BIZ Class: 16: Best Class: 21: Economy Plus: 40: Economy Class: 223: Traveler photos (0) Add photos . That was served with a side salad that had feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, and sesame ginger dressing. 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. As we disembarked, we had great views of our plane as well. Please continue to provide honest reviews and do not sugarcoat them. The airline definitely paid for the budget IFE selection. Thanks for the review. Of course it's subjective, but I vastly prefer this seat over most of the "more private" options. On the plus side, its nice that a leisure airline has the same business class as a full service airline. The captain told us that we would be landing in 45-50 minutes. for the first part of this route, Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class are available. The problem is everything else. Visit our. This is aligned in a 2-2-2 formation. Airbus A340-600 . I think part of the cost cutting is not giving as much training. I now also live in the area and I would not even consider Eurowings or Edelweiss. The map shows an A340-300 (based on the four engines), but thats not even a plane the airline flies. . While Eurowings Discovers livery isnt all that exciting, I liked the cockpit sunglasses.. The Lufthansa subsidiary offers flights to leisure destinations in Africa and America.This summer theyre flying b. Lol. In terms of hard product, you think you're on Lufthansa. The cabin looked familiar, as its identical to what youd find in Lufthansa business class. The airline plan to complete the upgrade of the cabin by end of 2023. Eurowings Discover A330 business class storage compartment The tray table could be folded over in half. It is crazy you made it through covid and kept your normal attitude and now that travel is becoming easier you have had this negative to e shift. >> on this flight the catering is not pleasant and service seems slow / drawn-out. Those were the two biggest gripes. 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. Most helpful comments ( as chosen by the OMAAT community ). There were 77 TV shows and 66 movies, but very few of them were mainstream or new. Mostly underwhelming (but given that I'm usually on United, there were several areas where Eurowings was superior). Subscribe. The Eurowings Discover A330 had three lavatories around business class two in the galley behind the cabin, and one in front of the cabin. I agree with the sentiment of most comments. After reading this review i absolutely have no plans to fly them. The boarding started on time, with those needing extra time being invited to board first, followed by business class. Instead Eurowings Discover has Lufthansa pricing with even less service. Sheesh. @Lucky perhaps! The seat guru shows this class as premium economy. Hugo-Eckener-Ring 1. David. The only thing different is that the headrest cover has the Eurowings Discover logo rather than the Lufthansa logo. First of all, regarding United from Kona, I'm not sure what I was bitter about? Unfortunately Lufthansa also has an incredibly underwhelming business class, so I still wouldn't call these seats great. The Eurowings Airbus A330-200 presented here is configured with 310 seats that are sectioned into two separate classes - BEST and Economy. Recliner. @ Kevin B -- I appreciate the feedback and certainly don't want to come across that way. @ Ralph4878 -- Lol, am I the only one who doesn't have brussels sprouts issues? You can refuse or withdraw consent at any time using the link provided at the bottom of each page. My aunt took this flight a couple of weeks earlier, and said there were 80 people on the plane. Some Eurowings Discover A330s used to fly for SWISS subsidiary Edelweiss, and those planes have a staggered business class configuration, similar to what youll find in SWISS business class. Finally, my husband and I found the center seats to be more comfortable for sleeping than the pair along the window. While Lufthansa and Eurowings often is without alternatives in Europe I will definitely avoid Discover. I was informed they werent able to do so, even though Eurowings Discover is a TSA PreCheck participating airline. I was watching the map for the entire flight. Condor, which Eurowings wants to imitate, is so much better with catering and service. 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. Eurowings Discover Business Class on the A330 is flat bed, but in a 2-2-2 configuration, with 30 seats across 5 rows. Hi Ben, available classes for the second part of this route are Economy and Business Class. 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. After the crew extended the tray table and put a tablecloth on it, nothing happened for 45 minutes. So I am surprised they woke you. I selected the yellow beet carpaccio with smoked salmon and french cocktail sauce, which was pretty good. Seither ist er nicht wieder abgehoben, berichtet FNP. We flew Eurowings to discover from Tampa to Frankfurt. I couldn't help but take one of the packets of Nutella since I find them to be so cute. Sure enough, boarding started right on-time, with those needing extra time being invited to board first, followed by business class. . As a result I'm very fond of them. They are not open if you travel on an award ticket. It is unsure whether the older Saudia A330s will receive an update of the cabin so there may be 2 variations of cabin offering . The Eurowings Discover brand is a long-distance leisure airline owned and operated by German carrier Lufthansa. Good to learn that Eurowings business is best avoided unless it's an incredible