Exclusive video: First look at Air France’s ...

On April 8, Air France’s stunning new La Premiere first-class seats flew their first long-haul flight from Paris-Charles de Galle Airport (CDG) to New York Metropolis’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK), and TPG was among the many first on board to expertise them.

Actually, we made a whole video of the expertise simply so you may really feel such as you have been alongside for the experience with us! Test it out right here:

We liked the brand new La Premiere check-in lounge at CDG, the place every passenger enjoys customized service and a non-public escort by safety to the La Premiere lounge.

Designed by architect Didier Lefort, the brand new Air France La Premiere lounge appears like a vacation spot in and of itself due to designer furnishings by the likes of Pierre Paulin and Patrick Jouin, a Sisley spa and a la carte eating with menus by French grasp chef Alain Ducasse.

There are three personal suites for rent (beginning at 800 euros, or about $873) for departing passengers, every with devoted butler service and its personal lounge, bed room, lavatory and even an outside patio.

After that, passengers are whisked on to their flight in a chauffered Porsche Cayenne hybrid.

As for the onboard expertise, there are solely 4 of the brand new La Premiere suites on the Boeing 777-300ERs being outfitted with them.

Every has almost 38 sq. toes of non-public area (among the many most within the business) and never solely an ergonomic reclining armchair but in addition a separate chaise lounge and 5 home windows for the facet seats.

The suites have two, sure two, 32-inch 4K leisure screens, plus wi-fi touchscreen tablets to regulate the capabilities of the seats. Amongst different tech touches are wi-fi charging, USB-A and USB-C ports and high-speed Wi-Fi.

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The chaise converts right into a lie-flat mattress about 6 1/2 toes lengthy by 2 1/2 toes large that the crew will flip down with bedding from French linen model Dumas Paris.

All the higher for spreading out and getting a restful snooze after turning into the offered Simon Porte Jacquemus cotton pajamas and freshening up with the Sisley amenity kits.

Passengers will probably be handled to multicourse gourmand meals, additionally courtesy of chef Alain Ducasse, plus premium wine and spirits. You may not wish to deplane on the finish of your flight.

Up to now, the brand new La Premiere suites will be discovered on choose Boeing 777-300ERs flying between Paris and New York, with extra to enter service between Paris and Los Angeles, Singapore and Tokyo this summer season.

Sadly, Air France restricts award availability for La Premiere, so you will need to have Air France-KLM Flying Blue Platinum elite standing if you wish to redeem miles for the expertise. Given the shortage of those new suites thus far, even these with standing are unlikely to search out bookable award seats. That stated, maybe more room will grow to be obtainable as extra planes with the brand new seats go into service, however solely time will inform.

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