Exclusive and Rare! Beond A319 Business Class Trip Report

Flying from Male in the Maldives to Zurich on one of the most exclusive Business Classes in the world. With just one aircraft in its fleet, this is one of the most rare travel experiences you can find. With an all-business-class product, and just 44 seats in an A319, can the Maldives most exclusive airline Beond compete with the legacy carriers to and from this island paradise?
We take the airline for a spin to see how the carrier holds up against other airlines between Europe and the Maldives.
We were impressed with the airlines service, product and most importantly... dining, which was more private jet than business class product.

[@giampaolopandolfi]

One of the nicest reviews ever on KZbin...you're great and I'm glad you liked our business class Seat product...

[@michaelolden4783]

We always enjoy your reviews, well filmed not too long and concise in their reporting.

[@thedesignairvideo]

Thanks, it means a lot to hear that! Glad you enjoyed! Cute dog!

[@michaeljay3629]

Beautiful job, as always. Also, I always look for the wink. 😉

[@thedesignairvideo]

Haha, it's like an easter egg to find!

[@ItsBugsy]

Beautiful plane, hope they can make it work long term.

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I Like The Cabin.Great Trip Report

[@chrissydney5451]

Fabulous review as always. Would definitely try Beond based on this comprehensive review, thanks again 👍🏻

[@traulee2123]

You deserve more subscribers man. Just nice content. Nothing else . Top Notch 💯

[@georoldao5270]

The dream ✨ beautiful review 😍 … need more reviews like this 🙏🏽🥂

[@BIGJATPSU]

Will be interesting to see them with their new aircraft. 🤔🤔

[@fstravels3491]

Planning to book for October if they’re still in business. Thanks for the great review.

[@johngilchrist543]

Another exceptional review…..thanks

[@thedesignairvideo]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@Lewis64]

You look gorgeous! Sorry I missed the point 😂

[@MH-gh]

@ 2:58 Superb shot of the Edelweiss A340 landing🤩 …great review as always, very nice background music, & yes, the lie-flat seats need to be made better on any future aircraft they receive as it did seem passengers feet can go over the footwell into the aisle slightly

[@thedesignairvideo]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the comments, and yeah that was an amazing coincidence to grab the edelweiss landing.

[@crecasens]

This really looks like the old business class product from Hawaiian Airlines. But, better appointed. But, Hawaiian is now upgrading to the private suites with the doors.

[@thedesignairvideo]

It’s because they are made by the same manufacturer, Optimares

[@danieleveritt2823]

I can only IMAGINE what a very light colored leather is like to keep clean.

[@patrickgamboa7270]

I love your video, except I am not sure I like Beond's idea of physically distributing the iPad as entertainment, where as we are used to seeing monitors on the back of the seat (just probably speaking for myself) as we are used to , but overall, I love the seat design, services provided and the food you ate, nice video!

[@matthewdehavilandkay8449]

No Copyright!

[@matthewdehavilandkay8449]

To: Air Canada Rouge

[@composimple364]

4:06 Optima-Res. Not "Opti-mairs" right?

[@lvthud]

"The worlds only all premium leisure commercial carrier"......La Compagnie says hi..... With that said, a very solid product, though I am wondering why they went with a 319 instead of something that can actually make their only route without a tech stop, mybe low start up costs, prove it could work, then graduate to a 321LR ?

[@giampaolopandolfi]

The A319 Is the First.. by May beond Will operate an A321 with 68 pax (34 double)

[@mnewm21]

really it is more a premium economy hard product? I'm not bashing it as it looks great, but most business product these days are all aisle access and fairly private etc...even in narrowbody aircraft. As a single this product would a pain for me as there is nothing worse than having to clamber across people you don't know in a long haul flight to access bathrooms or just to get up and stretch. The service however looked excellent!

