Star Alliance member TAP Air Portugal has simply opened a second lounge at Lisbon Airport (LIS), which appears lengthy overdue.
TAP’s Premium Lounge Atlântico Lisbon
On January 30, 2024, TAP Air Portugal opened its Premium Lounge Atlântico. To cowl the fundamentals of the lounge:
- It’s for passengers on non-Schengen flights, which means these touring throughout the Atlantic, and to the UK; the lounge is positioned instantly past passport management
- The lounge is open each day from 5AM till 12AM, masking nearly all departures
- The lounge is sort of small, as it will possibly solely seat 100 folks, and is 380 sq. meters (~4,100 sq. toes)
- The lounge has loos, however no showers
- The lounge has a self-serve buffet and a self-serve drink choice, however no staffed bar
- The lounge follows customary Star Alliance entry insurance policies, so is open to Star Alliance enterprise class passengers and Star Alliance Gold members
- The lounge is described as having “Portuguese supplies within the highlight, resembling cork, burel, and tiles, that simulate the everyday façades of Portuguese homes, passengers will discover areas to work or loosen up, in addition to a eating are”
One FlyerTalk member was there on opening day, and shared some photos and ideas right here.
It is a lengthy overdue addition for the airline
TAP Air Portugal is thought for its intensive route community and nice fares throughout the Atlantic, which opens up every kind of environment friendly one-stop journeys throughout the Atlantic. The catch is that the service’s premium floor expertise in Lisbon has traditionally left so much to be desired.
Prior to now, the airline had only one lounge on the airport, positioned within the Schengen zone, and it wasn’t a lot to get enthusiastic about. For one, the lounge isn’t practically giant sufficient to deal with the passenger demand on the airport. Moreover, it’s good to have the ability to undergo passport management earlier than you hand around in the lounge previous to a non-Schengen flight, in an effort to time heading to the gate in addition to doable.
So the brand new lounge is a welcome addition. That being mentioned, it is a small lounge, given the dimensions of TAP Air Portugal’s community, and it’ll little question get slammed throughout peak hours. Moreover, normally non-Schengen lounges could be extra premium than Schengen lounges, however on this case there’s no correct bar, no showers, and so forth.
In the end I think the pretty lackluster nature of this lounge simply comes right down to restricted obtainable actual property at airports. I’m positive the airline would’ve favored to open a bigger lounge on the airport, but it surely simply wasn’t doable.
Backside line
TAP Air Portugal has opened its new Premium Lounge Atlântico at Lisbon Airport, which is the service’s non-Schengen lounge, primarily for these touring throughout the Atlantic. It’s nice to see the airline broaden lounge capability, however don’t anticipate this lounge to supply a lot of an elevated expertise.
What do you make of TAP’s new lounge?
