Review of Helvetic Airways flight from Munich to Zurich in Economy

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2L - Helvetic Airways

Flight taken on 06 December 2016
LX3627
18:45 00h 55m 19:40
Class Economy
Seat 17F
NGD16
1,047 · 17 · 2 · 4

Hi everyone, this is my first report. This report will cover a trip from Germany to Asia and this is the first part.
1. Part 1 LX3627 MUC -> ZRH You are Here
2. Part 2 LX138 ZRH -> HKG Here
3. Part 3 BR828 HKG -> TPE Here
4. Part 4 BR867 TPE ->HKG Here
5. Part 5 OS58 HKG- > VIE Here
6. Part 6 OS117 VIE -> MUC Here
I left home at 3:30pm and took the S-Bahn directly to Munich airport. The Munich airport center had already transformed into a Christmas market. Entering the terminal, I headed to the checkin counter to get my boarding pass. There was a small queue at the counter but it didn't take a long time to wait.


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Having my boarding pass on hand, I went through the security check and air-sided in no time. My flight will be departing at gate number K09, which implied that I had to take the automated people mover to the satellite terminal.


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At the satellite terminal, I immediately checked where the gate was. I noticed that my plane was not there yet and the monitor indicated the flight will be delayed until 19:10pm. This flight was operated by Helvetic airways on behalf of Lufthansa, therefore it carried a Lufthansa flight number, LH2372. Since there were some times until boarding, I went to the central plaza and brought myself a sandwich.
Central market place of Munich satellite terminal


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Coffee machines near my gate offered by Lufthansa, 2 euros per drink


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It seemed that the delay was due to late inbound of the aircraft. Eventually our aircraft shown up at 18:30. HB-JVR, a five years old E190, only flies between Munich and Zurich. At 19:00pm, boarding started and the cabin crew distributed snack at the entrance door of the aircraft. My seat was 17F which enabled me to see the winglet of E190 perfectly. My seat mate was a business man. The loading was quite full and almost all the seats were occupied. While all passengers boarded the plane, captain announced that there will be another delayed due to the froggy weather in Munich. Looking out of the window, you could hardly see anything such as the main terminal behind.
Snack distributed during boarding


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My seat, 17F


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Cabin during boarding


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Overhead cabin vents and lights of E190


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An Lufthansa A340-600 was parked next to us. D-AIHU, LH574 to Cape Town


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At 19:53pm, plane finally took off in the mist and the visibility was getting better as we flew through the mist. Flight time was expected to be 40 minutes.


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Soon after the seat belt sign was off, the cabin crew started the drink service and I opted for orange juice.


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Seat pocket items included Lufthansa magazine.


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Plane commenced the descend very soon, and we landed on RWY14. During taxing, I spotted the Face of Swiss, which will bring me to Hong Kong a few hours later. My aircraft finally parked at Gate A09 and I deplaned quickly.


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Last view of my aircraft


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Thanks for reading!

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Product ratings

Airline

Helvetic Airways 7.5

  • Cabin8.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew8.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi6.5 / 10
  • Meal/catering7.5 / 10
Departure airport

Munich - MUC8.4

  • Efficiency8.5 / 10
  • Access7.5 / 10
  • Services8.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness9.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Zurich - ZRH8.5

  • Efficiency8.5 / 10
  • Access8.0 / 10
  • Services8.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness9.0 / 10

Conclusion

It is really hard to give any comments on such a short flight. However, Helvetic Airways really provided a decent services.

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Comments (2)

  • Welcome and thanks for this first FR.

    I didn't know Helvetic flew for LH.

    Classic and compact service for this short flight.

  • Thank you for your comment.

    I wasn't aware that as well. I think we can find more information on Wikipedia.

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