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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 5:29 am
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kthomas
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Having flown CDG-TLV in the past few days, I have to add my singular disappointment for what an AF agent describe as (admittedly, a status-based upgrade) an "open suite."

Yes, there's more seat pitch. The armrests actually scoot in, to give the aisle/window passengers more available space-- but-- there were actually passengers in most of the center seats! Food and service were hit&miss in the mixed cabin configuration, as described here and other threads.

Offboarding was a mess, at particularly those moments in which the advantages of being an elite can matter (1 min faster off can easily translate to 15 minutes less in line and not missing the airport train-- in this case, I missed the last train that stopped at HaHagana by about 15 minutes, meaning I had to go to Tel Aviv central and wait for a cab to backtrack, so about 45 minutes more...).

Disappointing.
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