Eurowings' BIZclass caters the following long-haul destinations: New York, Miami, Fort Myers, Punta Cana, and Cancun Plans for the future are to install Business Class seats in a 1-2-1-configuration rather than the existing 2-2-2 Benefits Fully-flat bed Direct aisle-access Onboard lounge Lounge access Priority boarding Chaffeur service 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. The seat guru shows this class as premium economy. The Business Class cabin on the A330 makes a chic first impression, with dark grey seat covers, wood-trimmed decor touches, and QA's signature purple color displayed on the entertainment screens. I asked the agent to add our Known Traveler Numbers (KTN) to our reservations, since I wasnt able to do so online during the process (this would get us TSA PreCheck). There were also a couple of Eurowings Discover A330s. @ echino -- I am, but since I didn't get started when I was young, I feel like there's no point in starting now. Zum Start des Sommerflugplans stattet Eurowings Discover neben der Business Class und der Premium Economy Class, . If Eurowings Discover could get these issues fixed, it might be fairly decent. Eurowings Discover offers three travel classes: Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class. Our BIZclass is the premium fare and offers maximum comfort at an attractive price. Your feedback is important in helping us keep our community safe. The captain informed us of our flight time around this time. Eurowings Discover Business Class Kabine A330 Lizenz: Nutzung in Medien Copyright: Eurowings Discover Dateiformat: .jpg Dateigre: 2731 x 1821, 2,81 MB Download Kategorien A330 Unser Produkt auf der Langstrecke Pressekontakt Leonie Bueb Our BIZclass is the premium fare and offers maximum comfort at an attractive price. We got to Tampa Airport (TPA) at around 6PM for our 8:20PM flight to Frankfurt. Airbus A330-200. Hi Ben, The sun was just starting to set, and what a gorgeous evening it was. I updated the post to reflect that. A week before that I reviewed my trip on Turkish and SAS, and had good ratings across the board. The lowest roundtrip business class fare from Tampa to Frankfurt is around $4,400, and it goes way up from there. What's more likely is that Eurowings is the first budget carrier in Europe to offer lie flat . James, I have never been bothered by FAs on flights to Europe due to not wearing a mask (basically I take it off after take off and do not put it back on till landing). Never ate them as a child. Overhead consoles had reading lights, though no individual air nozzles. It is a bit narrow but more than acceptable. Seat comfort Food Entertainment on board As our Business Class guest you will benefit from additional services: document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Im here because I was wondering what on earth Ew Discover is. The kit was solid, and had socks, eyeshades, earplugs, a dental kit, a mint, a refreshing towel, and two creams from LOccitane. Detailed seat map Eurowings Airbus A330 200. Should you wish to contact Lufthansa as a customer or business partner, please phone our hotline in Germany on +49 69 86 799 799. I couldn't help but take one of the packets of Nutella since I find them to be so cute. Business class will include: 30 seats. . Unfortunately the airline lacks operational reliability, experienced crews, and Wi-Fi, which can greatly impact the experience. The problem is everything else. The flight attendant was surprised that we hadn't been offered anything after we asked if we could have some drinks. At 8:10PM, it was announced that boarding was complete, and a few moments later the main cabin door closed. In the six flights since I took this trip, three flights on the route were delayed by around two hours. LOT Business Class passengers; Star Alliance Gold members; HON Circle members; Miles & More member with Frequent Traveler status (Star Alliance Silver) LOT Premium Economy passengers on flights from/to China, Kazakhstan, India, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Sri Lanka and the USA can purchase access at a discounted rate of PLN120 (~27USD). Condor, which Eurowings wants to imitate, is so much better with catering and service. 2 items of carry-on baggage, each up to 8 kg (max. Lufty used to use the AA lounge in Tampa when it operated the flight. The pillows and blankets that were waiting at each seat were pretty decent. This is just better. There were two AC power outlets in front of the center armrest. Most Star Alliance points can't be redeemed for travel on the airline because Eurowings Discover isn't a full Star Alliance member. The shrimp were pretty decent, but the rice was way overcooked, to the point that it was chewy. Sheesh. Unfortunately Eurowings Discover isnt a full Star Alliance member, meaning that most Star Alliance points currencies cant be redeemed for travel on the airline. 