WORLD'S LONGEST A340-300 FLIGHT! Edelweiss Business Class

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I took a surprising flight with the Swiss Leisure airline Edelweiss Air, onboard an Airbus A340 in Business Class from Buenos Aires to Zurich!
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[@haguhans_jr.9293]

As a Swiss guy I appreciate how you nailed the pronunciation of Edelweiss.

[@Swiss_Girl]

voll

[@Ericbryanmr]

Zurich to Buenos Aires? I bet that flight would have been popular in 1945.

[@tomcousins7351]

Oh god😂

[@roblaa3198]

lol

[@jimdavids6708]

Spat my coffee out, 🤣

[@ogtays7871]

Nah cuz of WW2

[@robertgriffith8857]

@@ogtays7871 In 1945 when the War was coming to a close there were significant departures of Nazis escaping from Germany to Argentina via Switzerland!!

[@levonalyanakian1831]

Can we all appreciate the fact that the ice cream was unfrozen before served to the passenger Bravo 👏 edelweiss

[@tobyheald3022]

unfrozen? you mean in liquid form?

[@plyjxcqb]

@@tobyheald3022 might mean the bayleys? if so the bayleys is cream liquer

[@xBabyxGurlxKx]

8:21 I just love the sound of the engines when the plane is preparing to takeoff.

[@tristanaviationtrains_5142]

12.46 I died when that man peeked above the little wall😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@danielhorton5814]

You died?

[@mpb3481]

You mean peeked. Or sneaked a peek. No such word as sneek.

[@tristanaviationtrains_5142]

MP B yeh

[@big_bacon4998]

LMAO ME TO HAHAH

[@CallieMasters5000]

He hits hotel elevator buttons like Casey Neistat.

[@David_Saucedo]

I thought the same HAHAHA

[@lukem2592]

Omg lol

[@cuchi_pot_pie1187]

Lol

[@Renault1401]

People who do that, I find annoying. Like why?

[@benjya]

Just in case nobody's said it... the long take-off is due to the A340-300 performance... it can only climb 'cos the earth curves away from it...

[@StormW16]

Benjy A 😂

[@niallkenyon9347]

Captain Joe fan?

[@benjya]

@@niallkenyon9347 Yes - but had heard it elsewhere as well!

[@niallkenyon9347]

@@benjya I don't doubt it 😂

[@lincolnengland5005]

Generally, 4 engine planes climb more slowly after take-off as they do not possess the extra 'surplus' thrust required for a twin engine plane. If an engine fails on a 4 engine plane after V1 it's not such a big deal as a twin where you have lost half your thrust rather than a quarter. At cruise the engines are producing little thrust compared to take-off......

[@danielstrandby3678]

My guess as to why the Premium Economy section is in front of the Business Class section is that there may have been First Class, which they would have then swapped for PE and instead of moving all the Business Class seats, they just swapped them directly

[@nesnoj]

Came here to say this

[@thierryribaut6311]

yes, the A340 is a former Swiss plane with first class configuration :)

[@thomaschui2141]

yeah and i spotted those Business Class is straight from Swiss

[@lvthud]

You are 100% correct.

[@familjenandersson-jonsson5099]

@@thomaschui2141 its look like Brussels airlines business class seats

[@SN-bl6xm]

I love Business class in Edelweiss Airlines! (Even Economy Max in Edelweiss is good.) The crew is also always very friendly!

[@StormW16]

Is it me or the price was really low? The food looked amazing and quality, beef, shrimps.. nice

[@beeverywhere9003]

Andy Gomez yes very low for a. Business fllight ticket

[@StormW16]

med med and for that distance even in economy I would expect at least $900 one way

[@kaliber6020]

swiss quality. nothing else excepted!

[@frygirl1965]

I felt the same, seems cheap.

[@johndufton9686]

Can't stop singing that song from The Sound of Music in my head.

