After a short night at the Renaissance Brussels, I take a cab to the airport which will cost me a whooping EUR 40.- fee for a little less than a 15' drive.
Christmas soon:
So old school:
I expedite check in and security in no time, another departure screen:
Almost empty terminal:
To my Jack's Flight Report friends:
Mandatory Duty Free crossing:
KLM business class passengers can go to the Diamond Lounge which does not look appealing from the outside:
And not much better from inside, but at least the welcome was warm enough and there is plenty of food options:
Early morning continental breakfast:
Shortly before boarding I head to the boarding gate, the terminal is almost empty:
My plane night stopped in BRU:
The good joke of the day: the crew is not here. They arrived at 07:30 for a 07:45 departure. We board at 07:40 and here's the cabin, still an E190 cabin as per my previous report:
The crew tells us they have been late due to a taxi problem. We leave the gate at 08:00, here a SN ARJ and 330:
Line up and take off:
Brussels gently wakes up at 08:00:
The catering is nothing to write a home about, but its fresh and does exists, that's already a good thing:
Sunrise on the other side:
Heavy wind:
The cherry on the cake was that we landed at the farthest most runway of the airport.
Leading to a 15' taxi time for a final block at 09:10. It does not seem to be a big delay but lots of passengers (including me and my suitcase!) had short connections. My connection is now only 55' and I need to connect to a non-Schengen flight.
Some pictures from the Fokker / Embraer Farm:
Speedy goodbye to the crew, I need to run ^^
If you look for a cheap and good quality accommodation in Brussels, the Renaissance is really great:
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Verdict
KLM Cityhopper
6.0/10
Cabin6.0
Cabin crew6.0
Entertainment/wifi6.0
Meal/catering6.0
Restair Diamond Lounge
8.2/10
Comfort8.0
Meal/catering9.0
Entertainment/wifi8.0
Services8.0
Brussels - BRU
10.0/10
Efficiency10.0
Access10.0
Services10.0
Cleanliness10.0
Amsterdam - AMS
10.0/10
Efficiency10.0
Access10.0
Services10.0
Cleanliness10.0
Conclusion
A very short flight, appropriate catering, crew and flight overall good. But the delay on arrival, given the short duration of the flight puts the on time performance rating very low.
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First to comment this report - after a three year wait ;) The Renaissance does look all that cheap if your factor in the taxi fare - maybe the crew wasted time to haggle about it ? ;) Nice views at dawn; belated thanks for sharing this story !
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The Renaissance does look all that cheap if your factor in the taxi fare - maybe the crew wasted time to haggle about it ? ;)
Nice views at dawn; belated thanks for sharing this story !
Thanks for the honnor of writing the first and sole comment ^^
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