Review of Air France flight Warsaw → Paris in Business

Welcome to this new series, I decided this time to translate to English some intra- European flights just to have more variety in the FR English data base. The routing looks like this:

transit waw

Once the bags collected, we went to the AF/KL counters:

LOT celebrates its 90 years:

The FIDS:

The airport is vast and airy but by far, not as nice as GDN :)

Self service kiosks:

We opted for a paid upgrade to business for a flat rate of €79.- given that on this flight there is a hot meal service.

We arrived a bit too early and had to wait 20 minutes for the counters to open:

In the meantime, let's go for a tour!

There is a chapel:

Outside view:

Two Marriott brand hotels are in front of the terminal, a Courtyard and a Renaissance:

Almost opened:

Very efficient but lacking warmth check in. We proceed to the fast track where there is absolutely nobody:

LOT J counters:

That one would fit very nicely in my house:

Nobody:

Airside:

I love those airports where you don't need to mandatory go through the duty free:

The lounge is at the far end:

Almost arrived:

fantazja lounge waw

It was a fairly standard welcome when we entered. I like those vegetalized walls:

Center table:

Lounge area:

The harmony of the colors of the lounge is very nice:

A quick tour of the buffet with the coffee machine:

Juices with a wonderful blueberries juice:

Hard drinks:

Wines and vodka:

Sweet snacks:

Cold offer:

Salad:

Olives and pickles:

More cold cuts and wraps:

Hot dishes with pasta and sausages:

Two hot quiches and a soup:

Soft drinks:

First selection with some sweet sparkling wine:

Cheers!

Second helping:

Shorly before the flight we make our way to the gate:

the flight

Our A-319:

Right for us:

First to board!

Almost there:

Aircraft door:

A nice welcome is given at the door, the cabin is the standard Euro Business:

The only differences with Y are the neutralized middle seat and the blue pillow:

Hey you!

All USB plugs are INOP!

I like those blue pillows:

Safety card:

E175 and a 788:

788:

Front view:

A cold oshibori is handed out:

Together with a water bottle:

We pushed back ten minutes early:

Air Belgium flew for LOT in the summer:

734 GetJet also for LOT (substitute for the  737 MAX)

Not a very young bird:

GetJet, A319 also for LOT still to cover for the MAX :

319 again followed by an E195 LOT:

The 734 from the other side:

Seems someone else likes to spot:

About to depart:

Bye Poland!

Climbing away:

Quick lavatory visit:

Forward door and galley view. I assumed the trays in the galley would be crew meals as it couldn't be that AF would serve sandwiches in business class.

Close up of the door:

Cruising altitude is reached, time to eat!

Then we are handed out … this. What I thought were crew meals. Air France, are you kidding me??

Seems someone else isn't impressed.

I first thought those were vegetables over cream cheese, but in fact, no It is just plain vegetables, just an optical illusion there was some kind of cream below :( At max this was 5 to 10 gramms …

That is the whole tray:

What do we have here … 7 grams of carotts and zuchinis. A bagel with salmon mousse that was first ways to dry and second too spicy and a waffle that was re-heated but 100% industrial and just … disgusting.

To go with an apple compote.

I am really impressed by this tray. After being sollicited via Twitter, Air France dared to tell us that this tray is a full meal tray with a started, main dish and dessert.

The purser was more than sorry to give this and would even say that it is a shame for her to propose this to business class customers. As a small "sorry" she offered us some ice cream that was the catering of economy class.

Outside view:

Onboard magazine:

With the Air France fleet with Joon now gone:

An active digestive service is offered together with coffee:

Starting our descent:

The seat pitch is also not up to par with a business class:

Almost arrived:

Landed, slats, spoilers and reverse:

Missing this bird a lot!

The 2F is pretty empty at that time:

The next part will covert Terminal 2G in CDG :)