The arrival of the airbus A320, marks the beginning of TAP Air Portugal regular operations offering flights thrice a week departing from Lisbon to Banjul.<\/p>\n
Adama Njie, Gambia Tourism Board Director of Marketing with other officials of the ground handler \u2013 Gambia Tours and airport service personnel received and welcomed the new airline and its official at the inaugural ceremony held in the BIA VIP Lounge at the airport premises.<\/p>\n
TAP Airline Portugal flights between Lisbon and Banjul are operated by Airbus A320 and depart from Lisbon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 20:55 and arrive in Banjul at 00:10 the next day, from where they depart at 1:05 \u2013 Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays to land at Humberto Delgado Airport at 6:05 (local time).<\/p>\n
Dionisio Barum, Portugal and Africa Director of sales disclosed that the beach, nature and adventure are Banjul\u2019s hallmarks that give the African city a true color panel.<\/p>\n
He said the colorful and lively markets contrast with the white sand of the beaches and the lush green nature that characterizes Banjul on a cruise across the Gambia River, where one can see hippos, monkeys and more than 500 bird species. \u201cTAP will once again expand its operation to Africa, one more country and one capital to its network of destinations on the African continent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adama Njie, Director of Marketing \u2013 Gambia Tourism Board expressed delight on the arrival of the TAP Air, describing the inaugural flight as historic. \u201cIt means a lot to not just only the stakeholders but the country as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to him, Air Portugal is among the big airlines in the world and TAP air is flying from Lisbon to many African countries. \u201cThey will be coming three times a week to the Smiling Coast and that will add to the frequency that we already established last year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He assured TAP Air of government\u2019s support saying there is a strong relationship with the GTBoard and TAP Air Portuguese.<\/p>\n
About TAP Air Portugal<\/b><\/p>\n
TAP flies in Africa to Morocco \u2013 Marrakech, Casablanca, Tangier and Fez; Cape Verde \u2013 Sal, Praia, S. Vincente and Boavista; Senegal \u2013 Dakar; Guinea Bissau \u2013 Bissau; Ivory Coast \u2013 Abidjan; Togo \u2013 Lome; Ghana \u2013 Accra; Sao Tome and Principe \u2013 Sao Tome; Angola \u2013 Luanda; Mozambique \u2013 Maputo; Conakry \u2013 Guinea Conakry and now Gambia \u2013 Banjul; a total of 12 countries and 18 cities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As part of efforts to explore new markets and increase arrival numbers, TAP Air Portugal, a Portuguese carrier on Sunday made it inaugural landing at the Banjul International Airport, with 141 tourists onboard. The arrival of the airbus A320, marks the beginning of TAP Air Portugal regular operations offering flights thrice a week departing from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[1594,1065,1595],"class_list":["post-2656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-exploring-more-markets","tag-gambia-news-everyday","tag-tap-air-portugal"],"yoast_head":"\n