Review of Air France Hop flight Lyon → Bordeaux in Economy

Airline Air France Hop

Flight AF1514

Class Economy

Seat 9F

Aircraft Embraer E-190

Flight time 01:10

Take-off 24 Aug 20, 20:05

Arrival at 24 Aug 20, 21:15

LYS BOD Lyon Bordeaux

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By ChrisB GOLD 149

Published on 13th November 2021

Summary

1 – from place bellecour to place de la bourse

2 – AT LYON - SAINT EXUPERY AIRPORT

3 – onboard the e190

4 – AT BORDEAUX MERIGNAC AIRPORT

from place bellecour to place de la bourse

As part of my job, I have been travelling to Bordeaux a lot of times in the past year, up to a weekly basis at some point. This was the first time I experienced a "regular" flying experience, where even some crew member might recognise and greet me!

Even thought I was taking risks as it was in the middle of the pandemic, I was super happy to fly.

Routing

Air France Hop LYS - BOD You are here
AF1515 - Economique - Bordeaux → Lyon - Embraer E-190 Past

Flying blue Miles earned with this flight: 696
Status earned: 2 XP
Air France doubling the XP status in 2020: 2 additional XPs

I did check in on the app, the days I was checking online and printing are long gone!

For some reasons you couldn't choose your seat on any of the Hop fleet (now you can), and even though your Flying blue status would typically entitles you to do so.
The plane has the standard 100 seats in a 2-2 config.

AT LYON - SAINT EXUPERY AIRPORT

The sunshine on the High Speed rail station.

Once airside, I naturally went to this Air France Hop pier…

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I went naturally there but my plane was parked at Q06 gate, quite unusual.

We were called to board on time; with the Skypriority respected, premium passengers were called first. And for once I was one of the only one to use the skyprioirty lane..

onboard the e190

The welcome was very friendly I do remember that.

Aircraft: Embraer E190STD
Registration: F-HBLG
Engines: 2x CFM34
Age: 13 Years
Layout: Y100
Observation: With the Hop livery

Push back next to this busy Hop pier with some Air Corsica ATR - no need to tell you it was bound to.

soon after the take off the "service" started. As it was in the middle in the pandemics, the complimentary service was limited to a soft drink..

Since the first lock down, Air France stopped printing its magazine, and so it is digitally that you can discover it; it is available on the Air France play app.