Possibly I simply want a brand new passion, however the opening of Luanda’s new airport certain is making me yearn for one more (masochistic) journey by way of Luanda on TAAG Angola Airways…
Operations transferring to Luanda’s new airport
Luanda is the capital of Angola, the oil-rich nation on the southwest coast of Africa. Traditionally, Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (LAD) has been the town’s worldwide airport. Nonetheless, some huge cash has been invested into a brand new worldwide airport, and we’re progressively seeing flights transfer over there.
The brand new airport is called Dr. António Agostinho Neto Worldwide Airport (NBJ). Up till this level, a restricted variety of home TAAG flights have been moved over to the brand new airport, as a part of a phased transition. Nonetheless, it seems just like the airline will absolutely be transferring its operations over quickly.
As of September 15, 2025, TAAG will absolutely transition its operations to the brand new airport. The brand new facility significantly expands airport capability for the town, as it might probably deal with as much as 15 million passengers yearly, practically double the capability of the outdated airport. Extra importantly, maybe, the airport is far more trendy, so it gained’t really feel like an outdated bus depot.
The purpose is that this airport will contribute to a giant financial enhance for the nation, and for Angola’s flag service. TAAG has large progress aspirations — not solely is the airline modernizing its fleet, however it’s rising it considerably, and even plans to start out flying to the USA.
I type of need to fly with TAAG once more… why, although?!
I most likely want my head checked, as a result of I’m mighty tempted to take one other journey on TAAG. For individuals who aren’t longtime readers, for years I used to be type of obsessive about the airline, as a result of:
- TAAG has first-class on its 777s, so it was one of many solely airways on this planet I hadn’t flown in first-class
- I all the time discovered TAAG to be kind of mysterious, and there have been just about no evaluations on-line in regards to the airline
- I kind of love TAAG’s livery, and a pleasant livery makes me need to fly with an airline, as a result of I’m that type of an aviation geek
So in 2018, I flew TAAG first-class from Lisbon to Sao Paulo by way of (Luanda), as one does, and it was… a memorable expertise.
However hey, apparently TAAG has undergone a serious modernization lately, and I think about that should additionally apply to the corporate’s method to customer support and welcoming friends… proper?!
I actually need to fly the service’s new Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A220-300. As luck would have it, I might fly from Johannesburg to Luanda to Sao Paulo on these planes, with the entire enterprise class fare being round $1,000. Possibly there are higher offers on the market, however it’s actually the primary metropolis pair I seemed up, and that appears robust to beat.
With TAAG transferring to its new hub airport, does anybody have a way of what the brand new lounge setup is like? I think about it would impress, no? However, like, are we speaking a separate terminal the place they chauffeur you to the aircraft, or only a la carte eating and nice champagne?
Backside line
On September 15, 2025, TAAG Angola Airways is making the transfer to Luanda’s new airport. This facility is far bigger and extra trendy than the outdated facility, and is meant to mirror the nation’s ambitions in terms of worldwide connectivity. This additionally comes as TAAG is present process a big enlargement. I feel it may be time for one more TAAG journey. Hopefully I don’t get yelled at by staff this time.
Anybody else intrigued by Luanda’s new airport, and the “refreshed” TAAG?
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