Air France

Air France has been flying since 1933, and since 2004 it's done so as half of the Air France-KLM Group, with Transavia joining shortly after. It's France's flag carrier — passenger transport, cargo, and aircraft maintenance all under one badge — and the combined AF-KLM group is the largest in Europe by intercontinental traffic. Miles earn into Flying Blue.

Air France operates its own lounges at Paris-CDG (six lounges across Terminals 2E, 2F, 2G), Bordeaux, several Overseas France airports, and select international hubs in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Complimentary access — by cabin or status:

• La Première ticket holders: yourself + 1 guest (children under 12 welcome, no cap)
• Business cabin with a Standard or Flex fare: yourself only
• Flying Blue Ultimate: yourself + up to 8 guests
• Flying Blue Platinum: yourself + 1 guest (children under 18 welcome, no cap)
• Flying Blue Gold: yourself + 1 guest
• SkyTeam Elite Plus (any program): yourself + 1 guest, up to 3 hours before departure or during a connection

Rules:

• You can only access the lounge in your actual departure terminal
• Guests must be present at reception and ticketed on a same-day Air France, KLM, or SkyTeam flight
• Guest admission is subject to availability

Paid lounge access (when you don't qualify): Air France sells day-of access at most lounges, available up to 3 hours before departure. Sample 2026 pricing:

• Paris-CDG (2E / 2F / 2G): EUR 90 / 18,000 miles / USD 105
• US lounges range from USD 50 (Houston) to USD 100 (San Francisco)
• Bordeaux: EUR 25 / 5,000 miles
• Smaller international stations (Bangkok, Lagos): USD 40–50

Buy at the lounge reception desk or an Air France kiosk on day of departure, subject to availability.

For SkyTeam-wide alliance access (more than 750 partner lounges across the network), see the Flying Blue program page.

• AF-KLM Group (formed 2004) sits over Air France, KLM, and Transavia. The group is the largest in Europe by intercontinental traffic.
• Transavia is the AF-KLM low-cost arm.
• Three core activities under the AF brand: passenger transport, cargo, and aircraft maintenance.
• La Première, AF's flagship First Class, runs on select Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Effective summer 2026, the network covers 14 destinations from Paris-CDG: Abidjan, Atlanta, Boston, Dubai, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Tel Aviv, Tokyo-Haneda, and Washington, D.C.
• New La Première suite rollout: launched on CDG–Tel Aviv (Dec 15, 2025); expanded to Atlanta (Mar 29, 2026), Houston (Jul 6, 2026), and Boston (Jul 20, 2026). All JFK and LAX flights converted to the new suite by July 2026. Full network conversion targeted by end of 2026.
• For mile earning, transfer partners, tier benefits, sweet spots, and award booking, see the Flying Blue program page.