- The long haul business class effectively
on a one hour flights.
I think we've started with the descent already.
Actually. We've only been airborne about 15 minutes.
Good morning from an absolutely deserted Dublin
international airport today.
We're taking a ride,
on what could very well be the best narrow body aircraft
in Europe with Aer Lingus on board an Airbus A321neo
which I think has a pretty decent business class cabin.
We're going to go and find out it's crazy.
I'm going to go get a cup of coffee first.
And then we'll head to London on an Airbus
A321 Neo.
It's 5:30
in the morning here in Dublin right now.
And flight is not for another couple of hours.
So I'm going to see
if the lounge is kind of this time of the day.
I was going to find out.
All right, the lounge is shut nevermind,
I didn't want a coffee
Anyway.
Let's go on to see
if there's something else we can do somewhere else
We could sit the flight.
As it turned out there
wasn't a great deal
open at Dublin at this time of the morning at all.
So I headed to the gate to wait.
My ride today
was this almost new Airbus
a321neo delivered new to Aer Lingus in February, 2020.
It wasn't too long before a few people turned up
and it was time to get on board
the newest aircraft type in the Air Lingus fleet.
Hi there good morning.
Welcome onboard.
Right, onboard the Aer Lingus Airbus A321neo
for the flight to London.
I mean, how cool is this?
This is a one hour flight lie flat bed
on a one hour flight.
This is amazing
isn't it?
They actually, this is the aircraft they use
on the longer routes over to like the states
the east coast, Boston, New York.
And so they use the A321neo a lot of the time
on those routes when they don't have many passengers.
And today, well, there's not many passengers
on the London route, so that's why they are sending their
A321neo over, which is nice for me because it means I
get a ride on a flat bed to see for the one hour flight to
Heathrow incredible isn't it.
And the fact is that you can book this seat as well
for very little money.
If you are buying it directly, it's only a little bit more
than standard economy.
If you're just booking it on the Dublin to Heathrow
like so fantastic so far.
and excellent Aer Lingus service has always.
So a quick look around the seat
then how it's the same seat that you get on the
- Airbus A330 with Aer Lingus
and it's in a sort of standard a configuration.
You have like a two then a throne seat, number two
then a throne seat
then a two on either side, which is great.
So you got a good mix of seating
if you are either a couple
or traveling on your own, for me, the throne is amazing.
It's the same as the A330
you've got power headphones and things
controls
for the lie flat seat.
Storage cupboard there.
The table that pops
out of here
just like on the A330.
Controls
for the TV, more controls with the seats.
Nice big storage area here or big table rather here
storage area for some literature, more storage down here.
- Oh
- This huge area just here, and a big TV in the front
makes you feel like a king.
Doesn't it?
This incredible the window, A321 Neo engine hanging
off that wing.
I mean, that's a view you can't beat
- Captain speaking, Daragh Fearney.
is my name, today is first officer Mark Carney.
Welcome all aborad this Aer Lingus flight from Dublin
to London Heathrow
A relatively short taxi to the westerly runway
here in Dublin, and uh, once airborne the flight
time to London this morning will be just
barely fifty minutes.
Don't expect any delays its obviously quiet in the air
so uh, should be straight in to the
westerly approach into London as well.
In a moment uh Mark will speak to you
you from the air to give you an update on our time of arrival.
One again we will try to make your flight as
comfortable as possible Thank you.
- The parked planes at Dublin
were a sad reminder, that things are still
some way from being back to normal in the world of aviation
Our route today then took us
across the Irish sea towards Liverpool.
Before descending over the west Midlands
into Heathrow flight time today was 52 minutes cruising
at 33,000 feet.
So then airborne from Dublin and on the way back to London
Heathrow on the Aer Lingus A321neo.
this is just so comfortable, man.
It's we've got 46 minutes to go until we land in London.
I wonder if it's time to try out the flight
but I might do that.
Not much in the way
of service on these short flights.
You do get a bottle of water,
up here in business class
but this, considering most
European business class cabins
and it's just basically a row
of three and three with the middle seat blocked
off just a standard economy seat.
So really, so the fact that you get this
on a short haul is incredible, really.
And this isn't like a one-off thing that they do
and they run these aircraft very often
on the Heathrow routes, especially on this morning flights
because it seems to tie in quite nicely
with arrivals coming in from the US
into Dublin that have a couple of hours on the ground.
And then they can put this aircraft back
on the London routes and get it used during the day
before it does the afternoon flights over to the states.
They seem to do that quite a bit with these.
So yeah, if you're flying from Dublin to Heathrow
check there, check the aircraft that you're flying on
and very likely you'll be able to get a seat
on the A321neo
like this and experience this amazing business class cabin
long haul business class effectively
on a one hour flight.
So There we go a lie flat bed on a one hour flight.
very comfy
as we cruise across Anglesey
I think we've started on the descent already.
Actually. We've only been able in about 15 minutes
so I'm going to stick the massage function on.
have a lay down and we'll be landing in London soon.
I think.
My flight today was part of a route from Chicago to London
Heathrow connecting in Dublin and worked out at £121.80
or 44 Pence per mile.
Don't forgot to check out
my video on Aer Lingus A330
which is another fantastic business class product.
No, at this point I was curious to see how it all worked
connecting on what is classed essentially
as a domestic flight from Ireland into the UK.
After my long haul flight from the USA
which is on our Amber list
meaning that you have to have PCR tests done.
As it turned out, there were border force officers
at the top of the jet bridge, who verified
if you'd arrived from an international destination
and check my forms and COVID test before letting me proceed
through the terminal, it was all pretty straightforward.
And I was soon heading off to spend 10 days at home.
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- Right, So
- Home after what was an absolutely mammoth trip.
Aer Lingus So they were alright weren't they
on the A321neo with the full flatbed
on the flight from Dublin to London, that was pretty cool.
You can actually book the seats on that.
They do sell that seats.
It was a normal flight between Dublin and London
and they regularly have their A321neo on that flight.
So if you want to get a cheap flight on an Airbus
A321neo, then just have a look and check
out Aer Lingus they have all sorts of flights
with that aircraft.
I'm heading home, to get some sleep
but let me know what you thought.
So this video down in the comments below
in the meantime as always, thanks for watching
take care and I'll see you on the next one.
Bye for now.