INCREDIBLE flight on AEROMEXICO 787-9 Business Class - to São Paulo! | Dreamliner review

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Hello and welcome to another video. I'm Paul Lucas and today I am at Mexico City's airport

Just landed here in fact from Los Angeles with Aeromexico. A lovely flight on board there 737

Today I'm going to be heading off in a few hours time to Sao Paulo, Brazil

and I'm going to be checking out Aeromexico's beautiful 787-9 Dreamliner in business class

I can't wait for it. Hope you enjoy the video. Let's get going. I had a layover of some four hours here at Mexico City Airport

The first thing I noticed is the unusual architecture in the roof. It looks like these small holes in the roof are windows that allow natural light in, but heat to escape

Aeromexico have two lounges, which are almost identical in this part of the terminal. They're

both located up on the Mezzaname level, and you need to take a lift or the stairs to get there

Unfortunately, being based where they are, inside the terminal, these lounges don't

really have any kind of apron or runway view, but even so, they're decently located, and

none of the boarding gates are more than 5 or 10 minutes walk

The lounge here in Mexico City is far from the most photogenic I've ever captured on

this channel. It was also really busy for the duration of the time I was in the lounge, and there are

loads of plasma screens all playing sports or news, and all of them have the volume on

which is a somewhat confusing aesthetic for a lounge. There's a slightly quieter area downstairs on the lower level, and towards the back of

this area is probably the lounge's standout feature, a full service spa

The spa is actually run by a third party and isn't free, however the prices are extremely

cheap – think about a third of the price you would pay in the United States or Europe

I had a full body massage for 40 minutes, which was absolutely delightful and really

helped break up my stay in the lounge. Anyone getting a spa treatment also gets complimentary access to the shower suites

I guess my main criticism of this lounge was the food and drink offering

I found most of the food options to be pretty uninspiring and not particularly appetizing

Fortunately, it was just lunch that I was after, so I didn't have to have a very heavy meal

The food is something I definitely want to see Aeromexico improve in the future

Just heading down to Gate 56 now for tonight's flight down to Sao Paulo, Brazil

Just a couple of things you should be aware of if you're using Mexico City Airport

Firstly, it's not a particularly large airport. There is just two terminals here in Mexico City

It's not on the same scale as Los Angeles or JFK or, say, Frankfurt or Heathrow, despite being the national capital

So, revised expectations downwards. It's not an enormous hub. And there aren't as many eating places or high-end shops as you might expect in some of those places I mentioned

The other thing is, if you're transiting here, there's a bit of an unusual procedure

where you have to actually enter the country first and then sort of come back out of it again

There's no, like, airside transfer lane. You have to actually immigrate into the country

fill out the landing card, and then leave the country. You get stamped out as you depart

Aeromexico, like most legacy airlines, use a boarding group system. They have five different boarding groups

Of course, having a business class ticket will guarantee you Zone 1 boarding

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Meanwhile, back in Mexico City, it's time to board our 787-9 Dreamliner that'll take us all the way down to Sao Paulo in Brazil

There are actually two business class cabins on this aircraft

The forward one has 30 seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. And the smaller mid-cabin has only six seats, again in the same configuration

Directly behind, with the light-coloured headrests, is Aeromexico Plus, the first three rows

and behind that, economy. My first impressions of the cabin were really positive. The cabin was

absolutely spotless and I really like the colour scheme which is muted without being too drab

It's small touches like leaving all of the storage compartments open so you can find them

easily when you board that really differentiate a good crew from an excellent one. I deliberately

chose a seat in the second smaller cabin of this aircraft. My experience is that whenever aircraft

have two business class cabins choose the smaller, usually the most rearward one. This is generally a

lot quieter, has more empty seats and you may get more personal service as a result. After a quick

pre-departure glass of water we were soon pushing back on our way to Brazil

We'll be right back

One of the things I found living in Europe, and specifically the UK, is that your idea

of world geography can be really distorted. When I found out that it was nearly 10 hours flying time between Mexico and Sao Paulo

I was really surprised. In fact, this flight took a little longer than normal for a reason you'll find out a little

bit later It 4 miles between the two cities These seats are variants of the Super Diamond seat which you can find on WestJet and Air

Canada, amongst other airlines. It's a really solid seat that contains all of the features that you would expect from

a direct all-access seat. However, this being a 787, the windows can be dimmed, as they are here, centrally by

the cabin crew, to enforce darkness on the cabin. I'm in two minds about this

On the one hand, in business class, everyone who needs to sleep has access to eye shades

so it seems a little bit unnecessary. On the other hand, passengers in economy don't have the same privilege, so I kind of support

them turning the cabin dark. In theory, the darkness should help you sleep a bit better, so I do understand why the airlines

do this. There are a couple of minor differences between this seat and those I've sat in with Air Canada

and WestJet. Firstly, there's no coat hook on the console in front, and secondly, there's a really handy

lip between the seat and the window which stops objects from falling down the side

