Economy class
Discover the true meaning of travelling in economy class on TAP: quality, comfort and entertainment.
Video, audio and games
On TAP, we want the make the hours you spend with us even more pleasant by offering you high quality entertainment throughout your flight.

The best touchscreen experience
On part of our A330 and A340 fleet, you will find a wide variety of audio-visual content with touchscreen technology:
- audio and video on demand
- 30 films
- 15 television channels
- 12 radio channels
- 10 games
- Kids Channel
- 60 CDs
On which flights can you enjoy this service?
- Luanda
- Maputo
- Salvador
- Rio de Janeiro
- São Paulo
- Brasilia
- Natal
- Fortaleza
- Belo Horizonte
- Recife
- New York
- Miami
Fly in the company of a digital channel system
Another seven A330 aircraft are equipped with a digital channel system with:
- Remote control
- A selection of 20 films
- Television series and documentaries
- 12 audio channels
Entertainment for everyone
A319, A320 and A321 aircraft are equipped with ceiling mounted screens where you can enjoy content on:
- Sport
- Destinations
- Cartoons and much more.
OnAir WiFi 
On board our A330 Pedro Nunes, with the OnAir Wi-Fi system, during the flight you can access the Internet on your computer, tablet or smartphone. You will find instructions and a price list in your seat-back pocket or on the web session home page. 
Magazines and newspapers on TAP flights
On TAP, we have a selection of magazines and newspapers at your disposal:
These are handed out when departing from Lisbon and Porto at TAP’s Inflight Media Counter, located at Lisbon and Porto airports, upon presentation of the boarding pass.
On long-haul flights in economy class, newspapers and magazines are handed out only for return flights to Portugal.
On all flights you will find the award-winning UP Magazine, TAP’s in-flight magazine.
Entertainment for children