[@moadotexe]

The A340 has a certain vibe to it. Something that the 707 had. Also before Philippine Airlines switched to the 777 on the Manila to Los Ángeles route, they used A340s. The Manila to Los Angeles route is longer than Buenos Aires to Zurich

[@michaelsteffen9524]

Congratulations for your “Grüeziwohl” you said during boarding….. Loved it 🥰

[@MomentsInTheSky]

The good old A340 - was a favourite of mine when I used to fly Virgin between Boston and Heathrow

[@StormW16]

Neil Smith : Moments In The Sky why some people say they are garbage? I like it, it’s the biggest commercial plane that lands on my country

[@anuragchaudhari9385]

Oh so, when you finally had sex, you changed your favourite plane as well? XD

[@Tom-le3yy]

The a340 (300 and 600) is such a good plane! So quiet and stable and roomy even in economy on the Airlines I flew. Too bad its being ditched these days.

[@User44721]

It’s a shame!

[@flyoverfredusa]

I don't get 6-7 hours sleep at home in my own bed never mind on a flight !!!

[@o2uk.]

Crosses a road “ it’s absolute chaos here”

[@flyer1658]

Ha ha the guy looking over your shoulder at 12.50 looking confused 😂 excellent review thanks Noel, a340 is one of the planes I've never flown but would like to. I thought I was going to get one a couple of times flying Iberia MAD-LHR and virgin LHR-BOS but both operated on other aircraft in the end.

[@benwmontgomery]

An airline to try in the Caribbean is “Liat” very different to what you have been on and I bet that would be a great video. Keep up the great content Noel :)

[@gauravlakhwani8747]

Try Winair as well while you're at it! :D

[@bds990]

.... he should try Caribbean Airlines as well

[@gazchaps]

@@gauravlakhwani8747 I was the only passenger on a WinAir twin prop once and thought I was going to die!

[@GenkisTravels]

Great video! A340-300’s are becoming rarer these days. I would love to do a trip report one day.

[@aviation04]

I am so sad that airlines are phasing them out :(

[@RackHasAttacked]

I've been on a swiss a340-300 the engine are so loud

[@aviation04]

@@RackHasAttacked Yeah, they don't come to Orlando very often

[@StormW16]

Well they are old, and 4 engine birds are dying so... but a great plane. They should update it with new engines but that’s not gonna happen

[@KMEI1234]

JackHas4.6MillionLegs The SWISS A340 are newly refurbished now and quiet ;)

[@maxaebischer6888]

Great video, thanks from Zurich

[@noelphilips]

Thanks for watching!

[@andrewmcivor42]

Looks like you've unearthed a gem of an airline there! Great value business class - I did watch your associated Lufthansa video & I think they are upgrading the seating on their 747-8i aircraft (not sure about the 747-400s they also use)? I'd love to do that very trip, if it's still possible today, 3 odd years & 1 global pandemic later! 2 aircraft that aren't common nowadays (& I've a long term ambition to fly on a 747 as well). Great video, wish I'd been a subscriber at the time!

[@rolexkings7747]

Used this aiport back in March 2000 an it was great. Old fashioned terminal then and no delayes - flew Varig MD11s

[@mxyzptlyk]

Another superb report Noel. I've flown Swissair in the 1960s: Caravelle, Convair Coronado and in the 2000s the Swiss A340 to Hong Kong. Always great service, except for the hot bun and cold sausage food service from Zurich to Manchester, England, in 1966. Unlike you, I think that the Edelweiss livery looks like it was painted by the winner of a kindergarten art contest. Just my opinion, I may be wrong. Anyhoo, back to your report, your premium seat looks like it is distanced from the best IFE screen - the window. All of your report could have been done from a window seat. The service and food looked good for a holiday airline. Keep 'em coming.

[@jr13227]

Gotta love those a340/a330 thrust reversers at work.

[@bearmocc]

dont make the take off faster man, that is the best part. . . . . .

[@georgefoord7240]

The guy behind you on the plane 😂😂

[@Aplusmaster22]

this came up in my recommended and now the song is stuck in my head

[@steve-marsh]

4:40 nice hat Noel! Great vid though! My NYC review coming soon - what a palaver! 😂

[@franklinloo2160]

Although EDELWEISS Business Class for you is strange Noel, however I like it very much. The food looks very tasty. I had boarded A340 a number of times and I love it.

[@flyingdentist]

I love this wingview.Great report mate

[@nubplaisgaims8250]

Just flew Edelweiss yesterday, altough only with their a320 Honestly, I prefer them over SWISS Great job on the Grüeziwohl!

