FRENCH BEE A350 Premium Economy🇫🇷⇢🇺🇸【4K Trip Report Paris to New York】SO Cheap! C'est Chic?

What's it like to fly long haul on a European low cost carrier? Check out this 4k Trip Report & Honest Unsponsored Review on board FrenchBee A350 Flight in Premium Economy from Paris (Orly) to New York (Newark).

Hi there! My Name is Kevin and today we will take a deep dive into the full French Bee Premium Economy experience. We will check out the facilities at Paris Orly airport, speak a bit about French Bee's evolution, take an in-depth look at my Premium Economy seat (and why you REALLY need to avoid economy), enjoy (?) some food on board and of course wrap it all up with The Flip Flop Score.

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💰 Flight Fare
Fare Paid: $461.74 USD
Class: Premium Economy
Itinerary: Paris (Orly) to New York (Newark)
Inclusions: 2x 23kg Baggage, 12kg Carry on, Seat Selection

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--- Video Chapters ---
0:00 Flight Preview
00:10 Intro
00:25 Welcome to Paris
00:48 Flight Info
00:55 Orly Terminal 4
01:07 FrenchBee Check In
01:44 Plane Spotting
01:58 Route Map
02:17 Warning about FrenchBee
03:06 FrenchBlue History
04:00 Heading to The Gate
04:52 FrenchBlue vs. JetBlue
05:19 Tonight’s A350-900
05:35 Boarding Gate
05:51 Boarding Begins
06:14 Flight Stats
06:44 First Impressions On Board
06:55 Premium Economy Seat Details
07:24 Pre Departure Drinks
09:05 Pushback & Taxi to Runway
09:21 Our Departure Routing
09:33 Spool up, Take off & Airport Stats
10:18 Seat Features & Amenities
10:47 Meal Service Begins
11:49 Bathroom
12:06 Middle/Window Seat Prison
12:36 In Flight Entertainment & Menu
13:15 iPad Amenity
13:39 Spectacular Approach into Newark
14:10 Landing at Newark
14:32 Taxi to Terminal B
14:51 Deplaning & Final Thoughts
15:21 The Flip Flop Score

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This is NOT a promotional video. I pay for all of my flights and hotels (and I always tell you how much!) so I can be as honest and impartial as possible. I do not receive any special treatment that wouldn’t otherwise be publicly accessible, in fact, the hotels and airlines have no idea about my visit and that's the way I like it!

#frenchbee #tripreport #premiumeconomy

[bubba]

So basically the century old rule: you get what you pay for. So glad I saw your review - thank you; there's no way I would ever fly a cheap French airline but it was a good reminder because one eventually doubts oneself if all outcomes are consistent and if I ever did that; I don't want to be stuck for 10 hours in these seats (west coast, 6'2") - Thank you again!

[JasirGressmann]

As soon as you started talking I subscribed. Flight review videos with no narration or monotone narrations need to die out.

[himanshgaming]

I just love your content . I truly appreciate your effort in making such videos 😊

[MultiSUPERLATIVO]

3:14 The color purple is a very exclusive one (used to be in the past) as the pigment was as expensive as gold. It originally came from Tire (Lebanon). Only royals could buy it in order to produce garments and clothes. It was a color linked to wealth and nobility. Even today it is possible to see royalty wearing purple clothes.

[judithryan]

Much appreciate your info. As a result of your review, I decided to fly French Bee premium economy for my 82nd birthday

[kikibzh]

Thank you for the video.
Air Caraibes and French Bee is the same group, Dubreui Group, a family business based in Vendee (west of France).
Air Caraibes operates to West Indies, french territories and leisures destinations.
Their A350 have also a 3-4-3 Y-class, a premium but also a business class.
It seems they have a slow development but they looks successful in their strategy.
Congratulations to them, even if I’m not a low cost fan.

[texascv]

I flew this last week. PPT-SFO. Premium Economy, Seat 9A. A350-900. In a five flight two week vacation, this particular leg was the most comfortable seat I had. I know people complain about this airline (mostly the cattle class comfort, and the lack of amenities, and cost of add-on). I get it. But if you plan ahead, and purchase what you and/or your family needs, this flight may surprise and even please you. The food was quite palatable (for current spec airline food) and the seats were comfortable. I am a big man, and the pitch and width of the seat were not problematic at all. The 2-3-2 of premium economy is akin to the best of premium economy of most major US airlines, and in some aspects (footrest, inflight entertainment, A350 newness and quietness) better. I would fly them again. This was a family of four on vacation/holidays.

