Vacationers in Northern California are about to get a nonstop flight to the Azores, a lesser-visited Portuguese island paradise. This offbeat routing is certainly one of a trio of seasonal routes that TAP Air Portugal is launching for the summer time of 2025, which may even embrace flights from its latest U.S. gateway, Los Angeles.
The Azores, a rocky archipelago within the Atlantic some 850 miles off the coast of Portugal, has gained traction amongst vacationers in recent times for its unspoiled magnificence, eco-friendly accommodations, high quality wines, and farm-to-table delicacies.
It already has some nonstop service from the US, primarily from East Coast gateways like New York and Boston. However this would be the first time TAP Air Portugal is providing a direct flight from the West Coast to the Azores.
From June 3 by way of August 26, 2025, the brand new flight will function as soon as every week—each Tuesday—from San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) to Terceira’s Lajes Airport (TER) as a cease on a flight that may proceed to Lisbon. On different days of the week (with frequencies various by season), TAP flies nonstop between SFO and Lisbon year-round.
The Azores island of Terceira is understood for its in depth community of lava caves that vacationers can discover, pure ocean swimming pools, and its principal port city, Angra do Heroísmo, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage web site for its essential position in maritime historical past. Most different flights to the Azores land on the principal worldwide airport in Ponta Delgado, on the island of São Miguel. And whereas tourism will drive among the demand, the brand new route may even serve a large Azorean neighborhood in Northern California, a TAP official informed Afar.
Two extra new routes from TAP Air Portugal
TAP additionally introduced two extra new summer time 2025 routes: a brand new nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Lisbon and a brand new nonstop from Boston to Porto. On each routes, TAP would be the solely service providing nonstop service.
At Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX), which TAP served briefly in 1989–1990, the service will begin with three flights every week on Might 16, 2025, growing to 4 occasions weekly by Might 25. Introductory fares—obtainable from now till December 17—begin at $679 spherical journey to Portugal and from $599 to different factors in Europe. The seasonal L.A. service will finish on October 25, 2025.
Flights shall be aboard a wide-body Airbus A330-900 neo. The planes have 34 business-class seats and 96 “consolation seats” with extra legroom that customary coach seats—a welcome function on a flight that may final almost 13 hours (westbound). The identical airplane already operates on current San Francisco flights.
The Portuguese service will begin nonstop flights from Boston to Porto, northern Portugal’s gateway to the Douro Valley wine area, with 4 flights every week on Might 14, 2025, additionally by way of October 25. Flights shall be aboard narrow-body Airbus A321 LRs. Introductory fares begin at $529 spherical journey, if bought by December 17, 2024.
TAP at present flies from seven U.S. gateways: New York, Newark, Boston, Miami, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Chicago. And the airline can also be recognized for its beneficiant stopover program that enables vacationers to spend time in Lisbon and Porto at a steal, earlier than persevering with on to locations all through Europe and past.
