Azores Airlines Overview 

Azores Airlines was founded in 1994 as Ocean Air, however it was rebranded as SATA internacional when it was acquired by SATA Air Açore in 1998. Furthermore, the airline started operating flights outside of Portugal and Azores. Keeping in mind the growth of the international network, in 2015 the airline was rebranded as Azores Airlines. Moreover, the airline has codeshare agreements with Air France, TAP Portugal and WestJet. Currently, the airline’s fleet belongs to the Airbus family. 

 

Azores Airlines Hub and Destinations 

Azores Airlines has its hub airport as Ponta Delgada–João Paulo II Airport. Moreover, the airline operates flights to destinations across North America, Central America, Portugal and parts of Europe. Furthermore, some domestic destinations that the airline operates flights to include Barcelona, Paris, Toronto, Boston, Frankfort, Velas, Porto, Faro, Madalena, Santa Cruz das Flores, Ponta Delgada and many more. 

 

Azores Airlines Travel Class 

This airline offers Economy Class and Business Class to passengers on-board. 

Economy Class

Economy Class is the most basic cabin available. It gives passengers an affordable value and comes with comfortable service. In addition, the flight crew is highly trained and very friendly. Moreover, the passengers can enjoy complimentary food and beverages onboard. Passengers can also enjoy entertainment on-board, which will definitely enhance their flying experience. Furthermore, the seats in the cabin are high quality and very comfortable. On a narrow-body aircraft the seats are put out in a 3 x 3 configuration and on a wide-body aircraft the seats are put out in a 2 x 4 x 2 configuration.

Business Class

Business Class permits passengers to enjoy additional benefits and premium service which will make their whole experience superior. For instance, from the moment passengers reach the airport they can experience premium and priority service. They can also access the Lounge at the airport where they can relax and wait for their flight. In addition to this, passengers can savour delicious snacks, meals and complimentary drinks/beverages prepared by chefs. Furthermore, passengers can stay entertained through magazines, newspapers and streaming content. This will surely enhance their flying experience. Lastly, seats in the Business Class cabin are very comfortable and will definitely help the passengers unwind max and relax. 

 

In-Flight Entertainment 

Azores Airlines offers passengers the option of connecting their devices to Azores Airlines’ Cabin Media Player app and stream a wide variety of movies, music, etc. Furthermore, all passengers need to do is download the Cabin Media player app on their devices before the flight. And then they can connect to Wi-Fi onboard, open the media play and purchase an internet package to start streaming content. Lastly, this is only available on Airbus A321nea aircraft. 

 

In-Flight Food 

Azores Airlines offers complimentary food and beverages to passengers on flight apart form flights between Azores island. Moreover, what is offered to passengers may depend on the fare. For details look below:

ROUTE	CABIN CLASS	MEAL INFO
FLIGHTS TO PORTUGAL	Economy Class	Sandwich & pastry
	Executive Class	Breakfast, light meal OR lunch dinner   (depending on the time of day flown)
FLIGHTS TO/FROM EUROPE & AFRICA	Economy Class	Hot breakfast OR lunch/dinner   (depending on the time of day flown)
	Executive Class	Hot breakfast OR lunch/dinner   (depending on the time of day flown)
FLIGHTS TO/FROM NORTH AMERICA	Economy Class	Lunch/dinner
	Executive Class	Lunch/dinner

 

Frequent Flyer Program 

SATA Imagine is the frequent flyer program of Azores Airlines, its main purpose is to reward loyal passengers. Moreover, the program permits passengers to earn points when they fly with airline or busy goods/services from SATA Imagine’s non-airline partners. In addition to this, members of the frequent flying program can redeem points for various benefits and upgrades.