From 22 June 2026, Air France’s new La Première suite will be available daily on flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan. This is a first for sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting the strong demand for high-end travel between Côte d’Ivoire and Paris.
To mark the occasion and introduce its Ivorian customers to this new cabin, Air France will be presenting the new suite at the Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire from 11 to 12 June 2026. This is an opportunity to discover the world of the airline with an exhibition of items from its heritage, including a selection of the airline’s uniforms from different eras, designed by leading French fashion designers such as Christian Dior, Cristóbal Balenciaga and Christian Lacroix.
Visitors will also be able to try out the state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system available across all Air France’s long-haul cabins. The airline brings the cinema experience to life on 38,000 individual screens and offers over 1,500 hours of regularly updated in-flight programming. The entertainment offer also includes a selection of programmes from CANAL+, a partner of Air France, podcasts, and content tailored for younger passengers. It has been designed to suit everyone’s tastes, preferences and cultural backgrounds.
The new La Première suite takes off for Abidjan
This summer, the new La Première suites are available on flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York-JFK, Los Angeles, Singapore, Boston, San Francisco and Tokyo-Haneda. From 22 June, flights between Paris and Abidjan will also offer this exceptional service, with a daily flight operated by Boeing 777-300ER.
Flight times (in local time) – daily flight featuring the new La Première suites
AF702: leaves Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 13:55, arrives in Abidjan at 18:35 the same day;
AF703: leaves Abidjan at 21:10, arrives at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 5:45 the following day.
Eventually, these suites will be deployed on a larger number of aircraft and will serve more destinations (19 Boeing 777-300ERs to 14 destinations from Paris-Charles de Gaulle in summer 2026).
This summer, Air France is operating up to two daily flights between Abidjan and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, one of which is operated by Boeing 777-300ER featuring the La Première cabin. For more details or to make a booking, go to www.airfrance.ci.
La Première, the highest expression of travel
The new Air France La Première suite is a one-of-a-kind concept featuring five windows. The fully modular suite consists of a seat and a day bed that converts into a real bed.
The seat can be adapted to every moment of the flight, for take-off, landing, mealtimes or to relax. Featuring soft ergonomic foam, it adjusts to individual body shapes for optimum comfort. In front of the seat, a day bed allows you to rest in the position you prefer, the ideal way to stretch out your legs while sitting down to read or watch a film. And for a perfect night’s sleep, the day bed simply unfolds to become a real bed, two metres long.
The four suites available on board each feature a thick curtain for total privacy from floor to ceiling, providing a cozy atmosphere.
Each guest has two 32-inch 4K anti-glare screens, allowing them to enjoy entertainment programmes in optimum conditions from their seat, day bed or bed. Each is equipped with noise-reducing headphones and the option of pairing your own headphones or earphones to the screens via Bluetooth.
110V/220V, USB A and USB C power sockets, as well as induction charging slots and a smartphone or tablet holder, are also available so guests can use their own personal devices. The suite is intuitively controlled from a wireless touchscreen tablet. By touching the tablet screen, you can adjust the seat recline, day bed or bed, as well as the various lights and window blinds. It's also easy to navigate through all the functions on the two screens available.
With a spacious airport lounge, private suites on board, fine dining created by triple Michelin-starred chefs, a carefully selected wine and champagne list and a peaceful night’s sleep at 35,000 feet, every moment of the La Première travel experience has been carefully thought out to make your trip an unforgettable one.
Mory Sacko, Air France's first signature chef on departure from Africa
In 2026, the renowned chef Mory Sacko became the first Michelin-starred chef to create menus for Air France flights on departure from several sub-Saharan African destinations. On flights departing from Abidjan, the chef offers the full range of culinary creations served in the La Première cabin.
Renowned all over the world for his unique cuisine combining tradition and modernity, blending African, Japanese and French influences, Mory Sacko joins Air France's prestigious team of chefs. This collaboration illustrates the airline's commitment to continuing to promote French haute cuisine on board its flights on departure from its destinations all around the world. With his refined and inventive cuisine, Mory Sacko will showcase the fusion of African traditions and French gastronomy, favouring short supply chains and local seasonal produce.
With his refined and inventive cuisine, Mory Sacko showcases the fusion of African traditions and French gastronomy, favouring short supply chains and local seasonal produce. In total, the chef has created no fewer than twelve original dishes for La Première offering guests an exclusive range of vegetarian, fish, red meat and poultry dishes, which will be introduced gradually over the coming months.
In the La Première cabin, guests can enjoy chicken cooked in coconut milk, served with pilaf rice, carrots and celery – a classic French dish reinterpreted with local ingredients such as sweet, fragrant coconut. Also on the menu is sea bass cooked in banana leaves, served with a sauce vierge, avocado cream and acheke, a nod to the traditional Ivorian acheke fish, revisited by the chef.
Mory Sacko joins Air France's prestigious team of chefs, illustrating the airline's commitment to continuing to promote French haute cuisine on board its flights on departure from its destinations all around the world.