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Over the weekend, a TAP Air Portugal flight bound for Oslo from Lisbon had to divert to Porto. No fim de semana, um voo da TAP Air Portugal com destino a Oslo proveniente de Lisboa teve de desviar para o Porto.
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Cabin Pressure Lost!: TAP Air Portugal Flight From Lisbon Diverts to Porto

by James Field
written by James Field

Over the weekend, a TAP Air Portugal flight bound for Oslo from Lisbon had to divert to Porto.

Information has been released pertinent to this incident, which we will get into in this article.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

TAP Air Portugal Flight: TP764 – Lisbon to Oslo – Diverts to Porto…

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Over the weekend, a TAP Air Portugal flight bound for Oslo from Lisbon had to divert to Porto.
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TAP Air Portugal flight TP764, which diverted to Porto, is a routine scheduled flight between Lisbon and Oslo.

Furthermore, the aircraft involved in this incident was CS-TVB.

As per data from Planespotters.net, CS-TVB is a 5.4 year old Airbus A320neo that was delivered to the airline in February 2019.

Moreover, of the A320neo variant, TAP Air Portugal has 13 of them in their fleet.

Within that 13, one is parked and 12 are in active service, with an average fleet age of 4.0 years.

Also, as well as the A320neo, the airline also has the following aircraft in their mainline fleet:

  • 5 Airbus A319s.
  • 15 Airbus A320ceos.
  • 26 A321 Family aircraft.
  • 22 A330 Family aircraft.
  • 19 Embraer E190 aircraft.

TAP Air Portugal flight TP764 departed Lisbon at 1309 local time on June 30 and initially climbed out towards Oslo.

Over the A Coruna area, the aircraft proceeded to make a u-turn and heavy descent into Porto.

From there, the aircraft landed safely into the Portuguese airport at 1427 local time, nearly an hour and a half after departure.

Furthermore, as per The Aviation Herald, it is understood that the cause of this diversion was due to a loss of cabin pressure.

Grounded for Two Days…

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Because of this incident involving TAP Air Portugal TP764 Lisbon (LIS)-Oslo and it’s diversion into Porto, the aircraft was grounded for two days.

Before it could be formally grounded, the aircraft made an emergency re-positioning back to LIS.

Furthermore, data from RadarBox highlights that the aircraft re-entered commercial service on July 2.

Since it’s re-entry into service, it has operated the following flights:

  • TP1685 – LIS to Madeira.
  • TP1686 – Funchal to LIS.
  • TP824 – LIS to Milan.
  • TP825 – Milan to LIS.
  • TP1543 – LIS to Praia.
  • TP1544 – Praia to LIS.
  • TP882 – LIS to Napoli.

Overall, the aircraft appears to now be back in working order following the loss of cabin pressure on June 30.

No other issues have been reported regarding the aircraft since.

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Over the weekend, a TAP Air Portugal flight bound for Oslo from Lisbon had to divert to Porto. No fim de semana, um voo da TAP Air Portugal com destino a Oslo proveniente de Lisboa teve de desviar para o Porto.
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Perda de pressão na cabine!: Voo da TAP Air Portugal a partir de Lisboa desvia para o Porto

by James Field
written by James Field

No fim de semana, um voo da TAP Air Portugal com destino a Oslo proveniente de Lisboa teve de desviar para o Porto.

Foram divulgadas informações pertinentes a este incidente, que abordaremos neste artigo.

Sem mais demoras, vamos ao que interessa…

TAP Air Portugal Voo: TP764 – Lisboa para Oslo – Desvia para o Porto…

Over the weekend, a TAP Air Portugal flight bound for Oslo from Lisbon had to divert to Porto. No fim de semana, um voo da TAP Air Portugal com destino a Oslo proveniente de Lisboa teve de desviar para o Porto.
Dados fornecidos pela RadarBox.com.
Over the weekend, a TAP Air Portugal flight bound for Oslo from Lisbon had to divert to Porto. No fim de semana, um voo da TAP Air Portugal com destino a Oslo proveniente de Lisboa teve de desviar para o Porto.
Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

O voo TP764 da TAP Air Portugal, que desviou para o Porto, é um voo regular de rotina entre Lisboa e Oslo.

