RE: SABENA
To go into more detail about this amazing airline – I genuinely enjoyed their Avro RJ, even if a little cramped. The steward on board went out of his way to welcome everyone, and intended to make everyone’s flight as enjoyable as possible. He was more like a stand-up comedian than a cabin attendant, and even had the stewardess in fits of hysterics as she was about to run through the safety demonstration. He told jokes in five languages and his English was so perfect, he hardly had a trace of a foreign accent.
The pilot on the return leg (this time a 737-500) also had us in hysterics, but for different reasons. We were delayed over an hour due to missing passengers, the ground crew giving a wrong head count and then a missed take off slot (he thought nothing of telling us how angry Brussels Control were with the airline). Then he told us the company were to be “congratulated for their creativity in securing us a take off slot”, an unusual way to put it! The on board food seemed fresher than most in-flight meals I’ve had, even though it was only sandwiches, and the cabin crew were polite and efficient.
As for the colours, I prefer the new livery with the blue tail, I’m not a fan of all white fuselages, I think a touch of blue works wonders.
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