deal. On the plus side, it's nice that a leisure airline has the same business class as a full service airline. The layout of the restaurant and the food and drink selection are better than what you'll find in most US airline lounges. The Eurowings Airbus A330-200 features 310 seats in a 2 cabin configuration. Let's get right into the review. However, thats easier said than done, because these kinds of issues are much more common on small leisure airlines (a limited fleet means operational issues arent fixed as easily, crews are paid less and dont have much experience, etc.). Eurowings Discover ist eine 100-prozentige Tochter der Deutschen Lufthansa AG. Economy (basic and smart fares) has 189 seats in a 2-4-2 config; BEST (premium economy) class has 21 seats in a 2-3-2 config. Finally around 90 minutes before landing breakfast was served. Eurowings Discover didn't have a safety video in their budget because it was launched during the Pandemic. I'm considering booking YYC-FRA-BJV (bodrum) on Eurowings and LH and plan to go ahead. It took the crew nearly 30 minutes to serve these to passengers. Fortunately the business class line was short, and we were quickly checked in. The cabin started to get brighter about an hour later, and I really struggled to sleep. That flight is still on my bucket list :). Though I must say that in both recent reviews, they did look delicious! The Lufthansa group is a joke though, especially with their supposedly 'five star rating', based on the vaporware that is their new 777X business seat. Mehr anzeigen. The Eurowings Discover flight left a bit to be desired. Overall rating . We reclined our seats and tried to get some rest. Thanks, You're totally right, as a kid I frequently flew out of Tampa on Condor. We headed to Concourse F, which is where American departs from, with boarding passes in hand. On the plus side, it's nice that a leisure airline has the same business class as a full service airline. Many thanks! Hi Ben, I guess this wasn't one of the Eurowings planes that have wi-fi. Airbus A340-300. At 8:10PM, it was announced that boarding was complete, and a few moments later the main cabin door closed. The meal as such was solid, and consisted of greek yogurt with muesli, fresh pineapple, orange, strawberries, and grapes, smoked ham and cream cheese, and scrambled eggs with chive, tomato, and mushrooms. I completely forgot about it until this Brussely subject came up. Die in Windhoek, Namibia, beschdigte A330-200 der Lufthansa Group angehrigen Ferienfluggesellschaft Eurowings Discover sorgt auch eine Woche nach dem Vorfall noch fr offene Fragen. This route used to be operated by Lufthansa mainline, and I haven't noticed that pricing has been lowered in any way. Finland's flag carrier is leasing out unneeded aircraft, including four A321s to British Airways. BA moved to the AA lounge and The International Club closed. Around this time the manual safety demonstration was performed. Der Flug mit der Nummer 4Y-142 befand sich noch vor einigen Tagen auf dem Weg nach Namibia, landete dort ungewhnlich hart und wurde dabei beschdigt. Airbus A340-300. The Eurowings Discover experience is similar to the business class experience at Lufthansa. The towels were distributed around 45 minutes after takeoff. It feels like LH continues to fail up. like they had to win a Grand Prix race. The plane has Wi-Fi installed on it, given that the plane had Wi-Fi when Lufthansa flew it. On top of that, in the United States theres the newAeroplan Credit Card(review),which is pretty lucrative. Eurowings uses two different business class configurations. To save space, the ottomans for the seats are to the side of the seats in front. Eurowings Discover serves coffee in large cups so you get a decent amount. Each passenger was given a menu for the flight. Sounds like it might be better to fly this airline to the US than to Germany. The whole Airline is massively problematic. We got to Tampa Airport (TPA) at around 6PM for our 8:20PM flight to Frankfurt. The manual safety demonstration was performed. The Eurowings Discover experience was disappointing. Eurowings Discover A330 business class entertainment controls There is a small storage compartment near the ottoman, but it is not big enough to be practical. But the flight hits most of the things I prioritize: 1. Eurowings (4Y) Eurowings (EW) EVA Air (BR) Evelop Airlines (E9) Everts Air (5V) . I imagine part of that cost cutting is also not providing as much training. Nach einem Bericht des "Aviation Herald" wurde das Flugzeug bei einer harten Landung "erheblich beschdigt". Finally once the main cabin door closed we asked if we could have some drinks, at which point the flight attendant acted surprised that we hadnt been offered anything. The A330 business class has 30 seats spread across five rows. Somehow there was no water in the lavatories for the last three hours of the flight, so if anyone wanted to wash their hands, they had to use bottled water. I was also offered a selection of bread, and chose a pretzel roll. Came from Germanwings afaik(a closed short haul subsidiary of Lufthansa), had zero experience on the A330 and zero experience on long haul. Never ate them as a child. I decided to get up and do some work on my laptop. 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! TAP Portugal hat die Business Class erst neulich modernisiert und bietet auf Langstrecke jetzt ausschlielich Lie-Flat-Sitze an. The presentation wasn't great, but it's standard for these airplane casserole-style dishes. Considering that even LH's Y product is nothing to write home about, I wouldn't expect anything good from a subsidiary. My issues with the experience were the more important points, like reliability, service quality, etc. 