Hi,
It’s time to wrap-up with the final flight of this five flights routing, the well expected Amsterdam – Paris CDG!
- Paris CDG - Dubai (Air France, Business, B777-300ER) CLICK-HERE
- Dubai - Muscat (Oman Air, B737-800) CLICK-HERE
- Muscat - Doha (KLM, World Business Class, A330-200) CLICK-HERE
- Doha - Amsterdam (KLM, World Business Class, A330-200) CLICK-HERE
- Amsterdam – Paris CDG (KLM, Europe Business Class, B737-800) [YOU ARE HERE]
Immigration and security went fast and we arrived within minutes at the Shengen crown lounge, my family will continue to Nice while I will be on my own for this flight to Paris.

When we arrived at 5.15am it was pretty desert, but it filled up quickly


Shower was clearly needed, nothing fancy there but with correct amenities and towel!


Breakfast buffet selection is limited and was not very appealing




My selection only consisted of croissant filled with chocolate and a yoghurt

Time to leave


My aircraft is the expected 737-800


I am boarding among the last


Press available with French newspapers

And we got stuck in the jetbridge, it was freezing outside and coming from middle-east I was not wearing very warm clothes


Off we go, cockpit crew is announcing a 45 minutes flight as well as our routing.


5 rows of Business class

Service consisted of the distribution of a cardboard mealbox

Menu

And this is a pleasant surprise, warm croissant, yoghurt, fresh fruit and smoked salmon, served with fresh OJ in a real glass and coffee in a real cup, why can’t AF offer the same, instead of their pre-packed Tropicana OJ and cardboard cup instant coffee?

Fresh fruit salad
Forest fruit flavoured fresh curd cheese

Cold cuts
Featuring cucumber cream cheese and smoked salmon

Cutlery are plastic but similar in design than the one used for long-haul

loo time!

And we soon started our approach from the west.

Passing through AF planes at “hotel” area

Docked at Terminal 2F1

Video:
Nice report ! Your pictures of the 738 are amazing !!!
Very nice report Flavien, your night shots will never cease to amaze me!
The lounge looked quite crowded when you were there, early morning rush I suppose.
Thanks for this latest FR.
I do agree that a real tray would be a classier way to present the meals than a box.
But still, on such a short hop, KL's business global service is better than AF's.
It was a pleasure to view this report.
I echo the compliments on your airplane pictures and wanted to add that the catering ones are just as great. The lounge selection is a bit limited as you said. I see a lot of sweet items but hardly any savory choices except for the eggs. A plate with cold cuts or smoked salmon would be a nice addition.
For a short flight, the inflight meal seems fine and adequate. It's nice to see printed menus but if one can bother with this detail, why not put real silverware instead of plastic ones? That cheapens the experience somewhat.
Smurf for this report with smurf airline :) As you smurf, I don't smurf the Crown Lounge too much, but the smurf onboard isn't too bad, except for the plastic cutlery. It doesn't smurf a J cabin.
Smurf again and see you smurf !
Thanks for sharing this FR
Gorgeous pictures as usual
The lounge offer is not appetizing
croissant filled with chocolate it doesn't look like a croissant !!!
Onboard catering is decent but the cutlery is a shame
thanks for this FR with your usual great photos and videos.