[@imlundby]

Very good video, I really like the audio quality! Thank you

[@torgeirbrandsnes1916]

Great vlog as always! A good contender to the longest A-340-300 flight is MNL-LHR flt PR720. Now it flown by a A-350.

[@AVIATIONEUROPE340]

Its still the a340

[@deanhughes3179]

Them wings look as if they’re going to snap

[@Nicolussius]

5:45 Was that a "Grüezi wohl"? xD

[@chrisslaterwalker]

I did LHR-ZRH-LCA-ZRH-LHR a few years ago with the ZHR-LCA legs being with Edelweiss in business. Although it was short haul and a different product from long haul, I was still very impressed with the crew and the food. The only downside was that there was no lounge access in LCA.

[@benjamincox4027]

7:53 "The use of the lavatories is not permitted" Me: What?!?! "for takeoff and landing"

[@kamrankhan6754]

The background music was perfect

[@sw5707]

1. The mood lighting is in the foot compartement 2. I think Edelweiss is owned by LH directly as it is a sister company of SWISS. 3. I read somewhere that the Premium Economy is infront of Business Class because Swiss had it's first class in front and the seats in Business were just refurbished. 4. Switzerland has a big purchasing power and therefore a lot of people can afford to fly business class.

[@Aeneas75]

DK TP I think it’s owned by LX, and through LX by LH.

[@sw5707]

@@Aeneas75 Alright, i just looked it up. As of November 2008 Lufthansa Group is the direct owner of Edelweiss Air. Swiss is therefore the sistercompany with a big partnership.

[@tarekammann2212]

The Premium Economy is in the front, because the number of Seats between Door 2 and Door 3. Exit 3 is a Small Exit Door, so Edelweiss cant put so many Seats between Door 2 and 3. ( In case of an Emergency to many PAX)

[@amtrakharry]

Looks like a great airline to fly with!!!! Thank you for sharing !!! :):):)

[@mcscootie]

Have you done a video of what your job is / why you travel ? Cheers

[@hyperpuppy2]

At 12:45 I immediately shot down to the comments to see if there was anything about the guy spying over your shoulder lol

[@jamalahmad557]

been here since 5k, amazing content Noel!

[@cecitrejo4580]

Well gues what ive been here since 4.9k

[@robertlawrence7606]

My friend who I admire, but having followed you for a long time it seems that Business Class has become your option of choice (mine too!).

[@FolkertVeenstra]

Edelweiss is a sister company of Swiss and part of the Lufthansa Group.

[@chrismsimracing]

it is summer time in the southern hemisphere-that would explain why it is hot

[@TheMilko67]

No shit.

[@SwitzerlandInsider]

They took out the first class seats from Swiss and left the business class in place, thats why you get the premium economy at the front of the plane. Edit: Love your video & style!

[@HWVISP89]

No, the configuration has to do with restrictions associated with emergency exit door types at doors 3 L/R.

[@WaiferThyme]

haha anybody else notice the guy behind peeping over the seat at the camera? 12:46

[@Bad_Karma1968]

Love the people behind you looking over your back to see who you are talking to 😂

[@Ashwin-zg7rt]

Lovely livery

[@koenmeier8553]

These a340 used to be former Swiss a340 which had a first class section upfront.

[@alistairreid1262]

Acceptable

[@chrismv102]

Really excellent. Just enough of where you are to explain getting to your flight and good flight explanation. Too bad Edelweiss doesn't fly to New England. BTW, I remember your very quick drive through New England. You missed some of the best Fall colors we've had in years. There's nothing like it. Also...stick with Premiere. You'll be happier.

[@hendrikdevries9725]

Great review, looks like a sound product and lovely experience.

[@longdonglarry]

Great product even in Economy good legroom, big personal monitor with lots of movies and stuff. good food with fresh swiss bread and the crew is very nice and attentive. At night water/juice service every 30 minutes to stay hydrated.Plus I love the 340. It's a very comfy plane. I hope I can fly them again soon.

[@jacoboleary9076]

I'd love to see you fly Frontier in the USA (just to see you tear it apart)

[@Aeneas75]

They really got to do something with immigration in EZE, it’s a nightmare. For a city/country that receives so many tourists, they should step up their game. Hopefully the new terminal will decongest a bit the chaos.

