Prologue:

Between my 2 flights, i had 6h of transit, I decided to have a quick look into the terminal and used the free visa (15 days in Vietnam) to re-discover the airport.
Finally, it was a waste of time as there was nothing to do!
Let's go back airside and relax into the lounge!

The control and border were pretty fast. There was also a fast track for F and J passengers

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Welcome to the lounge!

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They have rearranged the room now the massage seats are outside and not in the private room anymore. Instead they created a private meeting room there.

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You can leave your luggage there and enjoy a complementary computer behind.

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The lounge is not well located to do some spotting. Indeed you're upstairs and the terminal separates you from the windows

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Time to have a shower before the flight. Bathroom is cleaned and a oack is ready for you when you arrive. You have 2 towels shampoo conditioner and shower gel. Outside there is a sink with comb tooth brushes...

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Time to discover the buffet!

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I dunno why the pictures have moved there >___< but it confirms what I said previously in the bathroom!

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Massage corner

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Relaxing corner

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Finally it's time to board. I discover my A350-900. It starts to be outdated but it's still confortable

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The flight from Hanoi to Paris will be fulled in J. That changed from Shanghai to Hanoi when we were only 4 pax!

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The pillow =)

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A classical amenities set (not available from China to Vietnam) it contains the same as usual: comb cream ...

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And also some stickers to express your mind! the wake me up for the meal is useful!!!

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Unfortunately it's not noise canceling...

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The newspapers are given onboard

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And the cup of champagne arrived right after!

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Let's discover the menu of today

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Time to push back

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The meal is served. It was quite good. Too much mayonnaise fo rme

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Time to visit the sanitary. A fresh flower stands there.

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After a couple of hours of sleep i wake up to enjoy the breakfast. Cold one as I requested. I was fully satisfied about it. Pastry cereals yogurt juice.

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During the landing phase I tried to capture some moments. Hope you'll enjoy it

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Welcome to Paris! Messy and the N1 track didn't bring us to the Parafe no reasons why. Some passengers didn't respect the lanes so it was quite confusing!

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========== Noibai Arpt (HAN) - ==========



Security/Immigration efficiency: 10/10
Access and parking: 10/10
Services and activities: 10/10
General cleanliness: 10/10

========== Vietnam Airlines Lounge International ==========



Staff Service: 10/10
Entertainment: 8/10
Business Center: 8/10
Food: 7/10
Lounge Design: 9/10
Spa and Bathroom: 10/10
Wifi: 10/10

========== Vietnam Airlines - Airline ==========



Cabine comfort: 7/10
Crew: 10/10
Entertainment: 10/10
On-time performance: 10/10
Appetizer: 7/10
Starter: 7/10
Main Meal: 9/10
Main Meal-2: 0/10
Cheese: 0/10
Desserts: 9/10
Alcohols: 10/10
Mid-flight snack: 0/10
Breakfast or light meal before arrival: 10/10

========== Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) - ==========



Security/Immigration efficiency: 5/10
Access and parking: /10
Services and activities: 10/10
General cleanliness: 7/10

Summary:

The flight was pretty good and service onboard is ok for the price.

It could be improved by some noise canceling headset and refreshing the cabin.

Crew is as always very kind and professional.

I forgot to mention that the IFE provides many languages including French.
However, no WiFi onboard at that time. I read recently it will be implemented in the coming years.

15 Comments

  • Thomas


    A good flight, the main does not look great. A good fare indeed.
    Lovely pics before landing.

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    AntoinePil
    Thanks! main was ok from memory, the worst is coming soon (Hanoi-Beijing)
  • Emile


    Un bon YTR, pas la meilleure des compagnies mais c'est largement ok pour le prix. Merci Antoine.

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    AntoinePil
    En effet, ce n'est peut être pas la meilleure mais elle reste 25-30% moins cher qu'Air France ou China Eastern.
    Le salon reste cependant bien supérieur à Shanghai!
  • GRMY


    Merci Antoine pour ce TR.

    Le salon semble pas mal avec une offre qui me plaît bien.

    A bord, le catering aussi semble vraiment pas mal.

    A l'arrivée, c'est un accueil "Paris vous aime" lol

    A bientôt !

    Reply
    AntoinePil
    C'est tout le savoir faire de l'ironie à la française, tu galères mais on t'aime quand même hein! ;-)

    Oui prestations pas mal, en tout cas, ca me convient :-)

    A+!
  • Casper


    Merci antoine pour ce nouveau TR, je comprends mieux pk je vois des vols VN avec toi !
    Beau salon et siege agreable. A plus
    Casper

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    AntoinePil
    Merci Casper! Ah bah le prix ca aide a choisir un vol et la qualité n'est pas mal non plus, donc je m'y retrouve!
  • Flyera


    Thanks Antoine for this another VN report. Nice to read you.

    Reply
    AntoinePil
    Thanks for your comment! Next reports are coming soon!
  • GG_007


    Thanks for sharing this TR

    The lounge seems to be wide and nicely furnished

    The shower is ok

    The food is varied even if it is not particularly appetizing

    On board the seat is comfortable

    The food looks good

    All in all a very good flight especially with a very decent fare

    See you soon

    Reply
    AntoinePil
    Thanks for your comment! ;-)

    Food might not be looking appetizing but was tasty, hopefully! haha

    Indeed, a pretty good flight! Thanks!
  • Capoune


    Salut Antoine!
    J’ai failli le rater celui-là... franchement le salon est pas mal et l’offre assez complète.
    À bord une cabine maintenant bien connue et une prestation culinaire qui fait bien envie!
    CDG nous aime, lol!

    Merci pour le partage Antoine

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    AntoinePil
    Ca aurait été dommage de le louper en effet ;-)
    Et oui Paris nous aime... si on le dit très vite !
    A+ !
  • jetsetpanda


    Hi Antoine.

    Thanks for sharing this TR.

    Lounge seems spacious and comfortable but food does not look too compelling.

    A very nice seat aboard despite the food not being more appealing in its presentation.

    Great landing pics. It's always exciting to arrive in CDG.

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