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are amazed and ask him what he said to Seat and Bed
make her move without any fuss. „I told
her First Class isn‘t going to New York.“ • Seats recline into beds that are more than 2m
(note: the author is blonde) long
• Electronically-controlled massage feature in
Blonde or brunette, a woman or a each seat
man, everybody wants to fly in the most • Hypoallergenic feather pillow, Sofitel duvet
luxurious part of the airplane – the First • Spacious ottoman opposite the seat so you can
Class. International flights are usually invite other passengers for a chat or drink
operated with three-cabin planes with • Fully retractable dividers and thick curtains, for
first, business and economy class, while full or partial isolation of the passenger
short destinations are generally, but not • Direct access to the aisle
always, operated with two-cabin planes
with business and economy class. Food and Beverages

Not long ago, the travel website • A la carte dining offering any meals at any time
Flightfox published a list of the 24 best • Menu created by top chefs at famous
First Class cabins from around the world. restaurants in France
To produce the list, they took into account • Selection of fine wines, liqueurs, and
everything from seat configuration, aisle champagnes altered every two months
access and suite privacy to the type of
champagne served, whether pyjamas Entertainment
were provided and how caviar was plated.
Singapore Airlines was crowned king • 24-inch HD touch screen TV, with on-demand
of the skies, second place went to Hong movies, TV shows, video games
Kong airline Cathay Pacific and Emirates • Power port in each seat for laptop or other
won the third place. electronics
• An audio selection of playlists
Among the few European airline
companies that made it to the list of Other Amenities
Flightfox is Air France, the company
which has recently made a major upgrade • Complimentary amenity bag with Givenchy
of its First Class cabin, unveiling a cosmetics and toiletries
product it believes will match the best of • Slippers, a shoe bag, and “lounge wear” for
the Asian and Middle East carriers. sleeping
• Individual telephone at each seat
France’s national airline gives French • Private wardrobe
names to all its cabin classes. First Class
on Air France is called “La Première,
the Business Class is called “Affaires”,
Premium Economy Class is “Premium
Voyageur” and Economy Class is
“Voyageur”.

The new La Première seat is a
€50 million investment which will
progressively equip 19 Air France Boeing
777 300s and Air bus A380s. On each
aircraft there will be only four seats – or
suites, meaning that there will be just 76
suites in total.

The luxury of La Première radiates
from every detail. The cabin is more
likely to feel like a “private lounge” or a
room in a five-star hotel than a cabin on
an airplane. The 3m2 luxury suite offers
a seat with massage functionality, a 24-
inch HD touch screen TV, and a private

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