I arrived this morning in Paris, aboard Air France flight 083 from SFO. We landed 30 minutes ahead of schedule.

My father and I were going to France for vacation. We decided on Air France, because they have the only direct flight from SFO to Paris. We arrived at 1:00 for a 3:30 flight. We stood in the check-in queue for 20 minutes, and got our boarding passes.

I had checked us in 30 hours prior using OLCI, so that we could seat on the upper deck of the 747-400. We are not elite, so we paid around $95 person.
We had seats 66 A,C.

Security took about 20 minutes, so we were through by 1:40.
Boarding began at 3:10 from gate A7. We took our seats and waited for everyone else to board. At around 3:45, everyone was onboard. We had to wait for a few minutes, because a KLM 777 was behind us. We took off at 4:00 or so, and were on our way to Paris.

Amenity kits were handed out, as were menus.

The menu for this flight was as follows:


Orzo pasta with curry and grilled chicken. (Appetiser)

boeuf bourguignon with mashed potatoes

OR

Fillet of Pollock with tomato basil sauce and steamed rice.

I had the beef, as did my father. It was a somewhat small portion, but it was quite enjoyable.
I used the PTV, and watched The Bounty Hunter again, and read Medium Raw, by Anthony Bourdain.


About 1.5 hours out of CDG, a light breakfast was served. It consisted of cold cuts. It was ok, but I wish they had a hot breakfast before landing.
I would definitely fly with AF again to Paris.
I liked the upper deck, and it was worth the $95. The Legroom was more than adequate, and we are quite tall.

I was not able to get the tail number of the plane. I have bad vision, so I couldn't tell if it was F-GITE or F-GITC.

Hope you enjoyed this TR.