And I can tell you that as much as I'd love to believe that Lufthansa is a great global airline (I am a bit biased, since I have an emotional connection to the airline), it's not. Our BIZclass is the premium fare and offers maximum comfort at an attractive price. For some reasons, LH has downgraded its catering on its transatlantic business class with a combined starter/entree course, and a reduced pre-arrival meal offering. First of all, regarding United from Kona, I'm not sure what I was bitter about? Nach einem Bericht des "Aviation Herald" wurde das Flugzeug bei einer harten Landung "erheblich beschdigt". Ein Airbus A330 der Eurowings Discover hngt in Windhuk fest. It is interesting to note that the cutlery was branded by the airline. After reading this review i absolutely have no plans to fly them. Also in the center armrest was the controller for the rather outdated entertainment system. The center seats are slightly to the left of each other. I still wouldn't call these seats great, because they have an incredibly disappointing business class. Ford said his dish was revolting and that the chicken was pink. This isnt a low cost carrier offering value for customers, but rather its obviously just trying to offer more value to shareholders, in the form of reduced operating costs. Airbus A330-200. Airlines like Air France, KLM, and even British Airways, are improving considerably. >> on this flight the catering is not pleasant and service seems slow / drawn-out. Opinions expressed here are the authors alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. Business class was full, with the exception of the four other seats in row five. Honestly sounds a lot like Lufthansa, slow meal service included. The aircraft is currently valued at $15.8 million. Flight: Eurowings Discover 152 Route: Frankfurt (FRA) - Mauritius (MRU) Scheduled Departure Time: 4:50pm January 11, 2023 Scheduled Arrival Time: 7:00am January 12, 2023 Aircraft Type: Airbus A330-200 Seats: 3D (me) and 3G (Shae) Flight Class: Business Eurowings Discover airplane The business class cabin on our flight was in a 2-2-2 formation. There were 77 TV shows and 66 movies, but very few of them were mainstream or new. Lie-flat seats. Eurowings Discover A330 business class storage compartment The tray table could be folded over in half. Yet, I feel like I can't escape this notion from bloggers that somehow LH is this magical flying beast that's just so great. The manual safety demonstration was performed. Detailed seat map Eurowings Airbus A330 300. The cookies on our website are also used to collect usage statistics/analytics as well as for advertising re-targeting. This gets at the very reason Eurowings Discover exists, as its an attempt by Lufthansa to lower labor costs, as these crews have all been hired under cheaper contracts. Pre-departure beverages were more complex. There was signage for there being a priority lane, but the lane unfortunately wasnt open. Breakfast service started ridiculously early, 2hr15min before landing. It's not that their prices are cheaper than other airlines so i'd only fly them if i had no other options. LH has a bottom-tier J product, Y is fairly standard and no frills, but they have an admittedly great F product. First-class service will make your flight an unforgettable experience. TPA was my home airport to as a kid and I loved seeing the BA 777 at the gate whenever you would drive into the airport. In this case Ill write about service at the beginning of the review, because unfortunately this is what defined the flight. In the interest of full disclosure, OMAAT earns a referral bonus for anyone thats approved through some of the below links. Watch What Is The Airbus A330 Business Class Seats Erickson Should you wish to contact Lufthansa as a customer or business partner, please phone our hotline in Germany on +49 69 86 799 799. .and even talked about that happily on German TV. And I want to be clear upfront that this is 100% the fault of management and the people doing training, rather than the crew as such. Both Malaysia-based AirAsia X and Brazilian LCC Azul offer flat bed seats on their A330s. Use this seat map to get the most comfortable seats, legroom and recline before booking. I will see if we can move to a later flight with a real business class. This is obviously best if you're traveling with a partner, and not great for solo travelers. At least theres not the issue of having to squeeze your feet into a small footwell. For my main course I ordered the cajun style sauted shrimp with cream sauce, jasmine quinoa rice, and broccoli. They don't need to arrive rested and refreshed to make an important business meeting on arrival. 38: 18: 10-14: 28: Economy. I was looking forward to trying that seat on the flight the previous day, but it was canceled. Waiting at each seat on boarding were a pillow and blanket, both of which were pretty decent. The shrimp were pretty decent, but the rice was way overcooked, to the point that it was chewy. available classes for the second part of this route are Economy and Business Class. Now I'll steam them with oyster sauce. They were operated but Brussels, but with a Eurowings livery. Still no idea why this would be shown on an A330 flight but thats probably at least the reason why the 3D model exists. Our first three flights all ended up different configurations (including the staggered Swiss layout), though the last 3 all had the 5x6 layout. Ford had a pan fried chicken breast. The seat guru shows this class as premium economy. 