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Air France Boeing 777-300 premium economy PARIS-NEW YORK

BACKGROUND Air France has been upgrading its Boeing 777-300 aircraft with its latest premium economy product, already seen on its A350. The 777-300 features 48 seats in the premium economy cabin, arranged in a slightly staggered 2-4-2 formation.

CHECK-IN I stayed in the Pullman Paris Roissy CDG Airport the night before to make the early morning flight. It was easy to hop on the automated people mover and get to Terminal 2E for 0620.

There were seven Sky Priority lanes at Zone 5. I printed a boarding pass and went through the fast-track immigration lines, arriving at the lounge by 0650.

We were given SkyTeam priority access for this flight, which meant we could visit the Air France Lounge (Hall L) in Terminal 2E, located just behind the priority security lanes. The lounge is

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