LXfan From France, joined Feb 2009, 78 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 8623 times:
A new trip report of journey last may.
No fly planed last may... It must be a mistake !! Thanks Lufthansa and the last minute offers Ready to fly, i booked the friday afternoon a flight for the next day morning, back the sunday evening.
The destination is : Geneva !! Clear, LH is not the most obvious... AF operates a flight every 1or 2 hours, in code share with Swiss Intl (I don't understant why it still exist !!), and Easyjet Switzerland 3 daily flights from Orly Airport, with arround 1 hour flight time !
The journey was :
- saturday : CDG FRA GVA with 735 / 735
- sunday : GVA MUC CDG with 735 / 319
Departure from CDG Terminal 1. Sorry, no pics, is there stricly prohibited ! The "satellite" 6 is in restauration in 2008, departure from "satellite" 3. No lounge for C/HON/SEN/FTL travlers, only a 10 EUR restauration vouncher valid in the snack at the boarding gate. The "satellite 3" is now renovated with fitted carpet and toilets in the gate !! the "luxe à la française" !!
So, time is now ready for departure, some turbulance on board due to the bad weather. Good board service on this short flight !
Cheese sandwich, a small twix, accompanied with cold and hot drink. LH has a very good service for european flight.
Arrival in gate at terminal A, near a UA B767. The gate of the terminal A also operate the USA flights of Star Alliance, with boarding in the upper level.
At the arrival in the terminal, video screen indicate the connecting flights for passengers !! Very good service !!
Thanks a 15 early arrival, mentionned by the Maitre de cabine at the landing, i can visit the lounge, even if the connection is not to long... A small snack and drink...
Nice view from the lounge !!
Nice QR A333 !
SQ B744 operating the flight SIN FRA JFK
UA B744
A346 dragged to the terminal by a pushback tractor
Very nice livery !! China Airlines with A343 ready for departure to a non stop flight for TPE. Now operating with B744
Boarding by bus from busgate B30's, near a A346 with Star Alliance Colors
Apron parking near a El Al aircraft and high safety (that's why no pics), boarding by bus take off to GVA, moderate turbulance accross coulds.
It's now lunch time... bon appetit !
Descent to Geneva, over lanscape of vaud region, line up over lake of Geneva
The french side near Evian Les Bains. These day, the Evian water was coming from the sky !!
Over Thonon Les Bains
The very nice medieval town of Yvoire
View over Geneva just before landing
My stay in Geneva as very pleasant, even if the weather was horrible !! Here some pics of Geneva, taken during a previous trip
This is the VOR buoy of St Prex, in the direction of the GVA RWY 22
Return flight on sunday evening with a horrible weather, high turbulances. Short connecting in Munich, continuation with a A319. Sorry, no pics of the return flight, just one of the snack
Even if the weather was horrible, this short week end trip with LH was very pleasant. LH is a very good quality airline for european flights.
It was really not the direct way for a CDG GVA geneva, but 4 flights for 149 EUR and 3750 miles earn... it was very nice !!
SOBHI51 From Saudi Arabia, joined Jun 2003, 3027 posts, RR: 17 Reply 1, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 8558 times:
Thank you for a very nice report and pictures.Geneva is a city i like very much specially in the late summer.
I have three trips that if i have a choice i would take the train
Washington to New York using Amtrak
London to Paris Using Eurostar.
And Paris to Geneva with the TGV
I find the train to be less hassle no shoes carnival no TSA no weather delay and more space and comfort.
I am against any terrorist acts committed under the name of Islam
LXA333 From United States of America, joined Nov 2008, 266 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 8113 times:
Wow, I can't even explain you how much I miss Switzerland from these pics, especially in the vaud region. So many memories from Yvoire, Evian les bains and all the other countless little towns situated on lac leman. Definitely a very relaxing area. Visiting again this summer.
As for the train between Switzerland and Paris, I never even got my passport checked entering France and leaving. No more passport checks?
Ps76 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 7762 times:
Hi,
Just to say many thanks for the report. Looks like a trip I would like to take someday (I think this summer I'm going to Zurich again so maybe Zurich to Geneva or Zurich to Paris).
LXfan From France, joined Feb 2009, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 3 months 2 weeks ago) and read 7513 times:
Thank you tor the comments !
Quoting SOBHI51 (Reply 1): I have three trips that if i have a choice i would take the train
Washington to New York using Amtrak
London to Paris Using Eurostar.
And Paris to Geneva with the TGV
I also like travelling by train... Never take train in USA, must try this !!
Quoting LXA333 (Reply 2):
As for the train between Switzerland and Paris, I never even got my passport checked entering France and leaving. No more passport checks?
Since January 2009, the Schengen agrement is now available between europe and switzerland, and from april for airports border. But since a few year, the border controls are very light, specially in the French side.
Quoting Semsem (Reply 3): The train is only about 4 hours. Most people I know take the train on this route.
TGV has a good succes on this line. They are operated by Lyria train company. They have yield management fare politic, from 20 EUR one way, but can be very expensive !! In a few years, the travel time will be reduce to 3 hours, with the reactivation of a old line (via Nantua). Probably AF will stay, specially for connecting service at CDG hub, but not sure for EZS.
Quoting LXA333 (Reply 2): Wow, I can't even explain you how much I miss Switzerland from these pics, especially in the vaud region.
Quoting Ps76 (Reply 4): Looks like a trip I would like to take someday
Holiday in Switzerland are very relaxing, even for a few days !
LH4116 From Sweden, joined Aug 2007, 1672 posts, RR: 15 Reply 6, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 6830 times:
Nice report LXfan
It's good to see that LH still offer free snacks on short european hops, unlike a certain Scandinavian airline, who blew away their well known reputation of having good service, by cutting the meal service in Y
The sandwiches on the other hand, looked a bit small, but nice. Did they offer you a 2nd serving? I usually have 3 or 4 of these, when flying LH
Lovely pics of Geneva, by the way.
Thanks for sharing.
I won't stop complaining until SAS reintroduces free service in Economy Class!
LXfan From France, joined Feb 2009, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 5927 times:
Quoting StefanPAD (Reply 7):
I have been on this code share flight last October and had some trouble with check in. Not really convenient.
I mean... it's juste a little surprising to have a flight operating by the Skyteam leader airlines in code share with the subsidiary company of the Star Alliance leader airlines !!
LXfan From France, joined Feb 2009, 78 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 5919 times:
Quoting LH4116 (Reply 6):
It's good to see that LH still offer free snacks on short european hops, unlike a certain Scandinavian airline, who blew away their well known reputation of having good service, by cutting the meal service in Y
Yes, I'm again a paying service in a major airlines ! It will be for me a reason for no flying a such airline !!
Quoting LH4116 (Reply 6): Did they offer you a 2nd serving? I usually have 3 or 4 of these, when flying LH Big grin
StefanPAD From Germany, joined Dec 2005, 282 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 20 hours ago) and read 5825 times:
Quoting LXfan (Reply 8): I mean... it's juste a little surprising to have a flight operating by the Skyteam leader airlines in code share with the subsidiary company of the Star Alliance leader airlines !!
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