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Brussels to Newark in Continental Airlines Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 3, 2010December 6, 2016 3 Comments

Here’ a brief rundown of my return trip on Continental from Brussels to Newark.

CO61
BRU-EWR
0950 Dep
1225 Arr

Upon boarding, I was greeted by no less than five FA’s who remembered me from the flight over Friday night. A nice way to start the flight…

This time my seat assignment remained unaltered and I settled down into 17D for the eight-hour flight back to Newark. Veronica again welcomed everyone aboard in her heavy New York accent and we took off on time.

I can’t say the flight was flawless: my IFE and emPower port didn’t work (and no, I didn’t even bothering complaining about it). The IFE had wavy lines running across the screen, distorting the picture on every channel. Only the map mode and games were unaffected.

Lunch was served and my Muslim meal included a small breast of chicken with a few cooked vegetables, a small side salad, and a packaged cookie. It was fair, though the outbound meal was much tastier. The so-so meal was offset by Veronica bringing me a couple fresh baked cookies from BusinessFirst. Hot cookies always hit the spot.

Not too much else to report. I got a lot of reading done and the flight progressed quickly. An hour prior to landing a small snack was served. My special meal was a hot sandwich containing tofu and a single cucumber served with plain yogurt. It tasted much better than it looked, though it was not filling. Noting how small my sandwich was, one of the FA’s offered me a regular sandwich (hot chicken) that served as the standard meal in the economy cabin. It was great—much better than the cold sandwiches UA features on most inbound U.S. international flights from Europe as a second meal. Processed chicken and cheese just tastes better heated up.

We landed a few minutes late in Newark but unlike IAD at midday, I was out of customs and immigration on my way to the AirTain station in literally five minutes from deboarding (and that’s only because of the long walk from the plane to the DHS checkpoint).

Continental still has to win my respect, but onboard service, the most important aspect in my book, met my expectations. I peered into the BusinessFirst cabin and can’t say I’d be in a rush to try out their old seats, but CO’s new business class looks great and next time I book a business class international award I will strongly consider booking with Continental. (Finding availability will be another matter…)

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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3 Comments

  1. Geoff Reply
    November 3, 2010 at 5:00 am

    In my experience Connie’s “Business First” to Europe has been pretty good.. Decent food – comfortable seats IFE works – and Like “Lucky” enjoys they address you by last name Mr / Dr ____

    If you can find the space give it a shot

  2. Marcus Reply
    November 3, 2010 at 11:41 am

    My biggest issue with that particular flight was the check-in situation. Complete joke. They need some organization. Maybe a couple of roped off lines for the various boarding groups?

  3. Matthew Reply
    November 3, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    @Marcus: Very true-poorly executed, not to mention the fact that I was “randomly” selected for additional screening.

    I won’t hold CO completely responsible because the staff is contracted and in part was following U.S. govt mandates, but it could have been a much smoother process.

    @Geoff: That’s good to hear. I’ve flown a lot in CO domestic F this year and never been called by last name.

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