Boarding at the airport

Start your trip with peace of mind and without delays. Get ready to fly!

Important information

Always have your boarding pass and ID ready for verification. The gate and the boarding time are printed on your card, but will also be displayed on the airport's information monitors. We recommend that you stay alert for possible changes.

Boarding areas and priority

At TAP, we use a system of zones and queues to board our passengers, taking into account their needs and their experience, so that it is as fluid and organized as possible. Boarding is done according to the following priorities:

  1. Families with children up to 5 years old and passengers with special needs;
  2. Passengers with Premium Boarding;
  3. Passengers from zone A and, sequentially, zones B and C.

Premium Boarding

A free and exclusive boarding for Customers traveling with Top Executive and Executive fares or for Customers with Navigator, TAP Miles&Go Gold and Silver status.

If this service is not included in your ticket, you can easily purchase it as an extra, regardless of the fare you are traveling with in Economy Class (Discount, Basic, Classic or Plus).

Na imagem podemos ver um grupo de três amigos sorridentes, prontos a embarcar num avião TAP. A jovem da direita veste um vestido verde seco com um casaco branco por cima. A jovem do meio está vestida com umas calças de ganga e um casaco cor-de-rosa velho, por ultimo, o rapaz que se encontra do lado direito, veste umas calças amarelas e uma camisola cinzenta enquanto transporta um trolley preto.
Faster boarding?

Add Premium Boarding to your trip and benefit from the advantages of differentiated boarding from 8 EUR / 10 USD / 14 CAD or 2.000 miles.

Prices may vary depending on the purchase channel*, the time in advance of the purchase, the trip date and the origin and destination. Check the price of Premium Boarding, applicable to your trip, during the booking process or, later, through Manage your Booking.
For transactions made outside of Europe, which use a different local currency, the service fee will be converted from the fixed USD amount to the local currency (except Canada).
*Purchase channel: Manage your Booking, online Check-in, TAP kiosks and counters at the airport, TAP Contact Center and Travel Agencies.