Children aged between 4 and 11 will be given an eco-friendly tin containing: an eye mask, coloured pencils, sharpener, toothbrush, toothpaste and a soft rattle (for children aged between 0 and 3).
We also have a children’s music channel available on our entire Airbus A330 and A340 fleet.
In economy class, TAP offers a meal suitable for the time and duration of each flight that is inspired by the creativity of our consulting chefs and made with fresh ingredients of the highest quality.
What types of meals are served on TAP?
- Hot meal: meal with a hot main dish served on a tray
- Cold light meal: a light meal consisting of a cold sandwich on long-haul flights, and a box with a cold sandwich on medium-haul flights
- Cold meal: meal consisting of a cold main dish served on a tray
- Snack: an individually packed sweet or salty snack, mini sandwich
- Ice cream: mini-cup (100ml) of Häagen-Dazs (available from May to October).
Note: In the event of an irregularity, the type of meal offered may be changed without prior notice.
Meals on short and long-haul flights
On our shorter flights, we offer you:
- 1 light meal or 1 snack
- A selection of beverages
On longer flights, we serve you:
- 1 hot meal at lunch or dinner
- A variety of beverages, and you can finish with coffee or tea
Find out what kind of meal will be served on your flight. All routes are shown as originating in Lisbon, TAP’s base of operations.
| LUNCH/DINNER | OTHER MEALS | ||
| Azores | Horta | hot meal | cold light meal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pico | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Ponta Delgada | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Terceira | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Madeira | Funchal | cold light meal | snack |
| Porto Santo | cold light meal | snack | |
| Mainland | Faro | no service | no service |
| Porto | no service | no service | |
| LUNCH/DINNER | OTHER MEALS | ||
| Germany | Berlin | hot meal | hot meal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dusseldorf | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Frankfurt | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Hamburg | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Munich | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Austria | Vienna | hot meal | cold meal |
| Belgium | Brussels | hot meal | cold light meal |
| Croacia | Zagreb | hot meal | cold meal |
| Spain | A Corunha | cold light meal | cold light meal |
| Barcelona | cold light meal | snack or ice cream* | |
| Bilbao | cold light meal | snack or ice cream* | |
| Madrid | cold light meal | snack or ice cream* | |
| Malaga | cold light meal | cold light meal | |
| Seville | cold light meal | cold light meal | |
| Valencia | cold light meal | snack or ice cream* | |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | hot meal | hot meal |
| Finland | Helsinki | hot meal | hot meal |
| France | Bordeaux | hot meal | cold light meal |
| Lyon | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Marseilles | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Nice | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Paris | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Toulouse | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | hot meal | cold meal |
| Hungary | Budapest | hot meal | cold meal |
| Italy | Bologne | hot meal | cold meal |
| Milan, Linate | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Milan, Malpensa | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Rome | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Turin | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Venice | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | hot meal | cold light meal |
| Norway | Oslo | hot meal | hot meal |
| Poland | Warsaw | hot meal | hot meal |
| United Kingdom | London, Gatwick | cold light meal | cold light meal |
| London, Heathrow | cold light meal | cold light meal | |
| Funchal-Gatwick | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Manchester | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Czech Republic | Prague | hot meal | hot meal |
| Romania | Bucharest | hot meal | hot meal |
| Russia | Moscow | hot meal | hot meal |
| Sweden | Stockholm | hot meal | hot meal |
| Switzerland | Geneva | hot meal | cold light meal |
| Zurich | hot meal | cold light meal | |
(*) From May to October only.
| LUNCH/DINNER | OTHER MEALS | ||
| Algeria | Algiers | hot meal | light cold meal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | Luanda | hot meal | cold meal |
| Cape Verde | Praia | hot meal | hot meal |
| Sal | hot meal | hot meal | |
| Sao Vicente | hot meal | hot meal | |
| Ghana | Accra | hot meal | hot meal |
| Guinea Bissau | Bissau | hot meal | hot meal |
| Mali | Bamako | hot meal | hot meal |
| Morocco | Casablanca | light cold meal | snack |
| Marrakesh | light cold meal | snack | |
| Mozambique | Maputo | hot meal | cold snack |
| Senegal | Dakar | hot meal | hot meal |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
Sao Tome | hot meal | hot meal |
| LUNCH/DINNER | OTHER MEALS | ||
| Brazil | Belo Horizonte | hot meal | cold meal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasília | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Fortaleza | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Natal | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Porto Alegre | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Recife | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Salvador | hot meal | cold light meal | |
| Sao Paulo, Guarulhos | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Sao Paulo, Viracopos | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Rio de Janeiro | hot meal | cold meal | |
| United States | New York | hot meal | cold light meal |
| Miami | hot meal | cold meal | |
| Venezuela | Caracas | hot meal | cold light meal |
In TAP economy class you will find reclinable seats, leg room and much more.

And because we know that comfort is essential on a flight, we have redesigned the interior of our A340s. You’ll find more distance between seats and seats that are more reclinable.
Our seats
| Distance between seats | Seat width | Seat Recline | Entertainment | |
| A340 | 32-34” (81,3 - 86,3 cm) | 17,6” (44,7 cm) | 9o | Individual screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A330 | 33” / 32” (83,8 / 81,3 cm) | 17,72” (45 cm) | 9o | Individual screen |
| A321 | 30” (76,2 cm) | 18” (45,7 cm) | 9o | Ceiling mounted |
| A320 | 30” (76,2 cm) | 18” (45,7 cm) | 9o | Ceiling mounted |
| A319 | 30” (76,2 cm) | 18” (45,7 cm) | 9o | Ceiling mounted |
| F100 | 31” (78,7 cm) | 17,15” (43,6 cm) | 7o | Not available |
| ER4 | 32” (81,3 cm) | 17,3” (44 cm) | 7o | Not available |
More comfort
On long-haul flights on A340 and A330 aircraft, we also have blankets, pillows and headphones available for you.
If you travel with tap|basic, tap|classic or tap|plus, you can also choose your seat ahead of time by contacting our Contact Centre.