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	DATE	FLIGHT NUMBER	SEAT	AIRCRAFT
01 Jul 22	AF 7529	1A	A321
CLASS	VIEWS	LANGUAGE	AUTHOR
Business Class	45785	English	jetsetpanda

Prologue:

This is the first leg of my return to SFO in J. I redeemed 57.500 miles for this ticket which I thought was an excellent value considering that all other options were over 100.000+ miles. The only negative was the early departure at an ungodly hour but this is a small price to pay when you think about it.

I was dropped off at the airport by our Vendredi13 and his brother and after bidding good bye I entered the terminal on my way to the AF counter. When I was checking in at the AF Priority counter there was a huge line that day and I was getting nervous. On top of that the agent couldn't issue me my connecting boarding card from CDG-SFO because of a technical glitch that was later resolved by inputting my mobile number in a field. Is flying AF always this stressful? I made sure that all information was already in place and I was "Ready2Fly"

Needless to say no pics of the counter or airport before dept. so I jumped straight to the flight.

FA's were positioned at the door greeting pax as they entered. There was a 22 min. delay in dept. and the pilot explained that this was due to an air traffic controller strike. Later I found out that the AF ground crew also joined to show "solidarity" at CDG. That's when my checked bag went missing and did not turn out until 2 weeks after I arrived in SFO.

During waiting a crew distributed water and a sealed towel.

The view from my seat.

taxiing out.

Bye TLS.

Service commenced with the typical domestic snacks in J.

The flight was full.

Arriving at CDG.

AF HDQ.

========== Blagnac Arpt (TLS) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 9/10

Access and parking: 10/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 10/10

========== Air France - Airline ==========

Cabine comfort: 9/10

Crew: 9/10

Entertainment: /10

On-time performance: 8/10

Appetizer: 0/10

Starter: 0/10

Main Meal: 0/10

Main Meal-2: 0/10

Cheese: 0/10

Desserts: 0/10

Alcohols: 0/10

Mid-flight snack: 7/10

Breakfast or light meal before arrival: 0/10

========== Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) - ==========

Security/Immigration efficiency: 9/10

Access and parking: 10/10

Services and activities: 9/10

General cleanliness: 10/10

Summary:

Despite the delay and the snafu at check-in the rest of the flight was smooth. For a J cabin I think AF should offer something more than just vending machine "snack". If A3 can provide a decent meal on their short flights within Greece why can't AF do the same?

5 Comments

Bibopaul — Sep 13,2022

Thank you, can't wait for the long haul.
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Thomas — Sep 13,2022

I can't agree more on what's being served for flights within France in Business.

Thanks my friend.
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Casper — Sep 14,2022

Time for a real BF or at least in Business, a croissant or a pain au chocolat, it should not be hard for god sake! Aren't we in France flying AF ?

Gracias Panda
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Capoune — Sep 14,2022

Hello Panda,

A domestic flight that does the job and allows you to get to CDG.
No lounge at TLS???
Business class on domestic flight needs to be improved, the meal offer is very poor...

Thank you for sharing with us Adan
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jetsetpanda — Sep 15,2022

Hi Seb,

I am familiar with the Croix du Sud lounge already and by the time that I arrived at the gate they were getting ready to start boarding so I decided to skip it.

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