They would make a hot sandwich for you however of meat and cheese. There was a bar service setup in the galley and self-service chocolates and chips, neither of which were especially to my taste. Now, I wasn’t nearly as impressed by the midflight snacks. The cheese was fine (maybe my standards were too high after spending time in Paris), but I really enjoyed the selection of treats and sorbets afterward. I had the beef for me main and it was quite good. First, it was served in proper courses – a tray with salad and appetizer, followed by an entree, and then dessert. The actual meal service, though, is an area where Air France shines. Fine, but a lost opportunity for something more interesting. The nuts were rather plain, heated or not. It’s certainly possible to provide a nice multi-course meal in business class and other airlines should take lessons.Īfter takeoff which was delayed by about half an hour for baggage loading drinks were served along with a box of packaged nuts. Where Air France stands out most, I think, besides the basic seat is in its catering. On overnights, and day flights over 8 hours, I definitely want to get comfortable and the pair of jeans and button shirt I’d worn to the airport weren’t going to cut it. For this flight I brought out a pair of United Polaris pajamas. On my overnight BA flight from Austin to London I wore a pair of American Airlines pajamas. Here’s the amenity kit:īefore takeoff I decided to change into pajamas. Still, it should definitely be a standard until the world goes all-electronic and Air France flies to many destinations that are not. I appreciate a pen in an amenity kit for filling out forms, though for US flights I don’t need to do that. Air France requests these masks or better, and avoids use of cloth masks. There was also a Covid Kit with medical-style mask and other items inside. To be sure it was a day time flight, but one that lasted 11 hours. The pillow was fine but the blanket not nearly as good as the one provided by British Airways, and there was no mattress pad. Waiting at my seat was a blanket and a pillow. I prefer it over United’s Polaris seat, and indeed over any Star Alliance business class across the Pond. Still, they’re fully flat seats with direct aisle access and for a time this was probably the best business class across the Atlantic. For an airline that’s generally stylish, though, I find the color scheme to be fairly sterile in the Air France cabin. The Cirrus seat then was produced by Sicma, then Zodiac, and eventual Safran. The seat dates back 14 years to its first install on US Airways Airbus A330s. This isn’t a new seat by any stretch, but it’s still a very good one. Still, we made a brief stop in the lounge for a bathroom break before continuing to the gate.Īir France business class uses the same seats as Cathay Pacific and as American Airlines on its Boeing 777-300ER. And we’d still have to deposit our Covid-19 attestation in the gate before boarding. Then we were allowed to queue for baggage drop off.īoth of these took some time, so that even though we’d arrived at the airport more than two hours in advance by the time we made it by train to our remote concourse and had cleared passport control and security our flight was set to board in just 10 minutes. First we queued in the Sky Priority check-in area to show proof of negative Covid-19 test (or prior infection). But getting through the airport was time-consuming too. May I begin by mentioning how much I hate Charles de Gaulle airport? It’s far from the city and even without traffic is a schlepp. With a 3 year old in tow I decided that was a non-starter. But a couple of schedule changes left me with a 5 hour layover at Heathrow and no good way to improve on that. I like the idea of the long overwater flight originating and ending in my home city. Originally I’d booked BA Paris – London – Austin. These were miles I already had sitting in my account from a cancelled trip Austin – Amsterdam roundtrip at the start of the pandemic. I booked (3) seats Paris – Houston for 66,500 Air France KLM Flying Blue miles + $383.17 apiece. I flew British Airways to Paris in business class with my wife and daughter.
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