EasyJet A319 experience, 2017.01.08

08 January 2017
U24479 (1325-1540) LYS-KRK
G-EZEG Airbus A319

Returning home via Cracow. Easyjet to KRK and then LOT back to Warsaw. From the second sector there will be no entry. Checked-in well ahead, got some decent seats. After arriving at the airport with the tram I head to the furthest terminal, terminal 3 which at that time was under some reconstruction work to make all work better. Thus you have to walk quite a lot to get to the check-in area and later back to the gates area. Beside the gates there is a very small choice of shops and accessories in them. You can see that it's a rather low-cost terminal. The gates have a waiting area for passengers after they've been boarded. So we stand there like cattle waiting for the plane to be ready to take us on-board. An aspect I really detest when flying low-cost airlines in Europe. On board I get positively surprised that the seats do recline. Not much, but still. Legroom is as I expected. The better views (alps) are unfortunately on the other side. On the other hand we get a nice view of Cracow city on approach.
Overall, a low-cost flight - a low-cost experience. Not too comfy but gets you from A to B. Still, the reclining seat was a plus, one of the few... I did get what I expected, not much more, and a little less at Terminal 3 in Lyon.

HOP! for Air France operated by Brit Air CRJ700 experience, 2017.01.06

06 January 2017
A54527 (1755-1920) VCE-LYS
F-GRZH CRJ700

During a intra-european trip I chose to test HOP! for Air France operated by Brit Air and the CRJ700. As the flight departs after sunset, there will not be too much, well in fact none, photos from the flight itself. The flight is operated by Brit Air for HOP! for Air France. The seats are rather soft, with enough legroom. Engines being mounted at the rear make the last rows significantly louder comparing to the front ones. A good thing for most on the CRJs is that there is plenty of rows from which the views down on earth are not obstructed by the wing, engine or exhaust gases. The flight passes quickly, service is brief and small (but included) and we land on time in Lyon. A positive experience.