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Overview: Air Tahiti Nui Dreamliner Enterprise Class (Los Angeles to Paris)


Wednesday newsletters all the time characteristic a resort or flight assessment.

In summer season 2022, I loved an unbelievable vacation in French Polynesia (Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora Bora). Learn my journey experiences right here:


Right this moment: Air Tahiti Nui Boeing 787 Dreamliner Enterprise Class from Los Angeles to Paris

Final September, I flew with Air Tahi Nui from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris to Faa’a Worldwide Airport in Tahiti with a stopover in Los Angeles. That is my assessment of the final leg of my return flight with French Polynesia’s flag provider (Los Angeles to Paris). I’ve already revealed a number of detailed evaluations about Air Tahiti Nui’s laborious and gentle product right here (flight from Paris to Los Angeles), right here (flight from Los Angeles to Tahiti) and right here (flight from Tahiti to Los Angeles). So, that’s why I made a decision to write down this journey report in a considerably totally different format, summarizing my flight expertise from begin to finish, illustrated by dozens of images. Let me know what kind of format for flight journey experiences you like.

  • Journey: Los Angeles (LAX) to Paris (CDG)
  • Airline: Air Tahiti Nui
  • Plane kind: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
  • Plane registration quantity: F-OMUA (named Fakarava)
  • Departure: 2:30 pm (on time)
  • Arrival: 8:30 am (+1 day; on time)
  • Miles: 5650 miles (9090 km)
  • Flight time: 10 hours
  • Seat: 1A
  • Class: Enterprise Class

I made a YouTube video with my impressions in the course of the flight, which you watch right here:


Upon arrival at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) with the Air Tahiti Nui flight originating from Papeete, I needed to clear immigration and TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) in a devoted room proper subsequent to the gate, which made for straightforward identification and circulate. The whole course of took lower than 10 minutes since I used to be one of many first passengers to deplane. My carry-one baggage needed to be taken with me throughout transit, whereas checked baggage stayed on the airplane.

After clearing immigration and TSA, I attempted to seek out the Enterprise Class lounge at LAX’ Midfield Satellite tv for pc Concourse however sadly, I couldn’t discover it. Signalling within the terminal was complicated and insufficient, and I ended up on a flooring the place a number of lounges had been being constructed however none was open but. I gave up after some time since there was solely little time left earlier than the scheduled boarding time of my flight.

The flight to Paris was operated by the identical plane that flew us from Tahiti to Los Angeles (plane registration quantity F-OMUA; named Fakarava).

AIR TAHITI NUI BOEING 787 DREAMLINER
AIR TAHITI NUI BOEING 787 DREAMLINER

As a Enterprise Class passenger, I used to be allowed precedence boarding, which allowed me to take some images earlier than the opposite passengers took their seats. I entered the airplane by way of the primary galley, which featured a surprising floor-to-ceiling picture of Bora Bora island, evoking a tropical ambiance.

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GALLEY

Enterprise Class was positioned in a single cabin within the Dreamliner’s entrance part. The 30 lie flat seats had been organized in a six-abreast (2-2-2) structure; whereas not a leading edge laborious product, this configuration is smart, provided that most individuals touring with Air Tahiti Nui are {couples}.

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AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS CABIN (BOARDING)

The seats featured marine blue materials and gentle wood finishes, making a colour palette that evoked the white sand seashores and turquoise water of the Polynesian lagoons. A Tiare motif was printed within the leather-based headrests of every seat, subtly reinforcing the visible model id of Air Tahiti Nui.

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AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS SEAT

Every seat featured its personal 16 inch HD touchscreen TV, which is also managed by a handset nestled within the armrest. Under the TV monitor was a drawer (massive sufficient to retailer a laptop computer) and a footrest (which grew to become a part of the flatbed as soon as the seat is totally reclined). The scale of this footrest was variable: the bulkhead seats in row 1 provided a a lot bigger ottoman as in comparison with the opposite Enterprise Class seats (so make certain to decide on a seat within the first row should you can); additionally, the aisle seats had a bigger foot relaxation in comparison with window seats.

