Review of Air Tahiti flight from Manihi to Rangiroa in Economy

VTA

VT - Air Tahiti

Flight taken on 06 March 2012
VT 533
13:00 00h 35m 13:35
Model ATR 72-500
Class Economy
Seat NA
manureva744
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After 2 magincal days in Manihi, we have to go home…
We do our check-out and board the golf carts that will take us to the airport.
The road towards the airport.


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The hotel staff drop us off near the small shack that is used as a terminal and they drop off our bags at the check-in counters.
The airport is near the wharf where the boats link the airport to the main village located on another islet.


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The plane has arrived yet, must be inflight between Rangiroa and Manihi. The firefighters are here, awaiting its arrival.


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The waiting area and the small snack-bar.


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These are the counters for check-in and the benches of the boarding lounge !


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A tupa, big earth crab will be our entertainment while we wait for our flight.


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We were supposed to get an ATR42-500 but it is F-OIQU, an ATR72-500 that shows its wings !
The whole airport staff gets ready, the aircraft is here !


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Tiairani is on the ground !


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And parks right in front of us !


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The airport staff invites us to board and we follow the ground agent to the aircraft.


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We are greeted on board by a female cabin attendant, the purser is standing half way through the cabin to spread the passengers evenly for load purposes as there are only 11 of us.


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The legroom.


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The view through the very dirty window.


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The doors are closed and the engines are starting to rumble.
Do not sit on the tables please !


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LThe plane is taxiing up the runway…


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does a turn…


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and runs fast to take off !


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Manihi airport and the parking area.


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Take off for Rangiroa. We turn above the lagoon of Manihi.


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We go past the airport, the runway and the Pearl Beach Resort.


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We continue our route towards Rangiroa and after 30 minutes we are above Rangiroa.


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We are on final for Rangiroa.


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We land softly !


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Next FR, the last leg, Rangiroa-Papeete.

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Product ratings

Airline

Air Tahiti 4.5

  • Cabin6.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew5.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi4.5 / 10
  • Meal/catering2.5 / 10
Departure airport

Manihi - XMH8.8

  • Efficiency9.5 / 10
  • Access10.0 / 10
  • Services9.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness6.5 / 10
Arrival Airport

Rangiroa - RGI8.5

  • Efficiency9.5 / 10
  • Access10.0 / 10
  • Services6.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness8.0 / 10

Conclusion

That's a very bad mark for Air Tahiti.

No pineapple juice on this leg, the cabin staff was missing !

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Comments (11)

  • Exactement !!! Déjà qu'il n'y a quasiment rien mais alors là !!!

  • Quelle exotisme et cette lumière c'est splendide.

    C'est ballot pour l'hublot sale car cela dégrade pas mal les photos.

    Merci

  • Merci pour ce FR :)

    Air Tahiti replonge t-elle comme Air Moorea ??? Dommage :(

  • Merci pour ce FR ;) Dommage pour le hublot sale...

  • Merci pour ce FR. Toujours ces magnifiques couleurs malgré ce hublot sale

  • Merci pour ce FR dépaysant encore une fois.

    Impressionant ce type d'aéroport.

    Une question toute bête mais il n'y a pas de check sécurité avant l'embarquement ?

    A+

  • Merci pour ce FR

  • Merci pour ce FR! Dommage pour le hublot sale! \nous suivons donc l'hôtesse jusqu'à l'avion\ comme si les passagers ne savaient pas quel avion prendre XD je rigole bien sûr!

  • Pas de salon, pas de climatisation, pas sûr qu'il y ait des WC, mais il y a des bestioles dans les coins, pas de spotting, pas de duty-free, pas de catering, pas d'embarquement par zone... m'enfin, c'est quoi, cet aéroport et ce FR ? :)

    J'aime beaucoup ces endroits où on voit qu'on monte dans un avion. Merci pour ce récit et ces photos !

  • Merci pour ce récit avec de très belles photos!

    Ben, comment ça on a pas le droit de s'asseoir sur la tablette? Je le fais tout le temps moi! LOL

  • Woaw, c'est atypique cet aéroport :-)

    Marre de tous ces FR qui font rêver... maintenant, je suis sous anti-dépresseurs ^^

    Merci pour le partage !!!

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