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Taken February 2003 from Paris CDG to Bangkok via Bahrain

The ticket was really cheap (500 Euro).

The first flight left more or less on time from Paris. It was on a comfortable Airbus 330-200 equipped with PTVs. Flight attendants were not overfriendly but nevertheless correct, even on this full flight. I annoyed them for quite some drinks, but they remained very polite and professional. Quite OK flight really.

By the time the connecting flight left (at 2AM, after about 3 hours of connecting time in a small but neat airport) I was so tired and still somewhat drunk, so I fell asleep right after sitting down and woke up 20 minutes before landing in Bangkok, 7 hours later. Plane was an Airbus 340-300. Legroom somewhat cramped this time as well. Flight attendants very multi-cultural and professional, as far as I can remember.

Return flights were very similar. 1 hour delay on the Bahrain-Paris sector.

All in all an OK experience. They got me where I wanted to go +/- in time, service was good, price was very economical. I would like to suggest working on staff happiness though... all of their crew members seemed to mind their own business most of the time - they didn't talk between them or show any team spirit, and looked quite unhappy working there.