Review of Air Baltic flight Paris → Zurich in Economy

Hello everyone,

We’ll meet for a weekend in Greece, in Thessaloniki.
Among the different options available to get to SKG, I notice an option with Swiss:

- double A 220
- CDG-ZRH section operated by BT

An Av-Geek opportunity, which presents, to try the Jet Lease with BT, and a 3rd operator of the A220 (after AF and BT).

We meet at 5am, in front of the Opéra Garnier, to take the Roissybus:

After a 30 min Journey, we arrived at CDG Terminal 1

Baggage check-in is done jointly with the Lufthansa Group airlines.
Not many people at the counter at this early hour: 

The FIDS of the T1
Very star alliance friendly

The famous escalators of CDG T1 :

Then we arrive in our satellite
Exclusively composed of Lufthansa Group airlines: 

Our boarding will start on time :

Sight on an Austrian A320 :

Then, our plane
At 220 Air Baltic, the satellite’s only non-star alliance aircraft, but still operating for Swiss: 

Doar time :

Fuselage shot :

Passage through the Business class, with Swiss branding : 

My seat, the 12 A :

Pitch very correct correct :

Pockets contains all the swiss branded magazines

The characteristic A220 screen on BT:

Outside, the time is stil very not beautiful :

We’ll push back on time.
Surprise, the announcements will be made by BT’s safety video, but in German and English: 

Goodbye to T1, so characteristic, and with Olympic colours:

Passage throught Air France industies before the take-off :

Take off throught the northern runways :

Rapid passage over cloud layer:

Sunrise in the direction of the Alps

The service will consist of a bottle of water and two "swiss" chocolates:

Famously branded chocolate:

Outside, the approach begins after 30 min of flight

All along the Swiss Alps:

Cloud surfing : 

Then, approach under a sky just as gloomy as at CDG:

The Zurich suburbs :

Landing on time at ZRH :

Passing in front of the ZRH internation terminal
Star Alliance friendly
B767 United 

We are really at the Swiss hub :

With Edelweiss and the A340 Swiss : 

Then, the european terminal :

A320 and A220 Swiss :

E190 Helvetic

CRJ 900 LH : 

Although not photographed, I am impressed by the number of A220 Air Baltic in Jet Lease to overcome the problems of A220 Swiss

Before leaving, I would exchange with a hostess who will explain to me their 5-day rotation on ZRH to ensure Swiss flights.
I will also note that our flight was almost empty. About 30 people on board

After rank 12, the plane is completely empty

View of our neighbor on landing
A320 Swiss  

Goodbye to our A220 Air Baltic for Swiss

And, welcome to ZRH
With, a commercial, selling water service on board?? 

I leave you in search of my correspondence for SKG

See you soon for the discovery of the A220 Swiss by Swiss;)

Thank you for reading me

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