The potential this route has and the large Romanian community in Portugal, as TAP officials say on the corporate website, made the airline expand its network of routes to Bucharest.
“The new flight between Lisbon and Bucharest will also generate potential connecting traffic to Porto, Faro, Madeira and the Azores, contributing to an increase in tourist demand at these destinations. The Romanian community in Portugal is the fourth largest in the country,” TAP officials said.
The price of a roundtrip ticket starts from EUR185 with all charges included, according to the booking site. In comparison, a roundtrip ticket from Blue Air for July 3 to July 7 costs 1,000 lei (almost EUR230), according to the data on the company’s website.
The flights on this route are operated three times a week from March through October. Demand for trips to Lisbon is higher during the summer, which is why Blue Air aircraft were fully booked at times last summer.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)