However, not surprisingly there’s not much difference in terms of what you get on this 3hr45min flight vs. a flight half the length. Ford had the lighter option, which had all of the same sides, but for the main consisted of a tikka marinated British chicken salad, pomegranate, and cucumber raita. And how would the economics work? The lunch menu read as follows: Warm towels were offered about 15 minutes after takeoff. But you look down into what quite literally appear to be cattle pens for economy passengers below. I went on BA business class last month and the crew came through asking if anyone wanted a drink every 20-30 minutes on both flights. ©Paliparan. Even more uncouth is the universal aviation-speak description of ‘lavatory’. BA food was nicer though. You always seem to take an instant disliking to the ‘less polished’ mixed fleet crew. Surprised we haven’t “theluxurytraveller” opinion/comment on this. It’s one of the things that makes comment sections more interesting. A caveat on Europe business bulkhead seats: they’re fine on A320 family aircraft, but on 737s the fuselage narrows near the front and back, so the seats in the first few rows are narrower, and it’s particularly noticeable in the first row where there’s usually fixed armrests further narrowing the available seat space. Seating wise, there were no surprises here. Once everything was checked, I was placed at the front of the queue.Â, Boarding began a few moments later, and from the outside at least, it seemed a lot more efficient than on the IAG airlines of a couple of weeks previously.Â, Once I reached the aircraft, I was told the mask I was wearing wasn’t suitable. * autocorrect changed schar to Schaefer, and I didn’t notice. Waiting at each seat was a decent enough pillow and blanket, which is more than you get on most British Airways regional flights. So rather BA, Lufthansa or Air France for inter European flights. It turned out that there had been another substitution. So only one flight could be boarded at a time. And YES, no pre-departure drink. Gone are the days when you’d only have mature skilled crew on long haul flights but what was most shocking was that they’d ran out of food in the galley mid flight!!! Not so much as the offer of a drink/tea/coffee. There were two check-in counters for British Airways, with one being for business class, and one being for economy. By way of comparison, here is what you’ll find on British Airways on the same route at a similar time of day. He travels about 400,000 miles a year, primarily using miles and points to enhance his first class experiences. @TLS~ sorry mate, you’re flogging a dead horse to point out to Americans that a bathroom and a toilet are entirely two different things! Pushback came more than a few minutes ahead of schedule. What Jordan did was point out options. Just a few seconds after the seatbelt sign went off, the crew started the service. As is the norm within Europe, business class simply consists of economy class seats with blocked middles. But how will that help you to get from Mykonos to LHR? As usual, boarding in Europe was efficient, and the door closed at 6:03PM, a couple of minutes ahead of schedule. At this point, quite a few passengers were at risk of missing their connections, since that represented a delay of over two hours. Sorry if they made you bristle. So I joined the line, but then why pay the extra? I have been to the lounge at Mykonos, and it’s pleasant enough. Goes to show the efficiency of this boarding process compared to last time around. Sorry to quality vis-a-vis Swiss: I will put up with a Heathrow (which is horrible) change rather than fly direct from Zürich with Swiss within Europe… they are awful in Business Class. Amenity kit. British Airways' Airbus A320 Club Europe business class provides all of the typical business class perks – priority check-in, airport lounge access and priority boarding to name a few – except for an actual business class seat!. Well, aircraft wise, there isn’t too much difference between the two. They did a fairly long winded introduction but I didn’t really understand a word that was said. It’s precisely why I made the first post: “alternative” routes from Mykonos to LHR that involve a change in, er, Istanbul are simply not credible to non-avgeeks — or to people whose travel is paid for by their employers. The inbound flight from London was about an hour late due to an air traffic control delay, and the plane wasn’t arriving until around 1:50PM. Meals were nice as well. You *love* flying. BA239 London to Boston departing 7:55PM arriving 10:20PM [First]. Still, that was a minor substitution compared to what would happen a little later. Unfortunately, at 3:20PM the captain announced that ATC gave us a 4:05PM departure slot, so we’d have to sit and wait longer. The seats of the business class are located in 9 rows. This airplane offers 136 seats of two classes: 16 in business class and 120 in economy. Mykonos Airport is tiny, so within a few minutes we were back taxiing on the runway, and by 3:50PM we took off on runway 34. Also bear in mind the economy of Greece, there isn’t huge money for infrastructure projects. Fantastic service, catering, legroom, entertainment… Often fly wide bodies with fully flat seats on short flights from IST to DUS/FRA/MUC etc. I guess the “no tea or