Porto Gets New Atlantic Reach
TAP Air Portugal has added two new direct services at Porto’s Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, giving northern Portugal extra Atlantic links without using Lisbon as the main gateway. The airline is now flying between Porto and Terceira in the Azores and between Porto and Praia in Cape Verde, strengthening its second Portuguese base with holiday, family and business demand too.
Porto Flight Details and Timings
- Airline: TAP Air Portugal
- Airport: Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Porto
- Launch timing: operating as of early July
- Porto–Terceira: four weekly flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; Porto 15:20, Terceira 17:05
- Terceira–Porto: Monday/Sunday 17:55, Wednesday/Friday 18:10
- Porto–Praia: three weekly flights on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday; evening departures
- Praia–Porto: overnight returns on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Aircraft: Airbus A320neo
- Seasonality: no end date given by TAP
The routes sit inside a larger Porto build-up. TAP says it operates more than 130 direct weekly flights at the airport, including 21 weekly services to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, New York, Boston, Luanda and Praia. Boston now runs year-round, while a new maintenance and engineering hub planned for 2028 is expected to create about 200 specialised jobs.
The Terceira link makes Angra do Heroísmo, volcanic landscapes, natural swimming pools and Azorean coastal drives easier to combine with Porto. Praia gives northern Portugal a simpler gateway to Santiago island, including Cidade Velha, Plateau, Tarrafal and Cape Verde’s beach-and-culture trips. In the other direction, Porto becomes a more convenient city break for visitors using those Atlantic services.
Porto is still smaller than Lisbon in TAP’s network, but these additions give northern Portugal better direct access to Atlantic destinations. Terceira becomes easier for Azores holidays, while Praia works for Cape Verde trips, family visits and business travel. The new routes make Porto more useful for international journeys without forcing travellers to start with a connection through Lisbon.