TAP Air Portugal Biz Class To London From $1,043
It's been a bit since I sent a cash fare deal but it's not everyday we see $1,000 business class fares. While I'm only seeing this fare out of Toronto, it might be worth positioning with a cheap award or another cash ticket.
I will note that TAP has not handled flight cancellations well in the last couple of years so please be prepared to deal with some nonsense. However, if you feel confident about traveling to London sometime before July, this is a great fare for a business class trip to Europe.
Shoutout to MightyTravels for flagging this on FlyerTalk.
Now, let's get into it!
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Straight To The Points
Routes: YYZ-LGW
Operating airline: TAP Air Portugal
Class of service: Business Class
Dates: January - June 2022
Seats available: 2+
Aircraft: A330
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, round-trip):
- Chase Sapphire Reserve: From 69,524 points
- Chase Sapphire/Ink Preferred: From 83,429 points
- Cash: From $1,042.86
Don't forget to let me know if you book and how you did it!
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DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that the COVID-19 situation and the resulting travel restrictions could prevent you from traveling. Additionally, please make sure you understand the cancellation and change fees before booking.
Travel Restrictions and Requirements
With travel restrictions changing by the day, please take a look at the US embassy site for your destination. Here's are links to the United Kingdom and Portugal to get you started.
Flight Experience
TAP Air Portugal has made some significant improvements to its business class product with the launch of the A330-900neo. From what I've read, the food won't blow you away but the crews are friendly. The A330-900neo has a cabin layout similar to United Polaris.
Here's a Google Flights link to speed up your search for exact dates.
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How To Book
Please note that will need to stay in Lisbon for 24+ hours on the return to avoid the $250ish Air Passenger Duty (APD) fee out of London. As a result, you'll want to do a multi-city search on TAP if you want to pay cash or in the Chase travel portal. You can see an example of the search results on TAP below.
For a shorter connection on the return, the price will increase to ~$1,266.
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Where To Credit The Flights
Since these are cash tickets, you can earn redeemable airline miles so make sure to attach your desired loyalty program number to your booking.
If you're not sure which program to use, check Where To Credit to see which options will earn you the most redeemable miles.
I'd consider crediting these flights to a program that is also part of a transferable points program.
- Air Canada Aeroplan: 200%
- Avianca LifeMiles: 200%
- Singapore KrisFlyer: 200%
- Turkish Miles&Smiles: 150%
- United MileagePlus: 125%
For most people, I'd probably suggest Aeroplan since you can also transfer points from Amex, Bilt, Cap One, and Chase or LifeMiles because of its partnerships with Amex, Brex, and Capital One.
You can use GCMap to check the total flight distance if you want to calculate redeemable and status qualifying miles.
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Bottom Line
While TAP has been frustrating in the last year or two, they do seem to be operating their flights. And with a fare ~$1,000, this a great way to fly business class to London. Please share your experience if you book!
Happy booking!
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