Zinnia7--sorry we lost you to AA. The situation at CDG has improved greatly since 05--there were some serious problems with the AF staff 'tudes and their ability to deal w/nonrevs equitable. I think those have been resolved but here is still a minor difficulty with buddy pass riders and their 'tudes, too. I have no issues in the past 2 years--staff has been extremely friendly recently.

I would never want to NRSA out of CDG unless I felt totally secure (even with 20 yrs seniority) getting to the States on Delta. I flew AF once and even in L'Espace the service was barely acceptable for that class. My parents were in coach and I can tell you the "constructive criticism" letter for Delta's information regarding AF service was extensive.
I would choose BRU or AMS any day, but many buddy PR's don't understand that it's usually preferable to CDG.
Those who know, right?