Air France Simply Unveiled a Stylish New Lounge at LAX — With Free Facials, Basic French Meals, and Runway Views

A contact of French class has landed at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport — and it’s right here simply in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Air France revealed its new 11,840-square-foot lounge, the airline’s first at LAX and sixth total within the U.S. 

It’s a part of the airline’s wider, world funding in lounges. Based on Air France executives, Los Angeles is without doubt one of the most necessary markets for the service. “The rationale for opening a lounge at LAX was quite simple,” stated Zoran Jelkic, the senior vice chairman for Air France-KLM long-haul operations. “Along with KLM, Air France has seven flights per time out of LAX.”

Air France’s devoted pre-departure house is situated on the sixth ground of Tom Bradley Worldwide Terminal’s (TBIT) West Concourse. For context, LAX is within the midst of a multi-billion greenback transformation, and this particular concourse can also be on the newer aspect, having solely opened a few 12 months in the past. It’s a much-needed dose of modernity for an growing old airport. 

Nevertheless, one draw back of the West Concourse is accessibility. To succeed in it, passengers should use an underground passageway — including at the least 10 to fifteen minutes of extra strolling time from the primary a part of TBIT. Air France is the primary lounge tenant within the concourse and whereas it’s a trek, fortunately, it’s situated close to the airline’s gates (and three way partnership associate KLM).

As soon as contained in the lounge, nonetheless, you could neglect about all of the strolling you simply did. The attractive 172-seat enclave options expansive tarmac views — a rarity for a lounge in TBIT — together with signature shades of blue, luminous whites, and touches of purple for a modern and stylish aesthetic. 

On the coronary heart of the lounge is a brasserie-style eating space providing a broad number of tasty French classics from Monkfish Provencale and Beef Bourguignon to Salade Nicoise and contemporary breads and cheeses. An open kitchen idea additionally permits company to order objects on demand, akin to pan-fried prawns or cassoulet with duck confit. 

There’s additionally a devoted full-service bar right here, not like a few of Air France’s different U.S. lounges. Passengers can order quite a lot of wines, champagnes, cocktails, and mocktails from comfy bar seats or extra non-public areas with cubicles and armchairs.

This September, Air France will add a Clarins spa and wellness space. As soon as open, passengers have a selection of three complimentary mini-facial remedies: “anti-jetlag,” “immediate detox,” and “illuminating eye care.” It’s actually a welcome pre-flight relaxation and leisure ritual; Air France and Clarins have a 20-year-long partnership with spa companies at each its New York-JFK and Paris-Charles de Gaulle lounge places. 

Passengers flying in La Première (top notch) can reserve an appointment upfront whereas enterprise class passengers can examine availability upon arrival. Those that can’t snag an appointment have one other method of freshening up, with showers within the lounge.

Talking of La Première, these on this ultra-exclusive cabin have a devoted non-public space simply to themselves with a la carte fashion eating and seating for as much as 12. 

The Air France lounge’s hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and is open to La Première, enterprise, and Flying Blue Elite Plus prospects, together with eligible KLM and SkyTeam associate passengers. Whereas Delta prospects flying in long-haul enterprise (Delta One) can even use the lounge, the West Concourse location makes it much less handy in case you’re not flying on Air France or KLM already. 

Air France has 26 weekly flights between Paris and Los Angeles, together with 21 operated with Boeing 777-300ER plane outfitted with La Premiere suites. As well as, the airline has as much as 5 flights every week between Los Angeles and Papeete (PPT) in French Polynesia.