Air France Business Class , Paris Charles-de-Gaulle

After a visit to the lounge, I go to the gate as soon as boarding is announced.

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Review
1	Diary	Back to school trips to Paris and the United States
2	Lounge	Club Aspire Lounge, London Heathrow T3
3	Flight	Air France Business, London Heathrow – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle
4	Hotel	Intercontinental Paris Champs-Elysées
5	Lounge	Air France Business Lounge, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle 2E-K
6	Flight	Air France Business, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – London Heathrow
7	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, London Heathrow T5
8	Flight	British Airways First, London Heathrow – Chicago O’Hare, Airbus A380-800
9	Hotel	Kimpton Grey Chicago
10	Hotel	Kimpton Monaco Chicago
11	Hotel	Intercontinental Chicago
12	Lounge	American Airlines Flagship Lounge, Chicago O’Hare T3
13	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Chicago O’Hare – Charlotte, Boeing 737-800
14	Lounge	American Airlines Admirals Club, Charlotte Concourse C
15	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Charlotte – New-York La Guardia, Boeing 737-800
16	Hotel	Kimpton Muse, New-York
17	Hotel	Intercontinental New-York Times Square
18	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, New-York JFK T7
19	Flight	British Airways First Suite, New-York JFK – London Heathrow, Boeing 777-300ER

Today’s itinerary

Boarding

When I arrived at the gate, the flight to London was already boarding. Priorities are respected, and after inspection of my boarding pass and passport by the person in charge of security, I am invited to scan my boarding pass at one of the kiosks available for this purpose.

As is now the practice, there is a long post-boarding waiting time in the gateway.

Cabin and welcome

The wait in the jetway allowed me to admire the superb SkyTeam livery on my Airbus A320 of the day for Heathrow.

The welcome is friendly without being very warm and I settle into my seat, 2A.

The cabin is the traditional Smart & Beyond featured on all medium-haul aircrafts in the fleet.

On each seat, a bottle of water and a pre-packaged oshibori await each passenger.

The flight will leave the gate about 15 minutes late and it is not clear why.

Service and catering

The service starts a few minutes after the seatbelt lights go out.

The tray served is a rather good continental breakfast. The cheese will be excellent, as will the spinach soufflé.

The croissant will be very good, the bread rather average.

The coffee was disgusting, as usual, because it was instant.

Arrival and disembarkation

We arrive a few minutes late at the parking at terminal 3. What a zoo when we disembarked! The queue for immigration is at least two hours long, and fortunately this time I can take the Connections course!