Noticing my AvGeek-fueled photo-taking during boarding, one of the denim-clad crew members offered to take my photo with the mostly empty cabin. Many couples got a four-seat row to share in the middle seats, and many single travelers got an entire three-seat row to themselves. There was one Priority Pass lounge in Papeete, an Air Tahiti Nui lounge. While the pitch is the same in these rows, French Bee charges $35 each for seats in this cabin. The chicken consisted of good chunks of meat, and the curry was pleasing without too much spice. Wenn Sie in einem anderen Land oder in einer anderen Region leben, wählen Sie über das Drop-down-Menü bitte die Tripadvisor-Website in der entsprechenden Sprache aus. Instead, they offered me the tortilla chips and spicy tomato sauce, which cost 5 euros ($5.60). There was not much airside to keep you busy before boarding. The web check-in line had grown when I checked back after returning my rental car, but it was still shorter than the general line. After getting a quick once-over by the agent, I was waved through to the desk. Each seat had a USB outlet at the bottom of the IFE screen. The tight seats weren’t a problem on my flight, thanks to there being more than 130 empty seats (234 passengers versus 376 seats). On request, the double espresso came with powdered milk and sugar. While there are plenty of options to book United’s new flight between San Francisco and PPT, including directly via the MileagePlus program (starting at 35,000 miles each way) and airline partners, or through a credit card portal, such as Chase’s Ultimate Rewards, unfortunately there aren’t any opportunities to redeem points or miles directly for a flight on French Bee — at least not yet, since there’s very limited distribution. And the apple tart and small cookie were a nice, slightly sweet way to end the meal. Cozy cabin seat: the first five rows of the economy cabin ahead of the boarding door. There were two in the boarding-door galley (one was inoperative on my flight), four in the middle galley and two in the rear galley (one was inoperative). B. WLAN, Fernsehen, Filme), Datenschutzerklärung und Verwendung von Cookies. Wenn Sie in einem anderen Land oder in einer anderen Region leben, wählen Sie über das Drop-down-Menü bitte die Tripadvisor-Website in der entsprechenden Sprache aus. © 2020 THE POINTS GUY, LLC. And there were no complaints when I used separate cards for each purchase — to test if they happened to code as airfare. These minikits included a small card that passengers could redeem for a meal during mealtime. Security procedures were similar to non-TSA PreCheck US security but only with a metal detector: shoes off, electronics out, no large liquids and nothing in your pockets. So when I needed a cheap, one-way back from Tahiti, my curiosity — with maybe a tad of masochism — was too much to pass up the opportunity to check it out. Für 20€ auf einem 11 Stunden Flug nur eine Mahlzeit (keine Getränke außer Wasser, keine Kleinigkeit zum Kaffee) zu erhalten finde ich ein bisschen dreist.Kann ich absolut nicht empfehlen. French Bee incorrectly advertises its economy cabin on its website. From my first interaction with the crew (asking if I could take a photo of the boarding door) to the last, the flight attendants were friendly and accommodating. Most Airbus A350 aircraft are configured with 3-3-3 seating — three sections of three seats each — in economy. Get unlimited deliveries with a $0 delivery fee and reduced service fees on orders over $12 for a minimum of one year on qualifying food purchases with DashPass, DoorDash's subscription service. Preboards — which included families with small children — were held at the bottom of the walkway until 6:10am before they were able to continue out to the plane. Duo seat: rows with only two seats in them cost $50. Aisles measure a tight 16 inches wide. I also asked about the cost for upgrading to premium economy. While most of the extra space is added to the aisle, the seats are ever-so-slightly wider in these back seats. Since it was an early-morning flight, I passed on the alcoholic combos and put together an a la carte meal instead. The massive, 376-seat economy cabin had eight bathrooms — meaning one lavatory needed to serve up to 47 passengers. The cheapest one-way ticket from Tahiti to Atlanta (ATL) was over $1,000 one-way. Passengers taking a red-eye will appreciate that seats reclined a solid 6 inches. mehr. The croque monsieur (hot ham and cheese sandwich) cost 6 euros ($6.70) and justified that cost in size. Overall, a solid value for the price. Unfortunately, this made working on a laptop difficult and reduced passengers’ already cramped space even more. The agent checked his price list and then with a supervisor before telling me that priority boarding isn’t available from Papeete. Compare and book French bee: See traveller reviews and find great flight deals for French bee. Both of those gambles paid off. But it didn’t turn out to be that bad. This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. Since I had checked in online, I was able to use the web check-in line. Editorial Note: Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airlines or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. Most other seats still cost $20. 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Between the extra seat per row and no business- or first-class cabin, French Bee A350 aircraft are fitted with a whopping 411 seats. If I wanted to move to another window seat, it’d still cost $25. Complimentary glasses of water were available in the galley during the middle of the flight. Just make sure to line up at the entrance to the rental-car desks early, as the passengers on early-arriving and early-departing flights will likely be lined up. And I didn’t get to experience the true horror of the 16-inch-wide seats thanks to the light load (234 passengers versus 376 economy seats). All of this was for naught, though. RELATED: Take a photo tour inside the second A350 ever built. Wary of both the operational performance of low-cost carriers and the high lodging costs in the Bay Area, I didn’t want to risk booking two different tickets. If you want a little more space, you’ll want to target rows 48 to 51. The seat’s headrest had wings that folded in from the sides and shifted upward by more than 3 inches. The aircraft operating this leg (F-HREU) wasn’t equipped with a Wi-Fi antenna. AvGeeks rejoice: The French Bee A350 had both a tail camera and a nose-gear camera. In exchange for the hot meal, the crew asked for the meal card that came in the small amenity kit. Incredibly cramped 3-4-3 seating arrangement. Diese Version unserer Website wendet sich an Deutschsprachige Reisende in Deutschland. My flight was cancelled at the last minute. Passengers excited about booking the cheapest fares are likely not going to be happy about being nickel and dimed — especially considering the punitive $90 checked-bag fee at the airport. Thankfully, United and French Bee were in the midst of a price war between San Francisco (SFO) and Papeete, Tahiti (PPT). However, I needed to go farther than just San Francisco. With both middle armrests up, my poor-man’s-business-class seat measured a full 52.5 inches wide. The cheapest Basic fares only got complimentary water for the eight-hour flight. London Grammar’s “Truth Is a Beautiful Thing” helped power me through writing this review. After running my credit card for the purchase, the crew couldn’t find that any were loaded on the plane. Economy began boarding with rows 37 to 51 at 6:16am — just 14 minutes before the boarding gate was supposed to close. Earn 80,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Get 25% more value when you redeem for airfare, hotels, car rentals and cruises through Chase Ultimate Rewards. When I went to the back galley about an hour and a half before landing, the crew didn’t seem bothered when they had to search the duty-free carts for a model French Bee plane and bag tag.