Além disso, a aeronave envolvida neste incidente foi o CS-TVB.

De acordo com os dados do Planespotters.net, o CS-TVB é um Airbus A320neo com 5,4 anos que foi entregue à companhia aérea em fevereiro de 2019.

Além disso, da variante A320neo, a TAP Air Portugal conta com 13 deles na sua frota.

Destes 13, um está estacionado e 12 estão em serviço ativo, com uma idade média da frota de 4,0 anos.

Além do A320neo, a companhia aérea conta ainda com as seguintes aeronaves na sua frota principal:

  • 5 Airbus A319.
  • 15 Airbus A320ceos.
  • 26 aeronaves da família A321.
  • 22 aeronaves da família A330.
  • 19 aeronaves Embraer E190.

O voo TP764 da TAP Air Portugal partiu de Lisboa às 13h09, hora local, do dia 30 de junho e descolou inicialmente em direção a Oslo.

Sobre a zona da Corunha, a aeronave procedeu a uma inversão de marcha e a uma forte descida para o Porto.

A partir daí, a aeronave aterrou em segurança no aeroporto português às 14h27, hora local, quase uma hora e meia depois da partida.

Além disso, de acordo com o The Aviation Herald, entende-se que a causa deste desvio se deveu a uma perda de pressão na cabine.

Aterrado durante dois dias…

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Devido a este incidente que envolveu a TAP Air Portugal TP764 Lisboa (LIS)-Oslo e ao seu desvio para o Porto, a aeronave esteve imobilizada durante dois dias.

Antes de poder ser formalmente aterrado, a aeronave fez um reposicionamento de emergência de volta para o LIS.

Além disso, os dados da RadarBox destacam que a aeronave regressou ao serviço comercial no dia 2 de julho.

Desde a sua reentrada ao serviço, operou os seguintes voos:

  • TP1685 – LIS para a Madeira.
  • TP1686 – Funchal para LIS.
  • TP824 – LIS para Milão.
  • TP825 – Milão para LIS.
  • TP1543 – LIS para a Praia.
  • TP1544 – Praia para LIS.
  • TP882 – LIS para Nápoles.

No geral, a aeronave parece estar de volta às condições de funcionamento após a perda de pressão da cabine a 30 de junho.

Nenhum outro problema foi relatado em relação à aeronave desde então.

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Azores Airlines Launches Porto – US Services

by Jamie Clarke
written by Jamie Clarke

Portuguese carrier, Azores Airlines, has launched this week its new direct services from Porto on mainland Portugal to the U.S.

This article will cover the details surrounding Azores Airlines new nonstop services from Porto and their operations across these routes.

Azores Airlines – Porto to the US

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Azores Airlines, part of the SATA Group, is a Portuguese carrier that serves the Azores Archipelago. The islands are known as, Ponta Delgada, Santa Maria, Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Pico and Horta.

The carrier is headquartered out of Ponta Delgada Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) and operates a fleet of 10 aircraft. This is broken down as, three Airbus A320s, two Airbus A320neos, two Airbus A321neos and three Airbus A321LRs.

The SATA Group also operates a domestic carrier, named SATA Air Acores. This operator has a total of seven aircraft, two Dash 8 Q200s and five Dash 8 Q400s.

After operating a very successful U.S. schedule from Ponta Delgada and Madeira. The carrier has now launched direct U.S. services from Porto Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO).

The will now serve the following routes directly –

  • Porto to New York – Operated once per week on Thursdays.
  • New York to Porto – Operated once per week on Sundays.
  • Porto to Boston – Operated once per week on Tuesdays.
  • Boston to Porto – Operated once per week on Wednesdays.
  • Porto to Toronto – Operated one per week on Saturdays.
  • Porto to Toronto – Operated once per week on Fridays.

In addition to these new direct services, passengers will be able to connect on 24 weekly services to the Azores Archipelago. Meaning via Ponta Delgada they can head to Boston, New York, Cape Verde (Praia), Toronto and Montreal.

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Commenting on their newest operation, Graça Silva, SATA Group’s Director of Sales, Marketing and Communication, says. “This direct air operation reinforces the offer of flights departing from Porto and North America, destinations to which Azores Airlines has been flying for more than two decades and where it has consistently grown.”

