Tel Aviv, Israel: €755 Nonstop TAP Lie-Flat Business from Lisbon, €625 from Brussels

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Star Alliance member TAP Portugal uses A321neo aircraft with lie-flat seats on most of its flights to Tel Aviv, Israel. Even better, you can reach the largest airport in Israel for as little as €755with departure from Lisbon. If you add a feeder flight from Brussels, the price actually decreases further.

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to our TAP with your selected flight dates. You can also check what OTAs have to offer, as they sell these tickets up to €50 cheaper.

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TAP’s schedule sees an Airbus A321LR operates flights between Lisbon and Tel Aviv. These birds feature lie-flat business class in an alternating 2-2 and 1-1 seating pattern. Our author Ditmar tested the product on flights between Lisbon and Washington.

Warning

Tel Aviv is well in the range of TAP’s regular Airbus A320 fleet. If the airline swaps planes, you might spend the six-hour flight in European business class (a blocked middle seat) with no chance for reimbursement. According to flightradar24, this happened two or three times per month since April.

Not too long ago, TAP’s Executive Class was infamously subpar. By now, however, all planes have been equipped with new seats that can be converted into fully flat beds and offer quite a high comfort. The service is also said to be very friendly.

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These flights are on sale without a sales or a travel period. A minimum stay of three days or a night from Saturday to Sunday is necessary to get the lowest fare. Flights from Lisbon are available in August and September 2023 and early 2024. The price from Brussels is almost exclusively available in 2024.

Google Flights will show you additional flight dates. While the cheapest tickets are sold by online travel agencies, we recommend booking directly with the airline.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

TAP issues these tickets in booking class J. The nonstop flights from Lisbon earn you the following mileage:

  • 12,066 Miles on Hainan Fortune Wings Club
  • 9,996 Award Miles + 400 Points on Miles&More
  • 9,996 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
  • 9,996 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
  • 9,996 Award Miles + 4,998 Tier Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
  • 9,996 Points on SAS EuroBonus
  • 9,996 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
  • 9,996 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
  • 9,996 Miles on Egyptair Plus
  • 8,496 Miles on Azul TodoAzul
  • 7,498 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
  • 7,498 Award Miles on Emirates Skywards
  • 7,498 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
  • 6,498 Miles on GOL Aéreos Smiles
  • 6,248 Award Miles + 1,042 PQP on United MileagePlus
  • 6,248 Miles on Asiana Club
  • 6,248 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
  • 6,248 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
  • 6,248 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
  • 6,248 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
Data provided by miles.travel-dealz.com. Without guarantee on correctness.

The cheaper tickets from Brussels earn you about 50% additional mileage with most programs:

  • 16,530 Miles on Hainan Fortune Wings Club
  • 14,264 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
  • 14,264 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
  • 14,264 Award Miles + 7,132 Tier Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
  • 14,264 Points on SAS EuroBonus
  • 14,264 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
  • 14,264 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
  • 14,264 Miles on Egyptair Plus
  • 13,996 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More
  • 12,124 Miles on Azul TodoAzul
  • 10,700 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
  • 10,700 Award Miles on Emirates Skywards
  • 10,700 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
  • 9,272 Miles on GOL Aéreos Smiles
  • 8,916 Award Miles + 1,486 PQP on United MileagePlus
  • 8,916 Miles on Asiana Club
  • 8,916 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
  • 8,916 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
  • 8,916 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
  • 8,916 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
Data provided by miles.travel-dealz.com. Without guarantee on correctness.

Destination

Hotel prices in Tel Aviv usually start at roughly €120, depending on the hotel category. Whichever category and hotel you opt for, make sure to get the best price! Our recommendation is to search on booking.com, or even on our own Travel-Dealz hotel search:

Cover Picture: Ditmar Lange

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  1. Chris says:

    And in case of any cancellation you will be on your own mercy as TP does not care. Even if you are in J and a *A Gold member. Happened to me multiple times. Last time last Tuesday on TP1015 after a rejected takeoff the flight was cancelled. I was not rebooked at all. I had to rebook myself and am now going to sue TP in Germany. Right now its 4:0 against TP. TAP also stands for Take Another Plane….

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