Review of Helvetic Airways flight Zurich → Nuremberg in Economy

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ABOUT AIRLINE, AIRCRAFT AND ROUTE

Airline history and info: 
Helvetic Airways is a Swiss airline that operates both scheduled and charter flights. Founded in 2003, the airline has grown to become a significant player in the European aviation industry, offering a range of services to both business and leisure travelers. Helvetic Airways is known for its commitment to customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and high-quality service.

One of the distinguishing features of Helvetic Airways is its fleet. The airline primarily operates a fleet of Embraer aircraft, specifically the Embraer 190/E2 and Embraer 195-E2 models. These aircraft are known for their fuel efficiency, passenger comfort, and versatility, making them well-suited for both short and medium-haul flights. Helvetic Airways has a reputation for maintaining a modern and well-maintained fleet, ensuring the safety and comfort of its passengers.

Helvetic Airways operates flights to various destinations in Europe, including popular cities such as Zurich, Geneva, Barcelona, Berlin, Vienna, and Rome. The airline focuses on connecting major European cities, providing convenient travel options for both business and leisure travelers. With its extensive route network, Helvetic Airways offers passengers the opportunity to explore different destinations and enjoy seamless travel experiences.

As a customer-oriented airline, Helvetic Airways places great emphasis on service quality. The airline strives to provide a pleasant and comfortable journey for its passengers from the moment they step on board until they reach their destination. Helvetic Airways' professional and friendly cabin crew members are dedicated to delivering excellent customer service and ensuring a positive flying experience for all passengers.

In recent years, Helvetic Airways has placed an increased emphasis on sustainability and environmental responsibility. The airline has taken steps to reduce its carbon footprint and minimize its impact on the environment. This includes implementing fuel-efficient operational practices, investing in modern aircraft with lower emissions, and adopting sustainable initiatives throughout its operations.

Furthermore, Helvetic Airways has partnered with various travel agencies and tour operators to offer package holidays and vacation deals. This allows travelers to book their flights and accommodations together, simplifying the travel planning process and providing a seamless experience from start to finish.

Overall, Helvetic Airways has established itself as a reliable and customer-focused airline in the European market. With its modern fleet, extensive route network, and commitment to service quality, the airline continues to serve as a popular choice for travelers seeking comfortable and efficient air travel within Europe. 
 
Aircraft info:  
Registration: HB-JVP
 Aircraft: Embraer E190LR - Type Code: E190
 Serial Number (MSN): 19000387 - Age (SEP 2010): 12 Years - Mode S: 4B19F5
 Airline: Helvetic Airways - Code: 2L / 0AW 
Operator: Helvetic Airways  - Code: 2L / OAW
Country Of Registration: Switzerland
Delivery Date to the: 30/04/2015
 First flight with Helvetic Airways: 30/04/2015
Previous owners: Niki, and now Helvetic Airways.  
 
Route Info:   
Helvetic Airways operates a route between Zurich (ZRH) and Nuremberg (NUE), offering travelers a convenient connection between these two cities. This route is particularly popular among both business and leisure travelers due to the strong economic ties and cultural attractions between Switzerland and Germany.

The flight from Zurich to Nuremberg typically takes around one hour, making it a relatively short journey. Helvetic Airways aims to provide a comfortable and efficient travel experience for passengers on this route. The airline's modern fleet of Embraer aircraft, such as the Embraer 190/E2 or Embraer 195-E2, ensures a smooth and enjoyable flight for passengers.

Zurich, Switzerland's largest city and financial hub, is a major departure point for this route. It offers a wealth of attractions and serves as a gateway to the Swiss Alps and other picturesque destinations in Switzerland. Whether travelers are visiting Zurich for business or leisure, they have the opportunity to explore its vibrant city center, indulge in high-end shopping, visit world-class museums, or simply enjoy the beautiful scenery along the shores of Lake Zurich.

Nuremberg, on the other hand, is a historic city in the Bavaria region of Germany. It is renowned for its rich medieval heritage, particularly its well-preserved Old Town. Visitors to Nuremberg can explore attractions such as the imposing Nuremberg Castle, the famous Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), and the charming Hauptmarkt (central square) with its beautiful fountain and bustling Christmas market.

Additionally, Nuremberg is known for its modern industry and is home to several multinational corporations and research institutions. This makes it an important destination for business travelers, who can take advantage of the Helvetic Airways flight to efficiently connect with Zurich and access the city's financial and economic opportunities.

Helvetic Airways' ZRH-NUE route offers a convenient travel option for both Swiss and German passengers. It provides a seamless connection between Zurich's international airport, which offers a wide range of global connections, and Nuremberg, a city with a rich cultural heritage and economic significance. The airline's commitment to customer satisfaction and quality service ensures that travelers enjoy a comfortable and efficient journey between these two vibrant destinations. 

