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delays and cancellations
TAP has 40% of its flights affected; emergency measures come into force
Airbus A330-900neo
TAP
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Rafael Ramos
7/12/2022
TAP, one of the main Portuguese airlines, has a major problem of staff shortages. Without revealing the exact number of canceled or delayed flights, the company says that 40% are related to air traffic control and handling reasons.
Assuming the problem, the airline adopted measures to reduce the inconvenience. The emergency measures were published by Jornal de Negócios.
An important part of the measures is the rental of aircraft from Hi Fly, a company specializing in the rental of aircraft with crew, which will fly on behalf of TAP for a month in holiday destinations such as Punta Cana, Warsaw and Vienna. The purpose of this measure is to free up capacity on the Portuguese airline's aircraft to recover from delays and cancellations.
The aircraft will be leased under the ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance) regime.
In addition, TAP will limit ticket sales on certain routes to avoid overcrowding on planes and to be able to allocate passengers from canceled flights.
TAP's letter says that there will be better compensation for employees who work overtime, in addition to the hiring of 70 more cabin crew and a program to reward workers' efforts.
Groundforce, the company that handles TAP, also adopted a contingency plan to recruit more workers and equipment.
NAV (Portuguese Air Navigation) and the Portuguese Air Force are currently implementing a protocol for optimizing the use of airspace, which should reduce delays by air traffic control.
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Airbus A321neo LR
TAP
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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