Review of Air France Hop flight Paris → Mulhouse / Bâle in Economy

tgv transit at cdg

I arrived from Lille via the TGV, high speed train:

The fameous "Grand Charles", as this CDG FIDS is nicknamed:

From there you need to take a bus to 2G, since this terminal is remote and can't be accessed by walking or automated transportation:

Here we go:

af lounge cdg 2g

Absolutely no waiting time at the security, this is the main lobby at 2G:

The lounge:

A friendly welcome later, I am into the lounge which is pretty quiet as the first departure wave is almost finished.

Some breads:

Cup noodles:

Jams:

Fruit salad, apple stew and fresh cheese:

Cold cuts, dairy and wraps:

Pastries:

My selection:

It was simple but good.
Outside there are only HOP! Embraers to be spotted:

Close to boarding time I head to my gate:

Flight is expected on time and will stay on time:

Our plane which is brand new and with the new livery:

Luxair Dash8-Q400:

More Embraer:

This way for me:

I arrived at the gate moments before boarding starts:

the flight

A short walkway to the plane:

Stairways to heaven?

The Embraer's door:

Fuselage shoot:

Business class, again for 149€. No but thank you.

The coach class:

The plane still smelled new:

More Embraers:

Seat pitch:

Push back:

A short taxi later:

Off we go:

The ceiling is pretty low this morning:

This is the standard (pre-COVID) morning snack:

A nice place to enjoy it:

The Vosges:

With hardly any snow. That winter has been very mild. The ski resort had big troubles and with COVID arriving, much more to come.

Still in descent:

And back at home!