TRANSFER AT ZURICH AND NAVIGATING

Hello Flight-Report Community and welcome to this flight from Zurich to Nuremberg!

After arrving to my gate A57 from my previous flight, I decided do to some plane spotting from a gate A56 so you can find my plane spotting photos on my website.  

Picture of my boarding gate. 

My spotting view.

And I forget to say that we had a remote gate which means a bus. Genius me I decided to go to the toilet just one minute before group 3 boarding. When I went to the toilet I got that last photo of our last plane YL-ABN.

Does anyone else find that livery stunning?

BOARDING

After I returned from the WC, boarding was already begun, but there was no bus yet, so people need to wait at the gate and the boarding pass scanning area. And there was no separate bus for business and economy travelers fun fact, on that flight there was no business class. 

Bus arrived after 5-6 minutes after boarding started. 

First photo of our bus. 

After the bus arrived it was time to join the boarding queue. And it was time to find my boarding pass. 

After going scanning my boarding pass it was time to head to the bus you can see in the picture down below windows are tinted/picture design and it is not a good bus for plane spotting but I like the design of the bus. :)

I decided to board from the first door because the back of the bus looked packed. 

Photo of a police van :) because why not. 

My spotting view during this 5 minutes bus ride.

I think that bus takes us all the way to Nuremberg :)

After a short 5 min ride, we arrived next to our aircraft and deboarded from the bus. 

Swiss A320 taxiing.

I decided to board with the among with last passengers so I could have the last photos from the aircraft and I would have a little bit more time on the boarding stairs. 

Traditional fuselage shoot. 

I had a good welcome not just so friendly but a good welcome from the CC. It is a little bit lame that they don't sell business class on that flight to Nuremberg so business is used as economy and economy has 2-2 seating.

The first picture to our seat row. 

Cabin view after boarding ended. 

My view from my window seat is F6. 

Small hello to Cockpit.

Senior flight-addended (I think she is the senior) making flight annoucement. 

A small private jet is trying to show that he is the boss by taxing past us. 

TAXI, TAKE OFF, CLIMPING

After the boarding was completed it was time for a safety demonstration in old fashion way manually. 

No pictures were made of during the taxi and take off. But take off and the taxi went smoothly. I saw one local private airport in Zurich while climbing out from ZRH. 

Our Scheduled Departure time was 10:25 but we departed at 10:34 so about 9-10 minutes delay. Not complaining about it.  
 Enjoy the video of take off: 

CATERING, IN-FLIGHT ENTEIRMENT, CRUSISING AND CABIN

So it is time to see what the seat contains. So the seat contains a reading lamp, AC, CC calling button, tray table, and a seat pocket and that seat pocket has seen some better days. 

After that, it was time to check out the Tray-table, and crew when I did the crew came and handed out water bottles. 

So the seat pocket contains a safety card, air sickens bag, a Duty-free magazine, and a Swiss saveurs (menu).

After that crew came around and gave us some lovely Swiss chocolate and the men who gave it to us were more friendly than then lady in front.

Over Hettingen, Germany. 

Now it is time for the leg-room check. 

Leg-room could be better but that is what you get on these narrowbody jets. 

After that, it is time for the Loo review. I was looking to do a front loo review unfortunately Flight Addented showed that to go do Gally loo so it was time to do Gally loo review. 

Loo looks clean, I did not have time to check the cleanliness because when I was at the Loo, the seatbelt sign was turned around so I needed to do my business quickly and the photo so sorry for the blurry photo. But the size of the loo was not so great because my head had only 1 centimeter left before touching the sealing of the loo. 

DESCENDING, LANDING, TAXING

Cabin turning to descend. 

One view of the lovely village called Stimpfach in Germany. 

No more pictures were taken during the descending but I take on the picture on the short-final.

No more pictures were taken except the one picture of the DRF H135. 

We parked next to the Turkish 737. 

Our Scheduled arrival time was 11:20 and our arrival was 11:15 so 5 minutes ahead of schedule. 
Enjoy the landing video :) 

DE-BOARDING

The saddest part of that flight has come and it was time to say goodbye to our lovely E190.  When I deboarded FO had come out from the cockpit to say goodbye to passengers and this time it was a little bit more lovely goodbye because she was a little bit in a good mood at the boarding.  

Last fuselage shoot. 

We had a jetway with Sixt ad and some food inside of the jetway (ad)

BAGGAGE CLAIM AND NAVIGATING OUT FROM THE AIRPORT

Navigating to baggage claim was easy because of the sign but almost got off the wrong floor from the lift. 

Baggage claim area and we did not have any checked bags so it was time to head out from the baggage claim area. 

After exiting from the baggage claim area it was time to take some photos from the arrival hall. 

I love that old vintage-style arrival board. :)

Thank you for reading trough that flight-report and I wish you a good day/night. I hope you enjoyed it and I hope do see you at the next FR :)

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