Welcome back to the channel today I wanted to show you what you could expect from ITA Airways
Business Class on the A350-900. This is flight AZ 681 from Buenos Aires to Rome. As you can see here
the beautiful paint job on this plane. Valentino Rossi this plane is named after. ITA has a
partnership with, I think the Italian sports federation or something like that.to
New deliveries they get; I believe it's just the A350's will adorn the name of a
famous Italian sports figure. Valentino Rossi was a famous Grand Prix motorcycle racer, a nine-time
world champ. Here's a look at the cabin on ITA Airways. You do have the pretty standard reverse
herringbone style Business Class seat but I do like the accents there on the seat. You have the
flag and the ITA airways logo in the seat. This is a leather seat but I found the seat actually
very comfortable. Usually I do prefer the cloth seats but for the leather seat this one was very
comfortable; maybe because it's still new. You have the standard things as far seat features go.
This is something you see in all of those reverse herringbone seats with the compartment their. And
the compartment here with the charger, in-flight entertainment remote, and USB charger. You have a
nice size in-flight entertainment screen. If you press down you have the tray table here
which folds so it can fold halfway. It can slide up some so it is possible to get
while eating. We did have some bottled water left for us at the seat. Also a pillow, blanket, and
house shoes; which I will show you in a minute. You have a little compartment their to keep things
and a good sized footwell. I had no problem sleeping on this 12 hour and 30 minute flight.
As you can see to your left you've got the movable armrest. That goes down for more
comfort while sleeping and you got have storage space which also has the headphones as well You
will also see a lot of Alitalia branding; well Alitalia remnants which was the former
Italian airline. This aircraft did have individual air vents. Many other A350's others don't.
Two windows there as you can see the Rolls Royce Trent engine there. Just to give you
an idea as always I like to show you the recline. It was very comfortable in the lie flat position.
It is a seat you do have to keep your finger on the recline button. I found very few seats you can
just hit once and they recline automatically for you, so this isn't one of those seats.
They did hand out amenity kits, the Magnifica which I believe was something that Alitalia had.
Theirs the slippers I promised to show you. They did have uh pre-departure beverages. You had a
choice of orange juice or sparkling wine this was the Ferrari Sparkling Wine which was very good.
You did have a hot towel service a well. I am gonna leave you with the sound of the Rolls
Royce Trent engines taking off and I will be back to talk about more of the flight.
Welcome back let's take a look at the bathroom on the A350-900. Nothing's going to blow you
away about this bathroom; it's a standard bathroom with the slate gray countertop,
mirror, and little compartments. The floor is nice but no window in this bathroom so
don't expect that. As far as the meal service I started off with some nuts
and an Aperol Spritz which was lovely; I had a couple of those. After that basically you had
a choice of an appetizer, first, second course, cheese course, and dessert. Business Class wasn't
full so I started off with the Pumpkin Pie with cheese served with warm bread. Then I had the
Meat Ravioli for my first course; the food was really good. I have heard good things about
Alitalia and the food , and it was really good on this flight. So I was not disappointed by
it. Second course I had Chicken Stuffed Mushrooms served with potatoes and spinach;
again really good. After that I opted for the cheese and fruit. I wanted to try much as I could.
Their is the cheese and fruit. Then I did have an assortment of pastries
as well, but first I did have some fresh fruit which was really fresh;
as you can see there. Then the dessert. I had some tea with that and just a selection of some
pastries they had on offer. Everything was really good with the meal service. They did offer snacks
too, again it's a long flight. Snacks were available upon request. Here's a look behind
the scenes if we will. You've got some salad there and some different types of sandwiches if you're
hungry mid-flight that you can pick up. Those are cold sandwich options and what looks like
some kind of quiche that's available. As far as breakfast went I had an omelet with bacon and
a tomato; yes a tomato. This was also served with warm bread and a croissant t go with the
beverage service. I had a yogurt with fruit. You could also get plain yogurt if you wanted.
After that a tea lemongrass and linden blossom. I will take let you take a look through the menu
here just so you have an idea. They didn't have a separate wine menu but they carried I believe
two reds and two whites. As well as the Ferrari sparkling wine. You can take a look through the
menu here and I will be back shortly to talk about the in-flight entertainment system and Wi-Fi.
Welcome back let's talk quickly about the in-flight entertainment
system. It is very responsive to touch. Their was not a ton of entertainment to select from in my
opinion but I did discover Big Little Lies; which was an addictive little series that I watched
on the plane for a good amount of time. I would recommend maybe downloading some things
beforehand just in case because their isn't a big selection. This is not going to get close
to what Emirates offers which I feel is the best in-flight entertainment system in the industry.
You have some different options and some music options as well.
That was really it. I will let you kind go through the in flight entertainment system
there and I will be back shortly to talk about the rest of this flight and my final thoughts.
Welcome back. I will give you my final thoughts, but before that I did want
to let you know their was no wi-fi I was told. Interestingly enough I was able to actually send
a message through Whatsapp and it did send so I am not sure. I was told that they're still waiting on
some agreements to finalize Wi-Fi but that should be something that comes in the future. Overall
this was an excellent flight. I really want to shout out Maurizio; he was the purser of this
flight. He was kind enough to take me through the goal of ITA airways which is based three pillars.
The new uniforms that they have, the new cabin with the new seats, and their new Italian
Chef-inspired menus that they have. The food was really good and the service was very warm.
Business class wasn't full; I would say probably eight to ten empty seats in Business Class.
Keep in mind the in-flight entertainment system while it's a nice screen their isn't
a big selection I feel like. I didn't feel like there was a huge selection of things to watch,
but again this is a 12 hour 30 minute flight from Buenos Aires to Rome, I really enjoyed the
product. I thought everything was just as good, I wanted to fly Alitalia, as I had always heard
about Alitalia as far as people's experiences with the food. The catering from Ezeiza
International Airport almost always does a good job catering flights. I really have had very few
flights where the food was subpar. So I am not sure if that's something with the catering that
the airline chooses or just that this airport outstation is that good. Anyway I really enjoyed
my flight and that was my experience on ITA Airways new Business Class on the A350-900 on
flight AZ 681from Buenos Aires to Rome. As always I appreciate you watching. Please hit the like
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