What Cabins Does TAP Air Portugal Offer?

Based at Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS), TAP Air Portugal is the national flag carrier of Portugal and has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005. With an all-Airbus fleet of 75 aircraft, the state-owned airline operates on average 2,500 flights a week to 90 destinations in 34 countries around the globe.

Focused on connecting Portugal with its former colonies in Africa and South America, in 2016, TAP Air Portugal decided to focus on the United States. Offering Portuguese immigrants and American tourists direct nonstop flights from Boston, Chicago, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC, TAP Air Portugal also introduced a stopover program to allow visitors to spend time in Lisbon or Porto. Advertizing it as a way to break up your trip while visiting Europe, TAP allows customers to spend three days at no extra cost discovering Portugal before flying on to their final destination.

TAP Air Portugal offers three classes of service

With this in mind today, we thought we would look and see what classes of service TAP Air Portugal offers on its flights to help you decide what class of service is best for you.
Using TAP Air Portugals’ flagship Airbus A330neo as the guide, TAP offers three classes of service on its transatlantic flights.

TAP Executive Class

The new TAP Air Portugal Executive Class on the Airbus A330neo offers 34 lie-flat Recaro seats in a 1-2-1 configuration with direct aisle access. All odd-numbered seats offer authentic window seats, while even-numbered seats are closer to the aisle. Business class seats in Executive Class offer a 20.5-inch width and a 42-inch recline and are decorated with patterns with sophisticated fabrics.

TAP has replaced blankets with soft wrap-round duvets and anti-allergy pillows twice the size of previous ones. New tablecloths, napkins, service cart cloths, and tray doilies in Executive Class reflect the tradition and reveal the quality of Portuguese textiles. Each seat is equipped with sockets that provide 115V AC designed for portable electronic devices. Each seat comes with noise-canceling headphones and a large in-front touch screen monitor with over 100 movies and shows to select from.

TAP Air Portugal catering

With a robust wine and food culture, TAP Air Portugal has put a lot of thought into its inflight catering. The company offers its Executive Class customers the ability to pre-select their meals before the flight. TAP Air Portugal menus focus on Portuguese products and traditional desserts to show off the best of what Portugal offers the world. The menus are regularly updated with fresh ingredients that are sustainably sourced and served on Portuguese porcelain dinnerware and accompanied by a selection of exclusive Portuguese wines.

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EconomyXtra

Following a trend started by airlines like Emirates, TAP Air Portugal has emphasized what it calls EconomyXtra. On its Airbus A330neos, TAP Air Portugal offers 96 seats with extra legroom laid out in a 2-4-2 configuration. Each Recaro seat offers passengers a 17.72-inch width and a recline of 34 inches. EconomyXtra provides more legroom, priority boarding, enhanced meal service, and a few other extras such as:

According to the airline, the advantages of flying EconomyXtra include:

• Front row with seat reservation
• Reclining and more spacious chair
• Adjustable headrest
• Electric and USB plug in place
• Tablet Support

TAP Air Portugal Economy

While offering excellent value for money, flying long-haul with TAP Air Portugal in standard economy class is not such a bad experience. Economy class on TAP Airbus A330neos consists of 168 standard seats laid out in a 2-4-4 configuration. Each standard economy seat offers passengers a 17.72-inch width and a 31-inch pitch. All seats come with an electrical outlet to recharge your portable devices and a 12-inch high-definition touch screen monitor from which you can access more than 100 movies and TV shows.

Have you flown long-haul recently with TAP Air Portugal? If so, we would love to hear what you think about the experience in the comments.

Source: https://simpleflying.com/tap-cabin-classes/