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Written by Gus Hi, all. I fly the above route (mostly via Vienna) quite often (at least twice a month) for my visits to head office and thought to post a few pictures from my latest trip. OS758 SJJ VIE 15:05 16:20 E95OS455 VIE LHR 17:30 18:55 320 Lovely sunny day down here in “my beloved” Balkans – I live very close to the airport meaning that I can take a nice walk (exactly 22 minutes door-to-door) to catch the 3:05PM flight to Vienna. Perfect timing indeed as it allows me to work until lunch time whereas with the Frankfurt flight I would “lose” pretty much the whole day, same with the Munich service when it was still “running” (and it goes without saying that transiting at MUC was a much better experience as opposed to the FRA “lottery”) . That being said, Swiss has recently restarted flights from Sarajevo, but I’ve noticed that there will only be a limited service in the summer season (mid-morning flights on certain days), which is a shame. Approaching the airport from Kurta Schorka street.
Ongoing works for the new terminal - fingers crossed there are also plans for a decent lounge.
Unfortunately, even though on-line check-in is now available (after completing the on-line verification process by uploading the relevant documentation), the electronic boarding pass is not accepted at security, meaning that it is always advisable to turn up a bit earlier in order to go through the COVID-19 related checks at the check-in desk, where staff is (as ever) very pleasant to deal with and, given my regular visits, always up for a quick chat.
Today’s schedule.
Very poor lounge by all means but, again, let’s hope for something to change once works for the new terminal are completed. As a side note, the “previous” Business Lounge was way better - same choice in terms of food/drinks but better seats and “ambience” on the whole.
A brief stay “entertained” by a local (Herzegovina) red wine.
View from my seat once on-board. Economy class pretty much full whereas only 2 passengers at the front of the plane (myself & a “celebrity” or so to speak, meaning Šefik Džaferović, heading to Brussels followed by a large “gathering” of staff and possibly other politicians as well).
Kosher “special meal” – not because of any particular requirement as such but merely to try something different each time. Pretty poor quality but to be honest I’m not really bothered about the food on such short flight, as long as I can enjoy a good beer! Austrian offers a choice of 2 decent beers, certainly better than Lufthansa which has just “downgraded” to Beck’s (not that Warsteiner was much better anyway…).
Arrival at Vienna slightly ahead of time, through security in seconds and I head straight to the “pre-clearance” checks for the UK at the customer services’ desk near the designated gate.
Boarding perfectly on-time, A320 packed to the brim (as usual on this route) with 8 rows of business class.
This “triple seven” is getting lined up for an unusually short flight (Frankfurt).
Again, kosher meal - not too bad for airline’s standards.
View as we cross the channel and start our descent towards Heathrow.
Highlight of the day with lovely views over central London (the football ground you see underneath is West Ham’s “London Stadium”).
Sunset over London - nothing “spectacular” like the sunset over Mount Igman here in Sarajevo but pleasant to look at nonetheless!
Relatively short wait within the “holding stack” on final approach which means landing slightly ahead of time and not even 10 minutes from docking at the gate to clearing passports. That’s all, thanks everyone for reading. Share your travel experience by submitting a trip report to [email protected] EX-YU Aviation NewsBy: EX-YU Aviationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Title: TRIP REPORT: Austrian, Sarajevo - London via Vienna
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Published Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 07:59:00 +0000
