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Dave

A new Air France La Première comfort kit

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Air France is offering a new comfort kit to each of its La Première customers.

Inspired by a writing set, this elegant and timeless gift box is available in two colours that are characteristic of this prestigious travel suite – Air France red and pearl grey. The topstitching and embossed winged seahorse emblem, the company’s historic symbol, are a discreet nod to the designer codes of the La Première suites.

To create this kit, Air France has teamed up with the French beauty brand Sisley, already present in the company’s La Première lounge, to offer guests a genuine moment of well-being during the flight. Intended as a customised and tailor-made offer for guests, the kit encloses a range of five products carefully selected by the pioneering phyto-cosmetology company to offer a choice of two beauty care rituals –

  • an anti-age replenishing beauty care ritual;
  • an anti-age moisturising beauty care ritual.

The kit contains the following beauty products (sample size) –

  • A black rose cream mask;
  • A hydrating booster serum;
  • An anti-age hydration booster moisturising serum;
  • A black rose water balm;
  • An All day, All year anti-age day cream.

This kit also containing a La Première pen, a wooden comb, earplugs and a night mask can be taken home after the flight.


Dave

Air France-KLM launches “Flying Blue Family”

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Flying Blue, the Air France-KLM Group’s frequent flyer programme, has launched “Flying Blue Family”.

With this new online free of charge service, any Flying Blue member over 18 years old can now create a “Flying Blue Family” and invite up to 7 other members.

The leader of the Flying Blue Family can transfer Miles from the other members’ accounts to his or her own at any time.

Miles shared in this way provide faster access to the programme’s rewards and offers, so everyone benefits!

“Flying Blue Family” can group up to 8 relatives, with a maximum of 2 adults and 6 children. This service is now available on members’ online profiles on the Air France and KLM websites..

A film directed by Ugo Mangin humorously depicts the members of a family having trouble agreeing on their next destination. When you share your Miles with your family, you have to agree on your dream destination. Shot in slow motion, this 60-second film by the agency Isobar highlights the difficult choice family members may face.

Flying Blue Family

To spend even more time together, Flying Blue also offers additional benefits dedicated to kids and teens. The frequent flyer programme offers a 25% discount on award tickets for children aged 2 to 11, travelling with an adult.

In addition, Miles do not expire for members under 18. And Flying Blue allows its members on parental leave to extend their current status.

Flying Blue is the Air France-KLM Group’s frequent flyer programme. Created in 2005, it now has 17 million members worldwide, who have access to a multitude of awards and benefits, and can earn and spend miles with a wide selection of airline, retail and financial partners.

Dave

Air France releases details of Michelin-starred chefs’ menus

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Air France continues to promote French dining throughout the world.

The airline is to team up with two Michelin-starred chefs to enhance the menus on its long-haul La Première and Business services.

The chefs have created what the airline describe as ‘refined dishes’ for Air France passengers from Paris, including vegetarian, fish, poultry and meat courses.

La Première

Three Michelin-starred chef Régis Marcon

Three Michelin-starred chef Régis Marcon is president of the Servair Culinary Studio, the group of culinary ambassadors who meet to reflect the evolution of culinary technologies, explore new trends, identify innovative products and meet the specific needs of customers of Servair, the leading French airline catering company.

Marcon has created six new, seasonal dishes.

  • Vegetable lasagna, with tangy chive cream;
  • Braised veal shank, sage sauce, potato gratin with porcini mushrooms;
  • Beef tenderloin in red wine, sautéed potato and morel cake;
  • Pike and shrimp cake with lobster sauce,  sautéed girolle mushrooms with tarragon, spinach;
  • Mixed scallops and scampi with truffles, reduced jus and julienne vegetables;
  • Confit pigeon, apricot sauce, lemon bulgur, mushrooms and butternut.

Business

Two Michelin-starred chef Matthieu Viannay was the winner of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France award in 2004 and has restaurants in France and Japan.

In the Business cabin, Air France has entrusted its menu to two Michelin-starred chef Mathieu Viannay.