coffee” might have something to do with the “no running water in sink” problem…let me know if I’m wrong, but lav sink water = potable water = coffee brewer water (and, usually, brewed plane coffee = used lav sink water tastewise). Upon boarding I was welcomed by Kulwant, the friendly cabin manager from India, who escorted me to my seat. It varies. Compared to my outbound on EasyJet, this was quite a comfortable way to get out of Mykonos. Seat Map and Seating Chart Airbus A320 200 Etihad Airways. Yes, but, with all due respect, you are an avgeek. … Then there’s also SU…”. The Cabin and Seat On the Airbus A330, Finnair has an unusual [2/1]-2-1 layout in business class, which is split into two sections, a front one with seven rows and a back one with three, which are divided by the galley and a lavatory. Bullies don’t respond to being molly-coddled. Shanghai has long fascinated me as a city of extreme contrasts, and I was excited to explore all it had to offer! On that flight the crew served the meal ( only 3 passengers in J) and proceeded to chat in the galley for the remainder of the flight. We almost always use Avios when flying within Europe, and often we just toss in the extra for biz. Today it is abotu 2.5 million a year, but I could not find the planned figures. Ford had a checked bag, so he had to get in a separate line to drop off his checked bag as well. I selected seats 1D & 1F for us. Introduction. Leather recliner seats in the business class cabin of Aeroflot’s Airbus A320. And as I laid out for ‘The nice Paul’ above, there are definitely benefits to longer routes sometimes. 😉. FWIW Turkey is signed up to all the EU aviation agreements and although Turkey is not in the European Union Turkish Airlines might as well be. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. At 2:50PM the main cabin door closed, with 32 of the 48 business class seats taken. Well, it wouldn’t be a COVID trip without some changes would it?! The Greek island airports are shockingly bad. LHR is my home airport, this review reminded me why I never fly BA because there’s always a better alternative even if it takes longer, has a transit and costs more. And they would get you from Mykonos to LHR how, exactly? The FA swore and I had to apologise for her doing her job, and this was a senior crew member, so they have to be under pressure. Business class seats are located in the first three rows per 4 seats in each. My partner and I are both London based so we’re pretty much tied to BA for most of our outbound flights so this review comes as no surprise to us having used BA club Europe several times. Meanwhile, an EasyJet plane came and went. 100.000 avios + $341 for an economy seat and no lounge? Don’t try to make him conform to British language by saying he should’ve used the term “toilet”. The food quality was quite good, all things considered — British Airways now has DO&CO catering on these flights, and it is a noticeable improvement. I’d also note that starting about halfway through the flight there was no more running water in the lavatory sink. We recently flew back from BKK with a mixed crew and it was obvious that the more older trained members in the team had to prop up the newbies. Most people are not avgeeks, and they prefer to minimise the total travel time and, if at all possible, avoid any “complicated” transfers mid-journey. There are a couple of different security checkpoints, depending on what part of the terminal you’re departing from. While we do try to list all the best miles and points deals, the site does not include all card companies or credit card offers available in the marketplace. I just flew MAD-LHR yesterday on their noon (12.10) A321 which, although marked wide open 3 hours before on Expertflyer, was packed to the gills, I think an earlier IB flight was delayed or cancelled. Not only was the FA a sweetheart, but she also recognised us at a performance and came up to say hi and that she hoped we were having a good time. British Airways A320 Club Europe bulkhead legroom. As per usual these days, an antibacterial wipe was handed out on boarding. After I stowed away my trolley and rucksack and took my seat, a flight attendant immediately came over to bring an amenity kit and some slippers. British Airways' new Club Suite business class is arguably the airline's biggest leap forward since it created the world's first lie-flat business class seat almost 20 years ago.. I selected seat 2A in the mostly empty cabin. But there was simply no service. They had setup stairs both in the front and rear. Well, it wouldn’t be a COVID trip without some changes would it?! Of course, if you add that MAD-LHR is an absolute monopoly of IAG, it all makes sense. If you'd like to participate in the discussion, please adhere to our commenting guidelines. Lufthansa business class tray table A320 While economy was mostly full, business class was less than half full, as there were about a dozen passengers in the 32 seat cabin. They seem to have been built in the 1960s for very light traffic, and had zero investment since. Ben like you have said, the seats are the same as in economy. Did you not pick up on his aggressive tone? Furthermore, the lavatory was filthy, and stopped having running water halfway through the flight. The wind had died down a bit on our day of departure, so it wasn’t