Wednesday newsletters at all times function a resort or flight evaluation.
Final spring, I loved an excellent vacation in Miami & Costa Rica. You possibly can learn my journey stories right here:
- Evaluation: Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Enterprise Class from Frankfurt to Miami
- Evaluation: Acqualina Resort on the Seashore, Miami, USA
- Evaluation: Nayara Tented Camp, Arenal Nationwide Park, Costa Rica
- Evaluation: Nayara Springs & Backyard, Arenal Nationwide Park, Costa Rica
- Evaluation: Lapa Rios Lodge, Corcovado Nationwide Park, Costa Rica
- Evaluation: Andaz Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
- Evaluation: 4 Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
- Evaluation: Los Altos Resort, Manuel Antonio Nationwide Park, Costa Rica
- Evaluation: Edelweiss Air Airbus A340 Enterprise Class from Liberia to Zurich (at this time)
As we speak: Evaluation of Edelweiss Air’s Airbus A340 Enterprise Class (Liberia to Zürich)
Final April, I flew in Enterprise Class onboard one in every of Edelweiss Air‘s Airbus A340 plane from Guanacaste Airport (close to the Costa Rican metropolis of Liberia) to Zürich in Switzerland. Edelweiss Air is a Swiss leisure & constitution airline, and a sister firm of Swiss Worldwide Air Traces. The service, which has its hub at Zürich Airport, was based in 1995 and has been a part of the Lufthansa Group since 2008. The corporate’s identify is derived from the Swiss nationwide flower, the Edelweiss, which can also be painted on its plane. Edelweiss Air serves dozens of leisure locations in additional than 30 nations worldwide with a fleet of twelve Airbus A320 and 4 Airbus A340 plane. The service’s A340s function a Enterprise Class cabin & seats that are much like the one provided by Swiss (albeit styled in a much less spectacular design). Total, my flight expertise with Edelweiss Air was good however not memorable. Sadly, the meals service was mediocre at finest (with tiny parts) and onboard WiFi was not accessible.
Have you ever ever flown with Edelweiss Air? If that’s the case, what was your expertise? Depart a remark.
- Journey: Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) to Zürich, Switzerkand (ZRH)
- Airline: Edelweiss Air
- Plane kind: Airbus A340-300
- Plane registration quantity: HB-JMG (in-built 2003)
- On time departure: sure (8:30 pm)
- On time arrival: sure (3 pm; + 1 day)
- Miles: 5870 miles (9450 km)
- Flight time: 10 hours and half-hour
- Seat: 14A
- Class: Enterprise Class
On this evaluation (extra info & pictures under my YoTtube video):
- Value of my ticket
- Guanacaste Airport & Lounge
- Enterprise Class cabin
- Enterprise Class seat (+ finest & worst seats)
- Facilities & bedding
- Meals
- Leisure
- Onboard web
- Different inflight experiences
- My verdict (rating)
1. COST OF MY TICKET
I paid this one-way Edelweiss Air Enterprise Class ticket from Liberia to Zürich with miles through Lufthansa’s frequent flyer program Miles & Extra (which I’ve reviewed right here). The whole value of my ticket was 215 euro + 63,500 Miles & Extra miles.
2. GUANACASTE AIRPORT & LOUNGE
3. BUSINESS CLASS CABIN
In a considerably uncommon configuration, Edelweiss Air’s A340 Enterprise Class cabin is positioned in the midst of the aircraft, over the wings (and never within the entrance of the aircraft, which is usually the case with the Enterprise Class cabins of different airways). The Enterprise Class cabin options 27 flatbed seats, spreads over 6 rows and organized in an alternate 1-2-1 and 2-2-1 format (a so known as staggered configuration or Sogerma Solstys format). This format feels moderately dense because the foot compartment for every seat is positioned between and underneath the seats in entrance. The middle seats are available pairs, whereas the seats on the left and proper facet of the aircraft alternate from 1 to 2 per row.
The identical staggered Enterprise Class format can also be put in on Brussels Airways’ A330, Finnair’s A330/A340, Swiss’ A340/A330, Delta’s B767, and American’s B767 aircrafts. This configuration affords a point of privateness as not one of the seat rows fairly line up, so no one is instantly trying into the seat throughout the aisle. However nonetheless, the privateness in the sort of Enterprise Class cabin is inferior in comparison with the absolutely enclosed Enterprise Class suites that you simply discover on different airways, corresponding to Qatar’s A350s or Delta’s A350s (and which appear to change into the usual within the business).
4. BUSINESS CLASS SEAT (+ BEST & WORST SEATS)
All Enterprise Class seats onboard Edelweiss’ Airbus A340 plane function the identical dimensions: they’ve 152 cm (60 inches) in pitch, a width of fifty cm (19,5 inch), and a 180 diploma recline. All seats have not less than one giant work floor on the facet (the place you may arrange your laptop computer), with all single seats and a few paired seats that includes this work house on either side (a so-called ‘throne seat’). One facet of the seat encompasses a energy port with worldwide adapters, a studying lamp (at eye degree), a panel for the seat controls, and a normal wired handset (positioned under a flap within the armrest). The console on this facet of the seat additionally holds the fold-out tray desk, which is launched on the push of a button. In entrance of the seat is a HD leisure display screen (extra on that under) with a foot compartment beneath.
