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4 Brindisi Airport does not have any jet bridges . Another ITA Airways flight to Rome Fiumicino was scheduled to depart just before ours , enabling passengers to connect in Italy ’ s capital to long-haul destinations within ITA ’ s network .
5 The first row on ITA ’ s A220-300 is typically dedicated to Business Class passengers . The first two rows at the front of the cabin are separated by a movable curtain , allowing flexibility based on passenger load . The seats were clean and modern , with a comfortable , adjustable headrest .
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boarding , paying at least double what an espresso and a croissant would have costed outside the airport , € 5 ( US $ 5.26 ) for both — a price I would expect at airports in New York or Amsterdam , not in southern Italy , where espresso is usually € 1 ( US $ 1.05 ), and a croissant does not exceed € 1.50 ( US $ 1.58 ). The boarding procedure was confusing , to say the least . The announcements were mainly in Italian , inviting passengers from different groups to board separately . Eventually , I took the bus connecting the gate to EI-HHO , an A220-300 wearing ITA ’ s blue livery . Despite the temperature exceeding 86 o F ( 30 o C ), the sunrise views on the apron were an amazing reward for waking up early .
I boarded from the front door and took my seat , 3A , at the front of the cabin . Equipped with 148
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