British Airways are flying once a week between Dublin and Ibiza through the summer. I took the inaugural service on Friday night and then returned on Sunday morning for a quick weekend away.
Club Europe is excellent value on this route when booking in advance however there is no lounge access provided at Ibiza. This meant sitting in a terminal full of rubbish as the cleaners were on strike when I was there. It was a relief when boarding was called and I went down the stairs onto the bus.
BA2348 – Ibiza to Dublin (IBZ-DUB)
21 May 2017
Embraer 190SR – G-LCYW
Seat: Club Europe 2D
Departure: 08:05 Arrival: 10:00
Thirty one passengers boarded the aircraft, with 30 in EuroTraveller and just 1 in Club Europe, which would be me. The crew announced a delay due to French airspace congestion and during the delay I was offered a drink. I chose to have a green tea to settle my stomach as I wasn’t feeling the best.
- Green tea on the ground
- Ready for the safety demo
- Row 1 and 2
- Legroom in 2C and 2D
The Embraer 190 cabin is quite comfortable and it is really nice being the only passenger in business class. We soon had the safety demonstration and headed into the air.
Breakfast Service From Ibiza
Drinks orders are taken first and I chose an apple juice and a sparkling water. These are delivered quite promptly as you would expect having one crew member to yourself.
- Flying high above the clouds
- Juice and water
Flights between Ibiza and Dublin are operated by BA CityFlyer, a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways based at London City Airport. The full English breakfast is quite comprehensive.
- Lots of food for breakfast
- The hot portion of the meal
This contains a sausage, mushrooms, tomato, potato cake, bacon and the inevitable egg of doom. I really don’t like this fluffy splatter of yellow that airlines serve for breakfast. The rest of the hot meal is usually excellent.
- Fruit bowl
- Breads and Jam
I love the fruit bowl partly because it contains two strawberries. You know what that means, don’t you? All thoughts of being good go out the window as I decide a Champagne breakfast is the order of the day.
- Delicious Jam
- Savour the moment!
On the bread plate are a croissant, half a slice of toast and a waffle. The other items make sense – jam for the croissant, butter for the toast and golden syrup for the waffle.
- Sweet and delicious!
- Later on, they came marching!
Pretty much a taste extravaganza, if I overlook my despised egg and the exceedingly hard piece of toast. Quite a filling meal for breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Especially with Champagne!
Cabin and Crew
No-one came forward through the curtain during the flight so I found everything very relaxing. Later on, I decided to take a few shots of the cabin since I had it all to myself.
- 6 seats for 1 passenger
- Forward galley
- All the buttons
- By the crew jumpseat
When the crew finished their service and some time had passed, they came and sat and chatted with me which I always like. It passes the time for all involved and they brought more Champagne and fruit for me. I love talking to crew as they’re usually quite bubbly and interesting. We arrived in Dublin on time.
Overall Thoughts
Once again the London City based crew showed their excellent service standards and training. The catering is excellent though I would pay money to see poached eggs in the meal rather than the fluffy pile of scrambled yellow. Food is plentiful and there is also a decent amount of Champagne to have a celebratory breakfast.
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The E-jet is a good choice for the route as it allows them to try it out without losing money, but it’s still a strange one to have at all in that most people won’t think of BA when looking to go to Ibiza unless they buy the flight as part of a package. Thanks for highlighting!
It really is the perfect choice for the route. I don’t know how successful that it was as the route does not appear to be returning for summer 2018. I agree with you totally, you would not check BA for a flight to Ibiza as an Irish person unless it was advertised. It’s a shame it’s gone as it was nice to have a premium option to the island. Thanks for the comment!