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. Until August 31st, the aircraft had completed 78,461 flight hours (equating to 8.95 years in the skies) across 13,220 flight cycles. We reclined our seats and tried to get some rest. Please view our advertising policy page for additional details about our partners. Business class was full, with the exception of the four other seats in row five. After reading this review i absolutely have no plans to fly them. I may be wrong, but I thought I read somewhere that you used to fly Condor from TPA to Frankfurt as a kid. I also want to mention that not all Eurowings Discover jets feature this business class product. Find the best airplanes seats, information on legroom, recline and in-flight entertainment using our detailed online seating charts. Blick aus der letzten Reihe der Economy Class What do you make of the Eurowings Discover business class experience? 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. @Lucky perhaps! Your experience is much in line with I have experienced with them on 3 trips to Namibia. 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. Direct aisle access at every seat. It will use them on five routes to the US and Canada, with the first taking off in just a few days. It's a low cost venture flying to leisure destinations. On top of that, Eurowings has partnerships with Air Canada Aeroplan. Some cashews were served. Staffing is "young,cheap and inexperienced" all along. We boarded through the second set of doors, where we were greeted by a young and friendly crew, and pointed left into the business class cabin. 13:17 IFE woes 13:59 Loo (with no view) 14:24 Conclusions, landing, and thanks. The aircraft entered service with Lufthansa in 2005, before being transferred to Brussels Airlines in 2018. Long-haul Economy Class In Economy Class, guests can look forward to a special and high-quality travel experience, with all meals and non-alcoholic beverages included in the price. But they also had no clue what they were doing. The shrimp were pretty decent, but the rice was way too heavy. Eurowings Discover serves coffee in large cups so you get a decent amount. Thanks so much for your review! Therefore my advice: 1) If you can fly BA instead, better fly BA economy than Eurowings business and you will be treated much better 2) If you cant avoid flying with them . It's not that their prices are cheaper than other airlines so i'd only fly them if i had no other options. We arrived at the airport at around 6PM for our flight. Euro Disco was supposed to have less of these as it was streamlined more into the main LH brand as with Edelwise and LX. There was a bottle of water in the storage compartment. I ordered the South African sauvignon blanc plus a sparkling water. The Eurowings Discover experience was disappointing. The Eurowings Discover A330 had three lavatories around business class two in the galley behind the cabin, and one in front of the cabin. Too bad we have very limited choice here. The Eurowings Discover check-in experience was chaotic. We flew Eurowings to discover from Tampa to Frankfurt. Both Malaysia-based AirAsia X and Brazilian LCC Azul offer flat bed seats on their A330s. 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. 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. The catering looked nice and even better than Lufthansa, especially the hot breakfast option now. I had flown this exact aircraft before, when it was used by Lufthansa. 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. So I am surprised they woke you. Lufthansa (mainline) is operationally reliable and has a great first class product, but otherwise the airline is subpar compared to peers. Every flight I have taken, and that includes Southwest, has had Crazy, Rich Asians on the IFE. Yay! Die Business Class von TAP Portugal. Keep in mind the flight the day before was canceled, so two planes worth of passengers were booked on this flight. Your experience is much in line with I have experienced with them on 3 trips to Namibia. They were excited to be working as cabin crew. The flight from Frankfurt to Venice is departing at 12:50PM. ;). Class Pitch Width Row Seats; Business Class. While the crews were enthusiastic and extremely friendly, there were so many basic service mishaps, which I can only attribute to a lack of training. Seit einer zu harten Landung am Zielflughafen sorgt die noch ungeklrte Beschdigung am Flugzeug und die ebenfalls unklare Ursache der Funktionsstrung . In this case Ill write about service at the beginning of the review, because unfortunately this is what defined the flight. We started our descent about 30 minutes before landing and had a great view of the approach, but it was hard to get good pictures of it. We shared a cheese plate because they ran out of dessert. The last time I flew long haul out of the airport was on Condor when I was a kid, back when there was still a smoking section on the plane. Click here for a new VR tour of the . As others have said, business class on LH Group airlines is low value at high price. Re the branding & service: Eurowing Discover (not related to Eurowings, which is also part of the LH group and flies the "non-premium" routes in Europe) is a low-cost way for LH Group to gobble up market share and profit on leisure routes, hence the not so well trained staff, the mixed branding, and the ageing fleet. 