“We believe that the city of Porto and the entire Northern Region have uniquely attractive arguments for the tourist segment, but equally important for the business and friends & relatives’ segments.”

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Ryanair Reduces Faro & Porto Flights Due to ANA Conflict
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Ryanair Reduces Faro & Porto Flights Due to ANA Conflict

by James Field
written by James Field

Ryanair has taken the decision this week to further reduce the number of flights from Porto & Faro from January 2024 as their dispute with ANA’s increased charges continue.

It is understood the airport company is increasing fees to airlines by 17%, with the Irish low-cost carrier calling them out for monopolistic behaviours.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

Ryanair Reduces Faro & Porto Flights Due to ANAC Conflict…

Ryanair Reduces Faro & Porto Flights Due to ANA Conflict
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Commenting on the decision to remove further flights from Faro and Porto due to the continued ANA conflict was Eddie Wilson of Ryanair:

“We are appalled that the Portuguese Regulator, ANAC, has rubber stamped ANA’s monopoly airport charge increases of up to 17% from January 2024.”

“This bizarre decision will have a devastating impact on Portugal’s connectivity, tourism growth, and jobs, especially in Madeira and the Azores where Ryanair has already closed its Ponta Delgada base and removed one of our two aircraft from Madeira – a loss of $100m investment – due to ANA’s excessive charges.”

“The ANA monopoly should follow the example of its European counterparts and lower airport charges to help stimulate traffic and tourism recovery, not increase charges by up to 17% to line the pockets of the French owned airport monopoly operator –VINCI.”

“Instead, these unjustified airport charge increases will erode Portugal’s competitiveness and drive-away much-needed inbound tourism in the off-peak season – as evidenced by todays incremental capacity reduction in both Faro & Porto.”

“These excessive airport charge increases have today resulted in Ryanair further reducing capacity across 40 routes at our Faro and Porto bases.”

“The Portuguese Govt. must immediately intervene to protect Portuguese tourism, airlines, passengers, and island-economies from ANA’s excessive monopoly pricing that is driving away much needed tourism growth.”

All eyes will be on whether ANAC will reverse their decision on the ANA airport charges, or whether Ryanair will have to apply more pressure going into 2024.

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In the last few moments, a Ryanair flight from Las Palmas has had to divert away from its destination of Santiago to Porto as Storm Domingos continues to cause havoc in the skies.
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Ryanair Flight Las Palmas-Santiago Diverts to Porto

by James Field
written by James Field

In the last few moments, a Ryanair flight from Las Palmas has had to divert away from its destination of Santiago to Porto as Storm Domingos continues to cause havoc in the skies.

Incident: Ryanair Flight Las Palmas-Santiago Diverts To Porto…

In the last few moments, a Ryanair flight from Las Palmas has had to divert away from its destination of Santiago to Porto as Storm Domingos continues to cause havoc in the skies.
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Ryanair flight FR7003 is a routine scheduled flight between Las Palmas and Santiago, which is based in north-west Spain.

The affected rotation was operated by EI-EKY, one of the airline’s Boeing 737-8AS aircraft.

As per data from Planespotters.net, EI-EKY is a 13.6 year old airframe which belongs to the Irish subsidiary of the overall group.

Of that variant of aircraft, the Irish subsidiary has a fleet of 222 of them, of which 216 are in active service and six are currently parked.

FR7003 departed Las Palmas at 0947 local time this morning and proceeded north to its destination.

After two attempts at landing, both of which resulted in go-arounds, the Ryanair aircraft proceeded south to divert to Porto, Portugal.

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High winds at Santiago looks to be the cause of this diversion to Porto by the Las Palmas-originated Ryanair flight.

At the time of writing (04/11/23 @ 1305 UK time), the wind speed is gusting anywhere between 19-41 knots, which will make such flying challenging.

The Ryanair flight landed safely after around three and a half hours in the air, with no indication into when the aircraft will continue on to Santiago.

Such high winds are being attributed to Storm Domingos, which in some areas of Southern Europe, is producing winds in excess of 80-90mph. This will no doubt be the first of many diversions to take place as a result.

