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13.06.2024 - 03:21 / afar.com / Alain Ducasse
Last year, Air France rolled out a swanky new business class on its new Boeing 777-300s, with lie-flat seats, 4K high-definition screens, and sommelier-selected wine. This year, the French flag carrier is continuing to invest in its premium service, upping the ante with new upgrades to its celebrated first-class product, La Première.
The improvements will start with the airport experience at Air France’s hub airport, with the opening of a new, ultra-exclusive La Première check-in lobby, dedicated security screening, and private lounge space at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), which should debut in July just ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games.
Later this year, Air France will roll out a new La Première cabin, with the new first-class seats slated to be the longest in the world.
Here’s everything we know about the upgrades coming to La Première in 2024.
In a move to enhance privacy for Air France’s first-class travelers, La Première passengers departing from CDG will be able to use a dedicated lobby for a private check-in starting this July. From there, guests will be whisked through a secret hallway to their own private security checkpoint before being accompanied to the lounge.
While the 10,700-square-foot lounge—with its menu and wines curated by famed French chef Alain Ducasse (whose namesake restaurant holds three Michelin stars), shower spaces, and complimentary 30-minute spa treatments from French skin-care brand Sisley—isn’t new, the landside check-in and three exclusive 500-square-foot suites adjacent to the lounge are. And the suites are over-the-top.
Each of the private spaces includes a living area, a bedroom, and an outdoor patio, as well as a dedicated butler. According to Air France, the suites are decorated differently from each other, but each will have fresh flowers, luxe linens, and unique artwork by French artists. Passengers can also request that two suites be adjoined.
It’s worth noting that the La Première suites aren’t included in first-class rates; they need to be reserved in advance, and pricing to book one of the suites starts at €800 (US$865, based on current conversation rates).
The new suites will also include a private patio area.
Courtesy of Air France
The La Première check-in area and guest suites are just the beginning. Starting sometime in Winter 2024, Air France’s new La Première first-class cabin will debut with seats that will have the longest configuration on the market; we’re talking five windows for each passenger.
At that length, there will only be three first-class seats in each cabin, and each seat will feature a fully flat bed, a sofa, and an additional seat.
Regardless of which class of service you have booked, as of
This article is part of our airport food survival guide, which includes tips and tricks—even a hot take or two—that challenge the notion that airport meals are always dull, overpriced, and tasteless.
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