Review of Afrijet flight Libreville Port Gentil in Economy

Airline Afrijet
Flight J7112
Class Economy
Seat 4A
Aircraft ATR 72-600
Flight time 00:35
Take-off 20 Dec 23, 07:30
Arrival at 20 Dec 23, 08:05
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Azeotrope
By GOLD 237
Published on 3rd April 2024

Continuing to Port Gentil after spending the night in Libreville. I can walk to the terminal from the hotel. Afrijet has its own little terminal. There is no connection with the international terminal. Connecting passengers must walk between the terminals.


Routing


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There are three stations at check-in. All stations are manned and the agents are friendly. However the area feels cramped.


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There is no wait at security. It took me 10 minutes to check my luggage and go airside. The waiting area is a bit bigger than the check-in area. It lacks electrical sockets. There are free tea, coffee and water in the area. Also the wifi works fine.


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Boarding starts on time. Passengers have to walk to the aircraft. Passengers board the aircraft through the rear left door. I like the aricraft livery.


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All seats are the identical.


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Legroom is tight but the flight is short


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Lights and cool air


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Ground agents are loading up the cargo hold.


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 Two other Afrijet ATR can be seen here


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It is now time to push back.


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Taxi to the runway. We can spot this DHL ATR.


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There is also this United African AIrlines Embraer. The CRJ-900 belongs to the South African company CemAir but it operates flights on behalf of Afrijet.


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Take-off


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We are going above the ocean


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There is a service on this morning flight, hot or cold drinks and a pain au chocolat or a croissant. Quite good actually.
There is also an app with magazines.


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The weather is nice.


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The captain annouces the appoach.


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Ships in the Bay of Port Gentil


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Port Gentil


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Landing.


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Taxiing to parking.


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The former president's name is already falling down. One "A" is missing.


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Parking and full stop.


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We exit the plane from the rear left door.


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Quick walk to the terminal.


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Helicopters used to travel to oil rigs.


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Airport agents do not appreciate people taking pictures. There will be an ID plus visa/residency checks before entering the terminal. In the small terminal we will have to wait at least 15 minutes to get our bags and unpleasant customs officers will inspect every bag creating even more delay. Not normal at all for a domestic flight.

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Verdict

Afrijet

7.9/10
Cabin7.0
Cabin crew8.5
Entertainment/wifi7.5
Meal/catering8.5

Libreville - LBV

7.8/10
Efficiency8.0
Access9.0
Services8.0
Cleanliness6.0

Port Gentil - POG

4.3/10
Efficiency2.5
Access7.0
Services2.5
Cleanliness5.0

Conclusion

A short domestic flight with good service inflight and in the departure terminal.

J7 : seat ok. Breakfast plus app with magazines
LBV : small but not slow. Free water, tea, coffee and wifi.
POG: not pleasant : ID + Customs + Visa checks and slow luggage delivery.

Information on the route Libreville (LBV) Port Gentil (POG)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 4 avis concernant 2 compagnies sur la ligne Libreville (LBV) → Port Gentil (POG).


Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Afrijet avec 6.5/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 0 heures et 36 minutes.

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6 Comments

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  • Comment 648142 by
    bldavid GOLD 311 Comments
    Thank you for your flight report about this interesting domestic flights. Is Libreville or Port-Gentil more interesting for tourists?
    • Comment 651046 by
      Azeotrope GOLD AUTHOR 312 Comments
      Thanks for your comment.
      Both are not really organized for tourists but Libreville has a few things to see and there are a few travel agencies that can organize something. Port Gentil is an oil city but you can drive a few hours on non paved road to get to some natural reserves that have wonderful animals. If you like fishing Gabon has some places you can go.
  • Comment 648197 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6799 Comments
    Thanks for this exotic report! The Afrijet Livery looks great on this ATR 72-600! Also the interior is very nice and modern, though it does indeed look like the seat pitch is tight. I'm impressed by the nice snack on a 35 minute flight! Here in the US there wouldn't even be a drink on a flight this short.

    Thanks for sharing!
  • Comment 651047 by
    Azeotrope GOLD AUTHOR 312 Comments
    Thank you for the comment,
    I also do love this livery. Service is fast because their are two flight attendants for such a small plane.
  • Comment 651079 by
    padawan SILVER 2009 Comments
    Nice livery, looks like they are new aircrafts ?
    I see a curtain in the cabin : is there a real business class ?
    Customs & Immigration even for a domestic flight are unfortunately likely to happen...
    • Comment 651162 by
      Azeotrope GOLD AUTHOR 312 Comments
      Thanks for your comment,
      Yes, Afrijet has received a few new ATR-72-600, all are between two and four years old now. Their livery is really nice.
      A few routes (international) have a business class.
      Customs & Immigration even for a domestic flight are unfortunately likely to happen...

      Sadly it's true in Gabon...

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