[ChrisHockman]

Feel grateful that I booked this. I’m not expecting the highest standard so pretty happy that I got a premium for less than the non low cost carriers wanted for basic. With the bags and seat selection included (and it seems premium ground service like bag tagging and security) it was a no brainer. Although I’m doing this the opposite way

[AmolNimbalkar]

Thank you for another great review! Please keep them coming. I can strongly recommend these reviews and taking your recommendations for my own travel. Appreciate all the work that you put in!

[patriciafuchs]

I appreciate your videos and their honest assessment of the entire experience.

[trojanmoondoggie]

A very authentic review. And good how you keep it anonymous. Like you said, with these "famous" content people everyone will be on their best behavior so you're not getting the real deal. A lot of those guys and gals have taken to their "fame" and love the attention. And no doubt they appreciate the extra perks they get for who they are. But not always a completely comprehensive review. Well done.
I also like the retro feel of Orly. It is an airport that goes way back so it works.

[jimhearsonwriter]

I'm not sure how I feel about the FAs wearing denim shirts... bet it's tough to stay freshly scented in them! I did love the alternating white and red lights of the headlamps/taillamps on the one-way streets as you passed Manhattan, though.

If you're looking to go transatlantic again any time soon, I'd definitely say give Norse Atlantic a go - I flew from London to LA in their premium economy and for one thing, leg room would NOT be an issue - I'm 6'4", and my legs were almost straight before they came close to the seat in front of me. Very friendly inflight service, although they did move my outward flight 24 hours earlier - they didn't fight my compensation claim for the extra time I needed to spend in LA, but I only got the money back this week after flying in November.

[kenv]

Thanks for your review; I almost bought a ticket on them, so I'm glad I saw your review first. In particular, thanks for the shot of the floor space for the middle and aisle seats. On long flights, I only like to sit in an aisle seat and having as much legroom as possible [without obstructions] is very important to me. I would fly them, but, I can see the water bottle holder between the seats obstructs leg room in all seats, except the window seats.

[jimluciano]

I flew this airline last year NY to Paris- always fly United but United has gone crazy expensive so flew the FB premium - I did not notice the size of the seats - there were a total of 8 passengers in premium and I had all three seats in the row to myself no one in front or behind. The service was acceptable. Flying to Europe and sleeping most of the way this airline was fine. Will try again in a month when heading back to Europe. Pick your seat when booking vs. an assigned seat. Also check the seating when you arrive at the airport - you can move your seat to a more open space if needed.

[GenkisTravels]

Good video. I'm flying them to Papeete in October, good to see what I'll experience. :)

[dawntwocool]

Thank you for being anonymous with your review. I subscribed!

[stephen_l]

5:55 Airlines operating A350 with 7 abreast Premium Economy cabin are
Lufthansa (new and old cabin, excluding second hand ones from Philippine, and sorry to say this name to you),
Swiss (soon to be)
China Airlines (excluding second hand ones from SAS),
Air Caraïbes (-1000 only, not on -900) and of course
French Bee on their -900 only (not on -1000).
I think 2-3-2 is the correct PE config for A350s, the body of A350 is more akin to 787s than to 777s so I think they should follow the 787.
Having most of my (limited) experience on A350s being on Premium Economy (3 out of 4, and remaining 1 on Economy), I would say considering the wider center console/arm rest vs economy, the seat itself isn’t really noticeably wider (vs the standard 3-3-3 of course). And unlike in your experience on a 2-3-2, the seat gap between the wall and seat is tiny, I really wanted to put a pillow there but I can’t even slip a thin blanket in.

[trietngo]

We just finished an Orly- LAX trip yesterday on the French Bee A350. This is my 1st comment on the any airline. The typical economy seat arrangement for both A350 and B878 of other airlines is 3-3-3. French Bee seat arrangement is 3-4-3. The difference is noticeable. I never felt cramped and almost suffocated before. I agree that the cost is low. However, I rather spend some more money and get a decent seat. I am 5'-5" tall weigh 155 lbs.

[bwpospolyta]

Thanks so much been getting advertising from them for cheap flight to Paris

So relieved that we didn't book our flights to Paris through French Bee. We, two middle-aged people, didn't believe we'd make it through the long flight (SFO to Orly), even in Premium Economy. Your review validates our findings.