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Viva Air doesn't have an app so we booked our tickets on the website itself. Of course the basic tarif just includes a little hand bag, the next tarif up a cabin luggage and 15kg on the hull and the last one additional 20kg and priority lane. I went for the last tariff as our luggage was quite heavy.
at iquitos airport
We printed our boarding pass tickets the day before otherwise the airline charges you for it. Just as on the way out, my luggage was 1.12kg over and i got charged extra for it despite my best protestations, arguing the higher tariff should be more generous, especially since the custom is usually 23 kg not 20.
We then went through security quite quickly - with bottles full of water (not causing any issues it seems in Latin America).
Our Viva bird was an A320-200 with sharklets.
Aircraft: Airbus A320-214 Registration: HK-5286 Engines: 2x CFM56 Age: 9 months Layout: Y188 Observation: Registered in Colombia but used for Viva Air Peru.
Boarding happened in a single queue/group old fashion way, walking towards the aircraft.
on board the a320
Our seat was clean and that's about it. The seat pitch was the smallest I've ever seen. The seats themselves are some sort of faux leather covered ironing boards, with a tiny food tray (size of an enveloppe).
We took off with a 14 min delay, after safety briefing performed by the crew and an announce from the captain.
the crew quickly started their on board service but we didn't chose any food.
Per flight radar we reached 38,000 feet quite quickly and the rest of the flight was smooth.
The airline didn't offer any entertainment.
We flew over the andese montains and its snow peaks.
Viva air magasine was very average with a lot of advertisement. On the corporate section there was an interesting memo from the c.e.o. in both english and spanish, explaining the benefits of flying low-cost, that you are told you can only pay what you need (even if experienced otherwise).
arriving at lima airport
The descent was fine and he landing was a bit tough, the plane started taxiing for a very short time as the arrival gate was almost in front of our exit point from the taxiway. The luggages arrived soon after.
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Verdict
Viva Air Peru
3.0/10
Cabin2.5
Cabin crew4.0
Entertainment/wifi2.0
Buy-on-board menu3.5
Iquitos - IQT
5.1/10
Efficiency5.5
Access5.5
Services4.0
Cleanliness5.5
Lima - LIM
6.9/10
Efficiency7.5
Access7.5
Services6.5
Cleanliness6.0
Conclusion
In conclusion To my surprise we found it even worse than Ryanair! Staff demanded that we pay extra because our bags were 1.12kg overweight in a very angry way. The plane was a fairly young A320 but the seat pitch was the smallest I've ever seen. The seats themselves are some sort of faux leather covered ironing boards, with a tiny food tray (size of an enveloppe). All in all, and unless you travel just wearing your underwear, considering all the additional charges, a legacy carrier is cheaper.
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