Originally Posted by
Deckter
I would take the downgrade any day rather than being rerouted via the US, which, in your example, also involves a 5-hour flight on a narrowbody.
In casu the plane is a B789
Originally Posted by
oliver2002
Yep, MEX-Europe in AF C is far superior to a 5h detour into the land of the free with pointless immigration pain coupled with a even more point less sitting experience in what US airlines call 'First'.

Aeromexico, not a US airline. But I agree that a connex in the US is less than pleasant.