Welcome back to the channel and today I want to show you what you can expect from
Copa's Business Class on the 737 MAX9. I finally got the opportunity to fly
the MAX9 with the lay flat business class seats after multiple failed attempts due to
everything that's going on and the grounding of this aircraft. I finally got the opportunity to
try this product out and I was pretty impressed. It's quite an upgrade from what you normally find
on Copa as far as the seats are concerned. You can see here; let's take a detailed look at the seat.
They left a pillow and blanket for you at the seat. The business cabin is in a
2-2 configuration. The power outlet is up top as well as the headphone jack.
It will be on your left side; you also have a light there on your left side as well.
You have the standard windows. You're not going to get the Dreamliner windows;
which I am glad because those don't really work well when it comes to direct sunlight
in the window with the auto dimming. You have a fairly narrow foot well. Here is the tray table
that comes out that comes out of the right side of the median divider. Keep in mind with the
2-2 configuration you're not going to have much privacy as you you really wouldn't expect that
in a two-two configuration anyway. Here you have a place where the safety pamphlet is. You can't
really store anything there. Here's the seat controls off to the right and you do have
individual air nozzles which is always a plus because you can control how cold you want to be
in the cabin. On the left side you have a moveable armrest. This slides down and gives you a little
more room sleeping; which is good. I did find it helpful for a little bit more room when sleeping.
I like to do this just to give you an idea of the space while laying flat. I am 5 foot 11
so you have an idea of what you can expect as far as how tight the footwell might be for you.
Especially if you're taller than this and how much you might have to bend your knees. This is
definitely going to be a side sleeping situation. They did hand out bottled water only.
No champagne or orange juice option unfortunately. An amenity kit was handed out before the flight.
You also have the Dreams headphones, which I mean they serve their purpose but that's about
all I will say they do. You will be better off with your Bose Quiet Comfort's to use,
but after the takeoff I will talk about the rest of this flight. I will see you in a minute
Okay let's look at the bathroom here in the 737 MAX9. It's a pretty standard bathroom.
I will mention it must be a thing with all the MAX8/9 that water splashes out like crazy. It does
this on American Airlines MAX8 and United's MAX9. It just must be a quirk with this aircraft. I did
feel this bathroom wasn't as tight as the max 8 and max 9 bathrooms on American and United but
you can check out my review on those as well. One odd thing to note is they serve snacks first
because this flight departs at a 1:33 in the morning so it's an odd time and
they serve breakfast two hours before landing. I had the granola with fruit,
yogurt and the French Toast. The French Toast was pretty good with the warm fruit,
which included some oranges and raspberries. Keep the timing of this flight in mind as far
as the service flow goes because of its odd the departure time at 1:33 so they don't serve a meal
right away. It will be two hours before you land and the flight is about six hours and 45
minutes or so give or take. Lets take a quick look at the in-flight entertainment system. I
will just let you follow along. The long and short of it is that the screen is responsive.
While Copa doesnt have the most extensive library for entertainment odds are good
you will find something you like. At least one movie to get through is good enough on a flight
of this length. Especially leaving at that hour because most people are going to sleep anyway.
I will let you take a look at this and I will be back with my final thoughts.
Okay so let me talk about some of my final thoughts on this flight. Again one thing you
want to keep in mind if you're taking CM453, it does leave at 1:33 in the morning so as far as
food options go at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires you do have the star alliance lounge
which is open late. As of right now I believe the Centurion Lounge from American Express is
only open until 2300. With their three hour rule where you can only get in
3 hours before your departure time you can only get in essentially puts you at
2230. So 30 minutes in the Centurion Lounge I don't think is worth it to
enjoy. I would say definitely the Star Alliance Lounge; which is self-serve now. Although the
food quality is not nearly as good as the Centurion Lounge but it's an option that could
tide you over until you are served breakfast on this flight two hours before your arrival.
Another thing to note is no wi-fi. It is kind of a shame you had a great product like this
but no wi-fi on this aircraft. I don't think any Copa has wi-fi on any of its aircraft. It just
seems wi-fi is something that Latin American airlines really don't invest in in my opinion.
No menus were handed out so you were given the choice of French Toast or an Omelet I believe.
They will give you a bottle of water and amenity kits were handed out.
I found the seat pretty comfortable and keep in mind you're not gonna have a private seat
as one wouldn't expect with the 2-2 configuration but I did not have a seat mate so that helped not
having to step over somebody. All in all it was a a good flight and the crew was friendly.
Remember their is no wi-fi on the plane so it's just something to keep in mind
if you're thinking about working. You will want to get it done before you
hop on this flight. That was Copa's MAX9 in Business Class with lay flat seats
from Buenos Aires to Panama City. As always I appreciate you watching. Please hit the like
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