6:37 Boarding Eurowings Discover A330 9:10 Taxi and take off 10:45 In the air 11:16 Seat tour 12:23 The weirdest meal I've been given for a while! Instead Eurowings Discover has Lufthansa pricing with even less service. Enjoy a relaxing flight to your holiday destination in our Business Class. I've taken this flight multiple times and its always a breeze. Can I expect to collect my miles as a member of United MileagePlus?? Air Canada is offering west coast to Frankfurt or London J for 69K, so I may well see if theyve improved any since your flight. The captain told us that we would be landing in 45-50 minutes. I'm booking for my family of 4, so sorta need to take what i can get. Seat comfort Food Entertainment on board As our Business Class guest you will benefit from additional services: There were 77 TV shows and 66 movies, and frankly very few of them were particularly mainstream or new. For many years my wife and I looked forward to flying on LH. While Eurowings Discover didnt offer lounge access, we lucked out in that theres aPriority Pass restaurantin the terminal, which isCafe by Mise en Place. There were three choices. Thanks for an interesting review and I honestly have no interest stepping onboard Eurowings Discover anytime soon. I think I'd be doing readers a disservice by being overly positive about something like that. Thanks, Yes, to me it read like a typical Lufthansa flight too, specifically the very early start of breakfast service. Please check out our advertiser policy for further details about our partners, and thanks for your support! The seat guru shows this class as premium economy. Our flight was changed from Lufthansa airlines to this. @ DCA Will Always Be "National" -- That's a fair point. No wonder LH wants to stop letting DE to use its domestic connection flights. Some cashews were served to go along with it. Business class will include: 30 seats. The Eurowings Discover experience was disappointing. Our flight was changed from Lufthansa airlines to this. After the crew extended the tray table and put a tablecloth on it, nothing happened for 45 minutes. On this flight dinner was served after takeoff and breakfast before landing, and you can find the menu below. I love how many airline partners Aeroplan has. The Eurowings Discover A330 had three lavatories, two in the galley behind the cabin and one in front of the cabin. That they even have a full lay-flat J cabin is likely out of convenience - otherwise Id expect a more prem econ-like setup a la Air Carabes / French Bee. You have to use the little black button in the center as a mouse, and I dont find that to be that great of a system. I was curious to check out Eurowings Discover, which is a new long haul leisure airline. On the plus side, its nice that a leisure airline has the same business class as a full service airline. Why not? We booked and are flying out of Air Canada and the return was supposed to be Lufthansa. Oltre 1.000.000 di immagini We flew Eurowings to discover from Tampa to Frankfurt. The way they did it was even kind of entertaining. The Eurowings Discover A330 had three lavatories around business class two in the galley behind the cabin, and one in front of the cabin. If Eurowings Discover could get these issues fixed, it might be fairly decent. I often have the feeling that you like criticizing Lufthansa or that you are harder on them than on other carriers. Quick question here. I was woken up by the flight attendant an hour after I fell asleep, as I had taken my mask off in my sleep. 30-3417: 16-46: 225: Reviews. But they also had no clue what they were doing. We were cleared to take off on runway 1L by 8:30PM. Eurowings Discover Business Class A330. for the first part of this route, Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class are available. And frankly that's probably fitting, given that it's a very leisure crowd. The Eurowings Discover business class was very similar to the Lufthansa business class. Sensational! Then again, it's priced accordingly. Let's get right into the review. Here's Lufthansa's business class for comparison: A Eurowings press release said they are the first budget carrier to offer fully flat seats, which is incorrect. Boarding was scheduled to start at 7:40PM at gate F87. It is a bit narrow but more than acceptable. There were no individual air nozzles on the overhead consoles. The guy working our aisle would ask the flight attendant working the other aisle if she had a chicken dish, and she would do the chicken dance with his arms. I want to make it clear that this is not the fault of the crew, but of management and the people doing training. Security took 30 minutes. Saudia A330-300 New Business Class. Unfortunately Eurowings Discover isnt a full Star Alliance member, meaning that most Star Alliance points currencies cant be redeemed for travel on the airline. They had no idea what they were doing. Not only is the screen as such quite low quality, but the selection was also limited. The lavatories were pretty basic, aside from LOccitane hand lotion. In the case of Eurowings Discover, do you really want me to rate a product highly when the airline is charging the same prices as Lufthansa mainline while delivering a lot less? Both Eurowings Discover (Lufthansas leisure airline) and Edelweiss (SWISS leisure airline) had flights from Tampa at around the same time, and shared one check-in area. I was able to book the following in business class for 70,000 Aeroplan points plus $72.58 in taxes and fees per person: 03/25 4Y65 Tampa to Frankfurt departing 8:20PM arriving 10:30AM (+1 day)03/26 LH328 Frankfurt to Venice departing 12:50PM arriving 2:05PM. Airplane Airbus A330-200 (332) Eurowings with 2 classes and 310 seats on board. 