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Ryanair flight to Manchester diverts to Porto

by Len Varley
written by Len Varley

In the last few moments, a Ryanair scheduled flight from Las Palmas Gran Canaria to Manchester has initiated a diversion to Porto, Portugal.

Ryanair RK2584 Gran Canaria – Manchester

Ryanair flight RK2584, a Boeing 737-800 operating from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Manchester (MAN) initiated the unscheduled diversion to Porto Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) whilst en route.

After a briefing holding procedure off the west coast, flight RK2584 is now on descent through 2,500 feet as it negotiates the approach to Porto.

Diversion to Porto (OPO)

Data for this afternoon’s service shows that the flight made an on-time departure out of LPA at 11:55 local time (11:55 UTC). The flight then intercepted track normally, and climbed to cruising altitude FL340 (34,000 feet) for the northerly leg to Manchester (MAN).

Approaching the Portuguese coast whilst en route in the cruise, the aircraft then began a descent around 13:40 UTC before initiating the diversion to Porto.

The flight has proceeded under normal flight operations and not declared a formal emergency.

Conditions for the flight’s arrival into OPO are currently Visual Meteorological Conditions (VFR) with relatively light winds and visibility 10 kilometres or more.

Update 14:30 UTC

With the flight now established into Porto, it is understood that the reason for the diversion was a technical issue with the aircraft. No specifics of the problem as as yet available.

The flight continued under normal operating procedures and did not declare a formal emergency.

The aircraft operating today’s RK2584 rotation is a Boeing 737-800 registered G-RUKE; a 13-year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to low-cost carrier Ryanair.

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Air Serbia To Launch Belgrade-Porto Route
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Air Serbia To Launch Belgrade-Porto Route

by James Field
written by James Field

Not long before the weekend, Air Serbia announced that they will be launching services between Belgrade and Porto.

It is understood that services will commence on November 10, on a twice-weekly basis, operating on Mondays and Fridays.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

Air Serbia To Launch Belgrade-Porto Route…

Air Serbia To Launch Belgrade-Porto Route
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The scheduling for the new service between Belgrade and Porto is as follows:

Flight NoFrequencyDeparture AirportDeparture TimeArrival AirportArrival TimeSubfleet
JU 568MondayBelgrade (BEG)13:50Porto (OPO)16:35A319/A320
JU 569MondayPorto (OPO)17:35Belgrade (BEG)22:00A319/A320
JU 566FridayBelgrade (BEG)07:50Porto (OPO)10:35A319/A320
JU 567FridayPorto (OPO)11:30Belgrade (BEG)15:55A319/A320

Commenting on this route was Boško Rupić, General Manager Commercial and Strategy at Air Serbia:

“Our destination network was expanded this year with over 20 new cities, including Lisbon.”

“Flights between Belgrade and Portugal’s capital have been quite popular since the beginning, as evidenced by the continuously high load factor”

“However, in Europe’s westernmost country, there are other charming cities that always attract visitors, and one of them is Porto.”

“You will be able to go on tourist or business trips to that city starting from 10 November via Air Serbia’s direct service”.

It is understood also that with this route between Belgrade & Porto, there will be good connections to other destinations such as:

  • Athens
  • Budapest
  • Copenhagen
  • Ankara
  • Istanbul
  • Larnaca
  • Ljubljana
  • Oslo
  • Bucharest
  • Prague
  • Thessaloniki
  • Skopje
  • Sofia
  • Podgorica
  • Vienna
  • Zagreb

With that in mind, all eyes are on Air Serbia to see how this new service performs, and whether there is scope for expansion going into the future.

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Emergency

easyJet flight Porto – Basel declares emergency

by Len Varley
written by Len Varley

An easyJet flight operating from Porto to Basel has declared an emergency whilst en route.

easyJet flight U27731, operated by easyJet Europe, was carrying out a scheduled flight from Porto (OPO) to Basel (BSL) Switzerland, when it declared a general emergency en route.

easyJet flight U27731 Porto – Basel

The flight, operated by an Airbus A320-200, declared an emergency, squawking code 7700 as it approached the French coast inbound to Basel.

