f4free
Apr 5, 03, 9:49 am
I happen to have some time to spare - why not write a quick trip report?
Well, first of all, I was very lucky this morning. I slept in - without missing my flight! Knowing that after only 2.5 hours of sleep my wakening would be a difficult task, I had precisely instructed the taxi company to call me at home should I not answer the doorbell. And that was my saviour. With just seconds to spare I caught my train to Zurich Airport, getting me there roughly 50 minutes prior to my 7 am departure.
Check-In
Since my new MX *Gold card has not arrived yet, I was curious to find out if my printout of the MX website indicating gold status would be enough. The friendly but still sleepy check-in agent had no problems with it. When I asked about chances to use my expired upgrade voucher, she told me that I had chances for an operational. The evening flight yesterday had cancelled due to a technical. I got through passport control in a second, and had 15 min to check out the star alliance lounge in ZRH everybody raves about. No agent was to be found, so I just got comfortable in the left section (* Gold). Beverage and bar selections were pretty much standard, and they offered cookies, nuts and gummybears from open jars as well as croissants. They did have a rechauffe so they might have warm food later on during the day. Soon I grabbed some papers at the lounge and made my way to the gate. At check-in, my chances of an op-up disappeared, as they still had four open seats in the main cabin. And I was in the last row. Ugh! Trying to use my voucher, the agent called the ticket desk, checked the expiration date and out of luck I was. Oh well, I guess I'll just chuck it. Security screening was uneventful.
LH3749 ZRH-FRA B737 23A
No real window, restriced recline, extra-narrow seat - not good. What happend to select seating? It looks like LH didn't pick up my MX status ... Luckily I had pleasant seat neighbors (except that he was good-sized and kept trying to peek out of the window in the row in front of us, reducing my space even further). Service was sandwich or croissant and beverages. Being in the back of the plane, it did take a long time until I got served. The cheese sandwich was a little bit dry, but OK. Croissants were not warm. Coffee was horrible. Orange juice was standard. No second beverage service. No additional service items offered.
Swiss definitely beats LH on this route. Their croissants are warm, and their coffee is actually almost drinkable. They offer a chocolate and a refreshing towel, and come around at least twice for drinks and twice for croissants. Landing in FRA was slightly behind schedule leaving me with no time to check out the lounge.
To be continued ...
Well, first of all, I was very lucky this morning. I slept in - without missing my flight! Knowing that after only 2.5 hours of sleep my wakening would be a difficult task, I had precisely instructed the taxi company to call me at home should I not answer the doorbell. And that was my saviour. With just seconds to spare I caught my train to Zurich Airport, getting me there roughly 50 minutes prior to my 7 am departure.
Check-In
Since my new MX *Gold card has not arrived yet, I was curious to find out if my printout of the MX website indicating gold status would be enough. The friendly but still sleepy check-in agent had no problems with it. When I asked about chances to use my expired upgrade voucher, she told me that I had chances for an operational. The evening flight yesterday had cancelled due to a technical. I got through passport control in a second, and had 15 min to check out the star alliance lounge in ZRH everybody raves about. No agent was to be found, so I just got comfortable in the left section (* Gold). Beverage and bar selections were pretty much standard, and they offered cookies, nuts and gummybears from open jars as well as croissants. They did have a rechauffe so they might have warm food later on during the day. Soon I grabbed some papers at the lounge and made my way to the gate. At check-in, my chances of an op-up disappeared, as they still had four open seats in the main cabin. And I was in the last row. Ugh! Trying to use my voucher, the agent called the ticket desk, checked the expiration date and out of luck I was. Oh well, I guess I'll just chuck it. Security screening was uneventful.
LH3749 ZRH-FRA B737 23A
No real window, restriced recline, extra-narrow seat - not good. What happend to select seating? It looks like LH didn't pick up my MX status ... Luckily I had pleasant seat neighbors (except that he was good-sized and kept trying to peek out of the window in the row in front of us, reducing my space even further). Service was sandwich or croissant and beverages. Being in the back of the plane, it did take a long time until I got served. The cheese sandwich was a little bit dry, but OK. Croissants were not warm. Coffee was horrible. Orange juice was standard. No second beverage service. No additional service items offered.
Swiss definitely beats LH on this route. Their croissants are warm, and their coffee is actually almost drinkable. They offer a chocolate and a refreshing towel, and come around at least twice for drinks and twice for croissants. Landing in FRA was slightly behind schedule leaving me with no time to check out the lounge.
To be continued ...