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Originally Posted by javadog
NO luxury? Ha!
The seats were nice and cushy, not that they were overly large. Food was very high-quality, served on Limoge China with a nice cuvée. Attractive stewardesses.
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I should have qualified that a little better. Back in the early 2000s, a First Class ticket on Air France roundtrip from LAX to Paris-CDG was ~$10k, Concorde the same price. The difference in luxury was enormous, favoring the 747, of course. The Concorde was loud and cramped in comparison but the luxury involved time and (lack of) jet lag.
Not that I would know from experience, just what the AF agent told me. I paid $1200 RT to be on the same plane and the food in coach wasn't bad in those days! I still remember the prices; $6500 for business class and $10k for 1st class.
