Creative Travel Planners will be pleased to assist with airline reservations for the 2008 ABOTA Portugal Convention. A service fee of: $75 per person applies to each ticketing transaction, including changes and refunds. For more information please contact:
Gabriel Haigazian
(818) 704-7033 ext. 123
gabriel@ctptravel.com

ABOTA PORTUGAL - AIRLINE TRAVEL SCHEDULE May 9-23, 2008

Friday May 9, 2008 Depart Home City bound for Lisbon, Portugal
Saturday, May 10, 2008 Arrive Lisbon (LIS)
Friday, May 23, 2008 Depart Funchal (FNC), Madeira bound for Home City

Airlines connecting into Lisbon via European gateway:

Air France, Alitalia, British Air, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, TAP Air Portugal & Swiss

Airlines operating nonstop to Lisbon from US gateway:

Continental Airlines ~ Daily nonstop service from Newark
US Airways ~ Limited nonstop flights 4 times per week from Philadelphia

Sample airfares round-trip USA – Lisbon – USA (update August 29, 2007)
Fare quotes exclude Funchal – Lisbon segment


Departure City: Airline: Business Class:** Economy Class:
Los Angeles Air France $3576 $1090
Los Angeles Lufthansa $3585 $1000 - $1097
San Francisco Lufthansa $3590 $1000 - $1200
Atlanta Continental/TAP $3273 $865 - $1200
Miami US Airways $2971 $780 - $1200
Orlando US Airways $3106 $830 - $1200
Chicago Lufthansa $3172 $858 - $1200
Dallas Iberia $2712 $800 - $1200
Dallas US Airways $2949 $800 - $1200
Newark TAP Air Portugal* $2727 $756 - $900
JFK Lufthansa $3042 $800 - $1050

*Airfare on TAP includes return to LIS from Funchal

** Business class fare quotes are based on deeply discounted, nonrefundable, 50-day advance purchase. Seats are very limited and penalty for changes can be $300-$500.



Flying out of Funchal on May 23:

The flight segment from Porto to Madeira on May 19 is included in the Convention Package, but you’ll need to book the one-way segment from Funchal (FNC) at the conclusion of the program on Friday, May 23. (The farewell dinner is on Thursday night.)

Following is a current list of flights on TAP Air Portugal (code TP) from FNC to LIS for May 23 (airfares update August 29, 2007):


Flight: Depart Funchal Arrive Lisbon
TP #1602 6:00 am 7:35 am
TP #1604 7:30 am 9:05 am
TP #588 10:40 am 12:20 pm
TP #644 11:25 am 1:05 pm
TP #756 1:50 pm 3:25 pm
NI #752 5:15 pm 6:50 pm

Current One Way Fares, Including Taxes


  TP: Economy Class= $285 Business Class = $331

If booking your flights through another travel agency, request that your return flight originate in Funchal. It will be easier to check luggage through to your final destination if all flights are booked in a single reservation.