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. The Eurowings Airbus A330-300 features 262 seats in a 2 cabin configuration. The captain made his welcome aboard announcement around this time, informing us of our flight time of 8hr45min to Frankfurt. It is interesting to note that the cutlery was branded by the airline. Not all Eurowings Discover jets feature this business class product. Finland's flag carrier is leasing out unneeded aircraft, including four A321s to British Airways. Thanks for flying 4Y so we won't have to. 2-2-2 seating actually works great with kids and i prefer it to 1-2-1. Haven't done the BA flight out of Tampa, though. Business class is all about being able to arrive well rested, and the speed of service on an overnight flight, plus the environment, is a big part of that. Choose from numerous current movie and TV-series highlights as well as world-famous classics and, on our long-haul flights, enjoy your favorite program on your personal HD screen. And interested to see that your breakfast was slightly different - on all 5 flights we had smoked salmon with horseradish. 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. The aircraft features 22 Business Class seats, 17 Premium Economy seats and 231 Economy Class seats, of which 44 offer extra legroom. The boarding started on time, with those needing extra time being invited to board first, followed by business class. The cabin looked similar to what you would find in business class. Eurowings Discover is leasing A350-900s from Finnair. It was another 30 minutes until the starter was served. Your pain makes for a more entertaining review, so thank you for that! While the fare consists of flights on Lufthansa from Amsterdam to Bogota in the first class cabin., I am also seeing a combination of SWISS first class flights connecting with Avianca from New York and returning with Lufthansa. Sure enough, boarding started right on-time, with those needing extra time being invited to board first, followed by business class. Unfortunately the airline lacks operational reliability, experienced crews, and Wi-Fi, which can greatly impact the experience. Review: EUROWINGS DISCOVER A330 in BUSINESS CLASS! Second, I wouldn't expect much more. Boarding was scheduled to start at 7:40PM at gate F87. While Eurowings Discovers livery isnt all that exciting, I liked the cockpit sunglasses.. The crew was young and beautiful, and in my book beauty is about so much more than physical appearance. So Im not sure if it just hasnt been turned on as a cost saving measure, or what? I'll take sitting next to a stranger over cramming my size 12s into a size 8 shoe box. On our flights you can choose la carte from a large selection of high-quality dishes. Then there was the choice of rolls or croissants, with jam, Nutella, etc. Airbus A340. Evening flight so family sleeps; 3. Starting with the reliability, the poor hard product, the slow service on night flights, etc. But the flight hits most of the things I prioritize: 1. Thank you for being honest I was looking at this route/carrier for a summer trip. ;-). 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Our flight was changed from Lufthansa airlines to this. Use this seat map to get the most comfortable seats, legroom and recline before booking. Beyond the F product, they're otherwise another contender in the "race to the bottom" in nearly every other facet. We had dirty martinis, greek salad, and brussels sprouts. Eurowings Discover has major operational reliability issues, and on top of that, the crews aren't trained to provide premium service. The logo was the only thing different from the standard one. BEN SAYS: We also serve you our warm Discover cookie and other snacks during the flight. On top of that, in the United States theres the newAeroplan Credit Card(review),which is pretty lucrative. Yes, I get that the price is in line with most normal business class but as you said they were almost full so seems that they are pricing right. But often I think it is not as bad as described here. Oltre 1.000.000 di immagini You can lie down in great comfort on all our long-haul flights. 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