Not that I don’t like business class/first seat class reviews/experiences but there’s certainly no dearth of them on TH-cam. If anything more of these videos about economy class are needed on TH-cam since that’s what most people will/would travel.
I flew on this exact same route in December except from Paris to Toronto, honestly I found the whole experience rather pleasant and significantly better than say Lufthansa or KLM.
Ngl Air France was ok the seat was fine but the food I got it at practically 5 hours in the flight and before that I only had a small breakfast no lunch and that was the only hot meal service and I didn’t even get chicken I had the other option which I forgot but that killed the trip I mean I think there’s room to improve
A few precisions that may answer some questions: The USB port will maintain the charge but not actually charge power, sadly, so this absence of a power outlet is indeed a problem, the good news is that the Y cabin is currently being refitted; AF normally does have a pre dinner drinks service, for any flight taking off before 10pm, with salty snacks, but this has been removed during COVID and is soon to be reintroduced, in addition to tea and coffee AF also provides a VERY GOOD hot choc, you can also have cappuccinos or camomille and verbena. Thanks for your honest report!
Air France's economy meal was the best 20-30 years ago, two rounds of cocktails before dinner was a norm. Champagne through out the whole flight even in economy class, the meal tray was so big, it covered the whole folding table. There was appetizer/salad/main/fruit or desert/cheese and warm baguette, not those tiny pieces of pigeon feed in this video. Those were the days. Thanks for refreshing my memories of Air France.
Great Video as always! However, the "coat-hook" isn't meant to be a coat hook actually, it's a thing to hang the provided headphones they give so that they don't get lost somewhere deep in the seatback pocket when you sleep.
I flew Air France in 2018 from Paris to LAX on their A380. Even though the plane was older at the time, but the service was very good and the food was excellent. They even had ice cream for snacks!
I flew FRA-CDG-SIN on Air France two weeks ago and SIN-AMS-STR on the way back with KLM. I agree with 99% of what you said, the food was great, presentation was awesome, cabin product was fairly well thought through and all in all it was a pleasant experience but there was that something missing that makes a good flight great. Most importantly for me I'd have liked the crew be more attentive (like offer more than only one drink service aside from the meals on 13 hrs of flying), I really hope that's just a COVID thing because now that Lufthansa slashed their service AFKLM looks like my most likely replacement for a Full Service Carrier.
It is indeed a COVID thing, the service is now almost back to normal, with water passages, and a free service soft drinks bar at the galley. Wine and Champagne also remain free. Regards from an AF cabin crew 😄🤚
I love that Air France jump right into the service. I think more airlines should do it. Get the service out the way and everyone can relax. The breakfast bag was the cutest thing.
We flew Air France from Boston to CDG in May 2023. Heinous. When guy in front of me reclined, I couldnt even itch my ankle or get anything from bag without rolling out into aisle first. Upgraded to United business class returning from Nice. Super excellent!
Agreed about CDG's nightmare passport control between 2E and the rest: even I, being French, try to take longer layovers in order to avoid a missed flight ! I usually do YUL-CDG-MRS with Air France, unless there's a direct YUL-MRS flight with Air Transat !
For my opinion, a snack service prior the main meal service on a night flight is not necessary, considering that most of the passengers would like to get a quick meal service and then a couple of hours of sleep. I flew with Emirates from Hamburg to Dubai and they handeled it that way, serving the salty snack around two hours before landing
thewalfly - I suspect people don't mean a 'snack'' service prior to the main meal but a drinks service with a small bag of nuts before the main meal. Most companies do this, and Air France used to when we've flown with them before.
Great video. Same thoughts here. Would be great to fly AF more - and economy service looks very good. But since it means dealing with CDG, most of the time I'll take another airline. Some have said this is due to Covid-era staff shortages but sorry to say, CDG has always been a nightmare to transit through for years. Under-staffing immigration is the norm, and seems almost intentional. And the fact that most or all of the e-gates are broken every time you pass through there says a lot about the operation they're running there. I'd say "hopefully they get their act together" but I know they never will 😂
I'd like to inform you: When I flew Air France on their A350 from SCL to CDG, they had a sandwich with melted cheese and tomato, and it was HOT. Probably because it the flight to around 12-14 hours, but not all have cold snack boxes. Anyway, ive been waiting for this video for almost half a year and its finally here! Im looking forward to next week's video already!
