The Azores among Forbes “Coolest Places to Visit in 2019”

According to Forbes magazine, the Azores are a must visit in 2019. “Resembling the otherworldly landscapes of Avatar, the Azores islands, an archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, are topping the lists of adventure travelers for 2019,” says Melissa Biggs Bradley, the founder of the members-only travel company Indagare. “(…) the islands have volcanic crater…

Charles Smith – Discovering his roots

Charles Smith, the former NBA (National Basketball Association) player, stopped off in the Azores en route to Cape Verde, where his family originated. Smith’s trip to Cape Verde enabled him to be reunited with family members, meet local officials and attend countless events that he will not forget any time soon. He acknowledges he did…

Cash&Miles

Choose how many miles you wish to spend and pay the remaining with your credit card or PayPal! You now have the additional possibility to use your miles on all flights operated by Azores Airlines and SATA Air Açores. With the new Cash&Miles service, you can purchase your flights using your miles and paying the…

Flight entertainment

Have you downloaded the “SATA Onboard” app yet? To access the multimedia content that we have selected for you, including a range of music, films, series and children’s entertainment, just connect to the free AirAzores_wifi network on board our A321neo. If you need to download the Flash plugin, you will receive an alert to do…

SATA awarded 2018 prize for promoting bicycle use

The SATA Group has been awarded Portugal’s national “Mobilidade em Bicicleta” prize for 2018, as the only Portuguese airline that does not charge an additional fee to transport bicycles, as well as offering passengers an additional 10kg on the limit for hold luggage. The prize was created in 2006 by the Portuguese Federation of Cycle…

Explore Faial Island

It’s been sixty years since the Capelinhos Volcano eruption on Faial Island. SATA helped the victims at the time, assisting them when boarding to the United States, first in Santa Maria and later in the Lajes Air Base, on a series of flights operated on Pan American Airways DC-6B aircraft. The Capelinhos Volcano eruption was…