Corsair

Paris ORY to La Romana (Dominican republic) Economy class going and business class for coming back. At the airport for the two flights check-in and boarding were quick and organized and there was no delay (rare for a charter airline). The plane was a new Boeing 747-400. Seats very cramped food disgusting but cabin crew professional and friendly. Coming back I was in business class which is located on the upper-deck : seats were comfortable with a personal screen food good and service nice. I think the business class of Corsair is not a business class like Air France British Airways or Singapore Airlines but better than Air India or Air Mauritius. Price was only 150 euros more for one flight.

Corsair A330-200 YUL-ORY / ORY-YUL. I didn't know what to expect from them as I had never taken any charter flight before. YUL-ORY. We took off 2 hours late because the aircraft arrived late from Paris. The flight was fine even though I was traumatized by how cramped the seats were. The crew was friendly and the food was good. ORY-YUL. Now that was a complete nightmare. We were supposed to takeoff at 11 am. We took of at 6 pm without any explanations. I had the emergency exit seat this time so the flight in itself was good. Will I ever fly again with them? only if I absolutely have too. I give them 4.5/5 out of 10.

Corsair A330-200 YUL-ORY / ORY-YUL. I didn't know what to expect from them as I had never taken any charter flight before. YUL-ORY. We took off 2 hours late because the aircraft arrived late from Paris. The flight was fine even though I was traumatized by how cramped the seats were. The crew was friendly and the food was good. ORY-YUL. Now that was a complete nightmare. We were supposed to takeoff at 11 am. We took of at 6 pm without any explanations. I had the emergency exit seat this time so the flight in itself was good. Will I ever fly again with them? only if I absolutely have too. I give them 4.5/5 out of 10.

We went from Paris to Pointe à Pitre/Guadeloupe. Let alone the very poor ORLY airport's service (information desk not occupied no signs nobody wants to help you finding the right terminal). On the plane: Seats very cramped food poor films uninteresting. But as the seating space in AF to Réunion to which we are accustomed is not a bit better we took it. Our (direct) flight back was cancelled and brought forward by 3 hours what we learned by chance (!) reading a note on the hotel's pinboard. The plane was very untidy when we got in. And it was not a direct flight; we had a stop- over of a full hour in Fort-de-France (we had to leave the plane and amused ourselves in the duty- free shop) but at least the plane was cleaned there. Result: We started two hours earlier than we had planned and came back to Paris one hour later and were almost too late for our sequel flight from CDG to Frankfurt. Fortunately there seems to be an understanding between AF and Corsair and so even before we landed we were informed that we need not worry: AF was already informed about our delay (thank you staff!) and was willing to book us on the next flight which was eventually not necessary because we got our luggage early and caught the bus by running. Well as we saved 400 EUR for two persons on that flight in comparison to AF and as we know know what we possibly would have to expect we would try Corsair once again.

We went from Paris to Pointe à Pitre/Guadeloupe. Let alone the very poor ORLY airport's service (information desk not occupied no signs nobody wants to help you finding the right terminal). On the plane: Seats very cramped food poor films uninteresting. But as the seating space in AF to Réunion to which we are accustomed is not a bit better we took it. Our (direct) flight back was cancelled and brought forward by 3 hours what we learned by chance (!) reading a note on the hotel's pinboard. The plane was very untidy when we got in. And it was not a direct flight; we had a stop- over of a full hour in Fort-de-France (we had to leave the plane and amused ourselves in the duty- free shop) but at least the plane was cleaned there. Result: We started two hours earlier than we had planned and came back to Paris one hour later and were almost too late for our sequel flight from CDG to Frankfurt. Fortunately there seems to be an understanding between AF and Corsair and so even before we landed we were informed that we need not worry: AF was already informed about our delay (thank you staff!) and was willing to book us on the next flight which was eventually not necessary because we got our luggage early and caught the bus by running. Well as we saved 400 EUR for two persons on that flight in comparison to AF and as we know know what we possibly would have to expect we would try Corsair once again.

LAX-PPT not bad. The food was just as exceptional as AF but the FA's were much friendlier and more humorous very attentive to ones needs. And the fare US$590 cannot be beat. The 747 was interesting-looking; a giant set of red lips painted on the side with the word "sex" on the landing gear door. Only problems were that there were long departure delays and the seats while comfortable were very cramped together. If they still flew to Tahiti I'd definitely fly them again.

LAX-PPT not bad. The food was just as exceptional as AF but the FA's were much friendlier and more humorous very attentive to ones needs. And the fare US$590 cannot be beat. The 747 was interesting-looking; a giant set of red lips painted on the side with the word "sex" on the landing gear door. Only problems were that there were long departure delays and the seats while comfortable were very cramped together. If they still flew to Tahiti I'd definitely fly them again.

CRL on Paris to Fort-de-France and return and my worst flights so far. The flight from ORY was delayed of 9 hours without any explanations. Then we had to wait for two hours in the plane after boarding (which was a rush). Their 747-300 are fit with 580 seats (90 more than AF) that's are very cramp and old. I was lucky enough to get a seat in the upper-deck just after the biz class so I had a lot of legroom available but this was the only attract of this flight. The food was horrible and the crew was very rude and only seemed to be interested in getting their break. The way back was horrible (although our flight was not delayed) because of an old 747-200 with even more cramped seats and rude flight attendants (some have even kept their sunglasses during the flight!). I hope no foreigners use this carrier because it doesn't give a good look of France.

CRL on Paris to Fort-de-France and return and my worst flights so far. The flight from ORY was delayed of 9 hours without any explanations. Then we had to wait for two hours in the plane after boarding (which was a rush). Their 747-300 are fit with 580 seats (90 more than AF) that's are very cramp and old. I was lucky enough to get a seat in the upper-deck just after the biz class so I had a lot of legroom available but this was the only attract of this flight. The food was horrible and the crew was very rude and only seemed to be interested in getting their break. The way back was horrible (although our flight was not delayed) because of an old 747-200 with even more cramped seats and rude flight attendants (some have even kept their sunglasses during the flight!). I hope no foreigners use this carrier because it doesn't give a good look of France.