TAP Portugal launching Star Alliance flights to Cape Town
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TAP has recently taken delivery of a fleet of A320neo, A321neo and A330neo aircraft. It is the first airline in the world to operate the A330neo. You can find out more about the TAP neo fleet here.
It now has one of the youngest fleets in the world. With all these new seats to fill, it had also been running some very aggressive deals before coronavirus hit.
For this reason, I wanted to flag a brand new route to Cape Town.
From 11th November, TAP will be running three flights per week to Cape Town on a new A330-900neo. We will hopefully see some good cash deals later in the year – their UK deals have been pretty good recently and some of the deals from elsewhere in Europe have been excellent.
TAP has also anounced a new route to Cancun. This will launch on 27th October, operating three times per week and also with an A330-900neo.
All flights are via Lisbon.
TAP Air Portugal is a member of Star Alliance so you can earn and redeem miles from any Star Alliance frequent flyer scheme. This HfP article discusses which Star Alliance frequent flyer programme may be best for you.
You can find out more on the TAP website here.
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How to earn Star Alliance miles from UK credit cards (April 2025)
None of the Star Alliance airlines currently have a UK credit card.
There is, however, still a way to earn Star Alliance miles from a UK credit card.
The route is via Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy hotel loyalty points convert to over 40 airlines at the rate of 3:1.
The best way to earn Marriott Bonvoy points is via the official Marriott Bonvoy American Express card. It comes with 20,000 points for signing up and 2 points for every £1 you spend. At 2 Bonvoy points per £1, you are earning (at 3:1) 0.66 airline miles per £1 spent on the card.
There is a preferential conversion rate to United Airlines – which is a Star Alliance member – of 2 : 1 if you convert 60,000 Bonvoy points at once.
The Star Alliance members which are Marriott Bonvoy transfer partners are: Aegean, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines.
You can apply here.
Marriott Bonvoy American Express
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