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Review: EasyJet – Paris (ORY) – Nice (NCE) – COVID-19

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Departing Airport Paris Orly 3
Arrival Airport Nice Côte d'Azur
Flight Carrier EasyJet
Flight Number EJU4065
Duration 1:20
Aircraft Airbus A320
Cabin Class Economy
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To the point Here is my review on a EasyJet flight from Paris Orly (ORY) to Nice Côte d'Azur (NCE) during COVID-19.

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Review: EasyJet - Paris (ORY) - Nice (NCE) - COVID-19

After a short stay in Paris, here I am heading to Nice. I chose to travel on EasyJet, due to the flight costs:

Flight Ticket Speedy Boarding, Seat Total
Paris (ORY) – Nice (NCE) €33.90 €16.99 €50.89
Nice (NCE) – Paris (CDG) €40.05 €16.99 €57.04
Total €73.95 €33.98 €107.93

I chose to pay for the seat choice option (between rows 2 and 6), to get:

  • 2 carry-on bags (instead of one), which is convenient because I’m only travelling with my Away set
  • Priority boarding (speedy boarding)
  • To be ahead of the plane to disembark faster

And of course, since the transaction is made in Euros, I used my HSBC World Elite® Mastercard®:

  • no transaction fees for foreign currency transactions
  • 6 points per dollar for the purchase of my flight
  • to be able to redeem my points on the cost of the flight or to use my $100 Annual Travel Enhancement Credit

And I’ve decided to use my $100 Travel Enhancement Credit for that ticket!

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Paris Orly Airport (ORY)

I’m dropped off by a friend at Paris Orly Airport, Terminal 3. A small queue in front of the terminal: all people wear their masks in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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At the entrance to the terminal, no temperature checkpoint. However, a reminder of the current health rules:

  • Wearing a mask is mandatory
  • One metre social distancing
  • Hand sanitizers
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It is possible to check-in through automatic kiosks. Having already done so on my phone, and no luggage to check-in, I go directly to the security check.

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Ground markings are present to try to enforce social distancing. But the French don’t really like queues and tend to “stick together”.

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Before you reach security, you can empty your bag of prohibited items on large counters and garbage cans.

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To reach security, it is necessary to scan your boarding pass.

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Signage is present throughout the terminal.

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To fill the safety bins, it’s hard to maintain a social distance, the agents inviting us to align ourselves with the arrows on the ground …

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However, there is no lack of space in terms of security screening. The airport is clearly not running at full capacity.

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Before heading to the gates, you must go through the Duty-Free, naturally open, like most stores.

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On the other hand, no lounge is open: I decide to buy myself a sandwich in the dining area. There, too, markings on the ground indicate the direction of traffic but are not necessarily respected.

The tables are arranged in such a way as to enforce social distance and are regularly cleaned. Wi-Fi is free, convenient to catch up with a few emails.

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Before reaching my departure gate, a little detour through the toilet. No complaints. Everything is perfectly clean and regularly disinfected from what I can see.

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My departure gate is on the other side of the terminal, at gates C. It is like crossing a desert; we appreciate the decoration, though. Je t’aime moi aussi, Paris!

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This is my EasyJet aircraft waiting patiently at the gate. A small advertisement for HSBC, as in all airports around the world!

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EasyJet Flight - Paris (ORY) - Nice (NCE)

The gate is quite well-stocked, but a seat is blocked between each person. And most people respect the wearing of the mask.

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Having the Speedy Boarding option, I don’t have to stay in this departure lounge for too long.

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On the other hand, as is often the case with this option, EasyJet makes you wait in the bridge for long minutes (and it’s really hot there: 34 Celcius degrès that day in Paris).

It allows me to take some pics of the aircraft, and I can see that boarding will also be done from the back of the cabin from a bridge.

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The cabin smells clean. This aircraft has been parked at this gate for many hours, which probably allowed for a thorough cleaning.

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As always, my Away luggage (Bigger Carry-On model) fits perfectly in the overhead compartment.

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The seats are slim-fit. These are not the most comfortable on the market, but they do the trick for 1-2 hours of flight (like most EasyJet flights in Europe).

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The legroom is the same throughout the cabin (except, of course, for the front row and the emergency exit rows). It is quite acceptable for a person of 1.80 m like me.

This flight to Nice is almost full. No sanitary products are available, not even a disinfectant wipe.

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The Orly tarmac offers views of Corsair, FrenchBee (low-cost long-haul airline) and Transaviaaircraft. We take off, on time, from Runway 07.

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The weather is beautiful in the middle of September, which offers beautiful views of the Paris region and the French countryside.

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During this short flight, a minimum service of drinks and snacks ($$) is offered. After less than an hour of flight, we begin to see the Mediterranean, on the edge of the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes.

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I will never tire of these views of my childhood region.

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We fly over Mandelieu, then Cannes and Antibes before arriving on time at Nice.

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Conclusion

A classic flight between Paris and Nice aboard Easyjet, except that we are in the middle of a pandemic.

The aircraft seemed clean (a good point), but at least one disinfectant wipe would have been appreciated.

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Jean-Maximilien
Jean-Maximilien is an expert in Canada and France about Loyalty programs, Credit cards and Travel. He is the Founding President of Milesopedia.

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