LATAM Premium Economy, Rio GIG – São Paulo GRU, Airbus A320-200: Superior comfort

It’s already time to leave for São Paulo before the last workshop before returning to London.

After waiting for two hours in the lounge, I see the screens indicate that my flight is boarding and I head for the door.

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#TypeReview
1DiaryBrazil
2LoungeGalleries First, Londres Heathrow T5
3FlightBritish Airways Club World Suite, Londres Heathrow – São Paulo Guarulhos, Airbus A350-1000
4HotelRenaissance São Paulo
5RestaurantD.O.M. São Paulo
6LoungeAdvantage VIP Lounge, São Paulo Conghonas
7FlightLATAM Premium Economy, São Paulo Conghonas – Rio Santos Dumont, Airbus A320
8HotelSheraton Rio
9DiaryCorcovado
10RestaurantTérèze Rio de Janeiro
11LoungePlaza Premium Rio GIG Domestic
12FlightLATAM Premium Economy, Rio GIG – São Paulo Guarulhos, Airbus A319
13LoungeLATAM Lounge, São Paulo Guarulhos
14FlightBritish Airways Club World Suite, São Paulo Guarulhos – Londres Heathrow, Airbus A350-1000
15LoungeBritish Airways Galleries Arrival, Londres Heathrow T5
Today’s itinerary

Boarding

Boarding takes place at gate 26. LATAM materializes the boarding lines by strict groups, and there are 6 well-defined groups. I arrive at the very end of the boarding process and proceed to scan my boarding pass without further verification.

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The gateway is rather long in the LHR way.

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Cabin and welcome

The welcome is quite warm at the door and I head to my seat, the 01A.

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I don’t know if it’s becausethe cabin is different from the outbound and more modern, but the bulkhead is much roomier than my seat from last time, the 02A.

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Service and catering

As on the outbound flight, no service. Obviously, they have the same consultants as Air France in cost cut… In bacteriological safety sorry ☺️

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Arrival and disembarkation

We arrive in Guarulhos with 10 minutes of advance on the schedule, and my luggage will arrive in the first ones, in spite of a certain wait.

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Bottom line

A flight without service is like a day without sun. Especially since this no longer seems justified in the midst of the decline of the pandemic.

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Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier has been into airline blogging since 2010. First a major contributor to the FlyerTalk forum, he created the FlyerPlan website in July 2012, and writes articles with a major echo among airline specialists. He now co-runs the TravelGuys blog with Bertrand, focusing on travel experience and loyalty programs.
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