting on EC approval for its turnaround plan.
The Portuguese flag-carrier said it hopes to reach 60-70% of the equivalent 2019 capacity by the end of 2021, providing its restructuring plan is approved.
Several Star Alliance airlines have reduced their February capacity further after stricter travel restrictions designed to stem the spread of COVID-19 made air travel nearly impossible.
TAP Air Portugal plans to reduce its fleet to 88 aircraft and cut 2,000 positions under a restructuring proposal, which has been submitted to the European Commission (EC) for approval.