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AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS SEAT

The middle armrest featured a small shared desk (for drinks & snacks), a management panel for the seat positions, and a distant handset for the inflight leisure system.

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AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS SEAT

The middle armrest additionally held a reasonably sized fold-out tray desk.

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Subsequent to the seat, behind the headrest, was a small, considerably tough to succeed in storage compartment with a magnetic adaptor for the headphones.

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AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS SEAT

An amenity equipment – designed as a beige toiletry bag – was ready on every seat.

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AMENITY KIT

It contained merchandise manufactured from recyclable supplies (cornstarch toothbrush, bamboo fiber sock, natural cotton masks) and a spread of beauty merchandise made in Polynesia (face and palms cream palms and a lip balm) from the model “Heiva”.

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AMENITY KIT
AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS
AMENITY KIT

Noise-cancelling headphones had been supplied as properly.

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NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES
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NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES

A welcome drink and a scorching towel had been provided throughout boarding.

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HOT TOWEL

Following a brief taxi, we took off from runway 24L/6R in a westerly course over the Pacific Ocean. 5 minutes after lift-off, the airplane turned east, and the good climate allowed for some beautiful views after takeoff.

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VIEW AFTER TAKEOFF

Meals service began shortly thereafter. A menu was handed out to every passenger.

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MENU
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MENU
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MENU
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MENU

The wine listing on this flight was fairly spectacular.

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WINE LIST
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WINE LIST
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WINE LIST
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WINE LIST
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WINE LIST
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WINE LIST

An aperitif was served with an amuse bouche of candy potato wrapped in a slice of smoked duck breast

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APERITIF

The land/sea starter consisted of marinated shrimp with citrus & fennel, and heirloom tomato with burrata, arugula salad & pesto. The starter was served with a salad and cheese choice.

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SEA & LAND STARTER
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SEA & LAND STARTER
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SEA & LAND STARTER

As a important course, I select the meat stew, which was cooked in a aromatic broth with seasonal greens and served with a ravigote sauce. The dish tasted glorious and its presentation was fairly good too.

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MAIN COURSE

The meal service ended with a trio of desserts: Mont Blanc cream, mango bavarois cake, seasonal fruit salad.

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DESSERT

After dinner, it was time to discover the inflight leisure. It featured the most recent technology system from Panasonic, and provided a good (albeit somewhat restricted) collection of leisure, with 16 motion pictures, 40 music albums, 15 video video games and several other devoted TV exhibits & documentaries channel.

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INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
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INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

A spotlight of the inflight leisure was Tiare TV, a novel channel dedicated to the islands of French Polynesia. Amongst others, Tiara TV featured a documentary about The Brando, one of many world’s most unique non-public island resorts and former dwelling of the late actor Marlon Brando.

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INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
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INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
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INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
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INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
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INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

As we began our crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, I made a decision to have some relaxation. Every Enterprise Class passenger obtained a thick pillow and a heat blanket.

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PILLOW
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BLANKET

The Enterprise Class seat went totally flat (180 levels recline) and the window armrest might be lowered to boost the sleeping consolation.

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AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS SEAT (FLATBED POSITION)
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AIR TAHITI NUI BUSINESS CLASS SEAT (FLATBED POSITION)

Ninety minutes previous to touchdown, breakfast was served. All breakfast objects had been offered on one tray and so they comprised the next choice: Bircher muesli made with a mix of oatmeal, almonds, chia seeds and pear; contemporary fruit wedges; and pumpkin and ricotta omelet, hen sausage, roasted potatoes, and tomatoes.

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BREAKFAST
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BREAKFAST
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BREAKFAST

Following an uneventful, easy flight (by which the seatbelt signal was not turned on as soon as), we landed at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport. The magic factor about house is that it feels good to go away, and it feels even higher to come back again.


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