Flying direct from Quito to Paris with Air France

A few weeks agoás, probé the modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Air France flying on the route I markedó his return to the país with him direct flight between Quito and Paris.

On the occasion of a trip to Japanón, take advantageé an excellent promotional price that the aerosolínope lanzó on this route, and I will not deny that alsoédon't wantíto try first hand cóWhat it's like to fly aboard the Dreamliner on a direct flight to Europe from the height of the Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport.

As well rememberán, the boeing 787 It was the first avión twin-engine aircraft to operate a direct commercial flight between Quito and Europe, breaking likeí the myth that it was not possible to do it, but of course the new technologyíWhat does this avi introduce?ón to the Ecuadorian market changes the rules of the game and makes it possible thanks to its improved performance to have this connection.ódirect with Paris – Charles de Gaulle.

Hereí the flight report:

Flying direct between Quito and Paris

Before the flight it is always recommended to carry out the online check-in process, in this way you canás choose exactly the seats you want, taking into account that following the market trend, Air France charges for selectionón of some seats such as those with más space or isán in emergency exit, with value from $34 dólares per section onwards.

SpaghettiéYou can choose standard seats that have no additional value.

Before further, It is important to clarify from the outset the question that I am always asked, ¿thaté such the occupationóflight number? let's be honest, my trip was the 24 December at 20 hours, the díat and time of lowest number of passengers in the entire industry, That's why we didn't goás of some 40 passengers throughout the planeón, but once I tell you that on the return flight from Paris to Quito we traveled 220 passengers, núVery good grouper and it is the average of the route that continues to improve.

Air France is an airlineínea traditional, which means that your ticket will haveás included a carry-on suitcase of up to 8 kilos, one suitcase in hold up to 23 kilos and an artípersonal ass.

This flight on scheduleón has a durationódearest of 12 hours, but due to favorable road conditions it may have a durationón lower close to the 11 hours, which in time is a very good optionón to connect within Europe or to the world thanks to the Hub from Air France to Paris.

The entertainment systemás of thousands of furínaughty, series and songs, offers something very AvGeek which is the map to follow the flight and even a cockpit view with informationón speed, height, course, etc.

Thanks to the flight schedule, it's very cóway since due to Ecuador's time you can sleep most of it and adapt ráask for the new schedules of your final destination.

One of the máThe high points for this flight is the WiFi service that the plane has.ón. There are several plans by the hour, for the entire flight for only 18 euros (very good price) or just the opciófree shippingíor text messages on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or similar.

Personally, usedé the opción of Surf (full flight) for the return flight from Paris to Quito, así I was able to write several posts for the blog, check email and above all adaptágoing back to Ecuador time.

It is good to indicate that in case of food, previously on the airline websiteínea can make custom changes to the feed.ón like allergy issues, kosher food, vegetarian, etc. Spaghettién throughout the flight there is free access to drinks in the back of the planeón along with snacks ranging from cookies to ice cream.

The experience with Air France it was very good, that extra mile that the airlines go is always rescuedígirls of this categoryíHere's to having happy passengers during long flights like this and in general. Additional to the service received, the comfort of the planeón for its technologyía and better air recycling system, It was excellent to be on this flight that markedó the return of the airlineíno Ecuador during the 2019 like a new connectionódirect with Europe, that we trust to continueá growing and consolidatingágoing into the market.

In another installment I will tell youé about the flight to Japanón.