AabFlyer From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2007, 27 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 27632 times:
My first post... Hope these photos of Silverjet wil be of interest.
Silverjet Terminal
Had never flown from Luton before and had visions of package holidaymakers off to Benidorm, but Silverjet have their own private terminal so you bypass everybody else. This has to be a plus because even if you're flying business or first at Heathrow you still have to go through so-called 'fast track' security – which as everyone knows isn't fast-track these days. A free Silverjet taxi meets the trains at Luton Parkway station and takes you to the terminal in about 5 minutes.
Silverjet Lounge
You don't have to check in as such, you go straight into the lounge, someone takes your bag and someone else takes your passport. You just sit there with a glass of champagne, of which there seemed to be a good supply.
Silverjet Lounge
Thought the silver touches were quite cool.
Silverjet Lounge
They've got the retro chairs, which seem to be obligatory these days. They don't have a proper bar and restaurant like they do at the Virgin Clubhouse. I asked someone about that and they don't think anyone would really use them because most people come at the last minute, up to half an hour before taking off.
Silverjet Plane
Boarding was quick. The gate's just outside the lounge and the flight wasn't full. Even if it was, it shouldn't be much of a problem with only 100 seats. Apparently they need to sell 66 seats to break even, the logic being that they can still afford to sell tickets at £999 because the whole aircraft is paying that, you don't have economy class passengers in the back effectively being subsidised by the big spenders up front. One thing that can be annoying if you're in the rear sectiion of business and you're all set to go and then the next 20 minutes you've got all these people tramping past you to the back because they couldn't be bothered to get to the gate on time, lost in duty-free or Wetherspoon's. So none of that.
Silverjet Plane
Silverjet Plane
Silverjet Cabin
The aisles are not very wide, but there's no trolley service, everything's brought to you individually, so at least they don't get blocked.
Silverjet Cabin
The seats aren't quite flat beds, but there's 6' 3" room.
Silverjet Seat
Silverjet Drink
Chin chin. There's a power connection for your laptop and a massage function in the seat.
Silverjet Meal
You can eat when you want. The meal I had didn't taste like airline food, which is a compliment I suppose. Actually it was pretty good.
Silverjet Loo
Don't go into the ladies' look by mistake, guys. Watch for the sign.
Luv2fly From United States of America, joined May 2003, 11570 posts, RR: 53 Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 27592 times:
The plane looks much better close up than the photos I have seen of the plane far away.
BoeingForEver From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 213 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 27599 times:
9V From China, joined Aug 2008, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 27352 times:
Looks like Silverjet are doing a pretty amazing job. Maybe you could answer some questions.
1/ As it's all business, how full was the flight?
2/ Why are there seperate loos for men and women?
3/ If I'm not being too nosey, how much did the flights cost?
LHUSA From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 550 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 27208 times:
Wow - much nicer that I had expected. Will be interesting to see how they do. The livery looks amazing up close.
767747 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1521 posts, RR: 28 Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 27199 times:
Wow, good photos. The Silverjet livery on the 767-200 looks very nice.
Dimoko From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 307 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 27070 times:
i love the pictures! its nice to get a glimpse into these luxury carriers.
great pictures.
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TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3613 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 27066 times:
About the first picture inside the cabin, why are those people on their knees?
Looks like the seats came from Ikea, and they are putting them together using the hex wrench.
MattCan From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 21 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 26840 times:
Great intro to this new service. Looking forward to more.
Ladies and Gents lavs are segregated? How odd.
AabFlyer From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2007, 27 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 26674 times:
Quoting 9V (Reply 4): 1/ As it's all business, how full was the flight?
2/ Why are there seperate loos for men and women?
3/ If I'm not being too nosey, how much did the flights cost?
About 2/3 full. I was on one of the first flights so I expect it will get busier.
See above for loos (!) Actually I expect ladies prefer their own.
Flight was £799 which was a promo price, now £999, still not bad. Just had a look at their site and they're doing Valentine's specials for a 'seductive' £1499 inc. 3 nights in the Big Apple. That's £1499 each unfortunately, so it looks like the Missus will have to settle for the usual £20 worth of roses from Tesco.
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3663 posts, RR: 35 Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 26614 times:
Intersting stuff! Thanks for posting these pictures ...the onboard aspect of it looks pretty good. Is this the first time there has been a separate ladies and gents for about 50yrs?
Is it true the Silverjet have Krug in the lounges? Talking of which the decor seemed decidedly odd! The wallpaper is horrible and the brown Chesterfield sofas look like they've been turfed out of skip along with the rest of it. The bar looks pretty good but the rest looks completely un-coordinated and dreadful. I'm no interior designer and I'm not really fussy about these things but it just looked almost too ridiculous! Almost as daft as the sign for the ladies! Looking at it I thought it was some left over graffitti from the aircraft's previous life!