@@tripple7W I know, but I didnt say it was bad, im saying it was nice and hot, and not cold like in the tripreport. And it was from the breakfast box before landing, so they had a hot meal earlier.
Thank you for helpful information, especially about transfers in CDG! 😉 Video was nice. Frequency of releasing videos perfect, last few months. Have a nice day, guys!
Thx for this again awesome brutally honest trip report. What a nice aircraft. Only one thing I am not convinced of totally is the breakfast bag: in terms of size of the breadroll and the effect on the environment (so much plastic ... ). Even if the Lufthansa breaktfast might look poor, they at least try reusable boxes! Keep on the good work...
Air France is the 1st Airline I check.whenever I flew to Europe from LAX, their food is usually better than US carriers, flight attendants are not bubbly or look excited, but never rude to me. CDG is a pain but ive gotten used to it.
Great video! It's quite surprising that they didn't go for the universal power outlet though I'm assuming most people simply recharge their phone with USB port and won't mind. For CDG, while the jetbridge is unlucky, the customs is infuriating. I'm French and go through CDG and Orly customs a lot, and systematically the egates are not open, and they put minimum staff to control passports. Even in T2B which has been newly refurbished, some of the gates were marked as "out of order", how does that happen when they have never been "in order" and used in the first place? ... According to Air France and Aéroports de Paris the blame is on the interior ministry which I wouldn't be surprised about. Imo it's just the most annoying single thing that happens every time and gets everyone mad.
I can understand your complaint about universal outlets as I think Virgin have done the same in Eco in thier A350s and as you’ve say, people do actually work whilst flying, as for the complaints about the food, it’s only a 7hr or so flight and so I can think a lot people just want to get some sleep before arrival in Paris and you can only do so much in that relative short time. I’m afraid French never been most organised, surprised more people didn’t complain.
There is staff shortages at a lot of airports in Europe lately. That's the reason they had so little passport control open. Doesn't have to do anything with the airport itself
Nice to see that some legacy European airlines still care about their passenger experience. It's unfortunate there was no universal power outlet on this aircraft. Also, given the high quality snacks offered throughout the flight, the initial cold snack/drink omission before the mail meal is hardly a deal breaker. That said, really enjoyed your presentation. Thanks.
J'ai fait le trajet Tokyo- Paris CDG Business Class il y a quelques semaines et c'était à tous les égards impeccable. Bravo, Air France! La correspondance vers Manchester, hélas, n'a pas réussi à cause d'une insuffisance de personnel au contrôle-passeports. J'ai raté le vol vers Manchester et bien que j'aie pu profiter du prochain départ, je ne suis pas rentré chez moi à l'heure prévue.
Quite a good standard overall, but still have some room for improvement. They still fall a bit short compared to some Middle Eastern and Asian carriers for the same flight duration. Having no universal power port is unforgivable on a long-haul flight in this day and age. The pillow cushion covers very nice. Some nice french touches. Overall, I would be happy with the service on this flight.
The hook on the screen is not meant for your coat...it's for the headphones when you get out of your seat. I've seen on their previous promotional video...they specifically put the hook there for headphones...
after amazingly terrible exp for a air france flight from HKG TO CDG several years ago I can easily say no to my second ever AFR flight, yet still happy to see sb try it lol
Historically transfer in CDG are super long, not efficient in passport controls at all, not just now, pre-pandemic was exactly the same. Good airline bad airport. Thanks for Your nice videos!
Well I grew up in French overseas and we regularly flew back home for vacation with Air France At that time, our meals were an absolute delight served on Sèvres porcelain, with silver cutlery and crystal glasses. When crossing the equator, adults were offered a glass of champagne and children fresh fruit juice with a cake. But that was before. No comparison with today.
So after a looong time finally I watched a video of your channel, wow I love the "new" brutally honest videos and its nice to see that you kept your "old" Outro and Intro Music, its kind of nostalgic to hear it ^^. Can´t wait for more videos. Greetings from an old subscriber, maybe you remember me from your old videos (joined your channel around 6 years ago ^^)
CDG is a nightmare for border control. I spent 1h10 queuing on a Saturday morning with only 2 lines out of 5 open for parafe system. They should go to Heathrow and take example.... Probably 40 lines all open, super easy and fast.... CDG is bad for Europe. However, if you travel to the US, it's quite short vs border control in the US....
