Thinking of our customers, we have improved and diversified our range of special meals with new recipes — healthier, tastier, and with options for every taste.
You may request a special meal for your customer at no extra cost, with a minimum of 24 hours before departure, or, in the case of meals for food intolerances, with a minimum of 7 days before departure.
Economy Class: available on flights longer than 5 hours.
Not available on:
- Domestic flights;
- To/From Morocco and Tunisia;
- Flights under 5 hours (including Stockholm / Copenhagen / Oslo / and Warsaw);
- To/From Banjul / Boa Vista / Dakar / Praia / Sal / São Vicente / Guinea-Bissau.
Business Class : on flights over 1 hour (with meal service)
- Available on: Intercontinental / European / Domestic Madeira and Azores flights.
- Not available on: Domestic flights within mainland Portugal (Porto and Faro).
On certain flights, especially those including stopovers and flights with overnight stays, special meals are not available, with the exception of kosher meals, which can always be requested.
It is also possible to celebrate on board of our planes with Birthday or Wedding Cake and Sparkling Wine.
List of Special Meals and Meals for Food Intolerances
| Meal |
Code SSR |
Description |
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Vegan vegetarian
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VGML
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Meal prepared without any animal-based ingredients. Does not contain: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, honey, dairy or their derivatives.
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Lacto-ovo vegetarian
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VLML
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Meal prepared with no meat, fish, or seafood. May contain dairy products (milk, butter, cheese, and eggs).
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Hindu vegetarian
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AVML
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Hindu vegetarian | AVML | Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal prepared in an Asian-style cuisine. Contains no animal-derived products. May contain dairy (milk, butter, cheese, and eggs).
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Kosher
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KSML
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Meal prepared with strictly kosher ingredients, following Jewish dietary laws.
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Muslim
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MOML
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Meal prepared with certified halal proteins (meat, chicken) or natural halal foods (fruits, vegetables, halal-approved fish). Does not contain pork, alcohol, or doubtful ingredients (mushbooh).
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For babies
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BBML
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Meal made with simple foods, mashed or puréed, including meat or fish (also puréed).
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For children
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CHML |
Balanced meal composed of foods typically enjoyed by young children.
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Balanced Diet
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DBML |
Meal with a balanced quantity of fruits and vegetables; whole grains or starches; and healthy proteins. Prepared with a reasonable amount of sugar, salt, and fat, with no added salt.
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Gluten Intolerance
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GFML |
Meal prepared without ingredients containing gluten. May contain traces of gluten. Not suitable for passengers with severe gluten allergies.
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Lactose Intolerance
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NLML |
Meal prepared without ingredients containing lactose, dairy products, or derivatives. May contain traces of lactose. Not suitable for passengers with severe milk allergies.
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Special Meals for Passengers with Food Intolerances
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No nuts and seeds
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NSML |
Meal that excludes all types of nuts and seeds.
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Lactose & Gluten Intolerance
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LGML |
Meal prepared without ingredients or food products containing gluten, lactose, dairy or their derivatives. May contain traces of gluten and lactose. Not suitable for passengers with severe gluten and/or milk allergies.
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Allergen-free
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AFML |
Meal prepared without the following products and their derivatives: cereals containing gluten, shellfish (crustaceans and molluscs), eggs, fish, peanuts, soy, milk, tree nuts, mushrooms, sesame seeds. If the passenger is allergic to any product not listed above, they must bring their own cold meal on board.
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Mushy
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PGML |
Mushy Meal, gastric irritant free.
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Rules for Ordering Special Meals
- Must be requested at least 24 hours before the flight's departure.
- On next day flights (departing between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m., returning to Lisbon or Porto) and on flights with stopovers, only the kosher meal is available.
- Kosher – For flights departing from Luanda, this meal must be requested 72 hours before departure.
- Children’s meals – Available for children aged 2 to 11 years (inclusive).
- For flights departing from Accra and São Tomé and Príncipe, only Vegan Vegetarian, Baby, Children’s, and Gluten-Free meals are available.
- Our special meals are only available on flights operated by TAP and TAP Express.
- IATA has changed the designation of the DBML meal for Balanced Diet, now referring to a diet low in fat, calories, salt, and suitable for diabetics. Therefore, the previous codes LCML (low calorie), LFML (low fat), and LSML (low salt) have been removed.
Rules for Ordering Meals for Food Intolerances
- Must be requested at least 7 days before the flight's departure.
- On next day flights (departing between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m., returning to Lisbon or Porto) and on flights with stopovers, these meals are not available.
- Except for these specific meals for food intolerances by ingestion, we cannot guarantee the absence of allergen traces in meals served on board or at the airport.
- If the passenger has a severe allergy and not just an intolerance, to any of these foods, they must bring their own cold meal on board.
- If the passenger has a severe allergy by inhalation or exposure to any food, TAP cannot guarantee that the aircraft cabin will be free of the allergen in question, since the onboard service cannot be changed and we cannot control the food/products other passengers bring on board.
- To avoid any risk, the passenger should consult their doctor before travelling and, if necessary, carry adequate medication in their hand luggage.
- These meals are not available on flights departing from Accra or São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Meals for food intolerances are only available on flights operated by TAP and TAP Express.
Note: For bookings identified as involving potentially disruptive passengers – INAD/RECL/DEPU/DEPA – it is not necessary to request a meal. TAP will take action by inserting SR PCML, which will ensure plastic cutlery is provided.
GDS Entries
Amadeus
SR VGML
SR KSML/P3/S2
SR NSML/P1
Galileo
SI.VGML
SI.KSML/P3/S2
SI.NSML/P1
Sabre
3VGML-1.1
3KSML-3.1
3NSML-1.1
Meals for Babies and Children on Board
TAP offers special meals for babies and children.
The baby meal (BBML) is available on long-haul flights and in Business Class on some medium-haul flights.
The children's meal (CHML) between the ages of 2 and 11 (inclusive) is available:
- In Economy Class on flights lasting more than 5h
- Business Class on flights over 1 hour (with meal service)
- It must be requested no later than 24 hours before the flight departs.
- They are not served on flights with overnight stays on some stopovers, which are catered for both outbound and return (double catering). Any special meal reservation request made on these flights will receive "NO" or "UC" and an error message, with the exception of kosher meals, which can always be requested.
GDS Entries
Amadeus
SR BBML
SR CHML/P3/S2
Galileo
SI.BBML
SI.CHML/P3/S2
Sabre
3BBML-1.1
3CHML-3.1
Celebrate with Cake, and Portuguese Sparkling Wine
Passengers can enjoy Birthday or Wedding Cake and Sparkling Wine on board our planes.
Book request: SSR CKML/ SSR BOML:
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SSR
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PRICE |
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CKML - Celebration cake - Anniversary / Honeymoon
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€45.00 (about 500g)
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BOML - Bottle of Sparkling Wine
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€25.00 (75cl) |
Conditions:
Available in Business and Economy Class on TAP and TAP EXPRESS flights (Intercontinental / European / Domestic flights to/from Madeira and the Azores), except:
- Night Stop flights with Double Catering.
- Does not apply to flights between destinations in mainland Portugal (Lisbon-Oporto, Lisbon-Faro and vice versa).
- Flights departing from São Tomé and Principe and/or Accra.
- Requests must be made and paid for no later than 7 days before departure. Requests made less than 7 days before departure will not be accepted.
GDS Entries
Amadeus
SR CKML
SR BOML/P2/S3
Galileo
SI.CKML
SI.BOML/P2/S3
Sabre
3CKML-1.1
3BOML-3.1