Source: RadarBox.com

Flight U27731, having declared the emergency in the cruise, is now executing a diversion to Nantes (NTE), and is passing through 3,000 feet on descent.

Source: RadarBox.com

The aircraft now setting up for a straight-in approach to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) RWY03, with visual conditions and light winds for its VFR arrival.

Source: RadarBox.com

Flight information shows that U27731 made an on-time departure from Porto Airport, Portugal earlier this morning, at 07:11 WEST.

The flight then continued normally, climbing to cruising altitude FL360 on track for Basel. the flight then declared the emergency in the cruise at 06:58 UTC as it approached the southwest coast of France.

At that point the flight initiated a descent before making good an unscheduled diversion to nearby Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), where it landed at 07:20 UTC.

The aircraft in question for today’s flight is Airbus A320-200, registered OE-IJB; an 8-year old aircraft belonging to the carrier easyJet.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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TAP Air Portugal Launches Porto-Luanda Flights
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TAP Air Portugal Launches Porto-Luanda Flights

by James Field
written by James Field

This week has seen TAP Air Portugal launch direct flights between Porto and Luanda, which is the carrier’s second service to Angola.

Utilizing the Airbus A330neo for this route, services currently take place on a twice-weekly basis, operating on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Services from Porto will leave at 1330 local, and arrive in Luanda at 2135 local, with the return then departing at 2320 local, and arriving back at the Portuguese airport at 0745 the next day.

TAP Expands on Luanda Relationship Since 1957 with Porto Flights…

TAP Air Portugal Launches Porto-Luanda Flights
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Commenting on this milestone was Ricardo Dinis, TAP Air Portugal’s Country Manager for the UK, Ireland & Nordics:

“We have flown to Luanda from Lisbon since 1957 and have seen the potential for greater opportunities in this market so we know customers will welcome the launch of our new twice-weekly service from Porto.”

“With now two routes to choose from with TAP for travel to the Angolan capital, we believe we can offer a great new alternative service from Portugal’s second city to the growing Port city of Luanda.”

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This addition of services to Porto and Luanda highlights the carrier’s current Summer schedule, which is quite extensive currently.

TAP Air Portugal offers more than 1,230 flights per week across Europe and around the world, comprising seven airports in Portugal, 10 in North America, 12 in Central & South America, 20 in Africa and the Middle East, and 44 in Europe.

Looking ahead, it’s going to be interesting to see how Porto will be utilized by the airline going into the future, especially with these Luanda services as well.

If they are successful, then this will form the foundation for more services in future summer schedules.

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Jet2 Boeing 737-800 Diverts to Porto

by Len Varley
written by Len Varley

In the last few moments, a Jet2 Boeing 737-800 bound for Tenerife from Newcastle has declared an emergency off the coast of Portugal, heading to Porto.

The aircraft, registered as G-JZBK is operating flight LS517 from Newcastle (NCL) to Tenerife South (TFS) when it squawked 7700 off the coast of Portugal just over two hours into its flight.

Jet2 Boeing 737-800 Diverts to Porto
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Looking at its current flight track, the aircraft appears to be diverting to Porto Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO) in Portugal.

The aircraft is still currently heading towards Porto and is passing through 10,000 feet on its descent.

Jet2 Boeing 737-800 Diverts to Porto
Data Credit: RadarBox

Jet2 flight LS517 is now on its base leg for Porto at 5,000 feet.

Jet2 Boeing 737-800 Diverts to Porto
Data Credit: RadarBox

The aircraft is now on its final approach to Porto Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO).

Jet2 Boeing 737-800 Diverts to Porto
Data Credit: RadarBox

The aircraft has now safely landed at Porto Francisco de Sa Carneiro Airport (OPO) at 17:24 p.m. UTC time.

Data Credit: RadarBox

At this time it is currently unclear as to what this emergency/diversion is due to.

Regarding the aircraft, G-JZBK is a 2018-built Boeing 737-800 NextGeneration and has been with Jet2 ever since its delivery back in March 2018, which at the time of this emergency makes it just over five years old.

The aircraft has a total seating capacity of 189 all-Economy class seats.

AviationSource will approach Jet2 for a comment on the emergency, with still no indication of the cause of the diversion and emergency.

This is a developing story.

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