too bumpy on the climb out. The previously unanticipated A320neo had now turned into a vanilla A320. First 4 rows of seats are the seats of business class per 4 seats in each. Even though there are three separate gates, the problem is that they can only board one flight at a time. While our flight from Mykonos to London was scheduled to depart at 1:45PM, I know we’d be delayed. There was also a bread roll to go along with it. This was joined by a round of drinks. More on that another time though. The meal selection on the outbound earlier that day was equally as generous & tasty. My first class flight from Seoul on Asiana arrived to Los Angeles on time and I was through customs relatively quickly (it’s so nice being one of the first off the plane and beating the rush). First A320-200 cabin version operated by Air France on the routes to African and Middle East countries. I don’t like LAX much… It seems dated, huge, and very busy. I would be very interested to read them if anybody does. https://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/business-class-on-short-and-medium-haul, Your email address will not be published. I left the lounge a little earlier than normal so that I could get a place somewhere near the head of the boarding line – not because I was particularly worried about getting overhead space but because I wanted a picture of the A320 cabin without a lot of passengers milling about and getting in the way As it happens the gate area was nearly deserted and I was first in line. The Economy Plus cabin is outfitted with 42 seats and Economy Class features 96 seats. The unreality of some of these comments is almost tragic. This aircraft configured on single economy class (same with A319-100) with 168 standard seats.. With a versatile cabin that can be configured for a variety of seating options, the A320 usually seats 150 passengers and has a … Furthermore, it’s great to be able to skip Athens, given how frequently delayed flights between Athens and the islands are. Advertiser Disclosure: Some links to credit cards and other products on this website will earn an affiliate commission. I had a few hours to kill before my last flight home to Vancouver and slowly made my way to terminal 2 where Air Canada had a lounge (this has recently changed and the lounge i… The middle seats are blocked. Etihad’s business class cabin on the A320 consists of a total of 16 seats, spread across four rows in a 2-2 configuration. Gone are the wafer thin space saver seats and in comes something a little more substantial. You just have to know about these flights…. 75 minutes after takeoff two carts were rolled down the aisle — first, there was one with the food, and then there was one immediately behind it with drinks. I immediately recognized that the tail number started with “A6,” meaning it was a UAE registered plane. Of course I could have asked for any of those things, but usually, I find that crews are a bit more attentive on intra-Europe flights. As it happened, Jerry from BigJet.TV was on hand to capture the departure, live for his channel. In addition, no newspapers were offered – hence my earlier attempt to buy one. ?• Review: Santa Marina, Luxury Collection, Mykonos• Review: British Airways A320 Business Class• Review: British Airways 777 First Class• Review: Delta Air Lines 737 First Class. Introduction. The separation between Business and Economy Class is with a sliding partition and though seating is the same throughout the plane, the middle seat is blocked in Business Class. Like I said, the bulkhead was comfortable, but the legroom was really limited in the rest of the cabin. What is everyone’s problem?!? Of course, there’s no substitute for a nonstop. Photo: Tom Boon – Simple Flying. Unrelated , but any thoughts or speculations on UA’s new route announcement? Air Zimbabwe A320 in Johannesburg. The flight was reasonably full, although the aisle seat on my row was free. Register here to save your space. Arrogant, do not want to speak high German (although they all do) and then don’t understand English, throw down the main meal at you… it is a embarrassment for the Swiss, and then hide in the galley for the remainder of the flight. Mykonos looks like a real dump of a place. I went on 2 BA flights in business class last month and they were both pretty good. Always have friendly flight crews (if you’re nice to them — shocker! As Italy looked to be the safest bet quarantine wise, that was where I looked to head for. Ours was much more similar to what you get on CDG-LHR, 35 minutes. Reminder: OMAAT comments are changing soon. What I find is that the less people there are in Business Class, the better the service is, but it is really hit and miss. All thoughts, comments and opinions contained are that of the author. Airbus A320-200 (320) Blocking Seats for More Space On Board On this aircraft, through March 30, 2021, middle seats (typically seats “B” and “E”) will be blocked from selection for parties of 1-2. Let’s ground this in the article that started it off, which is the FACT that for the route taken, this was a comparable product to all available options. As such, the business class is located at the front of the aircraft. As with business class aboard SWISS' similar Airbus A321 jets, the A320 experience is much the same, which places business class passengers in what are otherwise economy class seats in … The second cabin version of Airbus A320 operated by Alitalia offers 34 seats in business class and 114 seats in the economy class. Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners. I’ve been to Mykonos more than 20 times beginning in the 80’s through 2016. I had a glass of champagne and some sparkling water, and was offered packaged snack mix to go along with it. The crew didn’t once come through the cabin to ask if anyone wanted anything else to drink, there was no separate tea or coffee service after the meal, etc. While the first round of drinks was quick, it was 75 minutes after takeoff before the meal was served. After looking up the full tail number, it appears this was a swanky looking Emirati business jet. Airbus a320 200 320 airbus a321 200 321 airbus a330 200 332 airbus a330 300 333. the crew came through with drinks every 20-30 minutes and were very good. While I’m not usually a fan of bulkhead seats, the exception is intra-Europe flights, where I go out of my way to select these seats, since it’s better to be in a bulkhead than to be in a seat with 30″ of pitch. In this case Ben had a choice of BA, or ULCCs (maybe LCCs?). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. When a passenger wanted something he had to use the call button. There is no where to build that is suitable. Eww that’s a lot of Avios for that seat, sorry. It would appear that Lufthansa Business Class has a somewhat opposite set up of British Airways. In other words, the crew came and took empty glasses, when you’d think they’d see if you wanted something else to drink. Shame for Pierre as I was on the MAD-LHR A350 flight on Tuesday & had exactly what Ford ordered & thoroughly enjoyed it. While it might not be much to get excited about, it was luxurious compared to my outbound flight on EasyJet. The crew seemed well-intentioned, though wasn’t attentive or proactive at all. Duration: 4hr Curious why didn’t you use 80K AA miles plus the same fuel surcharges for F instead of BA? In 1987, the Airbus A320 became the first passenger aircraft in the world to be completely controlled by the then revolutionary fly-by-wire system. You should’ve seen the airport back then! Finally someone who get it! Whereas first class used to be seats a b on the left hand side of the aisle and c d on the right its now a b on the left and e f on the right. The seatbelt sign was turned off just three minutes after takeoff, and at that point, I walked to the back of business class, just for some perspective on how big the business class cabin was. Delta’s A320 first class cabin consists of a total of 16 seats, spread across four rows in a 2-2 configuration. Last time in Mykonos, I stood in the international terminal for the longest time until someone helpfully pointed out that domestic flights left from another building. Outside of banner ads published through the Boarding Area network, this compensation does not impact how and where products appear on this site. Business Class: Designed for your comfort. Paul deserves to get called out. At a minimum, you’d think they could have served some water in plastic cups, given that we had already been delayed prior to that. In most translations, he runs into his cave and defecates himself: but in this mealy-mouthed Bible he runs into the cave “to go to the bathroom”. We were checked in within about 10 minutes. There’s a lovely example from a US “plain English” translation of the Bible. Looking at each cabin, economy class will have 203 seats while business class will feature 32 fully-flat beds. Runways often hug a cliff edge or are on a narrow coastal strip even somewhere like Heraklion or Rhodes. Highly unprofessional, replete with loud giggles and an semi audible conversation of what appeared to be a risqué nature. Ugh. But as someone who also has to justify any extra travel hours and costs, I’d usually (8 times out of 10) go for an option max 1.5x longer, which potentially provides me with a fuller meal, comfort to work/be productive, etc. Photo: Jay Singh/Simple Flying. Earn 60,000 bonus points | 2X points on travel and dining. @TLS he is american, in america we use the term bathroom or restroom for any kind of facility that is meant for those purposes, whether they include a shower, bathtub, or not. Furthermore, while I’m happy British Airways is finally adding power ports and Wi-Fi to their planes, mine had neither of those, which was disappointing for such a (relatively) long flight. Then 25 minutes after takeoff the first round of drinks was served. While everyone else who differed was wrong. This digital control technology is now standard. I would greatly prefer 2 larger seats than a non-functional center seat with economy legroom. Oops. Food was decent too. Each offers 40 inches of pitch and measures 22 inches between armrests, providing plenty of width. I’m guessing there’s a bit of misunderstanding that 100k avios got you to LHR and not BOS. Upon arrival at the terminal, much like terminal 5, the fast track wasn’t open. Although the particular aircraft that would be operating this sector was one of the final deliveries to the airline, having been in service for just over a year. So what, right? The breakfast option was simply take it or leave it. 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