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My prosciutto and melon starter is perfectly good, but a main of mushroom tortellini with roasted vegetables and fresh asparagus tastes more like standard airline fare – the asparagus has been nuked, and the pasta tastes stodgy and reheated (which, I suppose, it is). Lunch is served in a flurry of white linen, with a selection of warm breads.

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“I’ll leave another here for you because there isn’t much in them,” she says, handing me a glass full of ice. I order a Coke, which comes in one of those silly 150ml cans, but the crewmember is on the ball.

Within minutes, a blue duvet (100% cotton with a polyester filling) is delivered, and I stretch out in a 57-inch pitch that would eat economy for breakfast.Īfter take-off, a bar and canapé service arrives, including four wines served by the glass (amongst them a 2002 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru). There are magazines and newspapers on tap everybody gets a window or an aisle seat, and nobody threatens to fit coin-operated locks to the toilet doors. Looking around, I see smiles on faces, a complete absence of crankiness. This is what the golden age of air travel must have been like. It also contains a plastic Ziploc bag, which I presume is included should I plan to carry liquids or gels further in my hand luggage. Next comes a 500ml bottle of Tipperary mineral water and a complimentary toilet bag (bearing mouthwash, travel socks, ear plugs, a mini-toothpaste and brush and l’Occitane shaving cream, lip balm and face cream). I take a juice – fresh, chilled, and served in an agreeably heavy-bottomed glass. “I can mix the juice with the champagne if you like,” she offers.

The only other person standing in the aisle is a cabin crewmember with a silver tray of drinks – water, champagne or orange juice. Pre-boarding the A330 (another perk), I turn left to locate my seat, 3H. Alas, there is no bypass of the annoying, hour-long immigration queue – which alone would justify the ticket price.

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Checking in at a dedicated desk at Dublin Airport, I proceed to loll about in the corporate lounge, grazing on free pastries and plugging into power points (as rare as hen’s teeth in the B gates). My business class experience begins even before boarding. The seats cost from €859 one-way – but are they worth it? The difference is business class.Īer Lingus cut back on its US routes last winter, but its business class cabins went the other way, with seven of nine A330s now retrofitted with “lie-flat” sleeper beds, 10% more personal space and an on-demand entertainment system.

The difference can cost thousands of euros but it can also mean a choice between folding yourself up like human Swiss-Army Knife, or actually (shock, horror) enjoying a long-haul flight. Do you turn left or right when boarding an aircraft?

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