Review of Air France flight Paris Lyon in Economy

Airline Air France
Flight AF 7644
Class Economy
Seat 6F
Aircraft Airbus A320
Flight time 01:10
Take-off 22 Nov 11, 13:20
Arrival at 22 Nov 11, 14:30
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manureva744
By 3068
Published on 7th February 2012
This is the last leg of a trip I took in November when I went to visit my partner who had hip replacement surgery in Lyon.

After I had arrived in CDG from SLC on Delta Airlines I went to terminal 2F1 to catch my flight to Lyon.

Check in on the net was done before I left Santa Ana and I went straight to security. I was selected for a manual search of my bags, and there my bag was being suspected of containing traces of explosives as the machine was whistling and ringing and flagging and all !!! They call the team leader who asks for my passport, start to question my latest uses of the bag etc… I get a ton of questions and am asked have you been doing some DIY ? gardening ? have you used fertilizers ? it took them a good 20 minutes after which they did a second test and my bag was cleared, no traces of explosives, I was clear ! Apparently it happens and some times the machine detects something when there is absolutely nothing. They should actually do a second check before grinding the passenger into pieces !

Anyway, I go have a walk in the terminal, buy a few magazines for my better half and a some chocolate as well. I take some time to have a snack at EXKI !

Boarding starts, I get in line and board amongst the first as I am an Elite Plus passenger.

We are greeted by the Purser and a female cabin attendant leads us to our seat.

The flight is not full and the 2 seats next to me are vacant.

View over the right hand side engine.
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Legroom on board this A320
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Boarding continues
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My empty row ! loving it !!!
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Boarding is now over, we are now waiting for departure.
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We leave our parking stand a good 10 minutes early probably due to the fact that the flight is not full.
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And we have to pay homage to the stunning Concorde…
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After take-off the crew will serve us a drink and a snack.
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Coke and Sablés breton for me… I know it might be on the light side for most, but I was OK after my snack at EXKI !
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The crew will come a few times to collect the trash and offer another drink to who ever wants one.

Overflying continental France.
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We are starting our descent to Lyon Saint Exupéry.
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Landing shortly !
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We had arrived early at Lyon Saint Exupéry and we are parked at the gate furthest to the right of the terminal, near AF's regional partner's planes.
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I get out as quickly as possible, no bags, I drop my bags at the NH Lyon Aeroport Hotel to check-in and rush to the Croix Rousse Hospital.
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Verdict

Air France

7.3/10
Cabin8.0
Cabin crew9.0
Entertainment/wifi5.0
Meal/catering7.0

Paris - CDG

6.4/10
Efficiency6.0
Access5.0
Services7.5
Cleanliness7.0

Lyon - LYS

7.5/10
Efficiency8.0
Access8.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness7.0

Conclusion

Perfect flight as it was ahead of schedule.

Comfort wise, it was excellent as I had 3 seats to myself.

The crew was attentive and smiled all the way to Lyon !

I know that the sweet or salty options are despised by most contributors here but I am OK with it on a 1 hour flight. Under 2 hours I don't need a meal. Yet, AF could improve the experience by offering a basket with different snack with crisps, peanuts, crackers and cookies or chocolates. Give a nicer choice like with the morning flights and the different danish.

Information on the route Paris (CDG) Lyon (LYS)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 79 avis concernant 2 compagnies sur la ligne Paris (CDG) → Lyon (LYS).


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La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Air France avec 7.5/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 1 heures et 9 minutes.

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13 Comments

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  • Comment 15906 by
    lagentsecret 12186 Comments
    Merci pour ce FR.C\'est toujours sympa de voir le concorde. Quel bel avion !
  • Comment 15908 by
    Leadership TEAM BRONZE 5461 Comments
    Ah un petit vol AF domestique cela faisait longtemps, ca fait du bien de retrouver ces sucres/sale (HUMOUR), au vue de la cabine vous avez eu un 320 bien pouri et vieux mais c\'est la vie.

    Les photos sont belles et nettes Merci.
  • Comment 15911 by
    manureva744 AUTHOR 251 Comments
    En effet l\'avion était vieux, c\'était le F-GFKM 22 ans, mais je ne dirais pas bien pourri car j\'ai vu bien pire dans mes voyages à travers le monde. La cabine était certes vieille et a un sérieux besoin d\'une nouvelle jeunesse !
  • Comment 15913 by
    anthonytahiti 1563 Comments
    Merci pour ce FR du bout du monde ;-)
  • Comment 15914 by
    manureva744 AUTHOR 251 Comments
    Pour nous deux oui ! On peut se faire une rencontre à PPT entre FReporteurs en tout les cas !
  • Comment 15978 by
    marathon GOLD 10117 Comments
    Ils feraient bien de la roder plus souvent, leur machine, si elle détecte des faux positifs. A Kinmen, j\'ai eu droit au chien qui a détecté des fruits dans ma valise, sauf qu\'ils avaient été mangés le matin même, et que l\'odeur restait. L\'avantage des fruits sur les explosifs, c\'est que c\'est beaucoup plus facile de montrer qu\'il n\'y en a pas dans la valise, et que c\'est beaucoup moins suspect d\'en avoir manipulé; c\'est même recommandé pour la santé (les 5 fruits et légumes par jour, ils connaissent aussi à Taïwan). La douanière devait connaître ce bug et ça a duré maxi dix minutes. Non, vous ne le lirez pas dans un FR, parce que j\'arrivais par mer de Xiamen.
    A part ce HS, merci pour ce FR du bout du monde pour moi aussi ;-)
  • Comment 15997 by
    Kilmarnock SILVER 6598 Comments
    Merci pour ce petit vol :)
    Tiens, tu n\'as même pas remarqué Francis Lalane avec 15 kg en + pendant l\'embarquement ? ^^
    Oulala, back to 80/90\'s en voyant la cabine :D
    Le catering est exceptionnel! Chapeau à Air France de s\'être surpasser encore une fois :)
  • Comment 16023 by
    02022001 GOLD 4375 Comments
    merci pour ce FR!
  • Comment 16042 by
    mynameismud 852 Comments
    Un vol domestique...pfffff :-) mais en cherchant bien on a quand même droit à une histoire perso, une alerte aux explosifs, à Francis Lalane, au Concorde, à l\'intérieur old school d\'Air France et à son légendaire sucré salé et à une centrale nucléaire; finalement c\'est pas si mal. Merci pour ce FR
  • Comment 16103 by
    Planet Earth 881 Comments
    Merci pour ce FR.
    J\'espère que les FRistes ne vont pas exiger une photo du Concorde chaque fois que l\'on passe par CDG ^^
  • Comment 16125 by
    A380B77W 4295 Comments
    Merci pour ce FR sympa sur ces bons VIEUX domestiques AF =))
    @BSG : quelle bonne idée !!! Hihihi, yen a qui feront n\'importe quoi pour l\'avoir cette photo ! XDD
  • Comment 16396 by
    Flysim 517 Comments
    Dommage, pas l\'air tout frais ce 320 !
    Jolies photos et un vol classique mais comme on les aime !

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