Throughout our Good Morning Milan, Goodnight Moon journey, my dad and I flew Air Dolomiti financial system from Milan (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA). I redeemed factors on the final minute, as this was essentially the most handy flight, and there was no enterprise class award availability.
For these not acquainted, Air Dolomiti is the Italian Lufthansa Group airline that operates Embraers, totally on behalf of Lufthansa. It’s to not be confused with ITA Airways, which is now additionally a part of the Lufthansa Group.
I gained’t be totally reviewing this hour-long flight, since you’ll be able to think about what the expertise was like. We received on a bus from the terminal to the airplane. The airplane took off. They bought us issues, with infinite bulletins in three languages. The airplane landed. We received on a bus from the airplane to the terminal. Nevertheless, I did wish to speak in regards to the one distinctive side of Air Dolomiti, which you gained’t constantly discover on every other airline.
Air Dolomiti sells espresso in financial system!
Italians love their espresso. And their cappuccinos… until it’s not the morning, during which case they make enjoyable of you for consuming cappuccino, and name you a bambino (or perhaps that’s simply my expertise?).
Anyway, in 2022, Air Dolomiti launched a cool characteristic, because the airline put in espresso machines on its Embraer planes. I had reviewed Air Dolomiti enterprise class earlier than, the place they serve you espresso in a correct ceramic espresso cup… that’s definitely a pleasant characteristic, although in equity, it’s additionally one thing you’ll discover in ITA Airways enterprise class.
Nevertheless, right here’s one thing that I discover much more attention-grabbing — Air Dolomiti additionally has purchase on board espresso in financial system. In keeping with Lufthansa’s service, the airline sometimes simply presents a bottle of water, a refreshing towel, and a chocolate, on a complimentary foundation, with every thing else out there for buy.
The choice out there for buy is kind of what you’d count on, with one exception — the airline sells espresso for €3.
So I couldn’t assist however order this, for the novelty, if nothing else (I imply, I can even all the time use a caffeine hit when touring!). After my bank card cost was accepted, the flight attendant went to the ahead galley with a paper espresso cup.
The flight attendant continued her financial system service, and the lead flight attendant (working enterprise class) ready the espresso, after which introduced it again to me. I wasn’t the one one who bought espresso — I observed at the very least a handful of different folks ordering that, so I assume it’s a factor that individuals respect.
I consider that Air Dolomiti is the one airline on the planet to constantly serve espresso in financial system (even when it’s out there for buy). I do know that a number of months again Eurowings was trialing an inflight espresso cart with espresso, however I’m unsure if that trial remains to be happening.
Air Dolomiti is a pleasure to fly normally!
I’ve gotta say, I’m an enormous fan of the Air Dolomiti expertise, and would select it any day over a Lufthansa mainline plane, particularly on these quick flights in Europe:
- The two-2 financial system configuration is nice, as there aren’t any center seats, and the legroom isn’t dangerous both
- The whole plane capability is a bit decrease, so boarding and deplaning is just a little sooner than on a mainline plane
- I discovered the crew to be tremendous pleasant, and every thing operated on schedule
Certain, there aren’t any energy ports or Wi-Fi, however Air Dolomiti is primarily working quick flights of round an hour (typically even shorter), so these are facilities that don’t matter a lot. For that matter, consistent with the provider’s identify, you sometimes have some fairly spectacular views when flying with the airline, over the Dolomites.
Backside line
Lufthansa Group provider Air Dolomiti sells espresso in financial system, making it (to my data) the one airline on the planet to constantly provide that. Okay, paying €3 for espresso on an airplane is hardly essentially the most thrilling factor on earth. Both approach, I respect the way in which the Italian Lufthansa Group provider embraces its roots, and I all the time like to focus on distinctive airline service choices.
Maybe the perfect side of that is the flexibility to be served espresso in enterprise class on a complimentary foundation in a correct espresso cup, however even in financial system, I’ll take it!
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