TAP Air Portugal carried 15.8 million passengers in 2018, up 10.4% from the previous year, with European routes outside Portugal accounting for the bulk of the increase, the airline reported.
The airline carried 9.6 million passengers on European routes, excluding Portugal, in 2018—a 10.7% year-over-year (YOY) increase.
Full-year passenger traffic was up 9.6% to 38 million RPKs, with a capacity gain of 12.3% to 47 million ASKs, producing a load factor of 81%, down 2 points YOY.
On TAP’s African routes from its Lisbon hub, passenger numbers grew 11.3% to 1.1 million. In Brazil, where the airline serves 11 destinations, passenger numbers rose 7.8% to 1.7 million. The North American market saw a passenger increase of 9.6% to 800,000…