There's also a moveable armrest which has storage within it as well as a free bottle

of water, definitely something I really appreciate on an overnight flight. These seats are also really private

Angled away from the aisle, the little wing back here on the seat means that you don't

see any other passengers in the cabin, and they can't see you of course either

There's a large and sturdy table which will help you get work done and will house even

the biggest of laptops. However, there was no Wi-Fi whatsoever on this journey. I'm pretty

sure it's fitted to this aircraft, but for some reason, it just wasn't functioning for

the duration of the trip. A bit of a disappointment. The bathroom just in front of the business class cabin where my seat was, was really big

The size is a definite advantage if you're planning on getting changed into a new set

of clothes or pyjamas in here. There's also a nice touch in a little fake plant left in

the plant holder, which you don't always see. If you saw earlier that the food and beverage service

on the ground was a bit disappointing, the opposite was true in the air. I found Aeromexico's menu for

dinner to be really inspiring, and the quality of the food was absolutely outstanding. The crew were

also on top form, thoroughly professional and happy to help with any requests that a passenger had

The food presentation was very good, and this Som Tam papaya salad is a Thai dish which I'd never

tasted before. It was utterly delicious

For the main course I went for the glazed beef short rib. The portion sizes were pretty good

and it came with a green side salad and a really tasty sweet sauce. This is one of the

best meals I've had this year in any class of travel. The expression on my face here

I think says everything you need to know

I know what you're thinking, but yes, this ice cream was ready to eat straight after opening

Overall, a superb meal service, and it makes you wonder why Aeromexico can't replicate

this level of excellence on the ground. The menu also advertises Premier Space, which is basically long-form marketing speak for

an onboard bar. It's pretty nicely laid out with a few spirits on offer and everything is self-service, including

this water and coffee machine. I found the coffees from this to be pretty good actually

The whole meal service was concluded just a couple of hours after take off

Then it was time to peruse the amenity kit. I thought the bag was pretty good quality and I'd never actually heard of this brand before

Inside, the amenity kit contains pretty much everything you'd expect on a flight of this

sort of length But a special shout out to two features in particular Number one a pen which is going to be very useful for filling out those customs forms on arrival and number two this really nice silk eye mask

The seat of course reclines into a fully flat bed, and bedding is provided

I found the bed to be very comfortable, and I got a solid six hours of sleep on this flight

I woke up with a couple of hours still to go until our arrival in Sao Paulo

I was impressed again with the breakfast menu. There were four separate choices, accounting for every possible taste

However I am going to nitpick the ultimate first world problem. With breakfast, as is common with many airlines, only one spoon is provided, so you're supposed

to eat your yogurt and stir your coffee with the same spoon. I'm sure this is just an oversight, but it really bothers me

I went for the fruit and pancakes for breakfast, and just like the main course last night, it didn't disappoint

The pancakes were lovely, light and fluffy, and came with a really sweet and tart fruit compote

Now, if you follow my channel regularly, you'll know that one of my favourite things on the in-flight entertainment is the route map

and it's something that I look at very often wherever I'm flying. I couldn't help but notice that as we approached the south of Brazil, we were actually heading towards Rio de Janeiro

and our destination seemed to have changed. The pilot soon chipped in to explain what was happening

Ladies and gentlemen, for the captain's tech, just to inform you we continue now flying to Rio de Janeiro

due to that Sao Paulo is closed on minimums. Well, they're calling us right now again

They're telling us where it's operating again. so we can make an approach

So just this car will continue now to Guarau, sir. So in a nutshell, Sao Paulo was closed due to very poor weather

and we were originally diverting to Rio, only for the airport to call them back and say

actually, we're open now. Anyway, the weather in Sao Paulo was utterly horrendous

The landing was also pretty hairy. Keep an eye on the runway edge lights as we touch down here

and you'll see just how far to the right of the centre of the runway we landed. It was certainly a bit disconcerting

I had moderate expectations coming into this flight. The ground experience was so-so, and it was a big disappointment that WiFi wasn't available

on my flight. However, in just about every other area, Aeromexico significantly exceeded my expectations, especially

with the onboard food service. I bought this flight one way on special offer, 766 pounds sterling, or about 925 US dollars

In the grand scheme of things, I would consider that a real bargain. I hope you've enjoyed this video, and if it's your first time watching any of my videos

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