TAP Portugal takes delivery of their first A321LR

First A321LR during delivery to TAP Portugal | Picture: Airbus

TAP was the first Arline to have the A330Neo, but now also the first to have the A3321LR (long range). This plane makes it possible to fly low demand long-haul flights.

The 'normal' A321 has a range of 5.600 km, but the LR version has a range of 7,400 km. This means that TAP could start flights from Lissabon to almost the whole North-American east coast.

TAP is considering to open flights to New York, Boston, Montreal and Washington with the A321LR. They could also open flights to the east coast of South-America, like Fortaleza and Salvador. The first route for the A321LR will be Lissabon-Tel-Aviv. Passengers can fly in three different classes: 16 in businessclass, 48 in economy comfort and 107 in economyclass.