LATAM Airlines route to LIS from Sao Paulo Guarulhos – GRU
A new Lisbon connection from Sao Paulo was inaugurated on September 2nd.
Brazilian/Chilean LATAM Airlines goes into competition with the Portuguese flag carrier TAP Airlines in one of its most important Lisbon connections to Brazil.
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Initially as of autumn 2018, LATAM Airlines will offer 5 flights per week from Lisbon Airport. With TAP Airlines offering up to 18 weekly flights, the nearly 8000 km distance between the Brazilian metropolis and the capital of Portugal has, perhaps, never had as many scheduled flights on offer.
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In 2012, the former TAM Airlines from Brazil merged with LAN Airlines from Chile to form LATAM Airlines. By this merger, LATAM became the largest airline operating in Brazil.
On the new Lisbon route, LATAM is using its fleet of Boeing 767-300 planes with 221 seats configuration.
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Flights from Sao Paulo Guarulhos to Europe and the UK
TAP Airlines is, by far, the largest operator on flights across the Atlantic from Sao Paulo to Europe.
Other routes from Sao Paulo include London-Heathrow (British Airways), Frankfurt (Lufthansa), Amsterdam-Schiphol (KLM) , Madrid (Iberia, Air Europa & Air China), Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (Air France), Rome-Fuimicino (Alitalia), Zürich (Swiss).
LATAM Airlines also operates direct flights out of Sao Paulo Guarulhos to Barcelona, Córdoba, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Paris CDG and Rome-Fuimicino.
Additionally to the busy Lisbon route, TAP Airlines also operates direct flights to Porto in Northern Portugal.
