TAP Air Portugal will raise capacity on its Lisbon–Berlin route in early October with seven extra roundtrips, including four operated by the Airbus A330-900neo. The temporary uplift is scheduled for 3, 4, 8 and 9 October, adding a widebody aircraft to a short-haul European service normally flown with narrowbodies.
Two additional roundtrips are planned for 3 October and two more for 4 October, followed by one extra rotation on 8 October and two on 9 October. The supplementary services will also use Airbus A320, A320neo and A321 aircraft. The use of the A330-900neo on Berlin is the most unusual element of the schedule, as it indicates TAP is reallocating long-haul capacity to cover near-term demand on a route linking Portugal and Germany. No formal explanation for the change was provided, and the adjustment appears limited to the stated dates.