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PGA Portugalia Airlines |
PGA Portugalia Airlines, one of the renowned airlines of Portugal, was founded in the year 1989. It adopted its operating business in the year 1990 along with Fokker. The first 2 years did not prove to be profitable for this company as they experienced a loss of 12 million dollars. PGA Portugalia Airlines saw the face of profit in the year 1993.
In the year 1999, PGA Portugalia Airlines was sold to SAir Group, which is the parent company of Swissair. There were disputes regarding the companies after the sale. However, in the year 2004, Portugalia Airlines resumed its operation. In the years, 2001 to 2005, Portugalia Airlines came to be regarded as the 'Best European Regional Airline', the award funded by Skytrax.
The major destinations of PGA Portugalia Airlines are Lisbon, Funchal and Porto. As it caters only domestic flights, they have flights to some other major destinations, that are not served by the other airlines. Germany was a major destination of PGA Portugalia Airlines, along with Bonn and Cologne Airport. They have flights to Paris, Brussels, London and Luxembourg. It is also into partnership with TAP Air Portugal.
PGA Express, another major airlines of Portugal, has its base at Cascais, in Portugal. Cascais is a town that is situated in close proximity to the coasts of Atlantic Ocean and it is situated at a distance of 30 kilometers from Lisbon. It is located in the western region of Portugal. Formerly a fishing village, it is now one of the popular destinations of the tourists.
PGA Express is a subsidiary of Portugal and it carries out services in Spain, with a franchisee agreement with Portugal. The base of this airline is Cascais Municipal airport, which is the hub of its operation.
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PGA Express operates flights to only two destinations, Malaga and A Coruna. The later, A Coruna, is one of the most popular cities situated in the north western region of Spain and Malaga is a port city at Andalusia region in Southern part of Spain. Till date, it possesses a Beechcraft 1900 Airliner.
This aircraft is capable of carrying passengers to their avorite destinations, irrespective of weather conditions. It also requires much shorter runways and it is the best 19 passenger aircraft till date. This airliner is owned by Raytheon company.
PGA Portugalia Airlines is constantly into bringing happiness to people's lives, by catering services, which are highly appreciated by the passengers, thus making PGA Portugalia Airlines, a popular name in this industry.
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