Worth noting that the PS livery is the same from those news articles years ago where they tried (and failed) to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

It wasn't Privilege style that tried and failed - that was the UK Government! (Who claimed last week that they have chartered planes booked for these flights which are due to start in July, with detentions for those flights commencing tomorrow)

Privilege Style buckled to protest so I doubt they're the ones that will end up running the flights

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...rivilege-style

They can just get Travel Service (now Smartwings). They have experience with the deportee backlash

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b2534121.html

Why am I not surprised?

Me neither 🤮 but it's always good to have further reasons to not fly FR!

Reporting from EC-NLJ this morning; if you’re in C class, row 1 is the way to go. Everything behind looks very cramped.

Where are the exit rows on the A321? Booked on it but the seat map is pretty unclear.

Privilege Style AIRBUS 321-231 EC-NLJ "Cte. Eliseo Borrás" seat map - 214 seats
Privilege Style AIRBUS 321-231 EC-OCT "#Orgullosodemigente" seat map - 230 seats

Be warned, they don't show the row numbers in their seatmaps, so watch out for "gotchas" like missing row 13 and the like....

"EC-OCT boasts one of the highest seating densities ever seen in an A321 aircraft, accommodating up to 230 passengers in a 3-3 layout. This configuration is ideal for high-capacity routes, significantly reducing the cost per passenger and allowing Privilege Style to offer highly competitive fares for aircraft wet-leasing in Europe."

Had them a few weeks ago on EC-NLJ and row 11 it was (not sure which one behind the wing) and this gave me unlimited legspace in any case much better then rows in C.

flew them once on AMS-MAD and never again. For another MAD-AMS, I asked to be rebooked through CDG which was not a problem.

this is great to know! ...as a MAD-based flyer who strongly dislikes Privilege Style

just to clarify: I originally booked a KL-flight early in the year and this was changed to a Privilege Style operated flight. I doubt that it will work when you already during the booking process see the operating carrier is Privilege Style.

In my case it has always been an email from KLM some week/s before the flight letting us know about the operating carrier. I do not book knowing it will be Privilege Style, not only because of their plane interiors but because their boarding process at AMS is consistently a mess. It is a subpar experience and product. Thanks for the clarification though, it makes much sense.

I flew BHX-AMS on Privillege Style last weekend and I agree with the sentiment here, it's been a terrible experience on an one hour flight, flying that high density plane all the way to MAD would be an outright torture.

Service was fine though, except no wine being loaded (but I had the same problem on AF-operated flight to BHX) and the fact that the tray table is actually pressing against my body when opened.

I’ll say service in C class on my flight MAD-AMS last Month was very attentive, crew came around more than what I remember from KL flight for drinks.