Originally Posted by
orbitmic
In any case, I can only hope that if people are not happy with the move, they will complain after their flights and won't buy what AF will offer them unless they think it is good quality and good value which t almost certainly won't be. Lastly, I had to laugh when they communicate that premium pax should not worry as the brilliant service in C will remain unchanged. To me, AF C within Europe has progressively become the worst of any European major and whilst AF Y within the same was, in my view, the best of them, it will now simply be aligned with the extremely poor premium offering. Currently, AF long haul products actually tend to be pretty good (except W) but I would not bet that this will necessarily last very long because historically, when the airline has gone down with products (regardless of the magnitude), it has had a tendency to work a bit like a spiral (till some new CEO ends up realising that they went too far after X years).
You hit this on the nail. I have always considered AF shorthaul to be good along long haul J. At the same time their C shorthaul and W long haul are the worst in Europe.
AF insist that what they provide in C shorthaul is excellent. Even some of their FF think that other airlines stopped proving choices in C or hot meals. Their C offering is just lazy and cheap. There is nothing luxurious in a cold dish of quinoa or dry pancakes on a 2h plus route. AF tried to mislead passengers through their FAs who are claiming that this was done because the A220s have too small ovens to cater for hot meals in C.
Now if AF were successful in introducing BoB, it will also be the worst in Europe. We know that BA, IB, AY, U2, FR and even their low coast brand Transavia have some items in the menu that must go in the oven. I can’t imagine AF providing hot ciabattas or panninis. Can you imagine the uproars from cabin crews.
I still have 2 years to go to reach Platinum for Life. After that it will be time to rebuild my One World status. At least with BA and IB, their business class prices can be very competitive and they really do have good meals certainly on longer flights.