Aegean Unveils A320neo With New Cabin & Livery

New image much worse than the previous elegant and very distinctive one , by adding one row the galley is insufficient for the hostesses to work (has the airline consulted them ?), the worst is the toilets at rear with half the size of the previous a320 models , impossible to properly wash hands. In a four hour flight (ath to London,Dublin,Lisbon and others) how can people waiting for toilet and hostesses stand in such a tiny area ? During a recent flt fm Zrh to Ath crew announced that in case a tablet or phone became overheated during the use of the power points passenger to let the crew know: if there is such a risk what is the purpose of installing power outlets on each seat ? Wifi system useless in providing accurate flt info

@GB Extremely well put. I think there has been a general divergence from priorities, as there are so many complaints about the blocked middle seat style but food and lounge access are not considered. Aegean offer a decent product and do not forget they are still a regional airline yet offer a superior experience to Lufthansa BA and Air France (in general). They have a streaming service which, while some European carriers have wifi, is still unique and rare within Europe. And most importantly, their crew, operational reliability and ethos are fantastic, let alone their phenomenal mileage programme!

To everybody complaining about the business class, I honestly don't know why anybody finds the US 'first class' to be superior. The seat is usually larger, but the cabin is always full and you always have someone sitting next to you. On European airlines, you often have a row of 3 to yourself, because if the flight is not full, they can just move the curtain back to give as much room as possible to business class passengers. And I personally would rather have 3 normal seats over a US style first class seat any day. Additionally, every other aspect of the service is better than the US equivalent. You get lounge access. You get a meal on every flight. I mean, even on a 5 hour+ flight in the US, if it is not at 'mealtime', they will serve you a bag of crisps and tell you to be grateful. Fly a 1 hour flight on Aegean in business and you will receive a 4 course meal. And on any European carrier, you will at least get a main and a dessert. And the guaranteed empty middle seat gives you far more personal space because if there is somebody sitting next to you, they are further away. To me, the whole package feels more premium than the North American service which is basically a premium economy seat and a bag of crisps, but no lounge, (though that is also less of a loss because the North American lounges are also generally inferior offering a cold buffet and some soup.)

I am personally really disappointed that they keep choosing not to deliver proper business class seating. This is poor excuse for premium economy but at typically high priced business class tickets. These flights for Athens to many destinations are in excess of 3.5 hours. A competitor offers true business class seating for european business class for 2 hours or less. No problem if they dont charge, but aegean biz class for Athens can be really high.

I am extremely disappointed with the new image! I agree, the previous one was far too basic and I was hoping that with a rebrand some thought would go into the history of the country and the success of the airline! Instead, they have gone for an off the shelf, cookie cutter design! I love Aegean! I think they are a great airline as far as shorthaul European flights are concerned and they have missed a massive opportunity to shine further!