CDG Air France La Première Lounge

May 2023

Air France La Première Check-in and Lounge at Paris CDG

After three wonderful days in Paris, it’s time to go home. And there is no better way to travel than Air France La Première at Paris CDG. Elegant private check in area where you relax while a Personal Assistant who takes your passport, checks you in and returns with your boarding pass. Then escorts you to passport control, security and the fabulous La Première Lounge, the best airport lounge in the world and the only lounge with a Michelin star chef. The La Première Lounge features an Alain Ducasse restaurant with great food and fine wines. We relaxed in the lounge and then enjoyed lunch and especially les coquillettes jambon/truffe noir, prior to being driven to our plane for the 12 hour flight to Los Angeles.

Our La Première limo driver picked us up at Plaza Athénée at 10am and dropped us off 45 minutes later at Porte 14 of Terminal 2E.

Where porters meet us and take our luggage to the La Première check-in lounge.

After check-in, our personal escort to passport, security and the La Première Lounge.

Beautiful and styllsh lounge.

The only airport lounge with a Michelin star restaurant.

Lunch chez Alain Ducasse.

My Confit duck foie gras starter, with warm brioche.

And the signature dish - coquillettes jambon/truffe noire. The world's best mac and cheese!

And my rum baba / baba au rhum for dessert.

And the Instagram video of Air France La Première at Paris CDG

August 2022

La Première Lounge at Paris CDG

We were met at the plane door by Céline, our wonderful La Première personal assistant for the day who escorted down the jetbridge stairs to our private Mercedes van for the drive to the La Première Lounge.

Thrilled to be back home in the best First Class Lounge in the world and the only one with an Alain Ducasse restaurant.

Pics from an earlier visit.

Time for dinner, chez Alain Ducasse.

Fabulous foie gras with warm brioche starter.

And the iconic Coquillettes aux truffe/noir

And my favourite dessert. Rum Baba ou Le Baba au Rhum.

Yay, Céline worked her magic and I have a new La Première luggage tag.

Bien sur, a glass of Paradis to finish the meal.

And my Instagram video of the wonderful La Première Lounge in Paris

May 2022

My Day with Air France La Première back to LAX

My long started with a 7am taxi to Geneva Airport, a short 15 minute ride.

A few minutes later I was at the Air France counter in the French Sector of GVA. After my doc check, the AF agent asked me to wait off to the side for a La Première personal assistant to come down from the lounge, to escort me up to the lounge.

With no at security, we were in the newly renovated Air France/KLM Lounge.

The lounge has a small but comfortable area for La Première passengers which I had to myself today.

Geneve GVA to Paris CDG

Air France AF 1543

A319

9:05am-10:00am

May 5, 2022

Seat 1F

As I had requested to be the last to board, we headed out for our gate around 20 minutes before departure. As normal, my personal La Première assistant introduced me to the cabin crew and bid adieu. Very pleasant purser offered the option of strapping in my backpack in the adjacent seat instead of stowing in the overhead. AF domestic J is the usual crappy euro-fraud Business Class, Economy seat with an open middle. Fortunately, I have the bulkhead with no seat mate and the flight was only 45 minutes.

Since I was not going to waste calories with Alain Ducasee waiting for me in Paris, I took the meal for the photo op.

As we deplaned, my personal La Première assistant Julien was waiting at the door of the plane, to escort me to the La Première Lounge.

And a Tesla for my inbound ride.,

The back door to the best First Class Lounge in the world.

Time for lunch, chez Alain Ducasse.

Fabulous wines in the lounge... unlike in flight.

To start, my go to must have dish... Les Coquillettes Jambon/Truffe Noir. Best mac and cheese on the planet.

Fabulous polaiile fermière, or chicken.

And the decadent rhum baba for finish.

At T-40, Julien retrieved me for the drive my LAX flight. Interest scenery on the way.

Paris CDG to Los Angeles LAX

Air France AF 72

777-300ER

1:15p-4:15p

May 5, 2022

Suite 1A

Departed 4/4

Our beautiful 77W..

As other passengers had boarded, a pic of the the gorgeous cabin from a previous flight.

And a lovely way to start the evening.

Nice amenity kit...

... but not sure about the utility of a white eye shade.

Interesting movie, about Gustav Eiffel and his quest to build what was considered an eye sore at the time. LOL.

Today's lovely menu...

But simply dreadful wine list. Other than the Comtes and perhaps the Pomerol, embarrassing. WTF Air France, you are French afterall. Emirates wines are so much better.