Today as I walked through the McNamara Terminal in Detroit I came across AF's "First Flight" celebration at gate A54 inaugurating their long-awaited (and apparently delayed) DTW-CDG route. They had champagne, Perrier, and other treats.

This makes me wonder why KLM never flies the route anymore. I realize that they're codeshared with NWA, but I haven't seen the KLM colors here in years. What's the reason?

As for AF, it's nice to see more colors in my hometown. If only they had a few free tix on the tables with the other freebies... After all, my bags were already packed...