TAP President expects a “quiet” summer and admits that there will be news about privatization in September
TAP’s executive president, Luís Rodrigues, is optimistic about the company’s operations and its ability to respond in the summer, the sector’s peak season, despite foreseeing cancellations may occur occasionally.
“Summer in aviation is never peaceful,†said the president of TAP, in statements to journalists at the exit of the 27th world conference of ATRS, the Air Transport Research Society, taking place this week at Higher Institute of Education and Sciences, in Lisbon. But Luís Rodrigues is not worried about possible constraints at the country’s main airport.
“We work with all elements of the ecosystem to ensure the calmest summer possible. We are optimistic about this,†she underlined. And he added: “Occasionally there may be some cancellations, but at the moment everything is normal“.
Regarding the privatization of TAP, which has already defended that must be partialleading to a reprimand from guardianship, the manager declined to comment, but admitted that there will be news soon. “The minister has already made it public that there would be news in September,†he underlined. However, he assures that he “did not speak†with the government about the issue.
