Review of Transavia flight Catania → Paris in Economy

Hello everyone,
school is finished, it's time to restart reporting.
This summer, I'll go to Israël and Czech to see my family, England to improve my English in order to become a pilot, in Europe with a friend and in Italy with my parents.
This is the travel plan :

Saturday,June 24th 2017 :
Paris(CDG)-Tel Aviv(TLV) on Airbus A320 Air France (economy class)
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Wednesday, June 28th 2017 :
Tel Aviv(TLV)-Paris(CDG) on Airbus A320 Air France (economy class)
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Sunday, July 2nd 2017 :
Paris(ORY)-London (LHR) on Airbus A319 British Airways (economy class)
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Saturday, July 15th 2017 :
London(LHR)-Paris(ORY) on Airbus A319 British Airways (economy class)
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Sunday, July 16th 2017 :
Paris(CDG)-Prague(PRG) on Airbus A321 Air France (economy class)
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Tuesday, July 18th 2017 :
Vienna (VIE)-Bucarest(OTP) on Embraer 195 Austrian (economy class)
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Thursday, July 20th 2017:
Bucharest(OTP)-Iasi(IAS) on ATR 42 Tarom (economy class)
Tuesday, July 25th 2017 :
Bucharest(OTP)-Cluj(CLJ) on Airbus A318 Tarom (economy class)
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Thursday, July 27th 2017 :
Iasi(IAS)-Bucharest(OTP) on ATR 42 Tarom (economy class)
Thursday, July 27th 2017 :
Cluj(CLJ)-Bucharest(OTP) on Airbus A318 Tarom (economy class)
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Friday, July 28th 2017 :
Bucharest(OTP)-Paris(BVA) on Airbus A320 Wizz Air (economy class)
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Sunday, July 30th 2017 :
Paris(ORY)-Catania(CTA) on Boeing B737-800 Transavia (economy class)
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Sunday, August 6th 2017 :
Catania(CTA)-Paris(ORY) on Boeing B737-800 Transavia (economy class)
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Tuesday, August 8th 2017 :
Paris(CDG)-Lyon(LYS) on Boeing B787-900 Air France (economy class)
Tuesday, August 8th 2017 :
Lyon(LYS)-Prague(PRG) on Bombardier CRJ 1000 Hop for Air France (economy class)
Friday, August 11th 2017:
Prague(PRG)-Paris(CDG) on Airbus A321 Air france (economy class)

We arrived 3h before the flights at CTA
CTA seems to be a very nice airport from outside

Surprise n°1 : the flights are annonced only 3h before the flight time
We wanted to ask to an agent for help, but she didn't answered us and started to discuss with an other agent (very bad point)
Just after, an onther agent came to ask us if we need help

the departures' FIDS



Surprise n°2 :We are going to the restaurant located on the first floor. Inside, it was very hot and it smell very bad
The cashier's agent was awful, she spoke very bad english.
She will allow her to disput with her colleague and leave the cashier and the cloent
The agent that replaced her was nice but mostly, the staff is very bad at CTA
The restaurant's food wasn't good but wasn't bad too

Surprise n°3 : Wi-fi doesn't work at all



I went to the arrivals' level
the arrivals' FIDS :



Surprise n°4 : The plane that should transport us is planned to be on delay for arriving but not for the departure (15 min between the supposed arrival and the supposed departure times !!!)
And, the plane was finally in advance

Surprise n°5 : Only two counters are opened for our flight.
45 min of queuing to let our luggages but the staff was very good.


TO is using at CTA an KLM tag for the max flyers' luggages.



The security checks were fluent but the staff didn't speak a very well english too.
Munich is said to be Monaco in Italia ;)



local spotting :

A320 family AZ (old and new livery)
A320 family TK
B737-800 Blue Panorama
B737-300 or 400 Blue Air
B737-800 NordStar
B717 Volotea
B737-800 Ryanair




Our plane at the gate :


In order to win time, we started the boarding whereas all the people of the previous flight didn't leave the cabin
A very efficient system

We enter the plane :
F-GHTC
the door :



Mon siège :


Surprise n°6 : a very bad pitch
a man who was seated at the rear told me it was more horrible here for the pitch than there :



the plane is very dirty :
test marathon failed (a box of medicines was there)


an old plane :



boarding is closed 15min before the theoretical departure :

Surprise n°7 : the computer that should scan our boarding pass didn't work anymore
we didn't know if we can leave the plane
Finally, we could leave 50min after the theoretical departure time.
Happily, the crew is very nive


a very bad spotting
MD-83 de Bulgarian Air Charter (already seen at TLV)
Swiss for Edelweiss

We took off normally and the flight was very confortable
I took the same thing than at the departure at the BOB


We arrived at 11.15 pm at Orly
We landed on the pist 08 which is exceptionnal.

The neighbours with a special livery



pax-bus :



We arrived at the terminal South after a very long pax-bus
One of our luggage arrived before us ( again something exceptionnal for ORY)
The end will arrive after a very long wait


Thanks for reading
Papa Sierra Golf 91