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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 25, 2001
Pros: Solid, basic air transportation between the United States and Europe
Cons: Lacking in many of the amenities
Summary: My most recent occasion to make the transatlantic crossing found me aboard a 2x4x2 Airbus operated by Sabena airlines. There were two reasons for this selection, neither of which had anything to do with actively choosing Sabena. Reason 1 involved the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 31, 2012
Pros: Friendly, professional, timely; great food; handled baggage well
Cons: It was a bit pricey; now it's gone
Summary: In some ways that might seem pointless to review an airline that has been bankrupt since 2001 and has been replaced (by SN Brussels Airlines). I guess I just wanted to make the statement that great airlines did exist at one point. Yes, I just ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 18, 2002
Pros: Very clean, smooth flight, friendly attendants for international flight
Cons: Some delays, very cramped flight from Brussels to Lyon
Summary: I flew Sabena from Chicago to Brussels in June of 2000. I then caught a connecting flight in a much smaller Sabena plane for the short flight from Brussels to Lyon, France.
I enjoyed my flight. The staff at the O'Hare ticket desk was a bit short, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 20, 2002
Pros: Sabena itself. Brussels: art nouveau, architecture, beer, mussels.
Cons: Brussels - NATO and other kinds of trash around (nothing a Sabena's fault though).
Summary: Sabena is certainly one of the best airline in the world – I had flown with Sabena on several occasions between Boston and Brussels and every time the flight was flawless, service friendly, food, wine, Belgian beer – everything absolutely delicious. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 27, 2001
Pros: Comfortable seats, on time flights, attentive service
Cons: Service too attentive, they never stop feeding you!
Summary: I fly twice a year to Florence, Italy, which has a small airport and no direct flights from the US. Avoiding French airports makes my travels much less stressful, of course I could transfer in Milan or London, I find it easiest to fly through Brussels. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2001
Pros: * Cheap
* Host of connections via Brussels
Cons: * Average service
* Average timeliness
Summary: Sabena is a middle of the road operator - Part of the Qualiflyer Group they offer connections to a host of places via their hub in Brussels.
For short haul business and economy flights they're a reasonable operator that doesn't excite or ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 20, 2001
Pros: Didn't lose our luggage.
Cons: Very cramped, poor service, bad food, no amenities in coach.
Summary: Just took 4 Sabena flights (Dulles-Brussels; Brussels-Bologna; and back again from both cities). The transatlantic flights were very uncomfortable--no leg room, narrow seats. When I asked the flight attendant for eye shades (usually provided on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 23, 2001
Pros: Sober but decent service
Cons: Nothing really
Summary: I've recently flown with Sobelair which is Sabena's charter subsidiary or daughter company if you prefer this term. On both the parting and the return trip which was inside Europe (flight time +/- 3 hours) we were seated in a Boeing 737-400 which was ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 16, 2001
Pros: safety, new planes, service, smooth flight
Cons: none
Summary: I have flown Sabena every time everytime I fly out of the country. On every Sabena flight I always feel safe and respected. The flights are smooth and relaxing. The planes are new and clean. The stewardesses are nice and polite and hot. The airline has ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2001
Pros: fares
Cons: state of aircraft, brussels airport, staff
Summary: After flying Sabena a few times and having had extremely bad experiences with them, I tried them again. I wanted to give them another chance, because as you can see in these discussion boards, all airlines have unsatisfied customers.
I needed to fly ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 20, 2001
Pros: None
Cons: Crowded conditions.
Poor service
Summary: In February it was my unhappy experience to be forced to fly to and from Italy using Sabena. Needless to say this was not a direct flight. After an incredibly miserable transatlantic experience which included food that was a complete mystery as to what ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 7, 2001
Pros: Computer for each coach seat, we didn't crash.
Cons: Food, service at ticket counter, overall attitude.
Summary: My husband and I were flying from the Washington DC area to Venice, Italy via Brussels on Sabena to visit his mother for the Christmas holidays. We unfortunately lost our paper tickets about a week before we were due to depart. I called the Sabena ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2001
Pros: good service, good flying, good food
Cons: not enough leg room
Summary: Cleanliness, hospitality, good food, smooth flying--all characteristics of Sabena Belgian airlines. I flew on Sabena from Chicago to Brussels and back, an eight-hour flight each way, and it was as enjoyable as an overseas flight could possibly be. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 18, 2001
Pros: very clean, very helpfull staff, ...
Cons: prices for drinks and food
Summary: Now, I've been to a lot of airports and one of the best airports of the world, according to my personal opinions, is definitely Zaventem. Zaventem (National Airport Brussels) is in Brussels, the capital of Belgium and also the federal capital of the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 21, 2000
Pros: In fair weather - flawless. Good food, too!
Cons: Beware the inclement flight on this carrier!
Summary: My experiences with SABENA, the Belgian flag carrier have ranged from horrendous to so-so.
Years ago, I was flying from Atlanta to Berlin via Brussels, my first flight on SABENA. At Hartsfield, the experience had started out poorly - the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 24, 2000
Pros: A330 has individual tv screens!
Cons: some A330s dont 8-(
Summary: Last year was my first trip to Europe and i flew via Sabena Airlines. I fell in LOVE with them! I flew out of Boston connected in Brussels (for 6 hours) and on to Frankfurt. The only non-fun was the 6 hour thin in Brussels. Both flights were yummy. The ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 22, 2000
Pros: Great long haul business class, Qualiflyer or Advantage miles, great schedule
Cons: Brussels Airport
Summary: Its no secret that Sabena doesn't have the most solid reputation and there are countless horror stories concerning lost luggage, missed connections and surly staff. My experience has been entirely different and I rank Sabena as one of my favorite ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 18, 2000
Pros: Cheap, Nice planes
Cons: Bad service, bad compensation for things that goes wrong
Summary: I recently had a trip with Sabena Oslo - Rome - Oslo. I coose to fly sabena because it was relatively cheap and they had seats left. Usually I prefer flying with SAS, but I had to coose another airline because of lack of free seats.
Sabenas ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 26, 2000
Pros: Screens
Cons: Food
Summary: Well, I recently flew across the Atlantic in one of their new airbus's and it was an unusually comfortable flight. The seats were soft and each seat comes with its own monitor. These babies give you information on the flight, movies, and even a few ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2000
Pros: Friendly staff, comfortable Coach seating
Cons: Be sure to check your luggage tags before your stuff disappears forever!
Summary: I had been collecting Delta miles for about 12 years when my husband and I decided to go to Italy for three weeks last summer. When I called Delta to redeem my miles for a round-trip ticket, I was told that while we would fly Delta to Atlanta, our trip ... read more
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