Review of Aegean Airlines flight London → Athens in Business

Airline Aegean Airlines
Flight A3 601
Class Business
Seat 3A
Aircraft Airbus A321
Flight time 03:35
Take-off 14 Mar 15, 12:15
Arrival at 14 Mar 15, 17:50
A3   #52 out of 94 Airlines A minimum of 10 flight-reports within the past two years is required to appear in the rankings. 202 reviews
CS-TTI
By 4471
Published on 20th March 2015
In order to renew my Star Alliance GOLD status with Miles+Bonus I decided to buy a 4 leg ticket with Aegean Airlines, LHR-ATH-LCA-ATH-LHR, using the complimentary seat upgrades for all the flights. The first leg was out of Heathrow brand new terminal 2, the Queen's Terminal, for me one of the best and most functional terminals I ever visited.

Still on the ground welcome drinks were served: a choice of still water, orange juice and champagne.

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Rather than usual at LHR, take off was on time:

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Just after take-off hot towels were handed over by the crew and card menus were also given to each C class passenger (8 pax in total), explaining the service for this 3h15 flight. Candy were also distributed for the entire cabin. Soon after crew came with drinks and crackers before the lunch service.

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After this a towel was set for the lunch service. The appetizer plate, together with cheese selecion followed shortly thereafter. The appetizer consisted of manouri cheese pineseeds on crispy spinach leaves, escarole and salad leaves, goji berries and honey mustard vinaeigrette and the feta cheese and kasseri cheese with dried fruits.

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After this the crew to take note of the preferences for the main course. My option was for the beef and artichoke hearts in lemon finocchio sauce with cretan pasta striftoudi and cretan greens.

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Meanwhile outside view, overflying the Swiss Alps.

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The onboard service continues now with the excellent dessert plate, accompanied with a capuccino.

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There was still time for some chocolates and liqueurs.

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After this was time for a new round of hot towel service and before landing drinks were offered again.photo _20150314_154646


All in all Aegean Airlines offers an excellent business class product on European flights, in my opinion one of the best in the industry.








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Verdict

Aegean Airlines

8.3/10
Cabin7.5
Cabin crew8.5
Entertainment/wifi7.0
Meal/catering10.0

Star Alliance - 1

10.0/10
Comfort10.0
Meal/catering10.0
Entertainment/wifi10.0
Services10.0

London - LHR

8.5/10
Efficiency10.0
Access5.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness10.0

Athens - ATH

5.6/10
Efficiency7.5
Access5.0
Services5.0
Cleanliness5.0

Conclusion

London Heathrow terminal 2 to Athens with Aegean Airlines

Information on the route London (LHR) → Athens (ATH)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 4 avis concernant 2 compagnies sur la ligne London (LHR) → Athens (ATH).

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La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Aegean Airlines avec 7.6/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 3 heures et 38 minutes.

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5 Comments

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  • Comment 132082 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6739 Comments
    Very pleasantly surprised once again, but the good J product on Aegean. The soft product is certainly good with a very nice meal offering for an intra-Europe flight, but living in the US, I'm not a big fan of the European Business class hard product--just regular Y seats with the middle blocked. I prefer a true wider premium seat. All in all a good flight. Thanks for sharing!
  • Comment 132085 by
    NGO85 SILVER 1980 Comments
    Thanks for sharing this report. Catering is definitely A3's strength.

    You'd think you were at YYZ with the number of AC aircraft at LHR.
  • Comment 132146 by
    Luigispaghetti 118 Comments
    Thanks for sharing. Service is good, but the meal looks almost exactly the same as on you LCA-ATH connecting flight....
  • Comment 132240 by
    CS-TTI AUTHOR 21 Comments
    Yes that's true. The only difference on the meal service between the LHT-ATH and LCA-ATH flight is that, on the short flight, the tray contains the appetizer and the main course, all together, to save time. But the type of meal service has the same contentes, which is very good for a short flight of about 1h30.

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