Air Tahiti Nui

We flied from LA to Papeete in economy and back from Papeete to LA in business class for a cheap upgrade of 400 euro. The A340 is old, the economy seats are terrible, very thighs and with an uncomfortable headrest. The quality of service and food poor. In Business Class the seat is of course large but not at a level of a business class of long haul flights. Food is very poor and not comparable with any business class I have flied before. Service is quite fair but not good.

We flew Air Tahiti Nui (an A340) from Auckland to Papeete return for our honeymoon. We had flown overnight from Perth to Auckland and had a long wait for the onward flight so we weren’t in the best mood. A delay in the flight made things worse and the airlines ground staff at the gate were unhelpful. Announcements were made only in French which was a little confusing. The staff for the flight home were much better. After sleeping through our alarm, we almost missed the flight but this time the airline staff were very helpful and kept the check-in counter open late for us after we rang ahead. A rare treat in this day and age!