UPDATE: My mistake, everyone. Even though I found a few websites still listing Condor and Lufthansa as partner airlines, they are no longer affiliated in the way I assumed and Condor is no longer a member of the Star Alliance.

To answer your question: ES-MBC is an Airbus A320neo.

Morgan, Morgan, Morgan. As experienced a traveler as you are when have you ever gotten free food or drinks on a budget airline? I have to say their food and drink options are very reasonably priced. I've been flying business class or 1st on short flights that don't offer business for a few years now. I'm too old (68) and too tall (199 cm) to fly on cheap airlines or in cheap seats on real airlines. I've been flying for 50 years all over the northern hemisphere and I deserve nice things now. The service, the privacy, the lie flat seats in business class on a trans Atlantic flight, and the lounges in the larger airports are well worth the exorbitant price in my opinion. My favorite beach holiday spot is Gran Canaria. Maspalomas is on the southern tip of the island and one of the few areas in the Canary Islands that has yellow sand beaches rather than the normal gray volcanic sand on most of the islands. The people there are very nice, the food is great and the cost is reasonable for apartments there. I've been to Tenerife once and I wasn't impressed. I've been to Gran Canaria 4 times. In my experience by the time you pay for your bags, food, seat reservations etc., often Lufthansa isn't much more expensive and the experience is much better. The last time I went to Gran Canaria about 4 years ago I think we paid about 300 euro per person on Lufthansa, non-stop from Berlin.

I am glad you had a decent flight experience. Nowadays, I always pack some snacks in my carry on bag since most airlines don't provide anything. I tend to travel with very low expectations of customer service. This way, I don't get so frustrated. I bring an external battery for my telephone. It even has mag safe connection so it just clicks on my iPhone. So, when I arrive to my destination, I have a full charge for Google Maps and Ride Share activity. I hope to run into you on our travels someday! Keep up the good work. You are my favorite KZfaqr. Cheers.

I love the Purple Rain T-shirt

I'm not surprised that crew on long haul flights tend to be less young as they usually get to pick flights, based on seniority. Always take snacks and a beverage on flighrs. You never know how good food might be or if it's not filling enough. The bright side is without fluid imput there was less need for fluid output. Also, the bathroom door was Morgan approved.

That was our experience on Delta too. We were laughing at the very kind way you said “they are ready to retire”🤣

The word you were looking for was.... Jetway.. that tunnel that mates with the plane to allow you to walk right into the airport... ;)

You can call them airline nerds! More like aviation nerds. I watch a bunch of aviation KZfaqrs and they're happy to refer to themselves and their compatriots as aviation nerds. That's one word that has lost its sting!

Never heard of that airline either! Great review! Hope you enjoyed your mini vacation with your friend! 🥰

Thanks Morgan you point out one major problem if you are tall. If you are tall, it feels like your knees are always in your throat and no room to move them. You have to pay for an upgrade to economy plus or business class if you want to have any room to move.

We flew with Condor to Domrep and back with the newest planes (the striped ones). We got meals,, drinks, seats with space and big modern screens with entertainment. Has been good but it was a complete charter flight from cruise line. When we flew to Madeira with Condor and booked Economy they do not even offer free water and you have to pay for the overhead luggage compartment upfront! We did not pay and get a space anyhow but this is not customer friendly anymore.....we mostly go with Lufthansa.

We travel aisle and aisle so neither of us has to do the middle.

Thank you, Captain Morgan ... your Marabu/Condor change has made me think to get something to eat before boarding what it would have been my KLM flight from Madrid to Amsterdam which now will be serviced by Privilege Style SA, a partner of KLMs. Thank you for the heads up.

It was clearly stated on the booking receipt that it's a Marabu flight 🙈

Flew Condor 2019 from US to Frankfort. Crew was very friendly. (Gate agents were subcontracted. They were terrible.) We did get complimentary food and drink. We were late leaving so the entertainment was free on the outbound trip. But the return trip there was 1 tv show and 1 movie free. Otherwise you had to pay. And seems like you paid for earphones. Will not fly by choice again. And will add Marabu to the no fly list.

It is an A320Neo, the A320Neo is based on the A320-200

Thanks for information

Always pack food for any flight - and my own water bottle filled while in the airport.

Hmmm.....wearing my favorite shirt again!! The last time I remember flying with a no-frills airline was "People Airlines" back in 1986, and let me tell you, they gave you NOTHING extra for free! And the very last time I flew with them, I couldn't pick my seat, and I had to sit in the very last row on the left, against the wall, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WINDOW!! The whole experience was completely unpleasant. 😮

I'd use the term "nerd" :-) 5 hours - wow without in-flight entertainment nor water!? We at least have those things on our airlines here in Australia.

Condor never was a member of the star alliance and is in fact a big competitor of Lufthansa

Thanks for the video. However: Condor is NOT in connection to Lufthansa and its as well not at all member of the Star Alliance. Even the possibility to collect Miles for "Miles&More" is history! Condor WAS a part of the Lufthansa Group about 25 years ago, but split up then and they are a complete competitor and everything else but partners nowadays for years and years!

De-iced? Not a frequent traveler but the only de-icing I've ever waited through had visable ice & a snowstorm

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Airobridge.

The Baaags

I watched the video three times now, just to be sure not to have gotten you wrong. Well, here is the result: Condor is NOT partnered with Lufthansa (it used to be before Thomas Cook went bankrupt). Condor is NOT in the Star Alliance. You booked your flight on the Condor website, right? Then you must have noticed that this flight was operated by Marabu. Condor always shows those things before you book. On the confirmation you present in the video, it is clearly stated that it is Marabu operating the flight. Marabu is NOT a low cost (or budget) airline. Marabu does not use Condor as their ticketing agent, but Marabu is a Condor partner airline which means that Condor uses Marabu to operate some of their flights. You said you sat in "Standard Economy", right? That sounds as if you could have chosen Premium Economy. But Condor does not offer Premium Economy on single aisle aircraft. You could have booked Business (but this is Standard Economy with the middle seat left free, no additional space for your feet). Overall: there is no difference between short or medium haul flights operated by Marabu and those operated by Condor itself.

Try Spirit Airline.

I avoid US carriers as much as possible.

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