Hi,
As my transfer time was rather short I just had a quick dinner in the Swiss Business Lounge at the central terminal building near A gates. The lounge in general has a nice desig but it very often is crowded - also today it was rather full and feeling busy and hectic. Also the plates have been changed from real porcelain to high quality plastic now - a very strange thing for a Business Class Lounge which wants to be high quality.
Sunset was in full swing when I headed to my boarding gate at A pier. Once I reached my gate boarding had already started.
A friendly female Maitre de Cabin welcomed me on board and I took my window seat in row 5. This evening Business Class consisted of 6 rows separated by a curtain from Economy Class and almost fully occupied. Already waiting on the free middle seat was teh typcial welcoming bottle of water and a refreshing tissue.
A short flight time of 35 minutes was announced follwoed by a safety video. We departed almost perfectly on time (like a Swiss watch) towards the West while some last sun could be spot hitting through the thick layer of clouds we powered into. The A 220 is a great aircarft with extremely calm engines.
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Some minutes later cabin crew sprang into action, closed the curtain to Economy and seconds later a cabin attendant was offering a small snack plate from a tray while his colleague followed with the drinks trolley. Both were extremely friendly and providing the level of service that you expect from Swiss Business. I had some red wine - where I was even offered a choice between Swiss & Portuguese red wine. That is really amazing on such a short hop!
The small snack was perfectly adequate for the short flight and all three dishes tasted excellent.
Soon we descended and landed some minmutes ahead of schedule at Munich.
Thanks for reading,
FlyAlex
