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TAP Air Portugal has 3 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforTAP Air Portugal

    Airlines
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Mail sent to the business on 07/08/2023 was returned by the U.S. Postal Service as Attempted - Not Known.
    Government Actions:
    Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:
    Consent Order

    The following describes a government action that has been resolved by either a settlement or a decision by a court or administrative agency. If the matter is being appealed, it will be noted below.

    Nov.14, 2022 - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) revealed that beginning on or about March 17, 2020, TAP did not provide refunds to consumer for flights to or from the United States that were cancelled or significantly changed by the carrier in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, unless the passenger had specifically purchased a “refundable” ticket, instead providing travel vouchers to all impacted consumers. 

    In April 2020, TAP began offering refunds to all consumers holding non-refundable tickets on flights to and from the United States that were cancelled or significantly changed by the carrier. TAP stated that it made good faith efforts to process passenger refunds as promptly as possible during the extraordinarily challenging circumstances caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, approximately 25% of the refund requests took longer than a hundred days to process.

    This order directs TAP to cease and desist from future similar violations of 49 U.S.C. § 41712 and 14 CFR Part 259 and assesses the carrier $1,100,000 in civil penalties.

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.19/5stars

    Average of 26 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    384 complaints closed in last 3 years

    69 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

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    TAP Air Portugal has 3 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      1037 Raymond Blvd Ste 1510, Newark, NJ 07102-5423
      BBB File Opened:
      4/8/2004
      Years in Business:
      79
      Business Started:
      1/1/1945
      Business Started Locally:
      3/1/1990
      Business Incorporated:
      6/1/1966
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Tap Portugal
      • Transportes Aereos Portugueses S.A.
      Business Management
      • Mrs. Gloria Melo, Customer Service Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mrs. Gloria Melo, Customer Service Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (973) 854-6819
        Primary Fax

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      Website Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      384 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/08/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Unanswered
      My daughter needed to give up her passport to get a student ***** So we had to cancel our trip for three of us to Portugal. We are open to either a refund or credit/voucher for a future trip. The website allowed either option when cancelling and no warnings. Even thought we had discount tickets and didn't expect a full refund, a future flight option/credit would be fine with us. We would stand to lose about $5000. After several weeks, we called and per customer service's recommend, we filed a complaint. After that I ONLY RECEIVED PARTIAL CREDIT ($249.41 OF THE $5270.07). I WAS TOLD THAT THE **** WAS A DISCOUNTED FAIR. IF IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A CREDIT CARD REFUND, THEN I WOULD REQUEST A VOUCHER FOR A FLIGHT AT A LATER TIME, WHICH I PLAN TO MAKE.This was almost 2 months ago and I have not received much information on the status. Then after the complaint, I only receive a few small fees as shown above. When I look at the online status of the refund, some are complete, some have not even been opened. None of it makes sense.After several other attempts to contact someone that can help, they claim that it is against their terms and conditions based on my fare. ACTUALLY, it doesn't say they can't offer it either, there is no prohibiting of credits for future flights. I am open to something like a voucher. They are giving us the run around and hiding behind lengthy, hard to decipher terms, that actually don't preclude them from doing the right thing and keep a customer for now and the long term. They would rather take money with no service despite my willingness to keep using their service, perhaps not for long.I can provide further information upon request.

      Customer Reviews

      26 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Jessica M

      1 star

      08/20/2023

      The most unprofessional company I have ever dealt with. They robbed all passengers of money at the gate and threatened to not let you fly unless you paid extra.

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