New Route of the Day (26 October 2026): TAP Air Portugal between Lisbon and Sao Luis
TAP Air Portugal added its 15th city in Brazil by launching flights between Lisbon and Sao Luis on Monday 26 October. The 5,825-kilometre route will initially be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays, increasing to 3-weekly from 30 March, with the 171-seat A321LR aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition on the route. The return service operates via Fortaleza.
Flight TP17 departs Lisbon at 19:05 local time, arriving in Sao Luis at 00:10 the following day. The return service, operating under the same flight number, departs at 01:40 local time on Tuesdays and Fridays, arriving in Fortaleza at 03:00. It leaves the city at 04:30 local time, arriving back in the Portuguese capital at 14:50 local time.
What they said
Mario Chaves, COO of TAP Air Portugal, said: “The launch of the Lisbon – Sao Luís route represents another strategic step in strengthening our network of destinations between Europe and Brazil. We are expanding the connectivity of our hub in Lisbon with northeastern Brazil, creating new opportunities for tourism, business, and cultural exchange between Brazil and Portugal.”
Brazil is TAP’s most served market
With 15 destinations now served, TAP has the largest number of routes to the country.
During the 2026/27 winter season, the carrier maintains 96-weekly departures from Portugal to Brazil, of which 90 are from Lisbon and the remaining six weekly from Porto. It provides 24,930 seats per week in each direction between the two countries.
From Lisbon, the airline flies to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Natal, Maceio, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Florianopolis and Manaus, in addition to Sao Luis. It also operates services from Porto to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
The Lufthansa Group was selected by the Portuguese government on 14 October to acquire an initial 44.9% minority stake in TAP Air Portugal. One of Lufthansa’s main interests in TAP is its extensive network in Brazil.
