Review of TAP Express flight Porto Lisbon in Economy

Airline TAP Express
Flight TP1949
Class Economy
Seat 10A
Aircraft Embraer E-190
Flight time 01:00
Take-off 26 Nov 22, 16:00
Arrival at 26 Nov 22, 17:00
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NGD16
By SILVER 265
Published on 28th January 2023

Hello everyone! This report will cover the flight from Porto to Lisbon with TAP Air Portugal.

This domestic flight was handled by TAP Air Portugal's subsidiary TAP Express. On the day of flight, I arrived at the airport at 14:30pm. The airport is very modern compare with Lisbon airport.


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We immediately checked our luggage at the counter, there were only a few passengers in front of the counters. Our gate number was no yet revealed by that time.


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After that, we passed through the security check.


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Beyond the security check, there are many shops and variety of restaurants which is really nice.


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At 15:10pm the FIDS revealed that our gate was assigned to 31. We arrived at our gate about 10 minutes later


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Passengers were gathering in front of the gate for boarding.


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My boarding pass.


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Our plane, Embraer ERJ-190 CS-TPP was already waiting at the gate. The plane was first delivered to TRIP Linhas Aéreas in June 2011, then in September 2016 she was acquired by Portugália Airlines. 


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The boarding sequence was divided into 3 groups, and I was in Group C.


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Boarding eventually Started at 15:32pm.


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Next to us, parked another ERJ190, she would fly to Ponta Delgada as TP1861. She carries the name "Sintra"


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My seat 10A. The seat was generally more comfortable and offering more leg room than the newer aircraft.


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View outside my seat.


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Back of the seat.


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At 16:01pm, pushback was commenced. Safety demonstration was demonstrated by the crew at the same time. Flight time was expected to be 45 minutes.


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Entering the runway.


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We took off at 16:13pm. CS-TAW was pushing back on its way to Ponta Delgada.


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Passing through the Porto downtown with the view of the Douro river.


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10 minutes after takeoff, seatbelt sign was turned off and I took the chance to visit the lavatory at the back.


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View of the cabin.


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Winglet of the ERJ-190


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At 16:29pm, an announcement from cockpit that we are going to land at 16:55pm. In addition, weather info, our altitude and speed were provided. 5 minutes later, seat belt sign was turned on again and we started the descend into Lisbon airport.


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Minutes before touchdown.


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We landed at 16:51pm. Total flight time was 38 minutes.


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We parked at gate 24.


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TAP Air Portugal A330-900neo. It took a while before we could get off the plane, because no one was connecting the bridge to our plane.


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Parked next to us was a TAP Air Portugal CS-TVC, arriving from Faro as TP1902.


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Last View of the aircraft. It took a while before we could get off the plane.


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Verdict

TAP Express

5.8/10
Cabin7.0
Cabin crew6.0
Entertainment/wifi5.0
Meal/catering5.0

Porto - OPO

7.8/10
Efficiency7.0
Access8.0
Services8.0
Cleanliness8.0

Lisbon - LIS

6.9/10
Efficiency7.0
Access7.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness6.5

Conclusion

A short domestic flight within Portugal. Due to the flight time, no service was provided and i could not make any comment on that.

Information on the route Porto (OPO) Lisbon (LIS)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 12 avis concernant 3 compagnies sur la ligne Porto (OPO) → Lisbon (LIS).


Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est TAP Air Portugal avec 7.2/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 0 heures et 58 minutes.

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2 Comments

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  • Comment 620066 by
    Pilpintu TEAM 997 Comments
    Hello NGD16!

    I arrived at the airport at 14:30pm

    I love it when you can get to the airport only 90 minutes before departure time and go through all the process so smoothly!

    Beyond the security check, there are many shops and variety of restaurants which is really nice.

    Fantastic! Much to do and look at. Nothing more horrible than languishing around the boarding room until you have to board.

    My seat 10A

    I like that touch of yellow and the branded antimacassar.


    View outside my seat.

    Wow! OPO is large!

    Back of the seat

    A monitor would look great in there!

    with the view of the Douro river.

    Ahh!! The Douro! ("Duero" for my family in Spain) So relevant in history and literature! It definitely looks more impressive here than in Spain. I remember I was on a bus from Madrid to Gijón when I suddenly saw a minute sign by the road: "Río Due..." But I didn't even have the time to read the whole word when we had already crossed it! It was a bit disappointing. XD

    What a nice, relaxing flight. Embraer is one of my favorite aircraft.

    Thanks for sharing!
  • Comment 620121 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6668 Comments
    Hi NGD16, nice report!

    Shame that there was no service at all. It is a short flight, but pre-pandemic this was considered a premium "ponte aerea" route and had a full snack and drink service. Now it seems TAP have changed the definition of "ponte aerea" to mean just more frequency and ticket flexibility. Sneaky marketing!

    Thanks for sharing!

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