Actually, the salty snack is just skipped on night transatlantic flights back to Europe. On a daily flight on the opposite direction, you have the drinks and snack service (with Champagne) before the main meal :)
Great review, thanks. How noisy was the plane from your window seat? A350s are reputedly quite quiet in flight vs Boeing 787/777s and other Airbuses like A330. cheers
Air France is OK and tahnk you for your review! I do agree on the cr***y CDG service. I can use sky priority and the border control had 1 agent for the entire Skypriority queue but 3 and then 5 for the normal queue. I noticed that when I got closer to it. When I asked why it works like that the personnel guiding us said it's a strike but when I pointed out the obvious (why only 1 for priority and 3-5 for normal queue when the priority queue was getting as big as the normal queue) and other passengers were waiting for this answer or at least some action.. she just pretended she didn't hear us and walked away! Thank you, Air France and CDG and continous French strikes! Only Schiphol - here we come from now on! Keep up the good job!
Question: For the aisle seats (on the window block and the middle block) on these A350s, are there any entertainment boxes underneath the seats? On some Airbuses, these can partially occlude leg room. Thanks for another great video review!
Transfer desk overloads at CDG are very well known problem. It is usually better to not use them, just exit the transfer zone, go to corresponding terminal and then go through security again as there are more e-gates and open security lines. But this only works for EU citizens.
I flew 2 weeks ago through CDG and passport control was still a mess. More than 1 hour to go through it to get the next connection flight. Take enough time when buying the tickets.
Thanks for your review. Yes I also miss the snacks and champagne aperitive in economy class before the meal. The breakfast is quiet basic :( Yes you are right. CDG is a complete nightmare. The passport controls, the baggage delivery. Terrible.
But that wasn’t just a staffing issue. There were e-gates available to speed up things but not used, and there was no line for EU-citizens which always moves a lot a quicker than all passports-lines. It was both understaffed AND poorly organized.
What a great rhyme you just said at 6:45 ! “After dinner the crew offered tea or coffee, so now it’s time to get cozy for a movie!” Made me smile during this excellent #BrutallyHonest Review that Simply Aviation produces! Great work! 😂 🎉
I really like the Economy Product from Air France. Had a good flight with them last year from Paris to Montreal (flightreport on my channel). From the Crew to the Food very good! :)
Surprisingly, AF don’t have power outlets on their new A350-900s while manh airlines decided to do so one their new aircrafts… Airport experience at Cdg at that time was confusing
Good job !! Don't forget they're very often on strike in CDG ! I don't like Air France not because of the service or something else. It's just because they are so often on strike.
The biggest issue with Air France has always been customs and security clearance at CDG, it's a mess and hasn't improved over the years, the worst time of day is first thing in the morning, if you arrive early, say 0530, then there is a real chance that there will be no one manning passport control, you have to wait for the staff to start their shift, it's incredibly poor service. I guess it's not the fault of AF but surely they can put pressure on the authorities to increase staffing levels at passport control especially early morning.
I much prefer when all the food and drinks are handed over at the same time on night flights. Otherwise service can last forever and you barely get any sleep.
Servus! Let's go Caribbean and Central America (PTP, FDF, SJU, SDQ, PUJ, SJO and PTY on Avianca, Corsair, Air Caraibes, Iberojet and Iberia out of SJU. Also if you guys make it to North Africa on Air Algerie, Royal Air Maroc and Egyptair. Air France on the Paris to PTP and FDF is having big competition since an airline is using(leasing) Air Belgium. I enjoy your reviews since there is little talking!! Danke!!
Thank you for the video! Australia border finally opened this year I am looking forward to fly again soon. With the help yourself snack bar while its wonderful idea, I wonder isn't it bit contradiction with the covid rules ( ie as u mention no inflight magazine and duty free booklet ) but I gotta say the food looks amazing. The border control wonder if it's again because of covid isolation causing staff shortage? My Partner flew out of Sydney this morning and coincide with Easter school holiday and short staff he said the line was 1km long for the xray security and so many ppl miss their flights.
Not that I don’t like business class/first seat class reviews/experiences but there’s certainly no dearth of them on TH-cam. If anything more of these videos about economy class are needed on TH-cam since that’s what most people will/would travel.
It's true.
Completely agreed
Indeed
So many / 🤣
I 100% agree, but I also think that first/business class reviews are entertains for me. Not that economy class reviews are boring, though.
