This flight's adventure started before I even got on the plane. At the end of the jet bridge there were three guys in hoodies. As I approached them they pointed at my bag and said “we check.” It had been a long travel day and my brain wasn’t working properly, so I thought they were…
Continue reading: Review: Royal Jordanian Business Class Embraer 175 Cairo To Amman
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Is serving Arabic coffee on the ground a Jordanian custom? Elsewhere in the Middle East it's generally placed on the table.
" two fairly young (and attractive) flight attendants" no one believes you without pics
I love how they use the white/cream leather seats in the business cabin, it looks bright and clean.
Lucky, do you know if they provide tablets for IFE? or do they just entertain you with food for that short flight?
I believe you. Arabic women are hot. That's why guys there force them to wear burqa and hide.
Was the officer who patted you down and checked your bag not a business class passenger as well?
Flying CAI-AMM in Business Class last year, juice and water were available before departure as well. After departure, they served Taittinger champagne, which is also available on their medium and long haul flights. I also remember the strange additional security screening at boarding. Screening was only performed in CAI, not in FRA and not in AMM.
Cabin grooming is RJ's term for cabin cleaning/upkeep. When you are at AMM you can see trucks (like catering trucks) elevated to the aircraft doors marked "cabin grooming". It was probably a locker for spare blankets/pillows etc.
A big shout-out to Hosea, whose creative trolling sometimes makes me snort out loud.
Not sure I'd trust those cakes, but I also would have appreciated pics of the attractive FAs. 🙂
Lucky, an interesting article on marshals and tasers (and Korean Air's incident involving Richard Marx).
"Cabin grooming" means cleaning the plane. I don't know why they don't say cleaning specifically but in the US it seems the cabin crew "grooms" planes as in crosses seat belts, picks up big trash, etc whilst cleaners actually vacuum and properly clean the restrooms etc. I presume the bin contains the necessary items to clean the plane at outstations. Interesting they would place these items in business and not at the back of economy.
Ah yes, flying RJ on an RJ.
I flew AMM-CAI on Royal Jordanian ~20 years ago, in economy. As soon as the plane took off, everyone around me lit cigarettes. This was before planes because entirely non-smoking; on the other hand, we were in fact sitting well inside the non-smoking section. The FAs tried to control it, but could not. Maybe it has changed...or maybe not.
The "cabin grooming" is just a really bad translation from the original Arabic. As Timtamtrak points out, it just means that particular bin is for items used to clean the cabin.
"seeing some airlines I don’t think I’ve ever seen before"
That first airline is Jazeera Airways, a Kuwaiti airline. It is a LCC, though as in the norm with some LCCs, they offer business class on some routes too.
+1 paul.
Hosea is easily the funniest troll ive seen in a while. Even funnier because so many people don't get his sense of humour
"She then asked if I wanted a snack, and said “I have cheese, salmon, dessert.” I wasn’t sure if she was offering me one or all of those, so I said “whatever you think.”"
Why not just politely ask her to clarify what she meant?
Ah, that's a Jazeera Airways A320!
Flew them once, DXB-KWI. Not a bad budget airline.