There are eight original dishes combining delicate flavours and local produce.

  • Penne pasta, arugula and spinach gratin, ricotta cream with lovage
  • Risotto verde, vegetable Bolognese
  • Beef tenderloin, macaire potato patties, roasted beet and smoked meat juices
  • Poultry fillet with morel mushrooms, spelt and butternut squash risotto
  • Poached cod fillet with baby vegetables and taggiasca olives
  • Pike perch fillet, armorican sauce, yellow carrots and herb semolina
  • Braised veal shank with sweet spices, split pea puree, mange tout and hazelnuts
  • Roasted guineafowl in coffee, celery confit and stewed autumn vegetables.
The Business Class menus created by Mathieu Viannay include a fillet of poultry, served with morel mushrooms on a spelt and butternut squash risotto (left); roasted guineafowl, with a coffee jus, celery confit and ‘autumn vegetables’ (centre); and cod fillet, poached, and served with baby vegetables and Italian, purple taggiasta olives (right).

The menus will be available on long-haul flights from Paris from November 2021 to February 2022.


Paul

One strike ends, another begins…again!

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First the good news: Air France’s main pilots’ union has announced the end of a crippling two-week strike, held over the airline’s plans for a low-cost subsidiary.

The SNPL’s spokesman told AFP that pilots were ending their protest – which has cost Air France more than 200 million euros ($A270.49 million) – so that negotiations over its low-cost subsidiary, Transavia, can go ahead “in a calmer climate”.

The pilots are fighting for a “single contract” across Air France-KLM, and its subsidiaries, to avoid being forced to accept less attractive working conditions at Transavia, which serves holiday destinations across Europe and the Mediterranean.

Now the less good news: pilots with Germany’s flag carrier, Lufthansa, will stage yet another strike, this time affecting long-haul flights tomorrow, Tuesday 30th September; their latest walkout in the ongoing dispute with the company’s management over early retirement provisions.

The pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit, called on its members to strike on long-haul flights departing from Frankfurt between 0600 and 2100 tomorrow. The strike would affect services on Airbus A380, A330 and A340 and Boeing 747 aircraft, the union said.

This is the fourth time that Lufthansa’s pilots have ‘downed tools’ in recent weeks. The first strike at the end of August hit Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Germanwings. The second walkout a week later affected domestic and regional services, landing at or taking off from Frankfurt, and the third stoppage targeted Munich airport, Germany’s second-busiest air hub.

Lufthansa pilots can currently take paid early retirement from the age of 55. They are fighting a plan by the airline to raise the minimum age and to involve pilots in the financing of their pensions.

Paul

Air France Pilot’s Strike Continues.

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Air France’s pilots have voted to continue their industrial action yet again, the strike will now run until 30 September.

A commercial policy is in place to assist passengers whose flight’s have been affected and does permit re-booking and refunds.

We (GTM) will monitor all of our customer’s flights and advise them the moment we receive an update from Air France.

Paul

Air France Pilots’ Strike Continues…

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The union representing Air France’s pilots has said that they may now continue their strike into a second week. The head of the SNPL union said today that the result of the latest ballot will be known this Saturday.

In light of the continued uncertainty surrounding the strike, and if you are flying with Air France, please remember to check in online; if there are any updates we (GTM) will also notify you of any changes immediately.

Paul

Air France & Lufthansa Strikes.

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Unfortunately there are two planned strikes taking place this week, please see the details below.

Firstly, Air France has said that it has been forced to scrap more than half of its scheduled flights starting today, Monday 15th September, for one week. Its pilots are striking over the French flag carrier’s plans to develop its own low-cost subsidiary airline.

Lufthansa’s pilots are also out on strike again tomorrow (Tuesday 16th September), this time the dispute is over their pension and an early retirements scheme.

We (Global Travel Management) are constantly checking all of our bookings for affected flights, and will be in contact if you are on a cancelled service, however, please also feel free to contact us if you have any immediate concerns. Please also remember to check in for your flight online so that the airline can also contact you in the event of any last minute delays/cancellations.