Review of Air France flight from Los Angeles to Paris in Economy

Hello !
We live in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and we fly to France 1 or 2 times a year, with Air France via LAX. I’m tired to always fly with the same companie, the same plane, always transiting in LAX.
Here are the Flight Reports of my first round-the-world trip, with my family (2 adults and 1 child 3 years old), in Economy class.
Routing is PPT – LAX – CDG – TLS – FRA – SIN – AKL – PPT
Companies will be Air France, Lufthansa Cityline, Singapore Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui

1ST PART : From Tahiti to France : I did it my way Papeete [PPT] - Los Angeles [LAX], Air France AF77, B772, Economy, January 26, 2014 CLICK HERE Los Angeles [LAX] - Paris [CDG], Air France AF77, B772, Economy, January 26, 2014
YOU ARE HERE Paris [CDG] - Toulouse [TLS], Air France AF7788, A320, Economy, January 27, 2014 CLICK HERE 2ND PART : Going East : New Horizons Toulouse [TLS] - Frankfurt [FRA], Lufthansa Cityline LH1099, CR7, Economy, February 17, 2014 CLICK HERE Frankfurt [FRA] - Singapore [SIN], Singapore Airlines SQ325, B77W, Economy, February 17, 2014 CLICK HERE 3RD PART : Back to Tahiti : Full Circle Singapore [SIN] - Auckland [AKL], Singapore Airlines SQ285, B77W, Economy, February 22, 2014 CLICK HERE Auckland [AKL] - Papeete [PPT], Air Tahiti Nui TN102, A343, Economy, February 23, 2014 CLICK HERE

After arriving on time at LAX and painful first part of transit (50 minutes for US Customs & Borders), we briefly go out on American groung, just to go up one floor

And it’s not finished yet, we must go through security filters

It’s crowdy, we must wait downstairs and the agent upstairs on the left, obviously not sporty enough to walk downstairs, orders passengers to open or close the ribbon and going up by small wave and continue to queue a little higher

1 hour and 30 minutes after landing, we finally airside.

The flight program shows many flights to AKL with Air New Zealand tonight, and also one delayed flight, guess who? Air Canada did not fail in its unflattering reputation in the field on Flight Report

We have few minutes to spent in Air France Lounge

Lounge is still unpleasant (I visit it almost each time I transit in LAX)

Fortunately there are some attractions outside :
The NZ Hobbit plane (B77W)

And also the NZ All Black plane (B77W)

Beautiful show outside

Boarding starts on time. You could think that there is not so many people, but all the economy pax are waiting offscreen on the left. We go quickly with the SkyPriority lane.

The boarding pass is always the same, simply adorned with the traditional American control scribbles

This is the same aircraft B777-200ER (F-GSPD) which performs the whole journey PPT LAX CDG.

We find the same seats, left side of row 23. It is impossible for us to choose different seats on the 2 sections (ticket PPT CDG considered one only flight), so I did not have the right to choose row 20 (and its generous legroom 20C or 20J ) yet free on LAX CDG at the time of booking

Living space for the night

Entertainment will be functional from boarding

Legroom

View from my seat

Through the window, the neighbor Air Canada has finally arrived, a Virgin A346 departing to LHR at the same time (I’d like to fly with them one day, DL marketing) and B77W All Black plane pushed back

A black airplane at night, not easy to photograph

Push back at the scheduled departure time.
Taxiing 15 minutes allowing me to see that it is much easier to photograph a white aircraft at night

Take off to the Pacific

U-turn and a view to the runways of LAX

Let’s go

The flight duration is particularly short this time, arriving well in advance

Distribution of menus

Our route seems to be moving further south than usual

My entertainment of the early flight will be a very good movie : “the buttler”

Service begins quickly after takeoff. Champagne, Heidsieck & Co. Monopole

Distribution of childmeal tray

Main dish was good

Then the meal of the day, with a choice of beef Parmentier for me

Starter : vegetable salad lack of seasoning, I have not found vinaigrette on the tray

Beef Parmentier was good, even very good

Dessert : Tiramisu was too dry, what a pity.

After that, it is time to sleep, the kid will sleep well without moving too much, and I find myself spending a pretty good night without long awakenings, and I finally awake 1 hour 30 minutes before landing for snack (we have saved more time in flight with an arrival more in advance)

Approching European coasts

Distribution of childmeal snack

Pancake and applesauce

And adult tray with a coffee to wake up

Snack is now a hot service, but that is not so good, full fat as the photo suggests

It’s daylight at this time, weather is still beautiful at this altitude

But it’s a cold destination

The cabin is prepared for landing

Final approach under the clouds with beautiful light

Landing with 1 hour ahead

Taxiing about 5 minutes :
XL Airways A333

Junction Building 2A - 2C (Terminal 2)

Terminal 2E, the Kingdom of Air France

But also:
Japan Airlines B77W

A343 Mauritius

And Skyteam livery (AF B77W) to finish

We are at our parking stand at Satellite 3 (Terminal 2E gates L)

No more long haul with AF for this trip

Disembarking, personal message for PPT passengers like me

Last look to this bird which has flown a long way

Terminal 2E-2F junction is almost deserted, very fast pass through security checks and immigration is especially nice (thanks to our early arrival it seems)
A few days later, AF seeks my opinion on this flight AF77, which is the same as in this report : good flight unsurprisingly, with bad point for restrictions for passengers from PPT on this line.

One last flight , it is not finished …