GROUND HANDLING
In order to arrange your flight via Lajes airport, please contact an handling agent. They will take care of all your needs. There are three ground handling providers at Lajes airport:
Phone: +351 217 923 750
Handling Terceira
phone: +351 295 540 033
fax: +351 295 543 204
ground freq. VHF 131.70 MHZ
Phone:
+351 938 650 864
For state flights, please note these are exempted from taxes and VAT payment. For those flights not requiring handling by any of the above mentioned companies, this is provided at no cost by the military airport authorities.
For humanitarian flights, please note these are also exempted from paying taxes and VAT, provided the operator, when requesting the tech stop, presents proper documentation issued by the entity that charters the plane, certificating the purpose of the flight as humanitarian and nature of consigned goods.