Informação: Vasco Cordeiro wants clarification of the reasons that led TAP out of Faial and Pico routes The President of the Regional Government expressed his bewilderment at the fact that TAP has cancelled Faial and Pico routes, defending that the reasons leading to such decision should be fully clarified by the national airline.
"In the case of the Azores, TAP does not operate any public service route at the present moment," Vasco Cordeiro stressed, reminding that this is one of the obligations i... Mais >> Informação: Azores Tourism marks entry into force of the new model of accessibility to the Region The Azores Tourism association will mark the entry into force of the new model of accessibility to the Region from Friday to April 4 with the promotion of several activities to welcome passengers at all Azorean airports with links to external destinations.
On Sunday, March 29, passengers arriving at Ponta Delgada airport from flights departing from Lisbon and Porto may attend can watch the perfo... Mais >> Informação: Public call for tenders for inter-island flight connections published today The announcement of a public tender for the provision of regular inter-island flights in the Autonomous Region of the Azores was published today in the Official Journal.
Under this tender, the Regional Government will award to the concessionaire the operation of regular air services in the following routes: Ponta Delgada-Santa Maria-Ponta Delgada (PDL-SMA-PDL), Ponta Delgada-Terceira-Ponta Delga... Mais >> Informação: Azores are facing "biggest reform ever in terms of accessibility and mobility," says Vítor Fraga The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated in Ponta Delgada that the Azores are going through the "biggest reform ever in terms of the accessibility and mobility of all Azoreans."
Speaking at end of the visit to a hotel unit, Vítor Fraga stressed that the Region is a few days away of implementing the new accessibility model, "which will clearly benefit all Azores, with the defi... Mais >> Informação: Transfer flights at no cost available from Monday, announced Vítor Fraga The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport announced today in Horta that, starting Monday, passengers travelling to destinations outside the Azores may acquire a transfer flight ticket at no cost to the departure airport.
Speaking during a debate at the Legislative Assembly, Vítor Fraga revealed that, from March 16, "any person can book a transfer flight at no cost at a SATA office, t... Mais >> Informação: Vasco Cordeiro announces maximum price of 120 Euros for inter-island flights The President of the Government of the Azores presented in Ponta Delgada the new Public Service Obligations (PSO) for inter-island air transport, which provides a reduction in prices up to 25 percent and the introduction of a maximum price of 120 Euros for inter-island flights.
"The work that is being presented allows a reduction in the price of fares, ranging from eight to 25 percent. This stip... Mais >> Informação: Strategic Plan for SATA addresses challenges of the future, assures Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government of the Azores assured today that the Strategic Plan for Grupo SATA was prepared "to address the future challenges" of the company in the face of the new situation of air routes in the Region.
"The debate on the situation of SATA cannot be dissociated from a significant change involving the context of the airline's operations. The Strategic Plan presented here was ... Mais >> Informação: New accessibility model defends the interests of the Azores and the Azorean people, says Vítor Fraga The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport said today in Horta the new model of accessibility to the Region "defends the interests of the Azores and the Azorean people."
Speaking at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, Vítor Fraga stressed that "this model emphasises what we considered to be essential in the transport and accessibility policy for the Region, which the prote... Mais >> Informação: Vítor Fraga assures that social pass policies pursued in the Azores "clearly respond to the needs" of Azorean citizens The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated today that the social pass policies pursued in the Azores "clearly respond to the needs" of Azorean citizens, stressing that social passes may be used by 90 percent of public transport users and are significantly cheaper than in Madeira or Mainland Portugal.
"The Region has implemented a social pass policy that clearly responds to our actua... Mais >> Informação: Vítor Fraga says new air transport model boosts central position of the Azores The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated in Ponta Delgada that the new air transport model will boost the central position of the Azores in terms of transport accessibility. This model is designed to increase the influx of tourists and ensure the mobility of the Azorean population at affordable prices.
"It is time to move on and develop the Azores not as peripheral tourist destina... Mais >>
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