DALLAS — Azores Airlines (S4), the local Portuguese carrier serving flights to the Azores Archipelago, has announced plans to open a new base in Porto to launch new direct flights to North America next year.
The airline expects to increase its presence at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) by 36%, placing itself as the 4th largest operator there. At the moment of writing, the three transatlantic destinations S4 is looking to launch are New York (JFK), Toronto (YYZ), and Boston (BOS), with six weekly flights starting June 2024.
With this bet, S4 aims to consolidate the direct air operation between the city of Porto and the Azores archipelago and boost the offer in Porto and in North America, a market to which it has been flying for more than two decades and now claims to be a comfortable alternative for those looking to travel between the two continents.
Azores will increase flights to the archipelago to 42 weekly connections with Terceira (TER) and Sao Miguel (PDL) islands to support its North American operations.
Would You Fly Long-Haul on an A321?
For many decades, transatlantic travel has always been associated with boarding a widebody jet, usually fitting between 250 and 400 passengers and with a spacious cabin. However, as ETOPS was adopted by the industry and smaller aircraft were built with increased range, the tradition of flying large aircraft is slowly coming to an end.
With the introduction of the Airbus A321neo series, and thanks to the very good strategic position of the Azores archipelago, the carrier of the SATA Group has taken advantage and launched alternative services to traditional transatlantic travel with a short stop in Lajes or Ponta Delgada.
The S4 Airbus A321LR is configured in a 3-3 layout, fitting 174 passengers in Economy Class and 16 passengers in Business…
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