1 · POSITION
TAP explains its Executive cabin largely through Portuguese makers. Food is served on Portuguese porcelain by Vista Alegre; the travel kit carries socks from PEDEMEIA, a brand the page dates to 1966, and wellness and personal care products from 8950 Cosmética. The wine list is presented as a selection of Portuguese grape varieties. The cabin is described less by its engineering than by the national goods set in front of the passenger. [1]
2 · THE SEAT BECOMES A BED
On the Airbus A330 fleet the Executive chair has a full-flat recline and is described as transforming into a real bed, with cushions and soft-touch fabric upholstery. On medium-haul flights the middle seat is blocked for greater comfort, except on services operated by TAP Express. Noise-cancelling headphones and 115V power are listed at the seat. Seat dimensions are held on a separate page and are not stated here. [1]
3 · A CHEF IS GIVEN TWO MONTHS
Local Stars invites six talents from Portuguese gastronomy, working in kitchens from the north to the south of the country, to design the Business menus. Each chef creates two complete menus, each available for two months, on long-haul flights departing from Lisbon with departures until ten in the evening. From August to November the chef is Rita Magro, head chef and a partner at the Atrevo restaurant in Porto. [2]
4 · THE MENU IS WRITTEN OUT
Magro’s first menu is given as sautéed prawns with strawberry gazpacho, roasted cod with pil pil sauce and tomato migas, and an almond tart with diced apple. The second offers roasted seabass with green apple sauce and fennel pickle, beef terrine with potato and celery gratin and shimeji mushrooms, and a dried fruit cake with white chocolate cream and a drunken pear. Passengers may choose a main dish before the flight. [1, 2]
5 · ⚑ CANDOUR
⚑ The chef’s months are given without a year on the page, so the August to November period cannot be fixed to a calendar year from what was fetched. Full-flat recline is stated for the A330 fleet and must not be read onto the narrowbody aircraft. Lounges appear only as places where a newspaper service is offered, and no lounge is described. The register’s founding year of 1945 is not established by anything fetched here. [1–2]
Sources & Further Reading
Sources checked 12 October 2026.