[@charlesjay8818]

Nice little airline but the downsides are: 1. It's a narrow bodied plane which is not suitable for longhaul flights. Needs to make refulling stops and cramped single isle cabins 2. No direct aisle access for every seat 3. Lack of privacy 4. No proper IFE system 5. No frequent flyer program which can be used in conjunction with other airlines groups like One world etc Saying that, prices from €2000 for a return is really amazing & if they were to use a A321LR or A321XLR it would solves the range problem for direct flights Good review

[@fezabaydur2821]

No alcohol in the lounge is good

[@charlesjay8818]

Why is not having something the majority of passengers will enjoy a good thing?? Many airports in muslim countries have alcohol in the lounges, Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports, Doha airport in Qatar, Muscat in Oman, Bahrain, Singapore airports, Malaysia airports, Indonesian airports etc etc

[@kendahl7922]

Did Maldives once. Are pretty..except try to avoid muslin countries which limit alcohol at resorts..

[@charlesjay8818]

Very few Muslim countries limit alcohol at resorts or expensive hotels etc (except Saudi, Iran, Iraq). The problem is not the avilability... it's the price, it's sky high.

[@laksi0505]

No WIFI 🤣🤣🤣

[@MarkHartshorne]

I think your opening shot should say February 2024 not 2023. BEOND we’re not flying in February of ‘23.

[@thedesignairvideo]

Yeah, oops! Sorry about that!

[@MarkHartshorne]

@@thedesignairvideo Yeah well, small matter only. The video is fantastic- your camera work is exceptional.

[@thedesignairvideo]

Oh thanks so much!@@MarkHartshorne

[@zloinaopako]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but there were no alcoholic beverages at the airport lounge because it is a Muslim country, yet alcoholic beverages were served during both flights on that Maldives registered aircraft. That’s a text book example of hypocrisy. Just observing.

[@charlesjay8818]

Emirates, Qatar, Oman air, Singapore airlines, Malaysian Airlines are also national airlines from Predominantly muslim countries which ALL server alcohol onboard, especially emirate who are the least haram when it comes to alcohol onboard. They have a bloody bar lol Remember 1. Serving alcohol onboard when in international airspace is different to serving it in your home country. Not hypocrisy 2. The majority of passengers who fly these airlines from Muslim countries are not Arab, muslim or abstain from drinking alcohol, they are westerners..... and thats where the money is. If you want to be an truly international airline and serve the international community then you have to offer alcohol onboard, nothing to do with hypocrisy If you look at the dry airlines in the world like Saudi air, Kuwait air etc etc these are some of the worst airlines and very few westerners will fly them. PS: In some airports like Muscat and Manama in Bahrain, there is NO alcohol in the airport to consume (only duty free to take with you) but in the business/first class lounges there IS complimentary alcohol to consume lol...... that's hypocrisy lol Just Observing

[@anthonydeas2173]

You can't drink in Male, but you can drink in the other Maldives islands.. go figure ...🙄

[@fincarosa]

It's not hypocrisy at all. Alcohol not permitted in the country. Alcohol permitted outside the country. Simple

[@markmitchell2658]

​@charlesjyou can drink at the airport in Bahrain they have a sports baray8818

[@charlesjay8818]

@@markmitchell2658Ahhhh good to know. Gulf air is one of the cheapest options, but i been put of by the thought of a dry airport/airline and my mothers bad experience with them back in the 90s

[@Moodimeikalainen]

What is the music starting around 7 minutes point?

[@mariotagliabue7655]

very nice esperience, i think the best are ottoman seats

[@haroldfletcher5493]

European business class is so crappy (e.g.., block off the middle seat on a 3 x 3 sitting arrangement in the “business class“ cabin….) that I’m sure that seems very luxurious to you, apparently being British. But then that’s the result of living in a socialist continent. The airline should’ve used an A320 or a 757 instead of a baby Airbus, and then someone of a normal height outside of the EU, of say 6 feet or around 2 m would be able to stretch out. It wouldn’t dawn on me to fly on that POS anywhere. And I notice you say it used to be “old EasyJet plane….” It’s still a POS like EasyJet and Ryanair fly. I would rather God call me home then to get on either one of those airlines, or they’re pseudo equivalents in the United States, Spirit (hopefully about to go bankrupt and out of business), Frontier, Allegiant or even Southwest. They don’t even exist in my universe, but then I’m not European, thank God!