Review: Saudia Business Class A330, Jeddah to Tunis

Saudia business class, Jeddah to Tunis


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Flight: SV365
Departure time in Jeddah (JED): 6:25
Arrival time in Tunis (TUN): 09:30
Aircraft: A330 (HZ-AQK) delivered November 2013
Seat: 5A
Duration: 5h 5m
Date of flight: February 17, 2025
*This is an award ticket, Business Class flight #313

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Saudia Al Fursan Lounge, Jeddah

Saudia Al Fursan Lounge, Jeddah

Upon landing in Jeddah Airport, I headed directly to the Saudia Al Fursan Lounge where I had light breakfast and a shower.

Boarding, Gate A30-D

I left the lounge at 5:23am for the 6:25am departure. When I arrived at the gate, boarding had already started.

Aircraft, Airbus A330 (HZ-AQK)

This A330 is about 12 years old and will fly us to Tunis today.

Business Class Cabin

The cabin is in a 2-2-2 configuration with a total of 36 seats from rows 1 to 6. About 1/3 of the cabin was full.

Seat 5A

My seat 5A

Already at my seat was a pillow, blanket, headphones and a bottle of water.

The personal screen is outdated just like the seats, sadly.

Safety card, air-sickness bag

The noise cancelling headphones function well 👍

Under the right arm rest, you'd find the IFE controller, AC power port and headphones socket.

Pillow and IFE controller

Blanket

Seat controls

The seat does not turn into a fully flat bed but it was still okay for a 4-hour long flight.

Reading lamp

Pre-departure Beverage & Towel

For my drink, I chose the date smoothie. The other choices were orange juice and lemon drink.

As usual, Saudi coffee and dates were offered.

Take Off

At 7:08am, we were airborne.

Dining
Menu, breakfast

Menu, breakfast

Light dining, movie treats

Beverage drinks

Coffee

Tea, chocolate and oat drink

To start the service, mixed nuts were offered. I also had a cup of tea.

I decided to have the waffles which were served with a salad, Greek yogurt, fruits and bread. For drinks, I had the date smoothie.

Meal before Landing

An hour before landing, I decided to have tea which was served with a Patchi chocolate.

Lavatory

The lavatory had the usual Saudia branded toiletries.

Landing in Tunis Airport

We landed in Tunis Airport at 9:45am, 15 minutes behind schedule.

CONCLUSION

The fact that the aircraft was parked in a remote stand was not really ideal since one has to take the stairs and carrying heavy items is not that easy. I was the last one to get off the bus together with a lady who was traveling alone with her baby and a stroller so I helped carry the stroller for her.  Also, Saudia still has a lot of aircraft with old seats just like on this flight. The seat does not really turn into a fully flat bed and the personal screen can easily freeze. I flew with them from Dhaka to Jeddah last October and had the same old seat. The personal screen has to be restarted twice since it always gets stuck whenever I go to the 3D maps. The meal I had was okay, nothing special. Sadly, the flight attendant serving my side was not the friendliest and I felt like I was disturbing her whenever I asked for something. Overall, it was a nice flight but could definitely be better.

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