6 feet, 6 inches of legroom in fully lie-flat mode. Eurowings Discover Business Class on the A330 is flat bed, but in a 2-2-2 configuration, with 30 seats across 5 rows. Eurowings: Business Class a Joke - See 10,876 traveler reviews, 1,591 candid photos, and great deals for Eurowings, at Tripadvisor. Eurowings Discover serves coffee in large cups so you get a decent amount. Eurowings is equipping all its Airbus A330 aircraft with business class By Andr Orban - 12 February 2020 0 2886 When Lufthansa took over the commercial and strategic responsibility for the Eurowings long-haul network, it decided that all of the planes would get a business class. Your experience is much in line with I have experienced with them on 3 trips to Namibia. Presumably the J pax are German holidaymakers finishing up a week of golf or suntanning. It will use them on five routes to the US and Canada, with the first taking off in just a few days. I also want to mention that not all Eurowings Discover jets feature this business class product. Beyond the F product, they're otherwise another contender in the "race to the bottom" in nearly every other facet. Is something going on that has made you feel so bitter? For example, the guy working our aisle would ask the flight attendant working the other aisle whether she had a chicken dish by sort of doing the chicken dance with his arms. I imagine part of that cost cutting is also not providing as much training. TPA is an hour drive for me anyway as I'm near SRQ so sounds like the best option for people in this area is either drive to MCO or MIA or connect domestically. Eurowings . Airbus A340. They were young and clearly so enthusiastic to be working as long haul business class cabin crew. Nach einem Bericht des "Aviation Herald" wurde das Flugzeug bei einer harten Landung "erheblich beschdigt". I don't know if it's the route or the season. I'm considering booking YYC-FRA-BJV (bodrum) on Eurowings and LH and plan to go ahead. Saudia A330 flies mainly to high density regional destinations. Thank you for being honest I was looking at this route/carrier for a summer trip. I assume gate assignments are scheduled based on a variety of factors, though I've never really been able to make much sense of it. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of the bank, credit card issuer, airline, hotel chain, or product manufacturer/service provider, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. As a result I'm very fond of them. So I agree with you that there could be a market for Lufthansa having a Norwegian-style airline, especially with the kinds of leisure travelers taking this flight, but it needs to be priced accordingly. On the plus side, it's nice that a leisure airline has the same business class as a full service airline. Eurowings Discover will operate an Airbus A330-200 on the Tampa route. Your experience is much in line with I have experienced with them on 3 trips to Namibia. @ tipsyinmadras -- To be clear, the lack of consistent branding didn't in any way bother me, I was just pointing it out because I found it interesting (same as the four engine plane on the map). I should note that EWD is not the first time LH has tried to enter the leisure travel sector, with Condor, Cityline and others preceeding EWD, including EW Europe. Main course much less so. Let's get right into the review. Then the crew came through the cabin to extend each passengers tray table and place a tablecloth on it, and then nothing happened for 45 minutes. Evening flight so family sleeps; 3. Eurowings Discover offers three travel classes: Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class. Blick aus der letzten Reihe der Economy Class Having to wear a mask doesn't help me fall back asleep when the cabin is warm, and I am not a great airplane sleeper. In terms of hard product, you think you're on Lufthansa. Eurowings Discover's business class is very similar to Lufthansa's business class. There were two AC power outlets in front of the center armrest. So disapointing. Lets get right into the review. @ WB -- You are very, very observant, well done! LH has a bottom-tier J product, Y is fairly standard and no frills, but they have an admittedly great F product. After takeoff, service was very slow to get started. The lavatories had no water for the last three hours of the flight, so anyone who wanted to wash their hands had to use bottled water. On top of that, Eurowings has partnerships with Air Canada Aeroplan. We had a taxi that took us to our gate. It is nice that a leisure airline has the same business class as a full service airline. For some reasons, LH has downgraded its catering on its transatlantic business class with a combined starter/entree course, and a reduced pre-arrival meal offering. BIZclass is a Business Class cabin that features 30 seats that transform into fully flat beds. Use airplane seat map to find which ones are more comfortable and which should be avoided. So, after take-off its a case of leaning back, putting your feet up and enjoying some time out above the clouds. Airbus A330-300. Yay! Milk and sugar were presented in a cute way. These are the best publicly available offers (terms apply) that we have found for each product or service. BA moved to the AA lounge and The International Club closed. The Eurowings Discover check-in experience in Tampa was rather chaotic. I may be wrong, but I thought I read somewhere that you used to fly Condor from TPA to Frankfurt as a kid. 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