Airlines/Portugal
Is TAP Air Portugal safe?
Portugal's flag carrier. Last fatal accident was the 1977 Funchal overrun. Modern A330neo/A320neo fleet.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
Strong
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 9.6 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 1977 (49y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in TAP Air Portugal's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for TAP Air Portugal, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) | 15 | 7.3 yrs | 2018 to 2019 |
| Airbus A321neo | 14 | 7.1 yrs | 2018 to 2021 |
| Airbus A320neo | 6 | 6.5 yrs | 2018 to 2021 |
| Airbus A320 (ceo) | 1 | not enough dated | 2011 |
| Embraer 195 | 1 | not enough dated | 2010 |
We can date 15 of the 15 Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) airframes we hold for TAP Air Portugal. They average 7.3 years old, built between 2018 and 2019.