Azores Airlines, previously known as SATA Internacional, is a Portuguese airline based in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel in the autonomous archipelago of the Azores. A subsidiary of SATA Air Açores, the airline operates as the international arm of the regional network, connecting the archipelago intercontinentally from its hub at João Paulo II Airport.
The SATA Group headquarters in Ponta Delgada
Azores Airlines Airbus A320-200 in former SATA Internacional livery
Azores Airlines Airbus A321neo
Azores Airlines Airbus A321LR
Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality (concelho) and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,287 inhabitants, in an area of 232.99 square kilometres. There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José. Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic See remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.
Image: Ilha de São Miguel DSC00659 (36586155410) (cropped)
Image: Pdl igr s sebastiao (5)
Image: Pdl camara municipal (2)
Image: Convent of Nossa Senhora da Esperanca Ponta Delgada (cropped)
