Azores Island: CA$1,733/€1,176 TAP Air Portugal Business Class from Canada (Free Lisbon Stopover Possible)

Star Alliance member TAP Air Portugal is offering a deal from Toronto to Ponta Delgada, Azores starting at just CA$1,768 (~€1,177). This deal includes 2×32 Kg checked luggage. Flights from Montreal are roughly CA$ 200 more expensive. Departures are available from September to March 2025.

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to Momondo with your selected flight dates. From there, you can proceed to TAP Air Portugal or check what OTAs have to offer, as they sell these tickets up to €30 cheaper:

First, you will fly from Toronto in TAP Air Portugal A321neo LR, with lie flat seat with a configuration 2-2 or 1-1 depending the row, you can check our review of this business class seat here. Then you will continue your journey in a Airbus A321neo as well but in this case with a 2-2 configuration.

Search & Book

This deal will expire on May 21, 2024. A minimum stay of five days or a Saturday overnight stay, and a maximum stay of one month applies. Departures are available between September and March 2025.

If you book straight from TAP Air Portugal, you will be able to take advantage of the Portugal Stopover and have free stopover in Lisbon up to five days per direction.

You can find suitable dates using our calendar above or with the help of Google Flights. We recommend booking directly on TAP Air Portugal’s website, but you can find cheaper prices with Skyscanner. However, booking on OTAs has its downsides.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Miles & Points

This ticket is issued in booking class J. Here are the miles and points you can earn from this deal when departing from Toronto:

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