Cheap Flights From Detroit, Michigan To Paris, France

“France's airline doesn't do its nation proud”

by jgill2 on June 2, 2010

Flight from Detroit to Paris

Airline:

Air France

RT/OW

One Way

Number of Stops:

No stops

Date of Flight:

February 2010

Seat Class:

economy

On a recent vacation flight, my wife and I were bumped from Lufthansa to Air France due to the Lufthansa pilot strike, but we kept the Lufthansa return flight. We saw an opportunity to compare the two leading European airlines almost back to back. The equipment was the same, Airbus A-330s, but that's where the similarity ended. The AF plane was not well kept. The seats were stained, and the cabin seemed generally dingy. The movie/monitor controls worked badly, and the sound was atrocious. Service was was sparse, and the food was worse. But for the free wine, the meals were almost inedible. I had cold chicken stew with warm salad and bread sitting in fruit syrup. I expected better from the national airline of France.

By contrast, Lufthansa served very tasty and generously sized meals and snacks, including a choice of beers, wines, and soft drinks. The cabin crew were unifomly friendly and efficient, and they distributed hot moist towels for freshening up.