Recently, Denver International Airport has gotten a service change by Air France from the A350-900 to the 777-200ER. The shorter of the two Air France 777 types is increasingly uncommon in the United States, as it’s phased out of the fleet. Getting to fly on it, then, is getting to be an experience not to be taken for granted.
Server: Solo
Airline: Air France
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200ER
Origin: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Roissy-en-France, France (CDG)
Destination: Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado (DEN)
Flight Number: AF630
Route: LFPG-KDEN
Seat: 6L (Business)
Time En Route: 9 Hours 49 Minutes
Boarding on an afternoon in Paris
Got a long taxi for departure from the north side of the airport
There’s just something about the low roar of GE90s on takeoff
Chasing the Sun across the North Atlantic
Cabin crew preparing for arrival over South Dakota
Final descent into Denver
Landing on a clear day in the Mile High City
Pulling into Terminal 1
Deplaned, looking across the ramp