The seat could be remodeled in a Lantal air-cushion mattress with a size of two m (6.5 ft). Though it’s a 180 diploma recline, the seat and your decrease legs descend into an area carved out for it within the seat(s) in entrance, under the leisure display screen. This foot compartment is sort of slender, making it laborious to change place throughout your sleep whereas not waking up, as your legs will consistently hit the partitions. The seats that shouldn’t have the ‘throne’ function have more room for the toes, therefore making them somewhat extra snug for sleeping. In its lie flat place, the Enterprise Class seat is simply 45 cm (17 inch) above the ground, making it really feel like you might be resting on the bottom or in a coffin (due to the excessive seat partitions), and making it very uncomfortable getting out and in to go to the restroom.
What are the finest Enterprise Class seats on Edelweiss Air’s A340s?
- The one finest seats for solo vacationers are the only seats on the left facet of the aircraft, which function a big work house on both sides of the seat (so known as ‘throne seats’): 11A, 14A, and 16A.
- The one seats on the appropriate facet of the aircraft are an excellent choice as properly for solo vacationers, however they really feel much less non-public since they solely function one as a substitute of two work areas on the facet. These seats have the biggest foot compartment and are finest for sleep consolation.
- Journey companions ought to go for the paired, center seats, which all have direct aisle entry. There are additionally paired window seats in rows 12, 15 and 17 on the left facet of the aircraft, however right here the passenger within the window seat should soar over his/her neighbor’s toes to get entry to aisle.
What are the worst Enterprise Class seats
- I counsel to keep away from the seats within the first row (row 11) of the Enterprise Class cabin because the proximity to the galley could also be bothersome.
- I additionally counsel to keep away from the seats within the final row (row 17), since these seats are instantly in entrance of the Financial system Class bassinet seats (so it’s possible you’ll find yourself being near younger youngsters).
- The window seats in row 15 are lacking a window and thus finest averted.
Click on right here for a seat map of Edelweiss Air’s A340.
5. AMENITIES & BEDDING
Edelweiss Air gives the next facilities to its Enterprise Class passengers:
- Edelweiss Air’s Enterprise Class amenity equipment is offered as a small steel field. It incorporates solely fundamental facilities, corresponding to socks, sleeping masks, shoehorn, toothbrush, toothpaste, earplug (toiletries usually are not supplied).
- A decently sized pillow
- A snug, heat blanket
- Noise cancelling headphones (you can not preserve them because the crew collects them earlier than touchdown)
6. MEALS
On this flight, a 3 course dinner (after takeoff) and breakfast (previous to touchdown) had been served. Total, the meals service was disappointing and a shame for a Enterprise Class product. Not solely had been the parts tiny (I additionally heard different passengers complain they had been nonetheless hungry after dinner) however the dishes themselves had been unappealing, appeared low cost, and had a mediocre style. It undoubtedly felt extra like an Financial system Class meal than Enterprise Class.
Dinner service began with a drink (nuts or an amuse bouche weren’t served). Subsequent, I had the next choice from the menu for dinner:
- Starter: roast beef served with rocket, parmesan and cherry tomatoes
- Predominant course: grilled salmon fillet with a mango sauce, rice, spinach and cherry tomatoes
- Dessert: lemon bavarois
An underwhelming continental breakfast was served 90 minutes previous to touchdown; it was comprised of two slices of ham, one slice of cheese, Danish pastries, fruits, yoghurt, and scrambled eggs. Saving the most effective for final, Edelweiss-adorned Biberli biscuits had been distributed shortly earlier than touchdown. Yearly, greater than 800,000 Bärli-Biberli biscuits are distributed on Edelweiss flights. These standard treats are produced within the canton of Appenzell.
7. ENTERTAINMENT
Every Enterprise Class seat comes with a non-public 15 inches HD TV display screen. The inflight leisure (IFE) is chosen by instantly touching the TV however can even be navigated by utilizing a handheld and wired distant management. The IFE options 90 motion pictures & 170 TV exhibits, together with the most recent blockbusters, award-winning documentaries & standard TV collection. There’s additionally a variety of music channels and over 400 totally different CDs to select from.
8. ONBOARD INTERNET
There isn’t a Inflight Wifi (Paid or Free) in any of Edelweiss Air flights.
9. OTHER INFLIGHT EXPERIENCES
# CREW: The crew on this flight was younger, pleasant and attentive.
# LAVATORY: There are two bathrooms for Enterprise Class passengers. The bathrooms are positioned in a galley shared with the Financial system class cabin within the aircraft’s nostril part
10. MY VERDICT
- Seat consolation (upright): 7/10
- Seat consolation (mattress place): 5/10
- Meals (high quality): 5/10
- Meals (amount): 2/10
- Inflight leisure : 8/10
- WiFi: 0/10 (not accessible)
- Service: 9/10
- Cabin design: 7/10
- Total expertise: mediocre 6/10
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