Flying the SWISS A220 in Economy | London-Geneva-Munich Trip Report

Over last Thanksgiving, I booked myself something of a mileage run to get home from Toronto (via Europe). Two of these flights were operated by the SWISS A220/CSeries, which I had been wanting to try for a while. In this video, I’ll share my thoughts on the experience, from the seat, to the cabin, the service and the crew. Hope everyone is staying safe and happy. Looking forward to recording some new content once the borders open up here in Canada!
PS: Not sure if you can tell, but it is NOT easy for me to call this plane an A220
EDIT: At 3:15 the sound you can hear is not, in fact, loud brakes, but the spool up for this plane's engines
TIMESTAMPS
Arriving at LHR: 0:42
A220-100 vs A220-300: 1:04
Boarding: 1:24
Seat Review: 1:50
Takeoff #1 (LHR): 3:09
Service Review: 4:32
Landing #1 (GVA): 6:20
Boarding Flight #2: 8:46
Takeoff #2 (GVA): 10:01
Landing #2 (MUC): 12:32
Final Thoughts: 14:08
FULL TAKEOFF AND LANDING VIDEOS:
Heathrow Takeoff - • SWISS A220-300 Cloudy ...
Geneva Landing - • SWISS A220-300 Beautif...
Geneva Takeoff - • Geneva City Views! SWI...
Munich Landing - • SWISS A220-100 Picture...
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FLIGHT #1
-Callsign: “Swiss 353” [LX353]
-Date: October 13, 2019
-Aircraft: Airbus A220-300 (CSeries 300)
-Registration: HB-JCD (delivered November 2017)
-Seat: 22F (economy)
-Departure gate: 18B (Terminal 2)
-Departure runway: 27R
-Flight time: 1:09
-Arrival runway: 22
-Arrival gate: D27 (bussed to terminal)
FLIGHT #2
-Callsign: “Swiss 1126” [LX1126]
-Date: October 13, 2019
-Aircraft: Airbus A220-100 (CSeries 100)
-Registration: HB-JBI (newest in fleet, delivered July 2019)
-Seat: 5A (economy)
-Departure gate: D27
-Departure runway: 22
-Flight time: 0:43
-Arrival runway: 26R
-Arrival gate: K14
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THE TICKET
I booked this ticket through Andrew at RTW Travel after finding it as an ITA Matrix itinerary. When I first booked it, the trip hadn’t actually included a stop in Zurich, but a schedule change on the very first leg (YXU-YYZ) meant I could apply a free change, which I used to add in a stop on the way to London.
/ rtwtravelgr. .
Flight 1: London (ON) to Toronto | Air Canada Jazz
Flight 2: Toronto to Zurich | Air Canada
Flight 3: Zurich to London (UK) | Swiss
Flight 4: London (UK) to Geneva | Swiss
Flight 5: Geneva to Munich | Swiss
Flight 6: Munich to Vancouver | Lufthansa
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[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video, congratulations!

[@BayAreaTraveler]

wow, this is one heck of an awesome trip report! well done!

[@qudienputraaviax8585]

nice video butat 3:15 it is not loud brake sound, it's engine spool sound, specially for this Pratt Whitney GTF engine .

[@dmairplane]

You can actually hear the spool a few seconds later at 3:20! This noise was from the brakes on the wet runway

[@onemoreweektogo]

LOL did you just call it a Bombardibus AC220 series? Hahahaha gold. Man you sure got some STUNNING scenery in Geneva and Munich! I really gotta fly there one day. Loved the report man!

[@dmairplane]

The pain was too real leaving it at "A220" 😆And thanks so much man, that's super appreciated! The views all the way through Central Europe really are incredible

[@TigersharkAirlines]

Nice video, thumbs up! I hope I can try the A220/CS one day.

[@dmairplane]

Definitely worthwhile, it's such a nice ride. Thanks so much fam!

[@LeanderTravels]

Heyyy, great video!
Narrated trip reports are so much better than these which are just with subtitles! Keep going ☺️
By the way I’ll be on the same flight: Geneva to Munich in 3 weeks

[@dmairplane]

Thanks so much, really appreciated! I think so too. And that's awesome - hope it's a good flight!

[@TheNextFlight]

An excellent report! I enjoyed very much your editing style.

[@dmairplane]

Thank you so much, that's really appreciated!

[@TodorAviation]

Awesome video as always!!! I can't wait to try the A220 eventually

[@dmairplane]

Thanks so much fam! It's honestly such a nice ride, definitely worth a go if you can

[@zerberus500]

FANTASTIC!👏👍

[@dmairplane]

Thanks so much!!

[@naturallyherb]

Really awesome!

[@dmairplane]

Thanks so much man! Really appreciated

[@kodachrome9319]

Another well-done review, fam!

[@dmairplane]

Thanks so much, really appreciated!

[@USMarines4ever]

Thats not the breaks making that sound. It's the PW engines.

[@CoolAce1]

Yes but it sounds like a vibration as the fans spool up. But I'm not really sure.

[@stephan7250]

One minute in and already love it!!

[@dmairplane]

Hope you liked the rest! Thanks a lot 🙌

[@RandyFromYXU]

Yes, it’s a C-Series! Loved the video!

[@dmairplane]

Totally!! Thanks man!

[@nycflyertravel]

That’s great the the crew too pictures of the cockpit for you 👍🏻

[@dmairplane]

Right? Thought so too! Especially in economy

[@dronature]

insane video

[@dmairplane]

Thanks!!

[@orlandoaviation1048]

I really like the A220. Nice video!

[@dmairplane]

Same here, it's a beautiful plane! Thanks for stopping by 🙌

[@TripReportaviation]

great trip report! Liked and subbed

[@dmairplane]

Thank you very much! Happy to hear it :)

[@robertpasha5088]

Great Video...thanks...

[@flightreviewbymatt]

Yup... the cabin looks like a masterpiece :D Hope to fly onboard A220 somewhere... but after social distancing xd

[@dmairplane]

It really is - honestly such a sweet ride. Definitely worth it!

[@BomberFletch31]

Be a rebel. Just call it the Bombardier C-Series in your videos!

[@blakepuzon4240]

this trip report was sponsored by the bombairbus ca2series gang

[@dmairplane]

BombardiBus AC220Series for the WIN 🔥

[@aerosuisse_ch]

Great video! I just recently started uploading aviation content on youtube and wonder if you could check out my latest video and give me some feedback. This would really help me as I am new to filming and video editing. Thank you