I flew on this exact same route in December except from Paris to Toronto, honestly I found the whole experience rather pleasant and significantly better than say Lufthansa or KLM.
Appreciate that comment. Will choose Air France.
Ngl Air France was ok the seat was fine but the food I got it at practically 5 hours in the flight and before that I only had a small breakfast no lunch and that was the only hot meal service and I didn’t even get chicken I had the other option which I forgot but that killed the trip I mean I think there’s room to improve
A few precisions that may answer some questions:
The USB port will maintain the charge but not actually charge power, sadly, so this absence of a power outlet is indeed a problem, the good news is that the Y cabin is currently being refitted;
AF normally does have a pre dinner drinks service, for any flight taking off before 10pm, with salty snacks, but this has been removed during COVID and is soon to be reintroduced, in addition to tea and coffee AF also provides a VERY GOOD hot choc, you can also have cappuccinos or camomille and verbena.
Thanks for your honest report!
@jetaddicted going in Feb '23, now i cannot WAIT for the hot chocolate omg hahaha
I've been on AF's A350 several times and I'm pretty sure they all had power outlets
I have been flying with Air France since I was a child, and I have experience it for like 6 years and it’s honestly such an amazing airline I love it
This is the best TH-cam channel to watch on a Friday morning
Or afternoon i suppose......
Why is not every friday night?🤔🤔 Maybe I think is time reversal!
It’s Saturday morning 12:59 am so technically Friday night for me
Air France's economy meal was the best 20-30 years ago, two rounds of cocktails before dinner was a norm.
Champagne through out the whole flight even in economy class, the meal tray was so big, it covered the whole folding table.
There was appetizer/salad/main/fruit or desert/cheese and warm baguette, not those tiny pieces of pigeon feed in this video.
Those were the days. Thanks for refreshing my memories of Air France.
Great Video as always! However, the "coat-hook" isn't meant to be a coat hook actually, it's a thing to hang the provided headphones they give so that they don't get lost somewhere deep in the seatback pocket when you sleep.
I flew Air France in 2018 from Paris to LAX on their A380. Even though the plane was older at the time, but the service was very good and the food was excellent. They even had ice cream for snacks!
I flew Air France long time ago which was a very good flight.
I flew FRA-CDG-SIN on Air France two weeks ago and SIN-AMS-STR on the way back with KLM. I agree with 99% of what you said, the food was great, presentation was awesome, cabin product was fairly well thought through and all in all it was a pleasant experience but there was that something missing that makes a good flight great. Most importantly for me I'd have liked the crew be more attentive (like offer more than only one drink service aside from the meals on 13 hrs of flying), I really hope that's just a COVID thing because now that Lufthansa slashed their service AFKLM looks like my most likely replacement for a Full Service Carrier.
It is indeed a COVID thing, the service is now almost back to normal, with water passages, and a free service soft drinks bar at the galley.
Wine and Champagne also remain free.
Regards from an AF cabin crew 😄🤚
@@jetaddicted Hey i have a question, for the self-service snack bar, can we get the snacks anytime we want?
Yeah never enough to drink, I always ask for water in addition to the drink so a bit better
Is CDG - SIN a 15 hour flight?
@@ranch1112 13 hours as written above
I love that Air France jump right into the service. I think more airlines should do it. Get the service out the way and everyone can relax. The breakfast bag was the cutest thing.
We flew Air France from Boston to CDG in May 2023. Heinous. When guy in front of me reclined, I couldnt even itch my ankle or get anything from bag without rolling out into aisle first. Upgraded to United business class returning from Nice. Super excellent!
Agreed about CDG's nightmare passport control between 2E and the rest: even I, being French, try to take longer layovers in order to avoid a missed flight ! I usually do YUL-CDG-MRS with Air France, unless there's a direct YUL-MRS flight with Air Transat !
When I saw this Air France A350-900, I saw the area super comfortable, keep it up @Simply Aviation.
For my opinion, a snack service prior the main meal service on a night flight is not necessary, considering that most of the passengers would like to get a quick meal service and then a couple of hours of sleep. I flew with Emirates from Hamburg to Dubai and they handeled it that way, serving the salty snack around two hours before landing
thewalfly - I suspect people don't mean a 'snack'' service prior to the main meal but a drinks service with a small bag of nuts before the main meal. Most companies do this, and Air France used to when we've flown with them before.
