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Flag carrier of Sao Tome and Principe
STP Airways
is the national
airline
of
Sao Tome
,
Sao Tome and Principe
. It is currently on the
list of carriers banned from operating into the European Union
, so its flights are operated by the Portuguese airline
EuroAtlantic Airways
.
History
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STP Airways commenced operations on 18 August 2008 with flights between
Lisbon
,
Portugal
, and
Sao Tome
,
Sao Tome and Principe
, with a
Boeing 767
aircraft leased from parent company,
EuroAtlantic Airways
. From 2012-15 STP Airways used a
EuroAtlantic Airways
B737-800 on a weekly Lisbon service.
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STP Airways head office in
Sao Tome
Destinations
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Fleet
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A Euro Atlantic Airways Boeing 767-300ER operated for STP Airways at
Zurich International Airport
As of August 2019, the STP Airways fleet uses the following aircraft:
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The airline also operates
Dornier 228s
on flights to Principe. In the past, STP Airways used to operate two
Boeing 767-300ER
and 1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter from its parent company,
EuroAtlantic Airways
although the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter was lended by TAP Portugal. (CS-TFS and CS-TFT). Both planes returned to EuroAtlantic by 2013. Since then, STP Airways started to operate a
Boeing 737-800
, also from EuroAtlantic. However, in May 2015, the company resumed operating one Boeing 767.
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