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\nSan Francisco (SFO) to Paris (CDG) on the B777-300ER<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nIn February, Airways<\/i> was invited by Air France to cover Paris CDG Airport’s 20th anniversary as a hub. \u00a0I covered the story for Airways<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0 Air France covered my flights to Paris and back in Business Class. \u00a0Here are my trip reports. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Hanging out with Sam Chui at the Air France event at Paris-CDG<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

It was a rainy day in San Francisco. \u00a0Fortunately for my travel plans, severe weather had passed through the previous day and only moderate showers remained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nI arrived at the ticket counter a bit early, three hours prior to scheduled departure. \u00a0I wanted to grab lunch at the lounge and catch my aircraft\u2019s arrival, scheduled at 12:35 pm. \u00a0It was a light travel day on this Tuesday. \u00a0There was no line at the SkyPriority check-in counter. \u00a0The ticket agent checking me in assumed I was a frequent flyer asked if I was already familiar with the lounge location. I smiled and replied, \u201cactually, no\u201d. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nAfter breezing through the A-concourse security line, I made an immediate left turn to the lounge complex. \u00a0So many flight attendant cutouts! \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nThe Air France-KLM\/SkyTeam Lounge was immediately ahead. \u00a0Inside, I was surprised to see how crowded it was despite the quiet check-in. \u00a0Located directly above Gate A1, the view from the lounge onto the ramp was spectacular. \u00a0Too bad the sky was cloudy.<\/p>\n

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\nThe main service area had an abundant choice of hot food. \u00a0That was nice. \u00a0Given the large crowd, probably due to earlier Asian departures, most food had just run out and staff was working hard at replenishing. \u00a0In addition to the expected cured meats, cheeses, small snack items, veggie sticks, and sandwiches, hot food choices included beef sausages, grilled vegetables, rice, and two different kinds of soup. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nService in the lounge was excellent. \u00a0I had a complex return itinerary and wanted a printout. \u00a0When it was determined that the reservation console in the lounge could not make the print, the station supervisor (I didn\u2019t know that at the time) offered to run back to the office so she could make me my print. \u00a0That\u2019s service! \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nFlight AF84 arrived from Paris-CDG, about 15 minutes late.<\/p>\n

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\nAt Gate A5, gate agents queued up both loading doors. \u00a0Curiously, the agent at this gate made announcements for both this Air France flight and the KLM flight across the hall. \u00a0It made sense in terms of efficiency, nevertheless, it was strange to see our agent calling a completely different flight out of our sight. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nOne of the agents was yelling strictly at those in the Business Class line: \u201cBusiness Class only! \u00a0Priority boarding after!\u201d. \u00a0I rolled my eyes and thought, both of these groups are your high-end customers and I am sure they don\u2019t appreciate being yelled at. \u00a0Boarding commenced about 10 minutes late from the advertised time of 2:05 pm, now inside 30 minutes of scheduled departure. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nFlight<\/b>:\u00a0 AF83<\/p>\n

\nOrigin \u2013 Destination<\/b>:\u00a0 San Francisco (SFO) \u2013 Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)<\/p>\n

\nAircraft<\/b>:\u00a0 Boeing 777-328ER<\/p>\n

\nRegistration<\/b>:\u00a0 F-GZNJ<\/p>\n

\nmsn\/ln<\/b>:\u00a0 38706\/928<\/p>\n

\nDelivered (age)<\/b>:\u00a0 April 2011 (5.9 years)<\/p>\n

\nScheduled Departure \u2013 Arrival<\/b>:\u00a0 2:40 pm \u2013 10:15 am+1<\/p>\n

\nActual Departure \u2013 Arrival<\/b>:\u00a0 3:18 pm \u2013 10:25 am+1<\/p>\n

\nTakeoff SFO Runway 28L<\/b>:\u00a0 3:33 pm<\/p>\n

\nLanding CDG Runway 26L<\/b>:\u00a0 10:16 am<\/p>\n

\nFlight Duration<\/b>:\u00a0 9 Hours 43 Minutes<\/p>\n

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\nStepping on board, I sat the stage for my trip and made my first use of \u201cbonjour\u201d to the flight attendant at the door. \u00a0France is now in the air! \u00a0I was seated in row 6, the last row in Business Class \u2013 generally my favorite row on all aircraft types. \u00a0Row 6 is the last of two rows in the second Business Class cabin. \u00a0Immediately behind that is the Premium Economy cabin. \u00a0<\/div>\n

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\nFor majority of SFO flights, Air France uses the 381-seat Business\/Premium Economy\/Economy Class (no First Class) 777-300ER aircraft in the \u201cNEV4\u201d configuration. \u00a0It has the previous generation Business Class product: 2-3-2 seating (with the dreaded middle seat), no direct aisle access for all, and a not-completely-lie-flat seat. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nAir France is slowly converting most (but not all) of their aircraft in line with its competitors to a reverse herringbone layout cabin: 1-2-1 on the 777. \u00a0Those aircraft currently fly to limited markets; flyertalk tracks them in this wiki.<\/a><\/div>\n

