There will also be a retractable holder with a non-slip surface at the passenger’s eye level where smartphones and tablets can be rested, and each seat will have USB A and C charging ports. Work will begin soon to refurbish the fleet, with the first retrofitted aircraft set to enter service in the autumn. Business…
The new facilities come ahead of the launch of the carrier’s new La Première cabin this winter. As previously reported, Air France says that the new cabin “will be the longest on the market and will offer up to three modular configurations that can be fully privatized for an even more exceptional journey: a seat,…
Air France is launching a range of new concierge services at Paris CDG next month, with options payable in either cash or Flying Blue miles. The Air France Conciergerie launches on 11 June for economy, premium economy and business class customers travelling on flights operated by the carrier or codeshare partners. Departing passengers can purchase…
Xavier Thuizat has been appointed as Air France’s new head sommelier, and will be responsible for selecting the carrier’s future wine, champagne and spirit lists. Thuizat – who is also head sommelier at Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris – takes over from Paolo Basso, who has been selecting for Air France for…
Air France has announced plans to add a fifth Brazilian destination later this year. The French flag carrier will launch thrice-weekly flights between Paris CDG and the country’s coastal city of Salvador on 28 October. The route will be served by Air France’s A350-900 aircraft, configured with 34 seats in business class, 24 in premium…
Air France and KLM have opened a fully refurbished Air-Rail Terminal at Brussels-South (also known as Bruxelles-Midi or Brussel-Zuid). The revamped facility is open daily between 0530 and 1830, and comes ahead of a seventh daily high-speed rail service being added between Brussels-South and Paris CDG this summer. The group’s Air&Rail offering enables customers to…
Air France has announced plans to refurbish its fleet of around 20 Embraer 190 aircraft, with new seating and refreshed interiors. The aircraft are used by the carrier’s regional operations, which previously flew under the HOP! brand until 2019 when the decision was taken to bring the subsidiary back within Air France. The planes currently…
Air France has introduced new “gourmet meal boxes” for business class customers on short-haul routes. The boxes have been developed in collaboration with François Adamski, Servair Corporate Chef and Bocuse d’Or and Meilleur Ouvrier de France winner. Customers travelling on flights departing before 1000 will receive breakfast boxes containing sandwiches with fillings including smoked salmon…
Air France has announced plans for a new route from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Phoenix, Arizona. The French flag carrier will operate a three-times-weekly service from 23 May, 2024. Flights will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and will be operated by Boeing 787-9 aircraft, configured with three cabins (business, premium economy and…
Air France has outlined plans to serve a total of 23 cities across the US, Canada and Mexico this summer. The carrier will resume daily flights between Paris CDG and Minneapolis on May 13 – a route served by joint venture partner Delta in summer 2023. It will also extend its Paris-Raleigh-Durham service (which it…
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