Flying ultra-luxury from Paris: No lines, no “regular” people
Inside the premium bubble, petty annoyances are nonexistent and the real world never intrudes.
From The Times
April 20, 2026

What does a ticket in La Première, Air France’s highest-end trans-Atlantic service, get you? A writer sampled life in luxury class, where there’s no such thing as too much.

I an illustration, a woman sits on an airplane looking out window. She is surrounded by flowers, butterflies and peacocks rendered in gold and orange.

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Here’s what a ticket that costs thousands of dollars included. →

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