\nAt the gate earlier, I overheard upgrades were being cleared. \u00a0Sure enough, the seat next to me would not remain empty on this flight to Paris. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nThe noise canceling headphone was permanently attached to the seat. \u00a0You can connect your own headphone at the port above, but it was a difficult reach. \u00a0The water bottle holder was ingeniously located at your side.<\/p>\n

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\nAfter everyone in Business Class had boarded, flight attendant picked up my jacket and distributed the amenity kit and a choice of newspapers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nI was offered Champagne, orange juice, and water followed by hot towel. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nThe cabin appeared to be ready for departure at 2:40 pm, the scheduled departure time. \u00a0The captain introduced the flight and announced that there would be a 15-minute delay due to the loader being slow from to our plane\u2019s late arrival.
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\nThat was a blessing in disguise, because SFO was in two-runway operations (instead of four) and I could see a queue to Runway 28. \u00a0While we waited at the gate, the lineup during this afternoon rush quickly diminished. \u00a0By the time we pushed back (about 40 minutes late), we had a clear path to the runway.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nTruth be told, I never really got the France is in the Air<\/i> advertising campaign. \u00a0At no time did you see an airplane in the commercial. \u00a0If you blinked, you would have missed the one scene of the in-flight product. \u00a0After seeing this commercial<\/a>, I was left scratching my head. \u00a0<\/div>\n

\nBut as I later learned on this trip, being \u201cFrench\u201d \u2013 the lifestyle, the culture, the food \u2013 just simply being French, is the draw for the airline. \u00a0Everyone likes to be French. \u00a0Air France wants to capitalize that and promote it as \u201cFrance in the Air\u201d. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nLining up Runway 28L<\/p>\n

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\nWe quickly broke through the ceiling, but the air remained choppy throughout the climb. \u00a0The weather system was quite extensive. \u00a0Clouds did not dissipate until we were well into our initial cruising altitude of 33,000 feet between Nevada and Utah.<\/p>\n

\nThirty minutes into the flight, beverage service began. \u00a0The French is rather fancy and proper with packaging. \u00a0It reminds me a lot of the Japanese. \u00a0Here was a simple cashew with cranberries. \u00a0Imagine how much space and waste they could save if the nut package was not boxed up.<\/p>\n

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\nThe amuse-bouche was a tasty fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomato, and basil concoction (caprese on a spoon?). \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nSimilar to my experience on British Airways, the beverage glass was too small for soda. \u00a0Served with a bunch of ice, I downed my Diet Coke in two swigs. \u00a0Flight attendant offered a refill a couple of times, but forgot the second. \u00a0She later apologized for forgetting me, well into my meal. \u00a0Thinking back, it would not have been proper if I had gotten a whole can of soda!<\/p>\n

\nWith the small two row cabin, service was quick and efficient. \u00a0Food\/drink cart always started from the back, my row. \u00a0One hour into the flight at 35,000 feet, dinner service began somewhere north of Salt Lake City. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nI was surprised to see the meal served on a tray ala Economy Class. \u00a0How tacky! \u00a0However, that was the point. \u00a0The sticky mat on the tray tightly gripped the service items and prevented plates from falling during turbulence and tray handling. \u00a0The salt and pepper shakers in red plastic cubes were most interesting. \u00a0Not needing to use them, I tore them apart anyway to see how they worked.<\/p>\n

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\nI was getting rather concerned at this point. \u00a0There was no menu and I had no idea what I was eating. \u00a0And what were the choices for the main course? \u00a0For the appetizer, the smoked salmon was easy to identify but what about the other piece? \u00a0Yes, it must be foie gras. \u00a0I have had p\u00e2t\u00e9 before, but not straight up foie gras. \u00a0It had a gamey taste and fatty texture. \u00a0I used a liberal amount of the jam to balance out this strange new flavor. \u00a0Alas it was an acquired taste, I left half of it uneaten. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nMy flight attendant returned and apologized for not having a menu (\u201cthey did not board the menu\u201d). \u00a0She described the main choices by showing me her plating sheet (all in written in French, may I add). \u00a0Choices were: \u00a0beef with pepper sauce, Cajon prawns, ravioli with tomato sauce, or the special, lamb with vegetables. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nI went with the special. \u00a0Serving size was surprisingly large \u2013 no stingy chef here. \u00a0Along with the main, I was served a cheese plate (how French!) and was offered a second round to the bread basket. \u00a0The lamb stew was very tasty and the meat was tender. \u00a0The only disappointment was the food temperature. \u00a0The stew was just warm, not piping hot, and the bread had cooled off to near room temperature. <\/p>\n

For dessert, the choices were a \u201ctrio\u201d, mango or raspberry sorbet, or fruit plate. \u00a0I went with the trio along with a perfectly-calming-before-bedtime rooibos-chamomile tea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nOverall, pacing for dinner was good. \u00a0We completed dinner two hours into the flight, somewhere over South Dakota. \u00a0Service was quick (but not rushed), but I was forgotten twice on my drink and tea refill. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nSettling into the flight, I encountered the big negative of these non-direct aisle access seats. \u00a0The idea is, even with your seatmate asleep in the flat position, you can still get in and out by stepping over the stretched legs. \u00a0Well, this snorer next to me (who gathered curious looks from the seat ahead) slept with his knees up, legs in an inverted \u201cV\u201d position. \u00a0I couldn\u2019t believe it. \u00a0Here I was flying in Business Class and I was trapped in my seat. \u00a0I studied this scene for minutes, strategizing ways of getting out.<\/p>\n

