Air Tahiti ATR 42-600 Seat Map

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The Points Guy· Review: Air Tahiti (ATR 72) in Economy From Tahiti to Bora Bora

Called the seats pretty no-frills and not especially comfortable, though bearable on a roughly 40-minute hop where the only amenity is the seatbelt
17 rows in a 2-2 layout with no assigned seating, so savvy passengers queue early to grab rear seats and be first off
A friendly attendant brought juice and water shortly after departure; buy-on-board runs from $1.90 peanuts to a $3.30 Coke, with barely time to order
Round-trip Papeete–Bora Bora came to 44,518 CFP (about $420) including the boat transfer to Vaitape, with no frequent flyer program and no cheap fares even booked far ahead
Boarding was confusing with gate changes and French-only announcements; he took the port side for the famed Bora Bora views but flew into rain and saw nothing

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One Mile at a Time· Review: Air Tahiti ATR 72 Economy Papeete To Bora Bora

Found the 68-seat 2-2 cabin fresh and well maintained, with comfortable seats and good legroom for the 45-minute hop
Each pair is a continuous bench-style seat, a first for him, with a small tray table held up by an elastic band and no IFE or wifi
Advises sitting as far back as possible — the noise difference between the engine rows and the rear is huge, and boarding and deplaning are through the rear door
Service is bare-bones: a choice of coffee or pineapple juice about 20 minutes after takeoff, with the buy-on-board menu never pushed and crew who aren't particularly friendly
Paid $383 per person round trip and warns the ticket is separate from your international flight, so build in a long layover (he left 2h25m outbound)

Sam Chui· Trip Report: The Most Beautiful Flight – Air Tahiti to Bora Bora

Rode the cockpit jumpseat on the Papeete–Huahine–Bora Bora hop: about 30 minutes at 12,000 feet, a 20-minute turn, then just 15 minutes at 4,000 feet
Says the paired seats look like honeymoon seats — slim, but comfortable enough for an hour, and the views distract you anyway
Free juice on the short first leg, and a Hinano beer on the run back to Papeete
Rates the crew excellent, singling out a captain with more than 20 years serving the islands
Calls the scenery out of this world, with a low pass over the overwater bungalows; Bora Bora has no roads, so arrival is by boat, and he flags the island passes for multi-stop trips

The Luxury Travel Expert· Review: flight from Tahiti to Bora Bora (Air Tahiti ATR 72 Economy Class)

Single-class cabin with 68 economy seats in a 2-2 layout; the inflight magazine is the only reading material and there's no IFE or wifi
Service on the 50-minute sector is limited to a juice shortly after departure, with everything else buy-on-board
Best views tip: the left side is generally better for the Bora Bora landing, but the approach depends on weather — ask the crew which side wins and switch, since seats aren't assigned
Explains the turboprops are necessary for the islands' short runways, absent night landing lights and small fuel tanks
Papeete's separate domestic terminal is quite basic — one security checkpoint, a cramped seating area and a small coffee shop — and you walk out to the aircraft; the Bora Bora boat transfer comes with cold towels, iced water and flower necklaces

Traveling For Miles· Review: Air Tahiti (Tahiti – Bora Bora)

Sat towards the front and found a surprising amount of legroom for such a small aircraft, with pretty comfortable seats
Warns the seats don't line up with the windows, so some rows have far more window area than others — check before you sit if views matter
The left-hand side delivered the best Bora Bora scenery, including the resort and airport on approach
One flight attendant served a complimentary water or guava juice after takeoff; snacks are for purchase and not cheap at around 300 CFP (US$2.85) for chips, and no alcohol is sold before 9am
Open seating with rear-door boarding, so he waited near the gate to board early and take his pick; the aircraft was clean and pushed back a minute early

Flight-Report· Air Tahiti VT730 Papeete (PPT) → Maupiti (MAU), Economy

Picked the four facing seats at the front right — a layout quirk specific to the ATR 42 — and had all four to himself on a lightly booked Maupiti run
Rates the Armonia cabin a success and much more pleasant than the old interior: sober light grey leather with colour accents such as a red seatbelt, and a Polynesian tattoo motif on the forward left bulkhead
The stowage pocket sits behind the headrest rather than at knee level, which frees up legroom, and the seats offer a slight but appreciable recline
A single smiling cabin attendant works the ATR 42; catering is the mythical pineapple juice with everything else buy-on-board
The 50-minute flight gave him some of the most beautiful aerial views of his life — Tetiaroa, Huahine, Tahaa, the heart-shaped atoll of Tupai and the Bora Bora resorts; he calls Maupiti's motu-built terminal the most beautiful in Polynesia while Papeete's domestic terminal badly needs renovation

Nonstop Points· Flight Review: Air Tahiti PPT-BOB

His seat formula: sit at the back and on the left flying to Bora Bora, on the right coming back — and rear boarding means you're also first off
Tried to work and found the tray table too small for a laptop, so he gave up and watched the islands instead; no IFE or wifi
Pineapple juice came about 15 minutes in, cups were collected quickly, and roughly 25 minutes later they were on descent past the overwater bungalows
Check-in was the sore point: the agent enforced the 5 kg (11 lb) carry-on limit and wanted his laptop and camera checked, so he stripped the backpack down and repacked it afterwards
Fares hover around $400 round trip and can't be booked with miles; a $300 travel credit brought his cost for two down to about $500, and he'd fly them again