I flew Air france on a 11 hour flight to Cancun. They offered a Snack Service, but the french touch was increadible
Great video. Same thoughts here. Would be great to fly AF more - and economy service looks very good. But since it means dealing with CDG, most of the time I'll take another airline. Some have said this is due to Covid-era staff shortages but sorry to say, CDG has always been a nightmare to transit through for years. Under-staffing immigration is the norm, and seems almost intentional. And the fact that most or all of the e-gates are broken every time you pass through there says a lot about the operation they're running there. I'd say "hopefully they get their act together" but I know they never will 😂
I'd like to inform you:
When I flew Air France on their A350 from SCL to CDG, they had a sandwich with melted cheese and tomato, and it was HOT.
Probably because it the flight to around 12-14 hours, but not all have cold snack boxes.
Anyway, ive been waiting for this video for almost half a year and its finally here!
Im looking forward to next week's video already!
Hey, on long hauls, meals are cooked by local food chains. The food is always better when you leave from Paris ! (no offence)
@@tripple7W
I know, but I didnt say it was bad, im saying it was nice and hot, and not cold like in the tripreport.
And it was from the breakfast box before landing, so they had a hot meal earlier.
i flew airfrance in dec 2023, a long-haul 13hr flight, scl-cdg and i was impressed that there was no ammenity kit for economy.
Thank you for helpful information, especially about transfers in CDG! 😉 Video was nice. Frequency of releasing videos perfect, last few months. Have a nice day, guys!
Thx for this again awesome brutally honest trip report. What a nice aircraft. Only one thing I am not convinced of totally is the breakfast bag: in terms of size of the breadroll and the effect on the environment (so much plastic ... ). Even if the Lufthansa breaktfast might look poor, they at least try reusable boxes!
Keep on the good work...
Including the review about the airports passport control was the dealbreaker for me! Thank you so much for this review! IT ACTUALLY HELPED❤
You guys are killing it with content as aways!!! Best av channel on YT!!!
Air France is the 1st Airline I check.whenever I flew to Europe from LAX, their food is usually better than US carriers, flight attendants are not bubbly or look excited, but never rude to me. CDG is a pain but ive gotten used to it.
Great video! It's quite surprising that they didn't go for the universal power outlet though I'm assuming most people simply recharge their phone with USB port and won't mind. For CDG, while the jetbridge is unlucky, the customs is infuriating. I'm French and go through CDG and Orly customs a lot, and systematically the egates are not open, and they put minimum staff to control passports. Even in T2B which has been newly refurbished, some of the gates were marked as "out of order", how does that happen when they have never been "in order" and used in the first place? ... According to Air France and Aéroports de Paris the blame is on the interior ministry which I wouldn't be surprised about. Imo it's just the most annoying single thing that happens every time and gets everyone mad.
I can understand your complaint about universal outlets as I think Virgin have done the same in Eco in thier A350s and as you’ve say, people do actually work whilst flying, as for the complaints about the food, it’s only a 7hr or so flight and so I can think a lot people just want to get some sleep before arrival in Paris and you can only do so much in that relative short time. I’m afraid French never been most organised, surprised more people didn’t complain.
There is staff shortages at a lot of airports in Europe lately. That's the reason they had so little passport control open. Doesn't have to do anything with the airport itself
2:46 thats the headphone holder for when you go to the bathroom or when you are eating btw
this gives me decent idea on what to expect on a flight I will be taking later this year with AF's newest Canadian Destination the CDG.
Nice to see that some legacy European airlines still care about their passenger experience. It's unfortunate there was no universal power outlet on this aircraft. Also, given the high quality snacks offered throughout the flight, the initial cold snack/drink omission before the mail meal is hardly a deal breaker.
That said, really enjoyed your presentation. Thanks.
J'ai fait le trajet Tokyo- Paris CDG Business Class il y a quelques semaines et c'était à tous les égards impeccable. Bravo, Air France! La correspondance vers Manchester, hélas, n'a pas réussi à cause d'une insuffisance de personnel au contrôle-passeports. J'ai raté le vol vers Manchester et bien que j'aie pu profiter du prochain départ, je ne suis pas rentré chez moi à l'heure prévue.
Quite a good standard overall, but still have some room for improvement. They still fall a bit short compared to some Middle Eastern and Asian carriers for the same flight duration. Having no universal power port is unforgivable on a long-haul flight in this day and age. The pillow cushion covers very nice. Some nice french touches. Overall, I would be happy with the service on this flight.