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Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2500 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 26362 times:
Looks pretty impressive!
How do they handle security since you don't have to go through the normal queue in the terminal?
BigMac From Suriname, joined Nov 2003, 305 posts, RR: 12 Reply 18, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 26202 times:
Wow, very impressive. The aircraft and service look very impressive. I like the idea of the lounge check-in, no lines. They seem to be using the same type of seat that Iberia is using in Business Plus, minus the PTV. I agree with Fbgdavidson that the lounge doesn't look that professional.
SASDC8 From Norway, joined Mar 2006, 615 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 26134 times:
Wow. Looks like Silverjet might be on to something here. Do they have lounge facility's at EWR as well? The lounge check-in/private terminal is a great idea.
Door5Right From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 707 posts, RR: 21 Reply 20, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 26009 times:
Nice report and pictures. I gather some passengers have been disappointed as Silverjet advertise lie flat seats but they are angled and not horizontal.
Gte439u From Canada, joined Nov 2003, 358 posts, RR: 2 Reply 21, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 25762 times:
Interesting photos. I like the concept of only having to see 100 people in the terminal.
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 14): Is this the first time there has been a separate ladies and gents for about 50yrs?
Korean Air and Gol both have women only lavs on board. Being nosy, I peaked inside the KE women's lav, and the only notable differences were a larger lotion selection and more tampons.
Indio66 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 473 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 25150 times:
Nice report - does anyone know how long it takes to get from Luton to Canary Warf (and is there a train that you can take)?
A340600 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2003, 4087 posts, RR: 56 Reply 24, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 24892 times:
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 14): Almost as daft as the sign for the ladies! Looking at it I thought it was some left over graffitti from the aircraft's previous life!
Agreed, this is exactly what I thought it was!
The cabin actually looks quite nice, much better than I thought. The terminal looks a bit like a glorified portacabin stuck onto the side of the main terminal with horrid interiors but the check-in idea is nice,
Sam
Despite the name I am a Boeing man through and through!
25 WN230: Nice to see a new airline starting service. Maybe they could come to LAX so the NYC-LON sector can get some breathing room? WN230 p.s. I'd fly them to
27 9VSIO: Interesting insight to another all business class carrier!
28 Carfield: Thanks for a fascinating report! MAXjet seems to have another strong competitor... I am curious if you have the menu handy and do you mind taking pict
29 787KQ: So the seats are flat after all? They look like the LAN 767 seats. How far do they actually recline?
30 Gilesdavies: Great review, they seem to be offering a great service and have everything taken care of down to the smallest detail. People on here seem to be very c
31 Noelg: Looks like they let the livestock into the cabin - horse or walrus anybody? What were the people like on the flight - I've always been put off these
32 UK_Dispatcher: Hahaha! I thought much the same! Very interesting report on an airline I knew very little about. Looking forward to another installment.
33 LH526: Monocle magazine had a rather sad oppinion on SilverJet .... Eos won by a giant leap ... glad you enjoyed it anyway. The Devil wears Prada ...just abo
34 PanAm330: Very good report. Silverjet looks great! Shame I won't get to take them soon, as I'm both a poor college student and SkyMiles junkie. Too bad.
35 Ansett767: Indio 66, Getting from Luton to Canary Wharf by public Transport is a bitch! (then again so is Heathrow and Gatwick, and Stansted) But if you take the
36 Jetset7E7: Wow! I'm impressed with the SilverJet Terminal at LTN, shame it doesn't have an airbridge, I've seen the 767 at MAN a few when its been having maintan
37 Lh526: Portable DVD player ... not state of the art if you ask me. Mario LH526
38 AabFlyer: I'll try and answer some of the questions because there's obviously quite a lot of interest. Thanks for all the replies! Much appreciated. Lounges and
39 OA260: Great TR, Im going to book them for my NYC to LON flight next year after seeing those cool photos. Thanks for sharing.
40 N272WA: Thanks for the great TR, very nice photos. Good job, N272WA
42 Pawsleykat: Thanks for a great report, was good to read... Silverjet look really nice... JG
43 EZYAirbus: Great report, im flying Silverjet in September to EWR and back from LTN got a special fare of £549 rtn inc taxes through Touchdown.co.uk...cant wait!
44 B747forever: Really good TR. Silverjet is a really good only business class airline. Thank you for the TR
45 AY104: What a wonderful and civilized way of traveling! Cheaper than what I thought, unfortunately I still can't afford it. Thanks for the report and photos.
46 FlyTUITravel: Yes, they have there own! How they got hold of a vacant lounge I don't know, especially at such a busy airport like EWR! FLYTUITRAVEL.
47 Bimmerkid19: If you have a look at the display.. it lists airport id for airports all over the world... maybe its a hint... future routes?
48 Analog: Looks like you're supposed to push the woman. Last time I (not female) was on KE waiting for the lav, the women's lav became free, while the others w
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