[@CopiousGoober]

12:46 That Man Be Like:Hey Whatcha Doin?

[@aviation04]

At 9:51, that beef looks like a 6 star restaurant, it looks so good!

[@kekecom]

Aviation 04 Argentina has one of the best meat in the world!

[@aviation04]

@@kekecom Really, I would love to try it!

[@stevenrainer6882]

Finally you decided to fly with a civilized airline.

[@davesturdy]

I always use a Tesco or nectar card for hotel power sockets too #smart !

[@tommydavies9744]

Can't you do more economy videos, majority of people fly economy let's be honest

[@LeonardoSchaerer]

The business class in edelweiss is the same as the Swiss A340 which is why it looked good for a “leisure airline” and in addition Swiss is the “luxury” brand of the Lufthansa group

[@SN-bl6xm]

I flew a lot with Swiss, but since flying with Edelweiss, I definitely prefer Edelweiss. I’ve had rude crew on Swiss flights quite often. On Edelweiss flights I always had a very friendly crew.

[@mathieujouan]

That's the hotel in "9 Queens"!? Excellent movie BTW.

[@IT-vl2zh]

it is a great film, great plot

[@snorktorsk3434]

I flew business class with Edelweiss from DEN to ZRH and return. Would use them again in a heartbeat!

[@schumi246]

I flew United from DEN-LHR in economy, as much as people say they’re crap, it was great, the only improvement they could’ve made, was to hand out pens with landing cards. The line in London for customs was 2 hours long, when I got back to Denver, it took about 2 minutes.

[@Brokmod]

Around 16 minutes in the video you see industrial smoke and onboard someone coughed at the same time the plane was passing it.....found that funny😂🙈Love your vids! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@vesahansa4645]

15:50

[@chunkyboyjames]

Those seats are the same as BA’s mid haul A321’s. BA only has 4 of them left in their fleet and use them for LHR-DME, LHR-SVO, LHR-TLV, LHR-AMM, LHR-BEY and LHR-CAI. But once the 787-10 starts being delivered they’ll be refitted to be standard A321’s. So I recommend you try fly one before they go.

[@nothingelsematters8529]

Edelweiss has to be good, bc they have loads of competition at Zurich Airport.

[@johnnyboy3949]

1:02 clubcard? 😂 does any card at all work on them light things?

[@noelphilips]

Yep :)

[@jonahbest6253]

Burning Wang Yeah Haha, I was bored And experimented that a while ago, I Used my Debit card

[@juanbrunner]

I folded a piece of paper inside one of those things and it worked, it has a kind of “button” inside, you just need to push it with anything that fits

[@ckhound1]

Flying Lufthansa Economy I have found it to be the best that I have flown. Not for sure about business, but that's not a class I will ever fly so that is one thing.

[@erwinc.9117]

I've once flew Delta Premium Economy for 40 USD more than Economy trans Pacific. If you look out at least you can experience that, and at times it can be just nice as business.

[@carlosgarcialalicata]

@@erwinc.9117 Premium in edelweiss is the same economy seat but with a bit more of legroom... they actually don't call it premium class, it is just a seat booking. Not the same as other airlines

[@dimitrissmith3768]

Having travelled a lot with the Lufthansa Group, here’s some random thoughts: • Edelweiss has better service and catering than SWISS • SWISS + Edelweiss have a fantastic hub in Zürich, worlds better than Frankfurt and comparable to Munich • Lufthansa has a better a better hard product Economy Class than SWISS, but their catering is much worse • SWISS really needs to refurbish their A330-300s as they’re doing with their A340-300s Great job as always and thanks for a great review!

[@tomr7235]

100% agreed with all your statements!

[@longhaul2934]

Fully agree... SWISS A330 fleet is in desperate need of a cabin refresh ! The Biz class product is showing wear and tear.

[@dimitrissmith3768]

longhaul 293 yeah, Business Class too! But because it’s still a product with a lie-flat bed and good service, it’s more palatable. It’s a shame because I love SWISS!