I flew on one of air Frances first A350 in 2021 I will never forger this flight. 10/10 I deffinetly recomend
The hook on the screen is not meant for your coat...it's for the headphones when you get out of your seat. I've seen on their previous promotional video...they specifically put the hook there for headphones...
The pillow is very catchy
We'll be on the 350-900 from Singapore to Paris next week with 2 toddlers and I'm hoping it's gonna be as good as that
after amazingly terrible exp for a air france flight from HKG TO CDG several years ago I can easily say no to my second ever AFR flight, yet still happy to see sb try it lol
Historically transfer in CDG are super long, not efficient in passport controls at all, not just now, pre-pandemic was exactly the same. Good airline bad airport. Thanks for Your nice videos!
france to niamey 2021
My favorite trip report channel. 1 hour ago! Nice video btw
Well I grew up in French overseas and we regularly flew back home for vacation with Air France At that time, our meals were an absolute delight served on Sèvres porcelain, with silver cutlery and crystal glasses. When crossing the equator, adults were offered a glass of champagne and children fresh fruit juice with a cake. But that was before. No comparison with today.
Good to hear that you like the food, because I work for their catering partner, Newrest at YYZ.
How about a trip report from pristina to Paris cdg
And another one from Budapest to skopje
So after a looong time finally I watched a video of your channel, wow I love the "new" brutally honest videos and its nice to see that you kept your "old" Outro and Intro Music, its kind of nostalgic to hear it ^^. Can´t wait for more videos. Greetings from an old subscriber, maybe you remember me from your old videos (joined your channel around 6 years ago ^^)
CDG is a nightmare for border control. I spent 1h10 queuing on a Saturday morning with only 2 lines out of 5 open for parafe system. They should go to Heathrow and take example.... Probably 40 lines all open, super easy and fast.... CDG is bad for Europe. However, if you travel to the US, it's quite short vs border control in the US....
Actually, the salty snack is just skipped on night transatlantic flights back to Europe. On a daily flight on the opposite direction, you have the drinks and snack service (with Champagne) before the main meal :)
Would you land at ORLY ?
Great review, thanks. How noisy was the plane from your window seat? A350s are reputedly quite quiet in flight vs Boeing 787/777s and other Airbuses like A330. cheers
Air France is OK and tahnk you for your review!
I do agree on the cr***y CDG service. I can use sky priority and the border control had 1 agent for the entire Skypriority queue but 3 and then 5 for the normal queue. I noticed that when I got closer to it. When I asked why it works like that the personnel guiding us said it's a strike but when I pointed out the obvious (why only 1 for priority and 3-5 for normal queue when the priority queue was getting as big as the normal queue) and other passengers were waiting for this answer or at least some action.. she just pretended she didn't hear us and walked away! Thank you, Air France and CDG and continous French strikes! Only Schiphol - here we come from now on!
Keep up the good job!
Классный самолёт Airbus A350-900. авиакомпания Аэрофлот Airbus A350-900 с ноября 2019 года, начала работы эксплуатации. Приветствую из России 🇷🇺
Arrival as non US at Dulles there are never enough police at immigration and it can take nearly 2 hours
Question: For the aisle seats (on the window block and the middle block) on these A350s, are there any entertainment boxes underneath the seats? On some Airbuses, these can partially occlude leg room.
Thanks for another great video review!
Are the seats reclinable in the exit row?
Lack of power outlet is honestly a deal breaker for me. Luckily, I was able to change my a350 + a350 flight to a 787 + 777 combo.
The audio is more louder on right AirPod than left one. It’s irritating. Could you please check with the audio? Thanks
Transfer desk overloads at CDG are very well known problem. It is usually better to not use them, just exit the transfer zone, go to corresponding terminal and then go through security again as there are more e-gates and open security lines. But this only works for EU citizens.
Great video. Are they strict with the checked bag and carry on weight. Would they allow 1-2kg over. How was the customer service?
I am glad that you started to talk instead of subtitles 🤗
I flew 2 weeks ago through CDG and passport control was still a mess. More than 1 hour to go through it to get the next connection flight. Take enough time when buying the tickets.
Thanks for your review. Yes I also miss the snacks and champagne aperitive in economy class before the meal. The breakfast is quiet basic :(
Yes you are right. CDG is a complete nightmare. The passport controls, the baggage delivery. Terrible.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. What were you seat?
