Wednesday, September 9, 2015

SAS CRJ900

After the one way flight to Geneva I had to get back home somehow. LOT flies nonstop but the OW price was high for my date. After all the best combination was with SAS via Copenhagen. Both flights on the CRJ900 operated by Cimber. First flight in the evening of the same day that I've flown on to GVA and spotted later on at the airport. SK618. Scheduled departure time at 20:10 and a two hour flight time. Second flight the next day in the morning at 08:30 and a 1h20min flight time. Why the sleepover? Well, if all would go according to schedule I should make it for the last flight to WAW that departs at 22:55 from CPH but I needed a backup in case of a delay because the flights were on separate tickets. Luckily for, I ended out being right, my flight to CPH was delayed by over an hour on departure thus I would have no chance to make it for me second flight. But now, back to the flight experience. Overall the CRJ is a small plane with not much space for the passenger. The toilet is cramped, the overhead baggage compartments also are small (in my opinion this is a feature of all Bombardier made airplanes). What makes up for those problems is the friendliness of Cimber crews. As in every plane with tail mounted engines, the more to the front, the quieter. Unluckily the CRJ doesn't give you the opportunity to look into the engine (what is possible on the Fokker or the T134/T154/IL62). More details about the the flight experience, the seat and the interior itself in a video at the end of the entry. What I did like about the two flights is the check-in at Copenhagen where you firstly print your boarding pass (if needed) at a kiosk together with the baggage sticker and later you drop your bag on to the belt by yourself. That was cool! And fast.

OY-KFI
29 May 2015
SK618 (2010-2210) GVA-CPH.
OY-KFK CRJ900








Baggage claim



30 May 2015
SK751 (0830-0950) CPH-WAW
OY-KFI CRJ900


SAS check-in area



Waiting area at my gate
ES-AEB
OY-KFI
OY-CLY
And off we go


Shortly after departure from Copenhagen
legroom
The lavatory
Cabin overview
Overhead panel

Breakfast (pay to eat)

Commencing the approach
Both Warsaw airports in one shot EPWA and EPBC
EPWA
Babice airport (EPBC)
Downtown Warsaw. The Palace of Culture and Science, the Central railway station a shopping mall and more

Warsaw Chopin (EPWA) with horse racing tracks
"miasteczko Wilanów"
Vistula




Wing to wing with a sibling Bombardier





See also other parts of the trip:
The flight to Minsk on Belavia
The flight to Geneva on Belavia
Spotting in Geneva
Spotting in Copenhagen


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