Originally Posted by dc10forlife

The plane was a brand new A350 when we flew it -- literally had just been put into service a few weeks before. Sorry to hear it has gone downhill since then.

I would have rated it the equivalent of Air France international service (which we have also flown on from LAX-PPT). I had heard Air Tahiti Nui did not have the best of service, and at the time they were still flying their "worn out" A340s. Perhaps its gotten better.

At the end of the day, the French Bee flight was considerably cheaper. If Air Tahiti Nui had been even close to the price (on a AA codeshare), I would have flown it instead.