TAP Air Portugal has resumed flights to Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. The first flight, TP51, departed Lisbon at 10:35 on Monday and arrived at Eduardo Gomes Airport in Manaus at 18:20 local time.
Flights to Manaus are operated by A321neo aircraft, which can accommodate 154 passengers, of which 138 seats are available in economy class and 16 in business class. The flight takes around 11 hours and 45 minutes, with a stopover in Belém.
TAP Air Portugal offers flights between Lisbon and Manaus three times a week – on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Departures from Lisbon are scheduled for 10:35, and arrivals in Manaus are scheduled for 18:20. Return flights from Manaus depart at 19:35, arriving in Lisbon at 11:10 the following day.
TAP Air Portugal is the airline with the most flights between Europe and Brazil, offering almost 100 flights a week from 13 Brazilian cities. TAP connects Lisbon with São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Belo Horizonte, BrasÃlia, Fortaleza, Natal, Maceió, Porto Alegre, Recife, Salvador, Florianópolis and Manaus, as well as Porto with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In total, the Portuguese carrier serves 13 cities in Brazil (15 routes from Lisbon and Porto), connecting them directly with Portugal.
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