Review of TAP Air Portugal flight from Lisbon to Funchal in Business

Hi,

Check In at the dedicated TAP Premium area was nice and quick.

Passing Fast Track security quickly I headed to the TAP Lounge which offers some nice apron views.

The Lounge luckily was not too crowded at that time of the day and I found a nice spot at the window.

Some views of the buffets:

And my small snack selection:

Some views of my TAP 320neo during boarding which started on time with a dedicated premium lane in an orderly manner.

Taking my window seat.

The seat is nice and provides plenty of pitch and stowage options.

Pushing back on time for a flight of 1 hour 30 minutes to the island of Madeira.

Soon we took off into cloudy skies climbing out of Lisbon.

Then it took a while until the cabin service started - ca. 30 minutes into the flight which is strange for such a rather short flight. The cabin crew was a real disappointment on this flight - they acted very cold and uninterested in paying passengers. Instead the crew was more taking care of another TAP crew in uniforms seated across Business Class (5 in total) vs. 8 paying passengers.

Still I was very surprised when finally the trolley arrived at my row and a hot lunch was served. Along with some tasty warm bread. The meal itself tasted excellent and was more than expected for such a short TAP flight.

Drinks were offered at the same time with some refills later on.

Some coffee and soon descend started.

Approaching the island of Madeira.

Banking over the sea preparing to land at Funchal which is a tricky airport to land due to its situation on the coast and very problematic winds.

Landing on time and having the hardest and most intense breaking since I remember flying. A really special airport.

Taxiing to the apron parking position and coming to a hold next to some very nice looking Sunclass planes bringing in Scandinavian holiday makers.

Thanks for reading,
FlyAlex