Review of Air Europa flight Madrid Tenerife Island in Business

Airline Air Europa
Flight UX9048
Class Business
Seat 2K
Aircraft Airbus A330-200
Flight time 02:55
Take-off 29 Jul 18, 15:00
Arrival at 29 Jul 18, 16:55
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Simply-Travel
Published on 14th August 2018
Ladies and Gentlemen, Aviation Geeks and Frequent-flyer! Welcome to a new serie of tripreports!
I just came back from my summer trip 2018 on Tenerife and because of this I have four flights, that I really like to share with.

1) UX1516 MUC-MAD: E190 (Business Class)
2) UX9048 MAD-TFN: A330-200 (Businees Class) (You are here!)
3) UX9117 TFN-MAD: A330-200 (Business Class)
4) UX1517 MAD-MUC: Boeing 737-800 (Business Class)

Booking the flight

I booked the whole trip quite early, but not on the Air Europa website because the prices were not the best. The seat selection and online check-in worked perfectly. Their customer service also added my new SUMA-Card (Air Europa's frequent flyer program), but could not order a vegeterian meal option as you will see later.

Changing in Madrid and boarding

I had arrived on this E190 from Munich and had about 45 minutes to get to the new gate. Walking from gate E76 to C40 took around 10 minutes. As I knew that I would have the chance to check out the lounge on the way back to Germany, I prefered to walk through some duty-free shops.

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Boarding at gate C40 started a few minutes later. The gate agents also tried, that Business Class passengers board first and it worked.

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The flight

My seat on board of this Airbus A330-200 with the old livery and the old cabin was 2K. I also had the possibility to reserve seats in the first row, but the IFE-displays there are much smaller. One reason, why I chose Air Europa, is the long-haul cabin on a 2.5-hour flight. The seats have already been quite old, but still really comfortable. However, the bed function (not fully flat) was less comfortable, than the lounge position. On this flight, the Business Class was completly full. (The picture of the empty cabin was taken on the flight back, but I wanted to show it in this report, too. The second picture is showing seats 3H and 3K.)

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Later, we got a pre-depature drink (water or orange juice), a refreshing towel, headphones, a blanket and a pillow. Wow! The quality of the products was not the best, but still amazing. Thanks, Air Europa!
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The safety video wa shown on the displays infront of each seat.
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Push back:
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See you later, Madrid!
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After take-off, the cabin crew turned the IFE-system on. You could watch films, listen some music and follow the airplane on a map.
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Flying over Portugal and leaving Europe:
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At this time, the service has just started. There was a good selection of drinks, but only one food option: Pasta, a cake and two bread rolls.
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Finished! Great, that Air Europa offered a hot meal, but the quality could have been better. The stewards also asked if we had any drink order.
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Toilet:
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The Atlantic Ocean and the sharklets with the airline's old logo:
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Descending started and after some time, I could see the cost of Tenerife.
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Hello, San Cristóbal de La Laguna!
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Landing:
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Arrival

My flight was a national flight. Because of this, I arrived at the small airport in the north.

Taxiing to the gate was really fast.
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Bye, 2K!
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Thank you, EC-JPF!
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The baggage arrived in less than 20 minutes.
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Next to the baggage delivery are diffrent counters, where you can rent a car.
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I had again a good flight with Air Europa. I still remember one of the stewards, who was really friendly.
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Verdict

Air Europa

8.9/10
Cabin9.0
Cabin crew8.5
Entertainment/wifi9.5
Meal/catering8.5

Madrid - MAD

8.9/10
Efficiency9.0
Access8.5
Services8.5
Cleanliness9.5

Tenerife Island - TFN

9.6/10
Efficiency10.0
Access9.5
Services9.0
Cleanliness10.0

Conclusion

When flying with Air Europa in Business Class, it really depends on the airplane which operates. For example on the E190 you feel more like in Premium Economy, while on the A330 to the Canarian Islands (a 2.5h-flight), you are quite impressed that you get long haul business class seats (quite unnormal for a european airline). However, Air Europa cannot be compaired with Lufthansa or Air France, but for the cheaper fares that you pay, you still get a good and friendly service and sometimes more than you would expect!

Information on the route Madrid (MAD) Tenerife Island (TFN)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 10 avis concernant 3 compagnies sur la ligne Madrid (MAD) → Tenerife Island (TFN).


Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Iberia avec 7.0/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 2 heures et 50 minutes.

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6 Comments

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  • Comment 459745 by
    KL651 TEAM 4534 Comments
    Thanks for this FR.
    Well I don't know if this was a domestic flight but the catering is clearly disappointing compared to the MUC-MAD leg.
    The cabin is pretty nice for a 2,5 hour flight but not so much on a real long haul flight, especially compared to the 787.
  • Comment 459820 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6668 Comments
    Hi Simply-Travel, thanks for sharing this very nice report! What a difference the equipment makes in experience--going from an E190 on MUC-MAD with just normal Y seats in J, to an A332 with long-haul J on this short 2.5 hour flight. It's always nice to have a widebody on a regional flight. Too bad there were no choices for meals, but I guess it's nice to have a hot meal on a short flight. Nice aerial pics on landing.

    Thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing the Air Europe lounge in MAD on the return sectors.
  • Comment 459824 by
    wop 345 Comments
    Thank you for this report! Even if they are not the newest ones, the seats look perfect for that duration.
    The catering is surprising compared to your MUC-MAD flight: real plates instead of plastic jars, but the food is quite different from the healthy options you were offered!
  • Comment 459958 by
    airlineflyer 21 Comments
    Was the wifi on this flight operational, or did you just not use it?
    • Comment 460061 by
      Simply-Travel AUTHOR 14 Comments
      As it was not for free, I did not use it. But someone in my row wanted to use it and the flight attendant also try to make it working. I do not know if it worked later, but thias situation definitely shows the flight attendant's effort.

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