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March 29, 2019By Marco Finelli.
Air Tahiti Nui has brought its new flying experience to Europe starting today.
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The brand new 294-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (above) replaces the previous Airbus A340-
300 which for many years flew the connection between Papeete and Paris CDG via Los Angeles.
About 300 guests, mostly from the European travel industry were invited on a preview flight from Paris.
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The traditional water cannon salute celebrated the first departure from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport.
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Later the heading was north to Normandy, Bretagne until Brest then the down along the coast to Bordeaux and the mouth of the Gironde.
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Continuing to Montpellier, Marseille, Toulon, Hyeres and part of the French Riviera, Provence, then overflying the eastern Alps and then back to Paris.
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The new Poerava Business Class features 30 totally flat seats.
The intermediate product is called Moana Premium Economy featuring Zodiac Z535s seats with a large high definition monitor, USB ports and courtesy reading lamps.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has a noise reduction of 60% compared to other aircraft.
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The new Dreamliner has an avionics package that reduces turbulence by discovering areas in advance. It has an improved air purification system in the passenger cabin, flying at a lower pressurized altitude than the other aircraft.
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Passengers will seem to be more rested with graduated LED lighting, which conceptually was invented as a therapy against stress generated by long distance flights.
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On board there is a very high speed Wi-Fi connectivity. All screens are high definition image touch screens. Duty free can be booked on Tahiti-airstore.com directly from the place.
In 2017, Air Tahiti Nui carried almost half a million passengers, operating 1,631 commercial flights and nearly 18,000 flight hours, producing € 300 million in revenue and €17 million in profits. There are 800 employees.