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Old Sep 20, 2017, 2:34 pm
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Gynob001
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Orlando
Programs: Delta-Million miler
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Taking off without bin closure

I flewMCO-ATL-CDG-BLR last week. The AF segments and CDG gate for BLR were chaotic. No time consciousness, delayed boarding without any explanation, random selection of passengers for boarding, indifferent (or incompetent) flight attendants, broken seats, dysfunctional or mismatched video screen and the hand held control unit, and above all taxiing almost to the take off point, with about dozen bins open, made the trip noteworthy. To make matters even better, I received a questionaire in French regarding the flight!
Return flight was equally "impressive". Delays without any explanation, twenty minute bus drive from the plane to the terminal, and almost missed connections at CDG were well appreciated by the passengers. The plane (CDG-BLR-CDG) was an old Airbus 330 with video screen as small as an iPhone 6 plus and there was no electrical outlet or USB charger.
By the way, some of the Indian airports do not make any flight announcements as they have declared the airports as noise free (!!!) zones. Three flights were taking off from the same gate within a few minutes of each other in Chennai and there were no departure announcements!
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