To be honest, lately Customs staffing in Europe has been an issue in numerous hub airports as of late.
But that wasn’t just a staffing issue. There were e-gates available to speed up things but not used, and there was no line for EU-citizens which always moves a lot a quicker than all passports-lines. It was both understaffed AND poorly organized.
Great review and flight on Skyteam Airlines round trip between Europe and Canada
I wonder if their service plan skips the drink & snack before the meal because it’s a relatively short night flight?
What a great rhyme you just said at 6:45 ! “After dinner the crew offered tea or coffee, so now it’s time to get cozy for a movie!” Made me smile during this excellent #BrutallyHonest Review that Simply Aviation produces! Great work! 😂 🎉
can you plug in your own analog headphones into the 3.5mm jack when using the entertainment system?
what is with the euro carriers and no personal air vents at the seats on long haul planes?
Traveled this route in 2011 and 2015. changed a lot it seems
I'm looking to travel to Paris very soon. Still can't decide, should I fly with Air Canada or Air France?
Personally, I would choose Air France if the prices are the same.
10 July Im flying from Amsterdam to Paris with klm Boeing 737 and from Paris with airfrance to Lagos Nigeria with the a350
Thanks
I really like the Economy Product from Air France. Had a good flight with them last year from Paris to Montreal (flightreport on my channel). From the Crew to the Food very good! :)
Bravo Air France. Other European carriers need to really step up and take notice.
Absolutely fantastic video David and I agree that AF is good and that CDG sucks!😸
I think it's the best.. for me the best safety video it's for MEA
Hi, do they serve hard liquor ?
Ur right.u must take atleast 2 hrs flight change time in Charles de gull.must.
Surprisingly, AF don’t have power outlets on their new A350-900s while manh airlines decided to do so one their new aircrafts… Airport experience at Cdg at that time was confusing
Good job !! Don't forget they're very often on strike in CDG ! I don't like Air France not because of the service or something else. It's just because they are so often on strike.
Can fly from Singapore to Cambodia pls
oh and if you could do a video on smart wings thenks😀 oh and by the way when do you poast the Bruthly honest videos??
Good to know im not the only one who basically has PTSD from CDG, that airport is a nightmare for transferring
Nice video. Do you have video of Paris Toronto flight ?
The biggest issue with Air France has always been customs and security clearance at CDG, it's a mess and hasn't improved over the years, the worst time of day is first thing in the morning, if you arrive early, say 0530, then there is a real chance that there will be no one manning passport control, you have to wait for the staff to start their shift, it's incredibly poor service. I guess it's not the fault of AF but surely they can put pressure on the authorities to increase staffing levels at passport control especially early morning.
from myanmar
Haven't flown Air France, but SKY TEAM FOR LIFE!
I much prefer when all the food and drinks are handed over at the same time on night flights. Otherwise service can last forever and you barely get any sleep.
love the a350,and the cam liket very much
I have ridden over night and prefer they give me the food as fast as possible so I can sleep. I like that they skip the drink cart.
Could you review aer lingas?
Come for Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 787-9
Servus! Let's go Caribbean and Central America (PTP, FDF, SJU, SDQ, PUJ, SJO and PTY on Avianca, Corsair, Air Caraibes, Iberojet and Iberia out of SJU. Also if you guys make it to North Africa on Air Algerie, Royal Air Maroc and Egyptair. Air France on the Paris to PTP and FDF is having big competition since an airline is using(leasing) Air Belgium. I enjoy your reviews since there is little talking!! Danke!!
Thanks for the ride !!!
I might be going to Paris
i did the same flight but on a a330
I would like to see so much Toronto
We agree CDG is a nightmare at all levels making 1h30 connections are unrealistic.
Oui.
Thank you for the video! Australia border finally opened this year I am looking forward to fly again soon.
With the help yourself snack bar while its wonderful idea, I wonder isn't it bit contradiction with the covid rules ( ie as u mention no inflight magazine and duty free booklet ) but I gotta say the food looks amazing.
The border control wonder if it's again because of covid isolation causing staff shortage? My Partner flew out of Sydney this morning and coincide with Easter school holiday and short staff he said the line was 1km long for the xray security and so many ppl miss their flights.
That's not a coat holder on the screen, it's a holder for your headphones when they are not in use. Duh.