TAP: GIG to London from $1689

This fare is on TAP Air Portugal from Rio de Janeiro to London the longish way via Lisbon and Porto with the benefit of booking into J class which credits at 200% to a variety of Star Alliance programs. So you would earn 24292 miles on this flight. Lisboa is a lovely city see our Trip Report here.

Lisboa is Portugal’s hilly, coastal capital city. From imposing São Jorge Castle, the view encompasses the old city’s pastel-colored buildings, Tagus Estuary and Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge. Nearby, the National Azulejo Museum displays 5 centuries of decorative ceramic tiles. Just outside Lisboa is a string of Atlantic beaches, from Cascais to Estoril.

Porto is a coastal city in northwest Portugal known for its stately bridges and port wine production. In the medieval Ribeira (riverside) district, narrow cobbled streets wind past merchants’ houses and cafes. São Francisco Church is known for its lavish baroque interior with ornate gilded carvings. The palatial 19th-century Palácio de Bolsa, formerly a stock market, was built to impress potential European investors. 

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Here is a Trip Report on their Airbus 330 from Sao Paulo to Lisboa and a Trip Report from Lisboa to Munich (which highlights the intra-Europe service)

Airbus 330 Neo Business Class

TAP Airbus 320/321 Intra-Europe Business Class

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