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\nI ended up stepping on the armrest, yes, both of them, over this guy. \u00a0And yes, I did the same getting back into my seat. \u00a0Good thing that I am thin and limber!<\/p>\n

\nThe lavatory is the kind with a view. \u00a0Lighted vanity and high-end lotion and soaps were a nice touch, but not unexpected for a premium class lavatory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nCuriously, the actual \u201cLe Bar\u201d next to door 1 was not set up at all. \u00a0In fact, that entire front area (galley, bar, lavatories) remained quiet, dark, and unused. \u00a0If you are looking for a good night\u2019s sleep, the front cabin is where you want to be.<\/p>\n

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\nI grabbed a couple of snacks for later and went back to my seat. \u00a0It was bedtime. \u00a0I knew the seat was not full 180\u00b0 lie-flat, so I was curious how comfortable it would be. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nAt the fully lowered position, the seat back was at a noticeable angle. \u00a0The seat bottom did not go all the way forward to meet the legrest. \u00a0Despite all that, once I laid down, the leg gap was not an issue and the angled recline was not uncomfortable. \u00a0In fact, after a few minutes, all of these \u201cissues\u201d went unnoticed and I was able to relax.<\/p>\n

\nThe cabin temperature was slightly warm; I think a notch above what most would consider as the comfort zone. \u00a0It was great for me, because I like my temperature warm and at no time did I feel a need to wrap myself up in a blanket. \u00a0However, for those that prefer cool temperatures, you probably would find the cabin a bit warm.<\/p>\n

\nI slept for about four hours, interrupted on occasion by the sound of a baby rattle. \u00a0Alas, the drawbacks of being seated near the bulkhead (bassinet location).<\/p>\n

\nAbout two hours before landing, flight attendant passed out hot towels in preparation for breakfast. \u00a0Choices were cheese omelet, cold cheese and meat plate, or pudding. \u00a0The pudding sounded interesting, but I had no idea what it really was. \u00a0Whatever it was, it didn\u2019t translate well. \u00a0[After a quick google search \u2013 it probably was bread pudding, what we Americans call French Toast.]<\/p>\n

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\nThe bread basket was filled with beautiful bread and pastry. \u00a0I went with the brioche and the flight attendant pushed the apple pastry on me: \u201cit\u2019s really good,\u201d she said. \u00a0The pastry and bread were both tasty and the coffee nice and strong. \u00a0Flight attendants quickly returned for juice and coffee refills. \u00a0The cheese omelet was nothing special, your typical run-of-the-mill breakfast fare. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nThe purser came to me and said someone will be meeting me at the gate upon arrival. \u00a0I thought, \u201cis that a good thing or a bad thing?\u201d \u00a0Since she was smiling, it probably wasn\u2019t bad. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

\nThe captain announced that we made up some time overnight and in spite our delayed departure, expected an on-time arrival at 10:15 am. \u00a0Weather in Paris was partly cloudy and 3\u00b0C. \u00a0In reality, it was more like low ceiling and haze. \u00a0I couldn\u2019t see the ground until the last couple minutes before touchdown and the nose camera was totally useless.<\/p>\n

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\nNine hours and 43 minutes after lifting off from SFO, we touched down on CDG\u2019s Runway 26L. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nLess than 10 minutes later, we blocked at Gate E26 in Terminal 2E. \u00a0Fortunately, this gate was located in the main terminal area, without the need to take a separate transfer bus or train.<\/p>\n

\nAfter bidding \u201cau revoir\u201d to the flight attendants, I made the short walk up to door 2 and saw a ground agent holding an iPad with my name. \u00a0The purser directed me to the agent. \u00a0As it turned out, it was the personalized \u201cMeet & Greet\u201d arrival service, a courtesy extended to me by Air France. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\nShe introduced herself and escorted me to VIP passport control. \u00a0There was only one other person in line and I made it through quickly without being questioned. \u00a0Of course, the drawback now was the long wait for my baggage. We made small talk about travel, tips on sightseeing in Paris, and the unusual cold weather they were currently experiencing in Paris. \u00a0Interestingly enough, the display board showed an estimated arrival time for the bags. \u00a0It would have been an arduous 20 to 25-minute wait, but first bags (including mine) showed up after about 10 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nIt was a long walk through the terminal to the central area and the CDGVAL automated shuttle train station. \u00a0The CDGVAL train connects Terminals 1, 2, 3, and the car parks. \u00a0My escort dropped me off there and I was on my way to my hotel at Roissypole in the Terminal 3 complex, a short 5-minute ride away.<\/p>\n
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\nTravelers can purchase the \u201cMeet & Greet\u201d personalized service for departure, arrival, or connection from Air France here<\/a>. \u00a0<\/div>\n
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