[@JustMe-ib7je]

yea swiss can refurbish the 777 aswell the legroom in economy is terrible. i had more legroom on easyjet

[@dimitrissmith3768]

Just Me Haven’t been on it yet actually but that’s not good to hear... the problem is that it’s a relatively new type for SWISS, so they’re not going to change the layout anytime soon! As a matter of fact, they might change the A330 layout or be more like the 777...

[@mutigandayves1514]

Great videos. I would suggest you to add a few text lines (subtitles) to allow more people around the world follow you.

[@joaodutra5124]

I love your videos !

[@paullefur6213]

Nice Tesco Clubcard plug lol

[@well-blazeredman6187]

I like the pennies/mile calculations that you do, Noel.

[@twinkletoes2394]

Would love that amenity kit!

[@familjenandersson-jonsson5099]

The seat look like Brussels airlines business class seat

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

noel philips is one of the best avgeeks out there

[@mariayoung8860]

Love Your Videos! Thank You!

[@gary304]

I used to criticize your videos , after watching all the other guys doing the same thing I do think that you are the best !

[@noelphilips]

Thanks Gary!

[@GreasyFried]

@@noelphilips You're are doing a fantastic job, I can't really say why I am watching your videos but they are really nice and peaceful

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

why would you criticize them, or rather what were your criticisms?

[@gary304]

@@SPTSuperSprinter156 none of your business to be fair !!

[@GreasyFried]

@@gary304 you made a public comment, back it up...

[@richiehall8397]

This was because its a former Swiss aircraft and they kept the business class seats in. Also they removed the first class and put the premium eco in the front instead

[@flyoverfredusa]

what a strange route that is !!

[@SeniorTravels]

Noel, Thanks i have been looking at Flights from Las Vegas to Athens and found one that was simply boring. However, I decided to watch your experience from Buenos Aires to Zurich and found your video much more inviting for me to book a flight on Edelweiss. Thanks from Royal Flush2018 a new subscriber from Las Vegas, NV

[@abdullahgirgrah5086]

It always nice to watch your video

[@sefgrt]

Loved your last few videos Noel. Keep up the great work 😁👍

[@conkerchip]

Great video Noel, Such an intriguing route.

[@rulinghabs]

Just saw An Edelweiss Air 340-300 land in Vancouver BC from Zurich

[@mrityunjaya3379]

The poor woman on the left at the lounge desk was trying to hold back a sneeze.

[@cindynimmore]

Beautiful bird

[@davidbalcon8726]

Seems LX made just a minor adjustment to the cabin, keeping everything Swiss (albeit changing the colour of the cloth on the seats) and filling the old F cabin with PE (thus your puzzling about the odd positioning in front rather than back of the J cabin.

[@Watfordfc2030]

Wow what a great product

[@shaunpierce4174]

Did you ever get to Chile? It's a beautiful country, I spent a magical ten days in Santiago two years ago. Maybe you didn't realise how big Argentina is, it's huge.

[@PeterNGloor]

Edelweiss Business is similar to the one of Swiss, but the staff on Swiss are more professional. At YVR we had some arguments with the airport staff as despite our Swiss/Edelweiss codeshare flight, Edelweiss would not pay for the Air Canada lounge so we had to make do with the one of Japan airlines which was not very attractive and pretty crowded. And yes, I do agree with you that the two airlines' business classes are superior to that of their parent Lufthansa.

[@kekecom]

I know EZE passport check is not the fastest but you had bad luck, its not always 1 hour. It depends on the day and hour

[@Colin12131213]

Edelweiss is not owned by Swiss international airlines, its a sister airline and both are owned by Lufthansa ;)

[@jonm6756]

Hey Noel, do a video on all the lounges you get into, how you get to get into, looking for more info.

[@andyfrasermtb2914]

Awesome insight!! 🤘🔥

[@craigwillis3372]

Warm nuts by any chance ?? (sorry another bad joke!) Brilliant take off vision Noel ...outstanding !! Looked like a great flight Noel with the food and the seating etc....well done as always mate...I always look forward to your contributions to your channel !! Thumbs up from Australia to this airline !!!

[@kevinverbelen9488]

Seems like Edelweissz has the same business class seat as the other Lufthansa owned airline, Brussels Airlines.