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. Presumably the J pax are German holidaymakers finishing up a week of golf or suntanning. Discover the advantages of the Eurowings BIZclass fare like priority boarding, catering or an empty adjacent seat. ;). Wich amused me a lot is the french dressing wich is more a mix between Greece and Sweeden than french.dont talk about the spanish proposal with cranberries. Some of the Airbus A330-300s, however, were previously used by Edelweiss. And we all know it will be many years before it's available on a widespread basis. We arrived at the airport at around 6PM for our flight. The Edelweiss business class cabin was also simply taken over there. Eurowings and Edelweiss could combine and go back into the Club but I guess they don't want the cost. Seating The Eurowings Discover check-in experience in Tampa was rather chaotic. Zum Start des Sommerflugplans stattet Eurowings Discover neben der Business Class und der Premium Economy Class, . The plane we were flying, D-AIKB, is a roughly 18-year-old Airbus A330-300 that flew for Lufthansa until 2021, before being transferred to Eurowings Discover. I updated the post to reflect that. Unfortunately Lufthansa also has an incredibly underwhelming business class, so I still wouldnt call these seats great. To me, none of this sounds too bad. Aside from that, there were a couple of Eurowings Discover Airbus A330s, plus Condor Boeing 767s. The breakfast service started very early. Some passengers never had their mask on at all. Video Finnair Unveiled New Business Class and Premium Economy Interview with Finnair CEO Topi Manner Sam Chui We arrived at the gate at 10:35AM. I've taken this flight multiple times and its always a breeze. Eurowings . . They were operated but Brussels, but with a Eurowings livery. @ DCA Will Always Be "National" -- That's a fair point. My next flight is in Singapore Suites, so I trust that will be a more positive experience. Beyond the F product, they're otherwise another contender in the "race to the bottom" in nearly every other facet. There was a portal that you could use to view the buy on board menu and read electronic journals. As others have said, business class on LH Group airlines is low value at high price. Talk about a drawn out and mediocre meal. Good to know it is not only me. The A330neo business class cabin is beautiful, with 1-2-1 seating using Recaro CL6710 business seats (just like TAP Air Portugal) and muted colors. Unfortunately our Eurowings Discover flight left a bit to be desired. We were assigned seats 5J and 5K, the window and aisle seats on the right side of the last row. Ford said his dish was revolting, and that the chicken was borderline pink. Class Pitch Width Row Seats; Business 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. Economy has 189 seats in a 2-4-2 config; Business class has 21 seats in a 2-3-2 config; this is pretty standard for these aircraft. On top of that, Eurowings has partnerships with Air Canada Aeroplan. Airbus A330-200. Meanwhile at Lufthansa, all we have is the promise of a new business class product some day. This was basically like flying with British Airways Mixed Fleet crews back in the day, when they first started being hired. Economy has 260 seats in a 2-4-2 config; Business class has 38 seats in a 2-2-2 config; this is pretty standard for these aircraft. Oops. And frankly that's probably fitting, given that it's a very leisure crowd. The tray table also folded out from the center armrest, and could be folded over in half. Eurowings Discovers website suggests that some planes have Wi-Fi, but I guess this wasnt one of them. I know they used to operate Cityline A330s and A340s to Tampa since 2016, and may have even operated mainline A330s when they first started service. I guess a safety video wasnt in Eurowings Discovers budget, given that it launched during the pandemic. In terms of amenities, Eurowings Discover business class was also mighty similar to Lufthansa business class. Lufthansa is having great first-class fares to Bogota, Colombia from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. But yes, Lufthansa is not as good as it used to be or as we remember it. The ability to get rest was what made this flight feel like a Great British Air flight. I think I might know why the flight map shows an A340. Ford went with the vegetarian starter, which was caramelized goat cheese on fennel-orange salad with cranberries. Second, I wouldn't expect much more. How do you keep track of which plane you've flown? The lavatories were basic. The comments on this page have not been provided, reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any advertiser, and it is not an advertiser's responsibility to ensure posts and/or questions are answered. Until August 31st, the aircraft had completed 78,461 flight hours (equating to 8.95 years in the skies) across 13,220 flight cycles. Eurowings Discover isnt operationally reliable (we were delayed by a day, and that was the fourth cancelation on the route in four weeks), the plane wasnt in great shape, the Wi-Fi wasnt turned on, and the crew was really inexperienced and inefficient, though friendly. . If a leisure airline has the same business class as a global full service airline, it's not bad. The lowest roundtrip business class fare from Tampa to Frankfurt is around $4,400, and it goes way up from there. I will see if we can move to a later flight with a real business class. 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