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TAP Portugal

TAP Portugal is the national airline of Portugal. With its hub in Lisbon, TAP serves 43 destinations in 25 countries throughout Europe, Africa, North America and South America.

Codeshare: United Airlines® flight numbers UA 9590-9639 are operated by TAP Portugal.

Destinations: From New York (EWR) to Lisbon (LIS) and Oporto, Portugal, (OPO); and from Lisbon to points beyond in Europe and Africa.

Earning miles

Earn MileagePlus® miles on all qualifying TAP Portugal flights, except as noted in the chart below. You’ll earn miles according to the booking class that you purchase.

To receive mileage credit, present your MileagePlus number when you make reservations and make sure that it appears on your boarding pass at check-in.

The miles you earn on TAP Portugal qualify toward MileagePlus Premier® status.

Website:  www.flytap.com

Mileage Accrual Chart

Eligible TAP Portugal fare classes   MileagePlus Premier qualification
Class of service Purchased fare class Base miles Premier qualifying miles Premier qualifying segments
Business C, D, Z, J 125% 100% 1
Full Fare Economy Y, B 100% 100% 1
Economy M, H, Q, V, W 100% 100% 1
Discount Economy S, L, K, U, G 50% 50% 0

All other fare classes do not accrue mileage. United Airlines and TAP Portugal reserve the right to change the eligible fare classes at any time without notice.

Mileage accrual is subject to the rules of the United MileagePlus program and, as provided therein, mileage will be credited in accordance with the terms and conditions of the MileagePlus Program in effect at the time of travel, not at the time air travel is purchased, booked or reserved, and accordingly miles may not be awarded for some tickets or miles may be awarded in an amount fewer than shown. The award miles accrued on codeshare flights are based on the operating carrier and their equivalent fare class. This could result in differences between the purchased booking class and the booking class flown, which determines the number of base and Premier qualifying miles and Premier qualifying segments earned. MileagePlus award miles earned may vary depending on the Premier status of the customer.

Premier benefits

If you’re a MileagePlus Premier member, you’ll be recognized as a Premier member when flying TAP Portugal.

Using miles

Star Alliance awards enable you to use your MileagePlus miles for award travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide, on any Star Alliance airline.

  • See our award chart to find out how many miles you'll need, depending on class of service and region of travel. The mileage amounts apply to all Star Alliance carriers, and any combination of carriers.
  • You can use miles to fly one-way or roundtrip.

To book award travel on TAP Portugal visit United.com. Please note: There is no fee to book online, but there may be a nonrefundable fee of $25 per ticket to book by phone. Award tickets cannot be issued at ticket counters. To contact United Reservations within the United States or Canada, call 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-800-864-8331) or view more contact and language options.

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