For our two long-haul flights across the pond, we flew Air France’s new business class product on their newish A330. Many, including Ben from Onemileatatime.com consider Air France the finest Business Class product to take to/from Europe and I could not agree more. Outside losing my luggage (I consider that a logistical issue more than the business class experience that can happen to anyone, subscribe to my email list below to learn more), AF delivered a flawless experience from check-in through landing. Consistent quality is a huge win as you should know exactly what to expect. I find US based airlines are very inconsistent especially with service onboard the flight. Some crews are fantastic while others are not.

For this trip we flew from Boston to Paris and Paris to Boston and the food, service, seats and experience were identical.

Booking

The Air France Flying Blue Miles Program can be gold if you are flexible. I was able to book our two roundtrip business class tickets for 100,000 miles a person. That is 50,000 per ticket. It is easy to earn Flying Blue miles as they are a transfer partner of all the major banks. 50,000 per ticket is an absolute steal for business class these days and I happily transferred my capital one points to Flying Blue and booked our tickets. Keep in mind if I cashed 50,000 miles through the bank’s travel portal that would be the equivalent of spending $500 for the business class seat.

Airport Arrival/Lounge Experience

Check-In was quick in both of our experiences since we could cut the line with Sky Priority. In Boston Air France sends their business passengers to the new Delta Lounge in Terminal E (not the fancy one, but still very nice) and obviously their own flagship lounges in Paris. The food in both our experiences was good compared to a lot of the competition and we utilized the shower suites in Paris. Both lounges hit their mark.

The Seats

I cannot get over these new seats. The tech, comfort, doors and even how swanky they look. I never sleep on planes, but slept the entire way between the meals. The doors are life-changing in that you do not feel as vulnerable sleeping. While there was a huge screen and plenty of options, I did not watch anything as I was asleep!

The Food

The food was excellent. On the way to Paris they served a lobster appetizer and beef filet. On the way home we had this wonderful Veal and Risotto.

 Air France is so confident (rightfully so) in there food that they even have a restaurant in Paris that serves business class meals. Imagine if United did that…

The Service

Matt and I have flown business class on Air France 5 times now and one of my favorite aspects of it is that the crew is consistent. They are always friendly, quick and punctual. Service on US-based airlines is not consistent as it just depends who your flight attendants are, but the AF ones really do not differentiate (in a good way) which is how it should be. They were frequently up and down the aisle refilling drinks and did not give you that look of death some American flight attendants love to give before serving you, even in business class.

Bedding and Amenities

I will say the one area where the US-based airlines are a little ahead of AF is the bedding, but the pillow and blankets were totally fine. The amenity kit had all the standards, and I loved the toner and cologne in the bathroom.

Overall

Air France continues to outshine all their European and American competitors in their long-haul business class experiences. The seats, food and service are always consistent. I cannot recommend enough and look forward to our next flight with them

Bon Voyage,

Andrew Reiser |Travel Advisor

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