Review: TAAG First Class 777 Luanda To Sao Paulo - 777

Review: TAAG First Class 777 Luanda To Sao Paulo

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:15:23 +0000

By the time we boarded the plane it was 1AM, so we were well over two hours behind schedule. Since we were departing from a remote stand, we boarded via air stairs through door L2. There I was pointed left into the first class cabin. While the previous plane had TAAG's new first class, this…

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Oscar Scafidi — Sat, 02 May 2020 11:01:53 +0000

Hi BBB, my name's Oscar Scafidi and I'm the author of the only English-language travel guide to Angola, the Bradt Travel Guide. We just published the third edition in July 2019. Having spent five years living and working in Angola, which involved visiting all 18 provinces, I disagree with your statement. You should not be labelling 31 million Angolans as "rude, uneducated and quite possibly the laziest people i have ever met" based on your personal experience or the second hand experiences of the author. It's probably safest to avoid making any blanket negative statements about entire national or ethnic groups... Lucky's experience was terrible. TAAG need to sort it out and do better. It tells us a lot about the poor attitudes and training of the TAAG cabin crew, but nothing about the 99.99% of Angolans who were not on the plane that day!

BBB — Sat, 02 May 2020 05:28:10 +0000

Having spent 4 years working in Angola, I am not in the slightest bit surprised. The whole country is rude, uneducated and quite possibly the laziest people i have ever met.

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 05:22:28 +0000

I mean Angola is run by a far-left socialist party. What can you expect?? Socialism (and communism) is deemed to fail

Michael J Racki — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:11:22 +0000

What a bad bad airline. Product seems reasonable enough, but wow I am blow aware on how the cabin staff acted towards passengers. I fly business international a LOT, but I have never seen anything like this. Frankly this is one airline I will avoid for dear life.

Oscar Scafidi — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:27:37 +0000

This is a very unfortunate failure on TAAG's part, but not entirely surprising. The Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) combined with the years of communist rule has left many Angolans very suspicious of spies taking photos of things. The idea of being free to photograph something, without needing permission or justification, is still alien to some Angolans in positions of authority. In 2016, my friend and I were arrested for "spying" while on a kayaking expedition in Angola, to raise money for landmine clearance. They tried to deport us! www.kayakthekwanza.com

Janine — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:03:59 +0000

I have read the review and it is well written. Moreover, I have read people's comments and I think they resonate with the review. I have just flown from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo via Luanda on TAAG First Class. I have a different view to most, based on pricing. An Direct flight from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo is available on LATAM and SAA costing $1000 in economy class. For $2000 I managed a First Class seat and $1600 for business class. Let's consider that business class on both SAA and LATAM is about $3000. Therefore the price is right for the half baked product you get. An in all fairness and honesty, my treatment on the flight was great - perhaps your review, made the management redo training of cabin crew on the art of smiling. So in conclusion, given the price of the ticket, I have already booked my next flight to Rio de Janeiro for $1900 in First Class. Could the airline do better = YES, is the product not worthy of being called First Class = YES. But, for a flat bed, lounge access and some attempt to be a great product, i think its bang for buck.

Karl — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:32:22 +0000

From wiki travel: "Avoid using your camera in front of police (dressed in blue uniforms). Photography will result, at best, in a very heavy fine, but could also have more dire consequences. Throughout Angola, taking photographs of sites and installations of military or security interest, including government buildings, may result in arrest or fines and should be avoided." There's no excuse for the behavior of the crew but there may be a generalized fear or cultural suspicion of photographs of what is perceived to be "official" or "security sensitive". When traveling in Liberia for business a few years ago I was advised not to take pictures of the airport or of aircraft for the same reason.

Luke — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:43:47 +0000

@lucky this was quite disheartening to read. I can’t believe the flight was so terrible. Did you ever get down to filling and official complaint or do a review of the place? They should know what a terrible experience you had! They need to make it up to you

George — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:35:26 +0000

I believe the airline has First Class, because they are a wealthy (nation not majority of people) oil nation. The above comments about the Mulatto elite, I believe to be true and the hatred of Texans (the oil men) is true as well.