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In-flight Issue Air France - worst experience ever

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May 23, 2009, 8:12 AM

donaldbane donaldbane is offline

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Totally agree with NiranjanRajaghatta

I am due to return to NY soon via CDG airport in the care of Air France and I am dreading it - God help me! The experience I had there on my outward journey nearly a month ago still resonates. I had planned to just forget the return part of my ticket and buy another with a proper airline - I make the journey regularly and so I could still use a new return ticket - but have decided not to be further intimidated by these morons and will "bite the bullet" and head into the unknown. I travel on June 3rd so think of me on that day and maybe say a little prayer for me!

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